UPDATE May. 14, 2022: Smash Summit 13 has been postponed after one of the attendees tested positive for COVID-19.
Starting on August 12, Uconnect Esports is hosting its most recently announced Uconnect event across four days in partnership with Summer Splash.
No one has had a collegiate League of Legends career like that of Tony "Saskio" Chau.
Global esports organization Gen.G today announced several key additions to its C-level global team, reflecting the company’s rapid emergence as a leader at the intersection of professional esports and education.
Nintendo of America has announced a partnership with PlayVS that will create high school varsity programs for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Splatoon 2 in high schools across North America.
Hitmarker, the largest esports & video game job platform in the world, and Esports College & Career Pathways (EsportsCCP), an international esports organization, have partnered up to provide valuable data insights into the esports & video game job market.
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology will host third annual Pennsylvania Cup featuring collegiate esports teams from across PA competing in Overwatch and League of Legends from February 27-28. The collegiate esports tournament will take place entirely online this year due to complications and restrictions caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic.
The groundbreaking competition challenges players of all levels to team up, represent their campus, and compete on the world stage to make history for their university and country.
This is the first partnership of its kind between an Overwatch League team and a university.
FACEIT, the world’s leading platform for competitive online gaming and international tournament organiser, is pleased to reveal the launch of its first Collegiate programs for Counter Strike: Global Offensive, League of Legends and VALORANT with a combined prizepool of $55k. The programs represent the further development of the FACEIT Collegiate Division which recently partnered with Ubisoft on the first collegiate esports league for Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Siege
Dr. Kristopher Alexander, assistant professor at the RTA School of Media is tackling esports and gaming education with a new approach during the COVID-19 pandemic. Alexander is streaming lectures via his Twitch channel to introduce people to game design with an in-depth, hands-on approach previously only available for students attending FCAD at Ryerson University.
The island, dubbed UCI Land, is a replica of the UC Irvine campus in southern California and has its own hashtag #AnteaterCrossing.
Kristopher Alexander, assistant professor at the RTA School of Media and video games and esports infrastructure expert, leads faculty major partnership with veterans in esports and video game focused journalism, Inven Global. As a leading expert in XR technology, game development and virtual studio production, Alexander joins Inven Global as a preeminent thought leader and research partner bridging the gap between the video games industry and academia.
Harrisburg University has been hosting the Harrisburg University Esports Invitational since 2018, and in 2020, the event will return for the third consecutive year with a small adjustment.
Despite facing numerous obstacles in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, Harrisburg University’s Esports team, the HU Storm, displayed passion and resiliency by winning its second consecutive Collegiate Overwatch National Championship this afternoon.
The DreamHack Expo’s confirmed 122 exhibitor booths will feature an incredibly diverse group of indie video game developers...
The inaugural season of Amazon University Esports will see players compete in League of Legends and Teamfight Tactics, both developed by Riot Games, with winning teams qualifying for international tournament events.
There will also be a signature series of apparel developed, inspired by two members of the all-star coaching staff, Joe “JoeMeister” Gramano, and Alex “Xpecial” Chu.
The University of Kansas announces the formation of a varsity level esports team, and starting in January 2020, will compete in League of Legends.
