It’s been long since 1997 when American semi-professional gamer Dennis Fong won a Ferrari 328 because of his talent in the early three-dominated Quake game. Sports are the fan term for competitive gaming. It is today a market with a turnover of more than US $1.1 billion with a dizzying array of celebrities, including Michael […]
Read moreOnline esport betting is an industry worth billions of dollars. There are thousands of betting sites offering all sorts of services and products to consumers across the world. The Evolution of Esports Betting Esports is a billion-dollar industry with a wide range of participants, among them being streamers, sponsors, fans and bettors. In this article, […]
Read moreWhen 2018 Esports Hall of Fame inductee Johnathan “Fatal1ty” Wendel was playing Quake in his younger days, it wasn’t easy finding out where and when events would be taking place. Eventually, he would end up starting his own circuit of competitions to remedy this, but now, with a little help from his friends, Wendel is […]
Read moreMicrosoft on Monday announced plans to acquire the parent company of Bethesda Softworks, ZeniMax Media for $7.5B USD in cash. The acquisition would include several Bethesda-owned development studios including id Software, ZeniMax Online Studios, Arkane, MachineGames, Tango Gameworks, Alpha Dog, and Roundhouse Studios. Microsoft would also own all the intellectual property associated with these studios […]
Read moreMicrosoft acquires Bethesda Softworks and its parent company ZeniMax Media in a acquisition deal worth $7.5 Billion. Popular game franchise like The Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Wolfenstein, DOOM, Dishonored, Quake, Starfield and more join Team Xbox. The post Microsoft acquires Bethesda Softworks for $7.5B appeared first on TalkEsport. Read More
Read morePGL Esports has announced that it will host the next season of the Quake Pro League, which will feature a total prize pool exceeding $500K USD. The 2020-2021 season will be split into three stages consisting of regional competition culminating in an international finals. The first two stage finals are planned to be hosted at […]
Read moreLiterally twenty years ago, the world was completely different. There were not many computers for personal use, and the opportunity to play simple games on them was a small bonus and a way to relax. If we played with friends over a local network or the Internet, it was only in order to have fun. […]
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Ever since the 1997 Red Annihilation tournament, when professional Quake player Dennis “Thresh” Fong won id Software CEO John Carmack’s Ferrari 328 GTS, gamers have tried to learn to play games and get paid for it. The highest winnings in gaming Thresh: Where it all began Thresh made upwards of $100,000 a year at his […]
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We take a detailed look at the latest characters and abilities added to Valorant now that it’s entered beta. With Valorant now dropping into beta, and Riot’s servers currently on fire as thousands try to play the next hyped release. But we now have details of the two newest releases thanks to the game being […]
Read moreEsports host, commentator and all-round esports man Paul “Redeye” Chaloner has revealed his latest project is an esports book title “This is Esports ”. The book, subtitled “An Insider’s Guide to the World of Pro Gaming”, will be published by Bloomsbury UK via its Bloomsbury Sports publishing house. No date is […]
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