ESB brings you today’s top stories in esports and online gaming, including the latest on the push to get Esports into the Olympics…
Rocket League and Street Fighter V to feature at Intel World Open
Intel announced this week that the company will be sponsoring the Intel World Open esports tournament in the days leading to the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Are the Olympic Games ready for esports events?
Should esports be included in the Olympic Games? And does esports even have a place in the Olympic Movement? Jur Dava explores one of the hottest topics in the pro gaming world today.
‘Esport does not exist’, according to German Olympic president
Just a couple of months after German State Minister of the Interior and for Sports of Hesse, Peter Beuth, went public with his distate of the industry, Alfons Hörmann, the president of the DOSB has followed suit.
Olympic Committee decides eSports not ready for Paris 2024 games
ESPORTS will not make its debut at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games after the International Olympic Committee decided to further delay its introduction at its summit over the weekend.
eSports on Olympics Summit agenda, but significant hurdles to climb
President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, confirmed that in December’s Olympic Summit, the introduction of eSports would be on the agenda.
Intel makes first step towards getting esports into the Olympic Games
Watching esports at the Olympics is a dream for millions of fans around the world, and one of the world’s…
German football boss says esports does not belong in Olympics
President of Germany’s Football Association (DFB), Reinhard Grindel, has opined that “esports is not sports”. Grindel made this declaration while…
Esports pros believe Olympics will enforce too many restrictions
Professional esports gamers are divided over whether the sport should be added to the Olympics due to the restrictions which will be enforced onto teams.