Blizzard's upcoming esport events will have a dedicated home venue this Fall when Blizzard opens the Blizzard Arena Los Angeles.Blizzard Arena LA is being set up in their Burbank Studios and will open to the public on Oct. 7 with the Overwatch Contenders Season One playoffs being the first event held in the new venue. The arena will also host the Hearthstone Championship Tour's Summer Cham

1:20: Ryan's final show2:30: Violent video games and the Olympics14:45: Do esports need to be part of the Olympics?17:28: PUBG's growth and esports22:44: Gabe on the PUBG Invitational's spectating woes28:30: Overwatch League teams needing independent brands40:50: Is the fix in on Cloud9's name competition?This week, theScore esports Podcast crew of Josh Bury, Gabriel Zolton-Johan a

KSV, the owners of the Seoul Overwatch League spot, have signed six Lunatic-Hai players to their roster.Lunatic-Hai's roster is considered to be one of the strongest Overwatch teams in the world, with first place finishes at both Overwatch APEX Seasons 2 and 3. Many of the players signed by KSV were also on the Korean first-place Overwatch World Cup 2016 team. "We are committed to being the champi

Aside from pirates, who doesn't love ninjas? They generally wear black, have cool swords, and can occasionally utilize magical powers. As such, there are many, many bad ass ninjas to be found across video game history.RELATED: The Top 10 Villains in GamesHere are the 10 best.10. Ninja — Mark of the NinjaBearing a mystical tattoo and shuriken up the whazoo in his quest to avenge the death of hi

Podcast video topics and time stamps:0:00 - No punching allowed in the podcast room3:33 - On the two new Overwatch League spots in London and Los Angeles10:28 - Where could the the next OWL spots be developed?20:07 - Why teams move locations in esports27:57 - The continuing move towards franchising the NA LCS39:09 - "I believe you mean sensual pleasures"41:59 - In which everyone doesn't pick Team

With Overwatch Contenders Season One - Europe set to start in just a few days, Cloud9 have signed Laser Kittenz in anticipation of the new season, the organization announced Sunday."What Laser Kittenz were able to do in Season Zero grabbed everyone’s attention, myself included," Cloud9 CEO Jack Etienne said in a statement. "From top to bottom the organization proved themselves committed to competi

Immortals CEO Noah Whinston isn't worried that his organization will be going up against traditional sports giants when Blizzard's hotly anticipated Overwatch League kicks off later this year. If anything, he thinks that Immortals are poised to wipe the floor with them for the first few seasons.Related: Cloud9, LA Rams owners buy into Overwatch LeagueOn Thursday, Blizzard announced that th

Cloud9 and the Kroenke family are the two newest ownership groups to buy into the Overwatch League, bringing the total number of teams in the league up to nine. Cloud9 has purchased the London, England spot in the OWL, and joins fellow endemic esports organizations Immortals, Misfits and NRG Esports in the league. Meanwhile, Stan and Josh Kroenke are the latest traditional sports investors to buy

This Week in Gaming is your definitive weekly guide to the biggest stories and controversies behind the latest esport and gaming headlines. This is everything you need to know about the week that was, but on steroids.We Like...Madison Square Garden Company buying CLGOn Monday, Counter Logic Gaming was acquired by the Madison Square Garden Company (MSGC), joining the ranks of heavy-duty traditional

All players in the Overwatch League will be guaranteed a $50,000 a year minimum salary, along with benefits, through the Overwatch League Player Agreement, Blizzard announced Wednesday.According to a Blizzard press release, all OWL players will be required to sign the player agreement with their teams, which will ensure they get the minimum salary, along with benefits including health insurance, a

With last week's announcement of the first seven teams participating in Blizzard's long-awaited Overwatch League, we wanted to take a look back at the short history of third-party Overwatch esports in both North America and Europe with a timeline that tracks the entries and exits of a number of high profile esport organizations in Overwatch.RELATED: Immortals, NRG, Misfits, owner of Patriots, Mets

This Week in Gaming is your definitive weekly guide to the biggest stories and controversies behind the latest esport and gaming headlines. This is everything you need to know about the week that was, but on steroids.We Like...The Overwatch League details are (finally) announcedOriginally announced nine months ago at BlizzCon 2016, Blizzard's been pretty tight-lipped about the Overwatch League

Even though the first seven Overwatch League teams have been announced, there are still plenty of questions that have yet to be answered about how the league will look.We still don't know much about the logistics, players or even the start date. What we do know though is that there's a fairly interesting variety when it comes to the ownership groups. Misfits, NRG Esports and Immortals are all ende

The reveal of the first seven Overwatch League franchises Wednesday gave fans their first palpable information about the league's structure since it was announced back in November, with three established esports organizations and four newcomers making up the league's initial batch of teams.But the announcement is also significant for what it doesn't say: several of the purchasing non-endemic o

With today's announcement of the first seven team owners participating in the Overwatch League, Activision Blizzard also revealed some information about the league's schedule, player signing and how city-based teams are going to work after the first season. But league commissioner Nate Nanzer says there's plenty more to come, and the reason it took so long to get it out there is because Blizzard w