Last weekend, Soniqs traveled to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to compete in the PUBG Esports World Cup. Soniqs’ PUBG team went on to win the World Championship – its 8th championship title since 2019 and second consecutive World Championship victory.
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Harrisburg University’s National Esport Champions Will Test-Run Naqi — the Earbud That Controls Everything — on Video Games
Esports plays from Harrisburg University’s championship teams will test Naqi Logix’s invisible user interface ear bud device that allows touch-free, voice-free and screen-free control of all digital devices.
Sure Bet: UNLV Expert on the Past, Present, and Future of Legalized Sports Wagering
For many fans, sports betting is most associated with the glare of television screens broadcasting every sporting event imaginable in a glitzy casino in Las Vegas — for decades, one of the only places in the U.S. where spectators could legally place wagers. But today, we’re not alone: Since 2018, federal law changes have prompted 36 states to join Nevada in legalizing bets on some of America’s favorite pastimes, and another three could get in the game this year.
Clinical Foundations in Esports Webinar & Course
To spotlight the crucial role health and performance specialists play in the rapidly growing esports and video gaming industry, Harrisburg University (HU) of Science and Technology, Esports Health and Performance Institute, and the American Physical Therapy Assoc
New York Tech’s Center for Esports Medicine Announces Research Collaboration with GE Healthcare
New York Institute of Technology’s Center for Esports Medicine announces a research collaboration with GE Healthcare that seeks to analyze the lean body mass of competitive esport athletes and help establish the sport’s first body composition benchmarks.
UCI Esports announces fall addition of Valorant team
Irvine, Calif., July 25, 2022 – The University of California, Irvine will expand its 5-year-old esports program this fall by adding a Valorant team to its existing Overwatch and League of Legends teams. Valorant is a first-person hero shooter video game developed and published by Riot Games that was originally released in June 2020.
Oakley® to be official eyewear provider for UCI’s esports athletes
Irvine, Calif., May 28, 2021 — The University of California, Irvine’s esports program has announced a partnership with Oakley, a leader in sport performance and optical innovation. During the yearlong partnership, Oakley will provide UCI esports student athletes with eyewear equipped with Prizm™ Gaming Lens Technology.
Harrisburg University Launches Esports Research Center
HU is the 2019-2020 Collegiate National Overwatch Champions as well as the 2019 & 2020 Best College Esports Program (Tempest Awards). Now HU has launched an esports research center.
Cornell College Esports program builds gaming skills, friendships
Cornell College’s esports team is currently ranked in the top five teams in the Midwest after only dropping one game in the CSL League of Legends preseason, and now it’s gearing up for the spring competition season.
Harrisburg University Esports Team gets the Hollywood treatment
A documentary airing on Amazon Prime, Apple TV and Google Play focuses on Harrisburg University championships in esports.
As Collegiate Esports Become More Professional, Women Are Being Left Out
A new study finds the rapidly growing field of collegiate esports is effectively becoming a two-tiered system, with club-level programs that are often supportive of gender diversity being clearly distinct from well-funded varsity programs that are dominated by men.
HU Esports team advances to National Championship
Harrisburg University’s varsity Esports Team, The STORM, goes for back-to-back national championships. Despite COVID-19 and practicing apart, team has emerged stronger.
Stepping into the Esports Field
As the burgeoning esports industry continues to explode, it opens new professional opportunities for graduates—from business and marketing to video production. Embracing this, the CSU has begun incorporating esports into student life and academics.
Rutgers Expert Available to Discuss Increased Online Gaming During COVID-19 Quarantine
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contact: Cynthia Medina, [email protected], 848-445-1940 Rutgers Expert Available to Discuss Increased Online Gaming During COVID-19 Quarantine How online gaming is combatting against effects of social isolation, overuse of social media New Brunswick, N.J. (Apr.…
Cornell expands esports program with League of Legends
Cornell College’s esports program is expanding into a new esport following a successful first semester competing in Overwatch.
UCI Esports receives $50,000 gift from top video game streamer Pokimane
Irvine, Calif., Feb. 13, 2020 — Popular gaming personality Pokimane has donated $50,000 to the University of California, Irvine for student scholarships in its esports program. An initial $25,000 gift this year will be combined with the remaining $25,000 in 2021 to create an endowment that will fund tuition and fees for gamers selected by UCI Esports.
University of Kentucky Partners With Gen.G to Build Community Through Games
The partnership between UK and Gen.G will develop wholly new pathways for student recruitment, classroom and internship opportunities; research avenues for scholars across a variety of colleges; and professional development for alumni.