ESPN delaying Apex Legends broadcast until October in the wake of El Paso and Dayton mass shootings
ESPN has decided to postpone the broadcast of Apex Legends, a battle royale first-person shooter.
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Two NFL players are so upset over their Madden ratings that they’re boycotting the game
Chargers' WR Keenan Allen and Cowboys' DE DeMarcus Lawrence are threatening to boycott Madden '20 over anger about their ratings, with Lawrence also calling for Cowboys' fans to join that boycott.
First coordinated post-merger WarnerMedia esports initiative is an ELEAGUE Mortal Kombat tournament on Twitch and TBS
ELEAGUE's next event involves Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment’s Mortal Kombat 11. The finals of their tournament will be broadcast on ELEAGUE's Twitch channel, and later aired in a highlights package on TBS.
Turner’s ELEAGUE teams up with EA for FIFA 19 competitions
ELEAGUE will host a FIFA tournament in February and another one in May.
Someone was caught living out everyone’s dream by playing Mario Kart on the Kansas City Royals’ Jumbotron
Disney invests in Intermedia Labs, parent company of HQ Trivia, through Disney Accelerator program
This sounds like a small investment for now, but under the right circumstances, it could maybe lead to HQ Trivia-branded content for ESPN+ or ABC.
Wil Myers apologized to Padres manager Andy Green after complaining about him during a Fortnite stream
"Andy could not be any worse than he is right now."
This Week In Hot Takes: Tom Nichols argues that professional esports are “the ridiculous next step of imperial decline”
Nichols' take on professional esports was the hottest of the week.
Mass shooting at Madden tournament leaves at least four killed and more injured
Early reports show that at least four people have been killed and 11 people were shot at the Madden tournament.
Bill Simmons has been added to NBA 2K19 as a guest commentator, joining Kevin Garnett and Kobe Bryant
Simmons will appear in certain in-game broadcasts with Kevin Harlan.
ESPN reaching out to F1 and eSports fans with World’s Fastest Gamer series
The four part series brings together F1 and eSports in an innovative way.
Disney signs multi-year deal to broadcast Overwatch League across ESPN, ABC, digital platforms, and Disney XD
Overwatch League broadcasts on Disney and ESPN platforms begin Wednesday with the Season 1 playoffs.
Shaq’s new fighting game has a “BarackFu” DLC expansion, which lets you fight Kanye as Obama
Esports are one step closer to Olympics with debut at upcoming 2018 Asian Games
esports to the Olympics?
NBA TV to air NBA 2K League draft, with Adam Silver announcing first pick
The draft will feature 17 teams, all owned by NBA franchises, selecting from a pool of 102 gamers.
