esports

EA Sports to bring back college football game after 7-year hiatus

College sports is coming back to gaming consoles as part of the EA Sports franchise, although a launch date hasn’t been set.

February 2, 2021

Woman sells husband’s PlayStation 5 after she discovers it is not an air purifier

A man’s attempt to convince his wife that his new PlayStation 5 was an air purifier backfired when she discovered the ruse and forced him to sell the highly coveted gaming console.

December 3, 2020

AOC’s debut Twitch stream quickly becomes one of platform’s most-viewed

Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar attracted an audience of nearly half a million people Tuesday night by playing the viral video game Among Us on Twitch — one of the biggest events in the history of the popular online streaming platform.

October 21, 2020

Apple, Google drop popular video game Fortnite from app stores over direct payment plan

“Fortnite" is free, but users can pay for in game accoutrements like weapons and skins. Its developer, Epic Games, said in a blog post Thursday that it was introducing Epic Direct payments, a direct payment plan for Apple's iOS and Google Play.

August 14, 2020

Twitch to help organize esports league, provide scholarships for students at historically Black colleges

The purpose of the league is to provide opportunities for HBCU students to compete within an organized esports league and gain access to educational and scholarship support, Twitch said.

August 3, 2020