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'I'm so sorry, I love you': Nadine tells James after beating him in Tekken 7

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 20 09:17 AM

Nadine Lustre is known for a lot of things but perhaps you didn't know that she considers herself a gamer, too.  Read more »

Smartphone makers look to gamers for sales boost

Erwan Lucas, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 27 12:01 PM

Video games on smartphones have taken off in recent years and accounted for nearly half of the global video game market in 2018, according to a report from French telecoms research group Idate.   Read more »

Tense rivalries, cash prizes at Globe PPGL 3 Finals

Globe Telecom
Posted at Jan 31 11:29 AM

The best teams and fighters from all over the Philippines met at the Glorietta 2 Activity Center for a two-day competition that saw a new e-sports kings crowned. Read more »

eSports: Philippines places 5th in Legion of Champions III tournament

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 31 11:00 AM

Team ArkAngel of the Philippines settled for fifth place in the recently concluded Legion of Champions III 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand. Read more »

NBA league with global ambition offers gamers chance of pro contract

Pirate Irwin, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 26 02:27 AM

The professional NBA 2K League mirrors the NBA -- with a regular season, playoffs and a draft, in which franchises vie to secure the stars of tomorrow. Read more »

Dota 2, Mobile Legends shortlisted for 2019 SEA Games medal events

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 22 10:00 AM

Five E-sports games, including Dota 2 and Mobile Legends, have been shortlisted by Philippine sports officials for medal awards in the upcoming Southeast Asian Games in 2019. Read more »

esports star Ninja to call TNF game on Twitch

Field Level Media/Reuters
Posted at Dec 14 08:23 AM

One of the biggest names in esports is teaming with one of the biggest draws on TV in an effort to broaden the NFL's digital footprint on Thursday night. Read more »

2019 SEA Games: Debuting e-sports to offer 6 gold medals in Manila

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 29 12:36 AM

SEA Games organizing chief Alan Peter Cayetano said two events will be allotted for PC, two for mobile, and another two for console gaming. Read more »

Electronic sports eyed in 2019 SEA Games

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 26 11:34 AM

Philippine sports officials are planning to include electronic sports or esports in the upcoming Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, which will be held in the country in 2019. Read more »

Michael Jordan invests in eSports franchise

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 26 09:03 AM

LOS ANGELES - NBA icon Michael Jordan is branching out into eSports, investing in the parent company of Team Liquid, aXiomatic. Read more »

Cebuano dad to represent country in Street Fighter competition in Paris

Patrick Quintos, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 30 10:15 PM

Donald Gimperoso on Saturday topped 48 other gamers who tried their luck at the Red Bull Kumite qualifiers. His prize? A ticket to France. Read more »

DOTA player, patay nang 'manlaban'; katarungan, hiling ng mga kaanak

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 05 11:56 PM

Katarungan ang hiling ng pamilya ng isang online gamer na napatay ng mga pulis matapos umanong manlaban sa isang police operation sa Rosales, Pangasinan. Read more »

Hong Kong uses e-sports to lure younger tourists

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 28 07:18 PM

Hong Kong mounted anew an e-sports festival aimed at promoting the territory to younger tourists as a gaming hub. Read more »

US online gaming community stunned by Jacksonville shooting

Maria Caspani, Reuters
Posted at Aug 27 10:05 AM

Top figures from the professional US online gaming community expressed shock and dismay on Sunday after a shooting at a tournament in Florida left three people dead.  Read more »

At Asian Games, the battle for Southeast Asia's esports market begins

Fanny Potkin and Patpicha Tanakasempipat, Reuters
Posted at Aug 25 01:41 AM

The region's youthful population is already the world's fastest-growing esports market, with PC and mobile games revenues hitting $2.2 billion in 2017. Read more »

Facebook out to lure eSports fans with online portal

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 09 04:19 PM

Facebook launched a gaming creator program at the start of this year.   Read more »

Virtual championship, real ambition as NBA launches eSport league

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 01 10:18 AM

LOS ANGELES - A virtual championship with real ambitions gets under way on Tuesday as the National Basketball Association tips off its bid to gain a foothold in the burgeoning arena of eSports with the launch of its NBA 2K League. Read more »

Olympic Council of Asia says esports tournament shape of things to come

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 17 11:55 PM

Esports will be among the demonstrations sports at the Asian Games in Jakarta in August before making its debut as a medal sport at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games. Read more »

Flourishing eSports eye Games link for extra boost

Karolos Grohmann, Reuters
Posted at Dec 06 09:35 AM

Booming eSports do not need the Olympics to maintain their explosive growth but a link with the world's biggest multi-sports event would validate gaming worldwide and give the Games a much-needed younger audience, industry leaders said.  Read more »

Video game warriors do battle before 40,000 fans in China

Ludovic Ehret, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 05 08:32 AM

More than 40,000 spectators, giant screens, players glued to their keyboards and more than $1 million prize money for the winners: welcome to the world of eSports in China, a country that has become a leader in competitive video game playing. Read more »