Sony and MLG will make PlanetSide 2 into a competitive e-sport with huge teams

As an eSport, PlanetSide 2 will probably have the biggest matches of any competitive game.

Major League Gaming raises $13M for live game tournaments

Major League Gaming has raised $13 million for its business of running video game tournaments played through the web and at live events.

The company hasn’t announced the news yet, but it indicated it was raising the $13 million round …

Minecraft developer says “No sane person can be for SOPA”

Markus Persson, creator of the breakout hit indie game Minecraft, has announced that minecraft.net and mojang.com will be taken down on Jan 18th, in protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act. Speaking on Twitter, Persson said “Decided. We’ll silently take …

League of Legends developer takes anti-SOPA stance, urges players to write to Congress

Riot Games, developer of popular free-to-play online game League of Legends, has announced its opposition to the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). Chief Executive Office Brandon Beck announced in a forum statement “While we do support efforts to prevent online …

Major League Gaming’s Raleigh competition draws record audience

Videogame broadcaster and event producer Major League Gaming’s (MLG) most recent competitive event in Raleigh, N.C., drew more than 130,000 concurrent subscribers, not including streaming video delivered by MLG partner sites. That’s a new record for the company.

“This year …