eSports
Opinion
Gambling
The two-letter word that will save sport from the grips of gambling ads
When our sporting codes talk about the health of the games they lead, and we love, what do they actually mean?
- by Tony Robinson
Latest
Premier says union influence claims ‘misleading’ as extra $15m allocated for sport
At a media conference to announce new sport club vouchers, the Premier described reports of union influence on construction contracts as “misleading”.
- by Tony Moore
You’ve never heard of Brandon or his Chiefs. But they’re one of Australia’s best teams
Rugby league, soccer and rugby union clubs make up the top three spots in Gain Line Analytics’ latest team rankings.
- by Tom Decent
‘I couldn’t control my mouse’: The injuries taking out elite gamers
The term sports injury evokes images of season-ending torn ACLs or broken legs, but in the world of esports, smaller injuries can be just as catastrophic for a player’s career.
- by Mary Ward
Esports are booming. And that has detectives worried
Esports’ rapid rise in popularity, scale and lucrative potential has detectives from Victoria Police’s sports integrity unit worried that young gamers are at risk of being targeted by organised crime syndicates.
- by Carla Jaeger
Exclusive
Endeavour Group
Dan Murphy’s owner pours $3m into esports mega-venue
Australia’s biggest drinks retailer, Endeavour Group, is investing $3 million into Sydney’s newest esports, gaming centre as the $12 billion giant covets millennial and Gen Z customers
- by Jessica Yun
Japan opens first eSports high school in a bid to woo back dropouts
Students gathered around a whiteboard for a nearly scientific lecture about the relative merits of Street Fighter characters, then broke into groups to put the lesson into action.
- by Ben Dooley and Hisako Ueno
Melbourne friends claim responsibility for esport match fixing
Two Melbourne men have claimed responsibility for throwing an esports match after an online betting agency discovered suspicious behaviour made in the hours before the tournament.
- by Erin Pearson
Brisbane architects ‘build’ in Fortnite while eyeing bigger Games: the Olympics
Brisbane-based architects hoping to design a stadium for the 2032 Olympic Games have created a virtual sports arena to host potentially millions of competitors.
- by Jocelyn Garcia
Analysis
Video games
Can a video game be sport? Almost 7 million fans can’t be wrong
Two major video game tournaments held last weekend attracted a combined peak audience of 6,767,162. Esports have well and truly arrived.
- by James Lemon
The eSports publisher trying to ‘flip the media narrative on its head’
The online gaming industry is valued at more than US$250 billion. And young Aussie Riad Chikhani is among a group that has made money from the market.
- by Amelia McGuire
Original URL: https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/topic/esports-5wu