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Bryce “Brycent” Johnson has joined forces with the gaming lifestyle organization XSET. Backed by Lil Wayne’s Young Money, Ozuna, Tee Grizzley, and Swae Lee, XSET has been looking for a way into the Web3 gaming ecosystem, accomplishing the organization’s objective through its partnership with Brycent, the first of its kind in the esports gaming industry. “For me, being part […]
Toronto Maple Leafs alternate captain Auston Matthews has become the third Leaf ever to win the Hart Trophy. Receiving 119 first-place votes in voting by the Professional Hockey Writers Association, the 24-year-old surpassed other contenders like Edmonton’s Connor McDavid and the New York Rangers’ Igor Shesterkin by a landslide. “I can’t lie, it feels really good… […]
After the announcement that Toronto and Vancouver will be hosting some of the FIFA World Cup games in 2026, the stadium where the games will take place in hogtown has wasted no time in sharing their plan for expansion. A sizeable chunk of the $290 million that Toronto is spending to host the World Cup is […]
As professional sports leagues are concerned, brand partnerships are a long-standing tradition—think everything from Coca-Cola and the Olympics to Michael Jordan and Nike. But when it comes to esports, traditional brands have so far mostly stayed away, and we haven’t seen many splashy, big-name collaborations between top brands and professional gamers. But as the 2022 […]
The 6ix might be in for an eSports makeover as plans to build a 7,000-seat arena and hotel complex in downtown Toronto at $550 million were announced on Monday. The arena, which in renderings resembles a gigantic spaceship, will mainly be used for entertainment shows and hosting live eSports matches. The project was announced by Populous, a […]
Nigel Sylvester is dominating 2020. After making waves in the sports, art, and fashion worlds, the 33-year-old BMX rider has been announced as the newest member of XSET, a newly launched gaming brand that promotes inclusion and diversity within eSports. “I’m not looking to change careers and become a pro-gamer overnight or anything like that,” Sylvester said with […]
It took a decade of relentless pressure, but a new Skate game is officially in development. Skate director Deran Chung and creative director Chris “Cuz” Parry made the announcement during Thursday’s EA Play Live 2020, stressing that this game is still in its early stages. The third installment of Skate series came out in 2010. Soon after, people were clamoring […]
According to Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes, the NBA has plans to launch a players-only NBA 2K tournament that will (in theory) be made up of the best gamers from each team in the league. You already know the reason but, in the sake of providing context should this article be clicked on in the future, […]
I’d pay $400 on the spot for a new NCAA Football video game from EA Sports. Legit, I might go up to $500. I miss it that much. I was reminded about this void in my life this morning when I saw a tweet about today being the sixth anniversary since the last NCAA Football […]
The video game industry racked in an insanely impressive $43.4 billion in 2018, making it the best domestic year for the industry on record. The news of the banner year came from the Entertainment Software Association and The NPD Group. The organizations noted that the number marked an 18 percent growth over 2017. “2018 was another […]
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