PlayVS Is Showering Students With Gifts
Scholastic esports platform PlayVS, in conjunction with Nintendo, is giving away free copies of Splatoon 3 and Nintendo Switch bundlesContinue Reading
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League Of Legends Returning To High Schools
Riot Games has effectively ended an exclusive partnership with PlayVS, a for-profit start-up that hosts amateur esports competitions. By endingContinue Reading
Educators Believe PlayVS Is Monopolizing Scholastic Esports
Apparently, there is a battle brewing between educators and the scholastic gaming organizer PlayVS. In fact, a recent article fromContinue Reading
Business of Esports – Weekly News 401
In this week’s esports business news: gaming is on the rise in Africa, PlayVS is being sued over wrongful termination,Continue Reading
PlayVS Sued By Former Employee Over Wrongful Termination
The scholastic esports platform PlayVS is being sued for wrongful termination. This comes after Rachel Waynick, a former quality assuranceContinue Reading
Weekly News #218: Tencent Retreat, Boring Agencies, PlayVS Exposed, Epic $2B Flatline, Verstappen Esports, Overwatch Cash Grab, Wearable Speaker, Ultimate Gamer Bed
In the latest weekly news and podcast after-show (sponsored by YouGov), we discuss Tencent shutting down their Penguin streaming platform, LoadedContinue Reading
2K Teams Up With PlayVS To Bring NBA Games To High School Esports Leagues
The video game publisher 2K recently announced it had agreed to a partnership with PlayVS. Under this exclusive, long-term deal,Continue Reading
Hearthstone Added To PlayVS High School Esports Catalog
PlayVS announced an exclusive partnership with Activision-Blizzard that will see Hearthstone added to the organization’s starting lineup of games beginningContinue Reading
The New Covenant Academy’s League Of Legends Team Has Impressive 2021 Season
The New Covenant Academy’s (NCA) League of Legends team had a successful 2021 season, finishing 12-2 and placing fourth inContinue Reading
PlayVS Plans To Pause Collegiate Leagues After 2021 Fall Season Ends
According to Shaun Byrne, the varsity esports director of St. Clair College, PlayVS will soon be shutting down its collegiateContinue Reading
Weekly News #175: TikTok Streaming, Cyberpunk Lawsuit, 100 Thieves Unprofitable, China Slowing, PlayVS Failure, Ex-Riot Tabletop Game, $3.5B Rec Room, Witcher x Secretlab
In the latest weekly news and podcast after-show (sponsored by YouGov), we discuss TikTok developing a live-streaming desktop application, CD ProjektContinue Reading
Nintendo Announces Partnership With High School Esports Organization PlayVS
Nintendo announced it recently partnered with PlayVS to make Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Splatoon 2 officially recognized by high school varsity esports programsContinue Reading
PlayVS Announces Launch Of High School Competition
PlayVS, a North American scholastic esports league and platform, recently announced the creation of the PlayVS Cup. Starting in June,Continue Reading