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Virtual Reality Football Club Is Latest Advancement In Sporting VR

Virtual reality and sports go hand-in-hand. Whether you are watching games or playing them, VR has the ability to enhance a sporting experience. The latest advancement in sporting VR is the Virtual Reality Football Club (VRFC) from Cherry Pop Games. VRFC is a first-person football (soccer) game where the player controls an avatar and uses […]

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Discord, Chat Service For Gamers, Enters First Official Esports Partnership

When adding a new friend online to play games together, one of the first questions asked is usually “Got Discord?” That’s because Discord, the free voice and text chat service, has become the international standard for gaming communication. While the platform was always designed with the gamer in mind, Discord recently announced its first official […]

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FC Barcelona Enters Esports, But Not In FIFA 18

FC Barcelona announced on Tuesday a partnership with Konami and eFootball.Pro to field a team in Pro Evolution Soccer 2018. KONAMI is the creator of PES, which competes annually against FIFA for the soccer/football player base. eFootball.Pro is an esports company founded by Barca defender Gerard Pique. FC Barcelona is continuing the trend of traditional […]

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Richmond Raceway Becomes First NASCAR Cup Series Track With Esports Team

Richmond Raceway has become the first NASCAR Cup Series track to operate its own esports team for the 2018 NASCAR Peak Antifreeze Series (NPAS), a league-sponsored iRacing competition that has existed since 2010. The new entry, dubbed the Chaos Crew, will have six drivers on its team, including Michael Conti (who won the 2014 championship) […]

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