The Fan-Controlled Football League (FCFL), a new football league that lets fans call the shots on game plays, announced a multiyear streaming deal with Twitch this week. The deal makes Twitch the exclusive broadcaster of the FCFL through its 2019 and 2020 seasons. The FCFL, which is an interactive football league that combines the control […]
AUSTIN, TEXAS – Imagine you were shrunk to a tiny version of yourself and plopped onto a drone. You take hold of the controllers and begin speeding around objects at 80 miles per hour as though you’re piloting a Star Wars fighter dodging intergalactic enemy ships. This is what it’s like to be a first-person-view […]
Gatorade has come up with a new way to entertain while teaching athletes about proper hydration. The beverage company unveiled its new ‘Beat The Blitz’ VR game featuring former NFL All-Pro and Super Bowl champion, Peyton Manning. “I look a little younger in 3D,” quipped Manning in a recently released Gatorade video. ‘Beat The Blitz’ has […]
AUSTIN, TEXAS – Traditional sports franchises that ignore esports are failing to see the bigger picture and risk being left behind, a consultant for esports’ Team Liquid, partially owned by Peter Gruber and Ted Leonsis, warned last week at South by Southwest. Nicola Piggott, cofounder of esports communication and consultant agency The Story Mob, said […]
Kevin Durant may be known for his Golden State Warriors ball playing and recent investment in athlete wearables company Whoop, but the athlete is also expanding his portfolio of tech investments beyond sports and fitness. In November, The Durant Company invested in advertising startup Suzy as part of a larger $5 million funding round for […]
