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Max Thielmeyer https://www.forbes.com/sites/maxthielmeyer/2023/02/24/gamers-first-acquires-womens-car-ball-league-revives-all-female-pro-rocket-league-series/?sh=5f5ae0127e07 Women’s Car Ball League (WCB) is Rocket League’s largest women’s league and provides female gamers a welcoming environment to play, improve, and of course, compete with one another. Season 5 of the league kicked off in late 2022 to its highest-ever viewership, but was put on hiatus mid-season as league administrators Kansas…

https://www.wfaa.com/article/money/business/jerry-jones-backed-esports-firm-gamesquare-streamer-ninja-chief-innovation-officer/287-556b110d-d2f5-4a37-b5c1-490855209e6d Through a concept dubbed Ninja Labs, the company will look to develop new business opportunities in gaming through content creation. Author: Alex CruzPublished: 7:36 PM CST February 23, 2023Updated: 7:36 PM CST February 23, 2023 FRISCO, Texas — It’s a crossover many probably didn’t see coming. World-renowned streamer Tyler “Ninja” Blevins and Jerry Jones…

For the first time ever, video game composers are given their own category, and their long overdue moment in the spotlight Eric Alt This Sunday, the 65th annual Grammy Awards finally recognized a key component of the video game experience that has been overlooked for way too long. The music. As video games have continued…

https://yhoo.it/3D937PL Partnership delivers premier recruiting events and educational resources to students to earn scholarships and discover career pathways LOS ANGELES, January 23, 2023–(BUSINESS WIRE)–PlayVS (pronounced Play Versus), the industry-leading high school esports platform, today announces its official partnership with Stay Plugged In (SPIN), the premier esports recruiting platform geared towards helping esports athletes find college…

From Animal Crossing to Minecraft, kids are learning crucial money skills.Marcos CabelloDec. 14, 2022 11:45 a.m. PT https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/kids-may-know-more-about-money-than-you-think-how-video-games-instill-financial-literacy/ As a financial planner, Tom Martin knows how important it is to teach children about money — even from an early age. And he also knows that video games can help.Martin has two children, ages 13 and…

ByPriyanka Sangani https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/as-professional-gaming-goes-mainstream-gamers-hope-for-formal-training-options/articleshow/96666348.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst Over the last few years, gaming has emerged as a full-time career option for a large number of online players in India. However, gamers say that very few have received any form of training and that they could do better if there were formal training options. “It would have been helpful if…

https://www.defense.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/3244620/military-esports-how-gaming-is-changing-recruitment-morale/ Dec. 13, 2022 | By Katie Lange , DOD News What was once considered nerdy no longer is. Video gaming systems have been around longer than most current service members have been alive. In fact, some gamers in their 40s remember playing Super Nintendo or Sega Genesis in their parents’ basements before taking those…