E-sports

Developer bets on e-sports to lure foot traffic to malls and hotels

Greenland Holdings, China’s sixth largest property developer by sales, wants to tap the rising popularity of e-sports to drive traffic and sales at its properties.

8 Jan 2018 - 3:03pm 1

Randy Lew returns to the tables in Macau as often as he can. Photo: Neil Stoddard/PokerStars

E-sports boom no surprise to online poker legend Nanonoko

16 Dec 2017 - 10:53pm

China video game craze drives booming e-sports market

13 Dec 2017 - 10:52am

The surging popularity of games like League of Legends has sparked development of stadiums and theme parks and even university degree courses

Honour of Kings spurs boom in e-sports in China

13 Dec 2017 - 10:52pm

Fans cheer on their teams during a tournament at the e-sports festival in Hong Kong. Photo: Dickson Lee

E-sports may get government-sponsored venue at Cyberport

12 Dec 2017 - 9:03am 4

South Korea’s Lim Hong-gyu resorts to suing his feet during his match against the Chinese. Photo: Twitch

Toe-playing ‘Korean McGregor’ riles Chinese e-sports rival

7 Dec 2017 - 1:32pm

E-sports is growing, both commercially and in global popularity. Photos: Handout

Drive for Olympic status threatens e-sports split between old and new

5 Dec 2017 - 12:19pm

A gamer plays League of Legends during training for the League of Legends World Championship at a boot camp in Shanghai. Photo: AFP

How China’s video gamers went from couch to classroom to career

4 Dec 2017 - 8:34am

The Hong Kong Computer & Communications Festival, the first e-sport festival held in Hong Kong, was hosted by Logitech and Cyber Games Arena. Photo: CGA

China’s 600 million gamers drive growth for hardware makers

2 Dec 2017 - 2:02pm

Rapid growth driven by more smartphones, availability of broadband internet, and popularity of internet cafes which encourage team-based game playing

China eyes Olympic-style success in burgeoning e-sports industry

4 Dec 2017 - 7:00pm

Eric Yeung and Michael Hui have already invested in e-sports locally. Photo: Nora Tam

Hong Kong’s own international e-sports team? It could happen soon

12 Nov 2017 - 10:56pm

Second date may be added to Asian Scale Invasion event as sport’s popularity explodes across the region

Radio-controlled racing founder eyes mainland expansion

12 Nov 2017 - 11:52am

Li Weijun’s girlfriend, identified only by her online handle Yu_CX asked a friend to call police. Photo: Sohu

E-sports star banned after live-streamed threat to kill girlfriend

2 Nov 2017 - 10:04pm

Team Mainland China wins the Return of the Legends tournament during the E-sports & Music Festival HK at the Hong Kong Coliseum in August. Photo: Dickson Lee

League of Legends World finals tickets gone in seconds

26 Oct 2017 - 10:53pm 2

Popular mobile games such as Tencent’s ‘Honour of Kings’ has helped to draw 170 gamers and spectators to the China’s e-sport market. Photo: Bloomberg

China’s online gaming market poised for long term growth

25 Sep 2017 - 11:12pm 1

Gamers at the Hong Kong Computer & Communications Festival 2017 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wan Chai. Photo: SCMP

Hong Kong’s Kenneth Fok aims to bring video gaming to the Olympics

20 Sep 2017 - 10:40pm 2

Spectators at the match between Team Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau and Team Europe at the "Return of the Legends" Tournament Semi-final at the Hong Kong E-Sports & Music Festival 2017 at the Hong Kong Coliseum Arena in Hung Hom in August. Photo: Dickson Lee

New World plans seven e-sports stadiums in China

8 Sep 2017 - 7:05pm

E-sports commands growing attention and funding – especially among the millennials courted by Olympic chiefs. Photo: Sam Tsang

E-sports can meet the Olympic ideals

4 Sep 2017 - 2:26am 3

An e-sports festival in Hong Kong drew huge crowds. Photo: SCMP

E-sports may have Olympic future, but violent games are out

28 Aug 2017 - 7:01am 3

Team members of PandaCute, Hong Kong's first all-female professional video gaming team, From left to right: Rispy Lau Lai-fong, Momo Mo Tsz-ching, Deer Chan Ka-ching and Dream Shek Hoi-yee. Photo: SCMP / Xiaomei Chen

Asia’s young guns: Five women’s e-sports teams to watch

22 Aug 2017 - 4:22pm

Players at the Fifa Interactive World Cup. Photos: AP

Fifa Interactive World Cup pays with betting and US$200k for the winner

19 Aug 2017 - 11:51pm

Honour of Kings, Tencent’s multiplayer, online battle arena game, is wildly popular. It boosts 200 million users, of which 80 million, equivalent to Germany’s population, play the game everyday.

Tencent’s profit soars as mobile gamers surpass computers

16 Aug 2017 - 11:21pm 2

The first mega e-sport festival in Hong Kong showcased various events, including a K-pop performance. Photo: Dickson Lee

World’s first women’s e-sports event to debut at computer festival

15 Aug 2017 - 9:47pm

South Korea’s Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok is an e-sports star but the sport lacks a David Beckham or a Stepehn Curry to take it to the mainstream. Photo: Handout

E-sports is here to stay with exponential growth in revenue and fan base

13 Aug 2017 - 10:18am

Spectators at the Hong Kong E-Sports & Music Festival at the Hong Kong Coliseum. Photos: Dickson Lee

Technology revolutionising the e-sports fan experience

12 Aug 2017 - 9:16pm

The e-sports festival was held in the Hong Kong Coliseum over three days. Photo: Dickson Lee

Tourism Board head sues critic of e-sports festival

13 Aug 2017 - 11:18am 2

Each year Valve runs The International, a hugely popular Dota 2 e-sports tournament in America.

Inside the boss-less world of video game giant Valve

11 Aug 2017 - 6:03pm

Gaming is now a mainstream activity, with more than two billion people worldwide playing games that will generate more than US$100 billion of revenue in 2017. Photo: Dickson Lee

How much will business shape the future of the e-sports industry?

11 Aug 2017 - 9:30pm

Fans play arcade games that gave rise to the e-sports phenomenon that’s conquering the world. Photo: Handout

RETRO.HK and RETROCUP to show how e-sports is done

9 Aug 2017 - 8:56pm 1

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