Meet the two-time world champion leading NC State esports
The Wolfpack’s first esports program director, he aims to build NC State Esports into a hub for student success.
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UNC Charlotte’s Niner Esports partners with Swiss startup to reduce lag time in esports competition
A Swiss startup company delivered the first use of its signature esports communications product in Charlotte earlier this month, with a focus on low latency.
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Carolina Games Summit partners with Wilson Downtown Development for e-sports event
Carolina Games Summit has partnered with Wilson Downtown Development Corporation to bring 14 different e-sports tournaments to five different venues in Historic Downtown Wilson.
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STEM & esports: Startup is using video games to get teens interested in careers
Caleb Smith is the owner of Triangle Esports Academy, formerly Contender Esports, an educational video gaming facility headquartered in Cary’s Waverly Place shopping center. He wants to remove all the negative stigmas about gaming to teach life skills.
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Esports would get a boost in NC House bill
Video gaming competitions would get a major boost in a bill that passed the House Appropriations committee Wednesday morning.
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Charlotte firm ReKTGlobal cashing in on growing esports popularity
RekTGlobal, which already boasts investors Steve Aoki, Imagine Dragons, Nicky Romero, Rudy Gobert, Tainy, Landon Collins, and Nick Gross, and owns and manages Team Rogue, is seeking to build the future for gamers globally.
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Gridiron Gang is back: NFL expands deal with Epic’s Fortnite, eSports Rocket League
Epic Games and the National Football League are returning the “Gridiron Gang” to Fortnite and also partnering for a soccer deal of sorts – the world’s football – with a partnership bringing in Epic’owned eSports Rocket League.
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Wake Tech invests in esports arena, with eye on national championship competition coming to Raleigh
Organizers of a first-of-its-kind collegiate esports national championship have chosen Raleigh to host the event April 29 through May 2, 2021, and Wake Technical Community College leaders have demonstrated their eagerness to be a part of it.
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