• Anya George Tharakan

Alphabet Inc's YouTube is doubling down on the lucrative business of competitive gaming, where players square off on virtual games for big prize money in tournaments.

• Alex Manisier

Revenge was on the cards in week 7, when Sybol and ry0ma fronted up against their old teams. But could they prevail?

• Tim Biggs

Esports company ESL has announced that the incredibly popular Intel Extreme Masters series will be making a stop in Australia for the very first time this year, with the first event in the annual global circuit to take place in Sydney.

• Alex Manisier

After a one-week break, the Oceanic Pro League swings back into full action for its sixth week of competition.

• Eric Van Allen

Despite being on an unpopular platform, the original Splatoon garnered a decent fanbase. Now, the sequel seems aimed squarely at the esports set.

• Alex Manisier

The winds of change began to stir in Week 5 of the Oceanic Pro League as Abyss Esports nabbed their first win of the split, while top dogs Chiefs Esports Club and LG Dire Wolves encountered momentary setbacks against weaker teams.

• Alex Manisier

Chiefs are dominating with 11 points off four match wins, but the season is still young.

• Eben Novy-Williams

To go along with its actual, professional basketball league, the NBA is creating a new division for players who excel at video-game basketball.

• Alex Walker

In a ban spanning several lifetimes and then some, the third-party Counter-Strike tournament service ESEA has banned a user until 3016 for allegedly harassing a minor.

• Alex Manisier

With three weeks of Oceanic Pro League competition in the books, just one team remains undefeated.

• Alex Manisier

The more things change, the more they stay the same. The work-in-progress teams are still works in progress. Chiefs still win every time.

• Jason Krell

A couple of months after Sun and Moon's release, one monster has appeared on 40 per cent of the best-performing teams in the competitive Pokemon scene: Celesteela, the ultra beast.

• Alex Manisier

After a dramatic offseason, the 2017 Oceanic Pro League officially kicked off as the Chiefs took on the LG Dire Wolves.

• Adam Turner

Australia's first 24/7 eSports and gaming network begins live coverage of multi-million dollar tournaments, just in time for viewers to see Australia's Anathan Pham and his team at OG win the grand final at a major Dota 2 event.

• Lucy Battersby and Thomas Hounslow

The first eSports company to list on the Australian share market gained 27 per cent on its first day of trading, ending the day 1 cent higher at 3 cents. 

• Tim Biggs

Brandon Beck and Marc Merill talk to Fairfax about turning a dream held by two gamers sharing an apartment into a game with more than 100 million monthly active players worldwide.