Tag: esports

In 2004, the creators of the popular web comic Penny Arcade launched PAX to bring together the gaming community and celebrate game culture. After years of growth, PAX expanded from Washington to several cities around the world, and PAX East was established in 2010 as the event’s East Coast branch. We headed up to Boston […]

The 28-year-old Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) was facing an identity crisis well before this year’s show, slated for June 13-16 in Los Angeles, was canceled due to a lack of interest and “playable demos” from major exhibitors. The annual event put on by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) is one of the biggest gaming conferences […]

Riot Games' League of Legends is thought to be the world’s largest esports property with at least a dozen leagues that compete for a spot in the World Championship each year.

Courting competitive gamers had been its specialty for years. But with an eye on additional accessible markets, OMEN by HP in 2019 decided to expand its marketing focus to include casual gamers, too. The experiential strategy includes integrating aspects of mainstream culture, including fashion and art, into livestreams that highlight passion points for this audience […]

In a typical year (remember those?), the Super Bowl is an opportunity for brands to showcase their experiential marketing chops on the ground for enthusiastic sports fans. But thanks to the pandemic, only 25,000 attendees (plus another 30,000 cutouts to fill seats) were allowed on location in Tampa’s Raymond James Stadium for Super Bowl LV […]