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As esports gain legitimacy, corporate America looks to cash in

by Jana Kasperkevic

Jun 21, 2017

Would you spend hours watching someone play video games? NBC and Intel are betting that you would.

For its first esport tournament, NBC has chosen Rocket League — a video game where cars instead of people play soccer.

Courtesy of Psyonix

Amazon wants to stream live sports

by Reema Khrais

Nov 22, 2016

What will the big three do?

Sunday Night Football Commentators Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth and Bob Costas report prior to the NFL game between the New England Patriots and Arizona Cardinals at University of Phoenix Stadium on September 11, 2016 in Glendale, Arizona.

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