Press Releases | |Full Sail University Unveils Plans to Build Largest On-Campus Collegiate Esports Arena in the U.S.
Winter Park, FL, October 10, 2018: Today, Full Sail University unveiled plans to build a state-of-the-art esports arena in support of Armada, the university’s collegiate level varsity esports team, as well as other professional industry esports initiatives. The 11,200+ square foot facility will be the largest esports arena to date on any college or university campus in the United…
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Next College Student Athlete Adds Esports to Collegiate Recruiting Network
NCSA partners with National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE) to offer recruiting services for the world’s fastest-growing sport CHICAGO (September 26, 2018) – Next College Student Athlete (NCSA), the world’s largest and most successful college athletic recruiting network, today announced the addition of esports to its roster of collegiate sports. Esports is the 34th sport in NCSA’s recruiting network.…
News | |Varsity Esports Coming to Cazenovia College
Cazenovia College announced today the addition of its 16th varsity sports program, competitive video gaming - popularly known as eSports, which is set to arrive in the Fall of 2018. The Wildcats will seek membership with the National Association of Collegiate eSports (NACE), a nationally recognized organization dedicated to competitive collegiate video gaming...
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ESPORTS TEAM RECEIVING INTERNATIONAL INTEREST
Missouri Valley eSports S-A Pereira was profiled by ESPN Brazil and the publication Mais. Pereira said he always looked up to his older brother, who is a professional Hearthstone player, and became hooked on League of Legends at the age of 12. He said he discovered Missouri Valley's call for players on a Facebook group and, after an hourlong…
News | |NACE National Convention Recap
Highlights from attendee feedback on the first national convention for NACE KANSAS CITY, Mo. – August 22, 2018 – The National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE) completed its first national convention in Atlanta last month. This convention marked the largest gathering of administrators from colleges and universities specifically on varsity-level esports with 139 institutions represented. These institutions ranged from two-year institutions,…
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Competitive Esports club coming to Marietta College this fall
MARIETTA, Ohio — Marietta College will add a competitive esports club program this fall with the ultimate goal of adding it as a varsity sport in the near future, announced Larry Hiser, Director of Athletics. Marietta College has applied for membership into the National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE), which is the governing body of competitive collegiate esports and currently has about…
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Video gaming: The newest college sport
Competitive gaming -- electronic sports played on computers and consoles -- is a huge and growing interest among Americans. In fact, in the U.S. as of 2018, two-thirds of people over the age of 13 are gamers, according to Nielsen. In general, higher education hasn’t kept up by providing opportunities to match that interest. But a growing number of institutions are…
News | |SNHU Launches New Hampshire’s First Competitive Esports Program
Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) announced today it is officially launching a varsity esports program for University Campus students this fall. This is the first competitive esports program in New Hampshire and one of only a few in New England...
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Value Gamers' - Best Colleges for Esports and Gaming
Throughout the United States, more and more universities are offering funded varsity esports programs. If playing esports is something you aspire to do, you’ll want to figure out what is the best college to do that.
News | |Lackawanna College Esports Program Joins NACE
SCRANTON, Pa. – The Lackawanna College Esports program announced this Monday that they have become members of the National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE). “This is a huge deal for our esports program in terms of growth and exposure. By joining NACE, we are getting our foot in the door of potentially the official governing body of collegiate esports”…
