The West Coast Conference champions pose in the Genesis Lab following their victory over USF on Dec. 8, 2019. Photo courtesy of Grace Ramsey Pepperdine's League of Legends team is off to a 4–0 start in 2020 West Coast Conference round-robin play, just two months after winning the WCC's inaugural esports tournament. The League team, part of a Pepperdine esports program … [Read more...] about Esports Wins First-Ever WCC League of Legends Tournament
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Pepperdine Launches eSports Program
Photo Courtesy of the Pepperdine eSports Program. Pepperdine jumped into the world of eSports by starting their own program this summer and participating in the LA Valiant's Road to Kit Kat Collegiate Overwatch Tournament. eSports, also known as Electronic Sports, is competitive, organized video gaming in which competitors from different teams face off in popular games … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Launches eSports Program
Appreciate eSports
Art by Peau PorotesanoWhen people used to think of video gamers, they might have conjured images of grown men playing in their mothers’ basements. Lately, those stereotypes have changed for the better, as professional gaming has become a huge industry in the past 10 years, but there are still many who see gaming with a negative stigma.Even though not everyone likes to … [Read more...] about Appreciate eSports