esports

Some pro gamers as young as 16 are leaving their home country to pursue their esports dream in the United States, with Call of Duty, Valorant, Rocket League and more.

Live esports returned to the Twin Cities on May 6, with a Minnesota Rokkr home series.

Pierre gets a Rocket League crash course from Robert “Comm” Kyser, one of the best Rocket League players in the world.

Life as a professional gamer is certainly a unique career but it’s perhaps more complicated than most people think. In episode three of the FOX9 Game Room, we peel the curtain back on what a day in the life of a professional gamer looks like and why it’s tougher than you may think

The traditions in college athletics run deep but a new form of sport is emerging as esports is quickly becoming a world where college students can earn scholarship opportunities like other college athletes. Not only that, but some students claim that being involved in esports in college has opened their eyes to career opportunities they never imagined.

We’ll introduce you to some of the names and faces that are bringing the world of esports here to Minnesota. If you're not familiar with esports, the FOX 9 Game Room series is intended to show you just how quickly this industry is growing and how the relationships between players and college universities are coming together to offer students bigger opportunities.

This week, a group of five women in Minnesota has an opportunity to make history in the esports world.

The Call of Duty League season is set to kick off in early December, but this week CDL pros have their eyes set on the release of Modern Warfare 2, which some believe could be the franchise's best installment yet. Minnesota Rokkr, Minnesota's Call of Duty League esports team, is excited for the game, its new team members and a bounce back season.

Seventeen-year-old Beastmode scored the game-winning goal for Version1 as the team took first place in the North America Fall Cup for Rocket League Championship Series.

This weekend, Minnesota ROKKR is hosting the Call of Duty Major II tournament at Mystic Lake Casino. Teams from around the world began competing in front of 5,000 people on Thursday and will continue through Sunday.