MagicFest brings popular card game to Columbus
Card players from across the country will shuffle into Columbus, Ohio, this weekend for MagicFest. The three-day event will kick off Friday at t…
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Esports: Ohio State Overwatch team wins eight-team tournament in Hilliard
Ohio State Overwatch captured a tournament victory and $3,000 against Ohio’s best Sunday. The competition, hosted at Game Arena in Hilliard, Ohi…
Club Yu-Gi-OHIO lays its cards on the table
Monsters are no fear for members of Club Yu-Gi-OHIO. Club members meet Friday evenings to practice depleting their opponent’s life points in the…
Esports: Ohio State places fourth at Harrisburg Invitational
With no jerseys, scholarships or prior practice as a team, Ohio State League of Legends was the underdog heading into its semifinal match against H…
Esports arena expected to open as early as next week
Ohio State will officially enter the esports industry this fall, focusing on three legs: research, competition and the student experience. With mor…
Ohio State student and world champion hopes to help esports community grow
Matt Gutkoski circled his defenseman behind the net, passed it back to his winger, and dusted off a one-timer slapshot to capture a 4-3 victory, $5…
Going big: Creating Ohio State’s esports program
Lori Baldwin and Becky Bradshaw had a problem. The Ohio State Departments of Athletics and Business Advancement had noticed growing popularity …
Board of Trustees present updates on mental health task force, esports program
The Board of Trustees Academic Affairs and Student Life committee met on Thursday, with the main focus on updates to the mental health task force a…
Ohio State implements first-of-its-kind esports program
With the flourishing of the esports industry, Ohio State announced a full-scale esports program on Wednesday that will thread together game study c…