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Northeastern esports looks to level up with sights aimed at future of collegiate gaming

Zachary Allor, Northeastern’s new esports lead, joins the university’s varsity esports program at a time when more and more Division I schools are investing in competitive collegiate gaming. Allor and the program’s coaches and players reflect on the future of Northeastern esports and what it will take for collegiate esports to level up.

by Cody Mello-Klein July 22, 2022

Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

How ‘fitness’ gaming is impacting our health, from WiiFit to Pokemon GO

Pandemic shifts in how we occupy our time while at home helped fuel a surge in video game use, including increased interest in virtual reality and so-called “fitness gaming,” or games designed to keep us moving.

by Tanner Stening December 9, 2021

Having secured its second overall esports title, and the first since elevating the team to varsity status, the Huskies are on their way to cementing their status as a collegiate powerhouse. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Northeastern esports wins national championship in Hearthstone

The Huskies overcame deficits in back-to-back rounds on their way to victory in the Tespa Hearthstone Varsity Invitational, notching their second overall esports title, and first since the university elevated the esports team to varsity status.

by Irvin Zhang September 15, 2020

Esports member Lucas Pickering practices in the club sports game room in SquashBusters. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

The next wave of varsity athletes will be video gamers

In a move that is well suited to the realities of COVID-19, Northeastern will become the first Division 1 university in New England to compete in varsity esports this fall.

by Ian Thomsen May 21, 2020

Esports levels up to varsity

Northeastern is the first Division I institution in New England to field a varsity esports team, which will compete in games such as Overwatch, League of…

by Cam Sleeper May 11, 2020

Students play multiplayer video games in the team room at the SquashBusters recreational facility on Northeastern’s Boston campus, where students in the university’s esports clubs practice and compete in league games.
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Rocket League, anyone?

Northeastern now has an official esports program in which teams of students compete against other schools in multiplayer video games such as Fortnite, Overwatch, and Rocket League. And teams have a practice facility and other resources to help them compete at a high level.

by Greg St. Martin April 5, 2019

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