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Pro gamers switch titles all the time, but genres? That’s a rare thing indeed. Yet that’s exactly the route former Halo and Call of Duty champ Scott ‘Gandhi’ Lussier has taken. An elite shooter happiest with a controller in his hand, Lussier nonetheless made the switch to MOBAs last year, …
Read More »Blizzard Wants To Tie Esports Into Mobile Hearthstone Experience
The freshest face in Blizzard’s cadre of hit games, Hearthstone, has been a darling of the esports scene. As of May 2015, Hearthstone boasts over 30 million active users. It has regularly been one of the most viewed games on Twitch,consistentlybeatingoutBlizzard mainstays World of Warcraft and Starcraft 2. Now that …
Read More »James Binns signed to curate LGC 2015
Network-N’s managing director James Binns has once again been appointed to curate this year’s London Games Conference. Industry veteran Binns, who launched his first media website PCGamesN three years ago, has been key to the event for the past few years – and is currently finalising the programme for the …
Read More »Band of misfits: How the Renegades went from challengers to winners
With one game separating each team from a spot in theLeagueChampionship Seriesand their professional gaming dreams, it was the most important champion select of their lives. Most teams would be nervous and tense, focused on surviving a moment they might remember with joy or regret for years. Renegades, though, was …
Read More »Here’s why former Sony company Daybreak Games is getting into eSports
Daybreak Games, formerly Sony Online Entertainment, is hosting its first tournament Sept. 26 at TwitchCon. Daybreak Games,which Sony sold to New York investment management firm Columbus Nova in February, has thrown its hat into the competitive gaming ring. The firstH1Z1Invitational, happening Sept. 26 at the Intel Game Lab booth at …
Read More »London Comic Con host announces GamerMania show for July 2016
The company behind MCM London Comic Con is launching a completely new event dedicated to video games. Hosted by MCM Central, GamerMania will take place in the ExCel London venue – the current home of Comic Con – between July 29th and 31st next year. That means the event falls …
Read More »First Steps…Examining eSports legal framework
A lawyer and avid gamer Blum is at the centre of operations for Unikrn, a competitive platform aiming to take lead in the burgeoning eSports market, leading the operators business development and legalinitiatives. Bryce further maintains a full-time practice ineSports law through the law firm IME Law (Managing Partner).Blum details …
Read More »DraftKings to sponsor six leading esports organizations
Boston-based fantasy sports drafting giantDraftKingswill announce a sponsorship deal for six of the leading esports organizations across North America and Europe today. The deal will primarily focus on organizations established in theLeague of Legendsspace, as the partnership will also allow forLeaguefantasy gaming on the Draft Kings site. Read more at …
Read More »League Of DFS Legends: DraftKings Launching Fantasy eSports Platform
DraftKingsis launching afantasy eSports product, the first foray for a majortraditional fantasy sports site into the video game industry. DraftKingsannounced the launch via its Playbook:” We’re launching an esports section on DraftKings, where you can play fantasy esports and win big money, just like you do now with football, baseball, …
Read More »Participants accuse Lenovo for "Scamming" the India Gaming Week eSports tournament
Lenovo India Gaming Week eSports tournament recently concluded in Mumbai. The LAN gaming tournament featured 35 popular multiplayer titles, whichpositively gathered gamers’ attentionfrom all over the country. Despite the fact that the India Gaming Week tournament concluded successfully by Lenovo, a few gamers have raised very serious and shocking allegations …
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