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Hoyts Cinemas have joined as an official sponsor of the Oceanic Pro League in Oceania and will act as the official viewing party partner for all major League of Legends esports events during 2016. Damian Keogh, HOYTS Group CEO said, HOYTS are excited to partner with League of Legends esports …
Read More »Legal dispute could see Ark: Survival Evolved pulled from sale
An argument has erupted between two developers that could jeopardise successful Early Access title Ark: Survival Evolved. As detailed by Kotaku, Dungeon Defenders developer Trendy Entertainment has alleged that one of its former employees, Jeremy Stieglitz, breached his non-compete clause by secretly working for Studio Wildcard on the development of …
Read More »Why Monte, DoA and PapaSmithy don’t need Riot
Earlier today it was announced by Christopher "MonteCristo" Mykles, Erik "DoA" Lonnquist and Christopher "PapaSmithy" Smith that they would not be attending the 2016 Mid-Season Invitational due to a failure to come to an agreement on contract terms. The three casters currently work for Ongamenet in South Korea, where each …
Read More »International Factfile 2016: Sweden
Sweden is responsible for many triple-A titles both on mobile and traditional platforms. For instance, Minecraft, The Division, Star Wars Battlefront and Candy Crush Saga have all been developed by Swedish studios. Swedish games have often been described as booming and for good reason,” stated Per Strmbck, the spokesperson for …
Read More »Meet South Korea’s High School Esports Team
Forget basketball or baseball. These students are members of their school’s officialLeague of Legendsteam. And like many young esports hopefuls, their dream is to go pro. According toDaily EsportsandFomos(via tipster Sang), principal Bang Seung Ho ofAhyeon Polytechnic High Schoolin South Korea created an esports department (which was later renamed the …
Read More »SK Gaming team with Amazon to take on Vainglory
Android and iPhone MOBAVaingloryhas already cemented its position as the most promising mobile eSport, but today the scene takes another big step towards professionalisation, with one of the game’s top teams announcing a partnership with Amazon. Ahead of the hotly anticipated Vainglory Winter Championship,SK Gamingare teaming up with Amazon AppStore. …
Read More »Ember’s investors back out, team will release all players except Contractz
North AmericanChallengersideEmberplans to release all of its players except one in the coming weeks, sources close to the team tell the Daily Dot. Emberis one of many teams in North America to benefit from a recent influx of investment money intoLeague of Legendsandesportsin general. But following a series of investor …
Read More »Sacramento Kings Owner Says New NBA Arena Was Designed For ESports
When the Sacramento Kings’ Golden 1 Center opens in October for the tipoff of the 2016-2017 NBA Season, the $507 million arena will have 1,000 Wi-Fi access points for 17,500 seats and an 84-foot-long 4K video board. While these features are great for NBA fans, Kings co-owner Andy Miller believes …
Read More »GAME’s latest acquisition SocialNAT rests on unsound footing
Last month, UK game retailer GAMEannounced its latest expansioninto esports—the acquisition of SocialNAT, a Spanish esports organization dedicated to hosting online competitions and offline events. GAME’s expansion isn’t surprising, but the partnership with SocialNAT is, primarily because of a SocialNAT’s director’s criminal history, along with the company’s shady media penetration. …
Read More »The Division outsells Zelda Twilight Princess in Japan
Ubisoft’s record-breaking shooter can’t be stopped. Hot on the heels of becoming the fastest selling new IP ever – a crown stolen from Activision’s Destiny – The Division has now claimed another quite remarkable achievement. Famitsu’s weekly sales data for the week ending March 13th names the PS4 version of …
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