Open Overwatch: Does Blizzard Plan to Take Control?

Recent LCS drama between team owners and Riot’s Marc Merrill raises related questions for the future of Overwatch.

Overwatch tournament owners have been reaping the benefits of open broadcasting rights so far. Can we expect this capitalistic approach in the future, or is Blizzard likely to close the market for company profit, the same way that Riot do?

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[Industry news] Entity raises €5 million in seed funding to bring console-quality games to the ‘New Web’

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