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The Dallas Cowboys may not have been able to make it past the Packers last week, but there is some seemingly good news coming from the Cowboys camp. They are looking to invest in eSports. In an interview with AdAge, Matt O’Neil, senior VP of brand marketing for the Dallas …
Read More »MLG to host Call of Duty World League event in Dallas
Activision and MLG have announced that they are bringing the Call of Duty World League to Dallas this March. The event will take place between March 17th and 19th, at the Worthington Renaissance Fort Worth Hotel. Up to 176 will compete, with 16 teams being invited directly into the group …
Read More »Brazilian football star Ronaldo invests in eSports team
Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima, or Brazilian Ronaldo to you and me, has invested in CNB e-sports Club. The football star who won the World Cup back in 2002 has purchased half of the organisation alongside professional Poker player André Akkari and Igor Trafane Federal who is the CEO of …
Read More »Riot to host a third international League of Legends competition
During a press conference in China, Riot Games revealed that it plans to host a third international LoL tournament this year. According to Yahoo eSports, Rioter Ye Qiang revealed that the company will host a new international competition in July this year. Further details are not known but he did …
Read More »How Team17 plans to bring Worms into the world of eSports
The Worms franchise has long been seen as one of the most competitive out there. Countless hours have been lost by many playing against friends on the sofa, with screams of laughter and more than a few arguments and disagreements. As new titles in the series have added new ideas …
Read More »Activision caps daily Call of Duty pro points to prevent player burnout
Activision has announced that it will cap the amount of pro points professional Call of Duty players can earn in a single day. Pro points are used to determine which teams will be invited to CWL LAN events, and will ultimately decide the teams that make it into the World …
Read More »Big Ten Network to broadcast new Collegiate League of Legends competition
Riot Games and Big Ten have announced a new partnership that will see a new Collegiate League of Legends competition be broadcast on the Big Ten Network. The competition will feature twelve teams from Big Ten schools and kicks off on January 30th. Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, …
Read More »Indian businessman Ronnie Screwvala set to invest $15 million in eSports
Ronnie Screwvala, who made his money in film and TV in India, is set to invest almost $15 million into eSports in order to launch a major league in the country. Screwvala’s company USports is looking to set up the competition, and is looking to broadcast it on TV both …
Read More »University of Toronto introduces Canada’s first eSports scholarship
The University of Toronto has become the first university in Canada to offer an eSports scholarship to students. The Victor Xin Scholarship in eSports has been funded, as you may have guess, by Victor Xin a UoT alumnus who is a managing partner at an investment firm. Any undergraduate student …
Read More »Astralis signs sponsorship deal with car manufacturer Audi
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive organisation Astralis has just announced a new sponsorship deal with German car manufacturer Audi. The deal is supposedly work just under $750,000 according to Dot eSports, and will see the Audi logo appear on player clothing and other branding. Exact specifics of what the deal includes outside …
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