Halo 5: Guardians signals return to eSports competitions

Halo 5: Guardians, the latest title in Microsoft’s $4.5bn video game franchise,launched on Xbox Onethis week with a renewed focus on competitive multiplayer gaming, known as eSports. When Halo first launched in 2001, it acted as a catalyst for eSports, according to Microsoft. Even before the Xbox Live service became …

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Gran Turismo Sport is not Gran Turismo 7

Sony has said that the newly announced Gran Turismo Sport should not be regarded as a full release in the popular series. The game was announced at Paris Games Week last night and sounds as if it occupies a middle ground between previous ‘Prologue’ taster titles and a fully-fledged instalment. …

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Global ESports revenues to surpass $1.9 billion by 2018

SuperData Research forecasts an explosion of growth in eSports in the U.S. thanks in part to televised events on TBS and ESPN in 2016 and beyond. With big eSports events on the horizon like Riot Games’League of LegendsWorlds and Blizzard Entertainment’s BlizzCon, which featuresStarCraft II, World of Warcraft, Hearthstone,andHeroes of …

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