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BlizzCon took place at the Anaheim Convention Center in sunny Southern California this past weekend, but inside the venue, you might have mistaken it for Seoul, South Korea. Out of the five esports tournaments at the annual Blizzard Entertainment conference (four of which were world championships), three were won by …

At Blizzcon this past weekend Blizzard revealed the Overwatch League, a professional competition run by the developer. The league will kick off in 2017 and feature teams based in cities across the world. Weekly league play matches will be broadcast online while the end of season playoffs will be traditional …

Daryl Koh "iceiceice" Pei Xiang, captain of the Faceless Dota 2 team, has said that streaming is destroying players’ careers in China. In an interview with Cnet iceiceice was asked about the lucrative streaming contacts that players can earn in China, and he had some controversial views on the subject. …

“They've always had non-disclosure agreements so I don't think it's a problem to tell people what the project is.”

Library full of psychical materials for 3D artists

Zynga have pledged to buy $200m of stock back from investors in the next couple of years.

If you don’t want you and your team to miss out on the biggest night in the eSports calendar – make sure you book your table for the eSports Industry Awards 2016, held at the Brewery on November 21st, today. Representing all aspects of the growing industry, we will have …

Alex "Machine" Richardson has left ESL in order to become a freelance caster and host. His last event was the ESL Pro League Season 4 Finals in Brazil last weekend, meaning he is now free to host and cast tournaments from any organiser. Machine is best known for his work …

The dates for the Spring Dota 2 Major and The International 7 have been announced, months before either competition is due to take place. The Spring Major open qualifiers will be the first Valve event post Boston, and run March 6th through to March 9th 2017. They are then immediately …

Team reveals a trio of announcements