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Read More »Former Xbox executive, Mike Ybarra, joins Blizzard Entertainment as executive vice president
Could it be the positive PR that Blizzard Entertainment is in need of right now?
Read More »Former CMO of Zynga, Doug Scott, joins Twitch
The CMO has extensive experience in gaming as well as the music industry
Read More »Nihon Falcom’s Toshihiro Kondo interview – Bringing Trails of Cold Steel III to the west
We spoke to Falcom president Toshihiro Kondo about the upcoming Trails of Cold Steel III – released on PS4 on October 22nd – and its partnership with NIS America
Read More »Guy ‘Dr Disrespect’ Beahm announces hiatus from Twitch after being unfaithful to wife
Popular streamer Guy ‘DrDisrespect’ Beahm has announced a hiatus from streaming after admitting to infidelity live on Twitch. "I have a beautiful family, and a wife, and kid. And I want to be transparent that I’ve been unfaithful," said Beahm, visibly upset. "I apologize to you guys, and my sponsors, …
Read More »Riot hires Mo Fadi for UK esports role
Riot’s UK efforts have been strengthened by a new hire, Mo Fadi, who comes to the company from Wargaming. Fadl held the position of head of esports at Wargaming, and has been hired to ‘drive and develop UK LoL esports’, meaning he’ll be a key part of Riot’s UK grassroots …
Read More »League of Legends pro Li ‘Vasilii’ Wei Jun picks up 20 month ban for domestic violence incident
Chinese League of Legends pro Li ‘Vasilii’ Wei Jun has been banned from competing until 2020 by Riot Games for gross misconduct. The player was suspended by Riot on October 27 after a domestic violence incident caught on stream audio by Wei Jun. They suspended the player and opened an investigation …
Read More »Golden State Warriors name Hunter Leigh as head of esports
The Golden State Warriors have named Hunter Leigh as their new head of esports. This news comes soon after the GSW-owned Golden Guardians announced they had a slot in the new League of Legends NA LCS team. Leigh will be overseeing the Golden Guardians, but also the Warriors’ forthcoming NBA …
Read More »Sam ‘DaZeD’ Marine quits competitive CS:GO three months after his ban is lifted
Three months after being unbanned from competitive CS:GO, Sam ‘DaZed’ Marine has quit the sport. Marine is hanging up his keyboard after claiming that he’s lost skill in his two years away from the scene and has a lack of drive to practice and compete. He’ll be leaving Gx, the …
Read More »Ricardo ‘Boltz’ Prass to replace SK Gaming’s João ‘felps’ Vasconcellos
SK Gaming, one of the most successful Counter-Strike: Global Offensive teams in 2017, could have a roster shake-up in their near future. Ricardo ‘Boltz’ Prass, who was a stand-in for SK for their winning run at EPICENTER, is due to replace João ‘felps’ Vasconcellos until January’s Boston Major, and will …
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