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Three major eSports organisations, including two of Europe’s largest teams, have been signed to international talent management agency IMG. UK-based Dignitas, Germany’s SK Gaming and American Cloud9 have agreed to IMG handling their global representation, including marketing and endorsement opportunities. The signing announced this week marks the second massive step …
Read More »Dota 2 reborn using Valve’s Source 2 engine, improves spectator experience
Valve has announced the rebirth of Dota 2 by detailing features in the new game client running on the Source 2 engine. The new game client, which has been in the works for some time judging by many hints at a Source 2 release last year, will be available in …
Read More »eSports startup nets 2m for coaching analytics platform to debut at ESL One
A Berlin startup which produces analytical tools to improve player performance in eSports has secured€2m in seed investment. The funding round for Dojo Madness, founded by Jens Hillger of ESL/Turtle Entertainment fame, was contributed to by several large investors including the London Venture Partners and Kristian Segerstrale, CEO of mobile …
Read More »Pro Evo champion crowned at UEFA Champions League final
As 180m fans tuned into Saturday’s UEFA Champions League final, they were joined by recently crowned Pro Evolution Soccer champ Rachid Tebane. The French winner of Konami’s 2015 PES World Finals watched Barcelona beat Juventus 3-1 at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin just hours after winning his own title – …
Read More »Unikrn CEO pledges sponsorship to any pro LCS team with female member
Unikrn CEO Rahul Sood has promised to sponsor any League of Legends team sporting a woman on their roster. The co-founder of the new international eSports betting site made the personal pledge today in a blog post, in which he lamented the lack of women in eSports. "I love the …
Read More »ESL’s Sean Charles on why sponsors are seeing the appeal of eSports
Though the soul of eSports growth in the past few decades has been a grassroots community, the heart has certainly been increasing sponsorship. According to this year’s Newzoo report, 30 percent of revenue in the industry comes from sponsors – almost identical to the 31 percent seen in traditional sports. …
Read More »Twitch Reflexes: How DingIt’s tech keeps eSports streaming competitive
This feature is the first in a series of articles exploring how leading streaming competitors are approaching the expanding market. As games streaming and eSports broadcasting becomes an ever-enlarging market, we talk to leading competitors about their tactics. As the "leading brand" in streaming, Twitch, shows consistent growth and a …
Read More »Win Premium and weekend tickets to ESL One Frankfurt
With exactly one month to go until the best Dota teams in the world face off in Frankfurt, MCV and eSports Pro have 14 tickets to give away to ESL One. If you fancy watching 7 of the 10 teams invited to The International 5 duke it out in the …
Read More »Fantasy eSports firm AlphaDraft secures $5m in investments
AlphaDraft, a fantasy eSports betting site, has become the latest such venture to secure capital investment to the tune of $5m. The site, which launched in January of this year, also announced that they intend to pay out $5m in prizes and money throughout the course of 2015. The news …
Read More »Heroes of the Storm’s Road to BlizzCon cements eSports focus
Blizzard are planning a six-month coming out party for Heroes of the Storm with a series of qualifier tournaments for a final showdown at BlizzCon. As the company’s MOBA enters final stages of a closed beta, ready to be released on June 2, the makers of accessible break-out success World …
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