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McLaren name Ben Payne as first-ever head of esports

McLaren has hired Ben Payne as their head of esports. Payne comes from Microsoft, where he worked in multiple roles, most recently involved with marketing, partnerships and events for Xbox EMEA. This is the first esports director role at a Formula 1 team, and has been announced during the last …

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Overwatch pro Daniel ‘Dafran’ Francesca gets a time-out from Blizzard after trolling stream

Overwatch pro Daniel ‘Dafran’ Francesca has had a rough night. Last night on stream he admitted to deliberately throwing ranked games, while getting himself killed repeatedly, streaming animated porn over his gameplay and other general unsportsmanlike content. Francesca is known for two things: his tracking and aim talents, and his …

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Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds’ 2017 Charity Invitation raises over $220,000 for Gamers Outreach

Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds 2017 Charity Invitational, the first real competitive event for the phenomenally successful battle royale shooter, has raised a little over $120,000 for charity. Each region had 32 Duo teams competing for a win across three games, with the players with the highest placement across the three rounds in …

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