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The owner of national tabloid The Sun has made its first move into the pro-gaming sector by backing eSports organisation Gfinity for the next two years. The collaboration with News UK and Ireland Ltd marks the first major media deal for Gfinity, and is said to have enabled the firm …
Read More »Record viewer numbers for Viagame’s second Hearthstone House Cup
Viagame’s second ever Hearthstone House Cup last month saw viewer numbers jump 400 per cent compared to its first event. MTG’s gathering took place last month between March 27th and 29th. Over 3.9m live streams were started in this time from almost 2m unique viewers. At its peak it had …
Read More »FACEIT launches elite 10,000 league for pro gamers to practice
FACEIT, the competitive platform that gives players a chance to earn points and prizes, is adapting their league to suit pro Dota players needs, too. The league format, which organises matches for players of similar skill in order for them to earn FACEIT points, has been used with the help …
Read More »MLG.tv enjoys 253% viewer jump
eSports organisation Major League Gaming has reported strong growth for its online MLG.tv platform. Viewers on its channel MLG.tv have jumped 253 per cent year-on-year during the first quarter of 2015. Growth is averaging about 70 per cent per quarter, although the Q1 numbers beat both of the previous quarters …
Read More »League of Legends Worlds coming to London, Paris, Brussels and Berlin
The 2015 League of Legends World Championships are heading to Europe, and will be filling out stadiums in London, Paris, Brussels and Berlin. Riot Games has announced the venues and dates for this year’s finals, following on from 2014’s South-East Asian tour, which ended in the 2002 World Cup stadium …
Read More »ESL One Katowice breaks Twitch record with million-viewer weekend
The Intel Extreme Masters and ESL One weekend in Katowice last month broke the Twitch concurrent viewership record as more than 1m people tuned in to watch. The eSports event hosted world-class tournaments for four of the most popular games in the Spodek Arena, in Katowice, Poland, over March 12-15. …
Read More »Smite’s year-long bans on pro players are harsh, but fair
Five competitive Smite players have received professional suspensions of up to one year for account sharing, Hi-Rez Studios announced yesterday. The bans have affected players from four organisations in the Smite Pro League circuit, including two top-tier North American teams, Cognitive Gaming and Enemy eSports, and one European (Trig eSports). …
Read More »Warner Bros reveals Mortal Kombat X Worldwide Competitive Program
Three major Mortal Kombat X pro tournaments will take place starting next month with a combined prize pool of $100,000, Warner Bros has announced. The newly unveiled Mortal Kombat Worldwide Competitive Program will host a series of tournaments kicking off next month, allowing players from around the globe to compete …
Read More »Reddit mods sign League of Legends NDA with Riot
It has emerged that most of the moderation team of the League of Legends subreddit have signed up to a non-disclosure agreement with developer Riot Games. The Daily Dot reports that while Reddit has told mods that signing the NDA is not mandatory, doing so will grant them direct access …
Read More »In Pictures: Behind the scenes at the Gfinity Arena debut
As the dust settles on Gfinity’s CS:GO Spring Masters I finals last Sunday, it seems a good time to assess the results of the UK’s first eSports arena’s opening weekend. Clearly, the one that matters most, is that Team EnVyUs walked out of the Fulham Broadway Gfinity Arena with the …
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