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This morning’s announcement that UK retailer GAME Digital were to acquire events organiser Multiplay for 20m came as a shock for more than a few reasons. First to consider is GAME’s recent and languishing history with their shareholders, being born out of the ashes of the former GAME Group’s administration …
Read More »Riot says it will protect League of Legends players from unauthorised spectator streaming
League of Legends developer Riot has been forced to wade into a messy rights dispute involving the gameplay streaming of popular player Sanghyuk ‘Faker’ Lee. A Twitch broadcaster operating under the name SpectateFaker was issued with a DMCA copyright claim by rival streaming firm Azubu demanding that it stop streaming …
Read More »GAME acquires Multiplay for £20m
Retailer GAME has made a big move into the eSports and events space by acquiring Multiplay. The deal has been priced at 20m, the initial 12.6m payment of which is coming directly from GAME’s existing cash. The company says the move will help expand its community events and eSports program, …
Read More »Reynad: False MagicAmy accusations a huge setback for women in eSports
Tempo Storm’s Andrey ‘Reynad’ Yanyuk has lashed out at what he says are the baseless accusations levelled at one of his players, Hyerim ‘MagicAmy’ Lee. Lee last week was accused of in fact not being a real individual and instead just a digital construct used by at least two people …
Read More »Nvidia is hosting its own Hearthstone tournament
$25,000 is up for grabs at an upcoming Nvidia-organised Hearthstone tournament. All Hearthstone users are able to register, although the event will also host competitive gameplay between pro players. All entrants will also have the chance to nab qualification points for the recently detailed Hearthstone World Championship. The tournament will …
Read More »Warhammer 40,000 gets the MOBA treatment
Games Workshop’s Warhammer 40,000 is getting another video game outing – this time as a PC MOBA. Due out in 2016, Warhammer 40,000: Dark Nexus Arena fromWhitebox Interactive twill have its beta premiered at PAX East next week. It will star all of the usual brand staples such as Marines, …
Read More »The UK is getting its first dedicated eSports arena next month
Gfinity has confirmed that the UK’s first dedicated eSports arena will be opened next month. It will be called the Gfinity Arena and will be located inside Fulham Broadway’s Vue Cinema. It will be able to accommodate up to 600 spectators. There will also be an eSports section on the …
Read More »ESL reveals biggest UK tournament for CS:GO and LoL
The ESL UK Premiership, the company’s largest tournament since 2010, has been announced today for UK-only Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and League of Legends players to win 12,000. The tournaments will be spread over two months of online brackets to culminate in an offline finals at London MCM Comic Con over …
Read More »Dota 2 breaks 1m concurrent players barrier
Valve’s MOBA title Dota 2 hit an important milestone over the weekend. The hugely popular game passed the 1m concurrent players barrier, topping out at 1,060,082 players. It’s the first game to hit seven figures in the history of Steam. The only game to hit six figures was fellow Valve …
Read More »INTERVIEW: Team Liquid co-owner Steve Arhancet discusses the rise of eSports – and what’s next for the sector
After 12 years in the financial industry, Steve Arhancet made a leap into the then nascent world of professional gaming.Now he’s the co-owner of one of the world’s best-known eSports sides – Team Liquid. He tells MCV about his entry into the sector – and what’s next How did you …
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