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Morepeople are watching eSports, and for longer periods of time. Triple-A publishers are investing heavily in the space. And the prize pools are growing in size, with players competing for massive piles of cash. As these sums grow, so does the pressure and desire to win. To this end, we’ve …
Read More »EA’s mission to drive eSports into the mainstream
20minutes into our interview with Todd Sitrin, the senior VP of EA’s new Competitive Gaming Division, and we realise that he hasn’t used the word ‘eSports’ once. We purposely do not use the term,” he tells us. eSports is that shiny execution that is getting a lot of hype. We …
Read More »eSports players need industry-wide representation
The head of competitive gaming body eSports Integrity Coalition has said that players must band together to influence industry decisions. Speaking to eSports Pro, Ian Smith said that pro-gamers are the main draw for eSports events, yet they have little say in any part of the sector. Furthermore, if a …
Read More »One Night in Karazhan is Hearthstone’s next adventure expansion
Blizzard keeps pumping out new content for its popular card game, and the next expansion has now been detailed. Part one of One Night in Karazhan will be released on August 11th, with one wave launching each week offering a total of 45 new cards. The prologue will be free …
Read More »Global eSports sponsorship to smash £500m this year
Superdata expects advertising to account for more than half a billion pounds in eSports revenue by the end of 2016. The data firm says sponsorship and advertising will account for the vast majority of money, far outstripping prize pools (60m) and betting (45m). In fact, sponsorship now accounts for almost …
Read More »‘We can unlock big sponsors for pro gaming’, says EA
EA says its games can win over big name brands such as Coke and Visa for the pro-gaming industry. Although there has been an increase in non-games brands investing in eSports, many big firms have held off advertising or sponsoring major events – despite the huge audience of young people …
Read More »Introducing: The first ever eSports Pro magazine
This week, MCV has taken a break, and in its place we have produced a one-off publication dedicated to eSports. In the first eSports Pro magazine, we speak to EA’s senior VP and GM of Competitive Gaming Todd Sitrin about the firm’s new eSports division. We also discuss regulation with …
Read More »ESL One Genting Dota 2 tournament announced
ESL One is heading to the Genting Resort in Malaysia for a $250,000 Dota 2 tournament. The competition will take place between January 6th and 8th 2017 in the mountaintop resort that is just an hour away from Kuala Lumpur. Eight of the best Dota 2 teams in the world …
Read More »Alibaba partners with IeSF to grow Chinese eSports
The International eSports Federation (IeSF) has partnered with Alibaba Sports Group to boost eSports in China and across the world. Exact details on what the two companies will be doing are yet to be announced, however the partnership announcement did mention three key goals the two hope to achieve. The …
Read More »The International 6 has the biggest eSports prize pool ever
The community funded prize pool for The International 6 has become the largest prize pool in eSports history. Currently the prize pool sits at $18,571,128 although that will continue to grow until the competition is over on August 13th. Many are expecting the prize pool to break the $20,000,000 barrier …
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