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eSports could hit a new milestone next month when the League of Legends 2014 World Championship takes place in South Korea. Riot Games’ EVP of eSports Dustin Beck told Polygon that the Grand Final, scheduled to take place in Seoul on October 19th, is expected to sell out the Sangam …
Read More »Amazon to buy Twitch in $970m deal
Retail giant Amazon has agreed to buy Twitch for $970m in cash. The retail giant swoops in for the firm, which was widely believed to have been an acquisition target for Google. Twitch is a major live-streaming platform for games, and one that has benefited hugely from eSports. It is …
Read More »MCV @ GAMESCOM: Call of Duty devs hired eSports experts for Advanced Warfare
ESportswill play a major role in this year’s Call of Duty once again, and developer Sledgehammer has even hired competitive gamers to help. However, lead multiplayer designer Greg Reisdorf says that they didn’t always take the feedback on-board, because the game has to be fun for all of its fans. …
Read More »MCV @ GAMESCOM: How eSports went from joke to juggernaut
For many, it seems laughable that a free-to-play game could rank alongside iconic singersand global television shows in terms of popularity. But, just like Madonna, TheX Factor and Olympic sporting events have in the past, the League of Legends Championship Series sold out Wembley Arena this year. And this success …
Read More »Read our first ever MCV @ Gamescom daily magazine right now
The first ever MCV @ Gamescom is available for you to read for free right now. You can read it in your browser here, or get it via the MCV App on iPad. Of course, if you are at Gamescom, you can pick a physical copy of the publication up …
Read More »eSports: Behind the next billion-dollar industry
Competitive gaming is a big deal, generating millions upon millions of views and beginning to even outpace the rest of the games industry. MCV chatted to professional teams, event organisers and other firms involved in the burgeoning sector If you had asked someone five years ago whether they watch eSports, …
Read More »ESPN in advanced talks with MLG to expand eSports coverage – report
ESPN is reportedly looking to expand its eSports coverage, following the performance of Valve’s Dota 2 tournament The International on the cable sports network earlier this month. Valve made headlines this summer when it announced The International 2014 would air on ESPN’s web channel ESPN3, with a special presentation set …
Read More »Game Expo Scotland details eSports Zone
Competitive gaming element of October event organised by Versus Scotland
Read More »IeSF drops female ban for Hearthstone tournament
An upcoming Hearthstone tournament being run by the IeSF will no longer omit female players, although two other competitions remain female only. There was tremendous uproar on both sides of the divide yesterday when it was revealed that women would not be allowed to participate in an IeSF World Championship …
Read More »Dota 2 tournament The International boasts $10m prize pool
The International 2014, this year’s rendition of Valve’s official Dota 2 tournament, has garnered more than $10m for its prize pool. The game’s official site currently shows the pool at $10,120,673, with more than half of the amount raised in around five weeks time. The figure is driven by Dota …
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