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Over 32m people tuned into to watch the League of Legends World Championship final, Riot has revealed. At Peak, over 8.5m people watched the event at the same time. It makes it the biggest eSports event in history, and bigger than most ‘real’ sporting events. The tournament was held at …
Read More »MLG.tv network to broadcast major eSports events
Major League Gaming has announced MLG.tv, a new eSports internet-broadcast network that will showcase events around the world. TechCrunch reports the network will stream broadcasts in HD (up to 1080p) as well as carry a studio show that features both news and highlights. The weekly recap show, entitled eSports Report, …
Read More »Red 5 lays off 10% of staff
Company cuts back on web tv as it retreats from e-sports ahead of Firefall launch
Read More »Artillery hires StarCraft champ as game designer
Sean 'Day[9]' Plott takes a job with HTML5 browser game startup
Read More »Twitch edges out TV as traffic soars
A big weekend for eSports events meant streaming video service Twitch had its most popular day yet. By the end of Sunday, August 11th, Twitch.tv had clocked more than 4.5m unique viewers as gamers logged on to watch streaming video feeds of events like World Championship Series Season 2 Regional …
Read More »Competitive gaming approved as a pro sport in the US
New approval puts gaming tournament in same designation as NBA or NHL
Read More »Latest Major League Gaming event breaks attendance records
Major League Gaming’s latest Pro Circuit event hit new heights in terms of attendance, the organization has revealed. Fans and competitors combined to make up 21,000 attendees at the three-day Spring Championship in Anaheim, California – which the league states sets a new record for the largest crowd in the …
Read More »INTERVIEW: GameSpot’s ambitions for eSports and video shows
CBS Interactive’s SVP David Rice tells MCV why the site is focusing more on original video content and professional gaming. How has the games media market changed in 2012, and how has GameSpot adapted? On the news and information side of games media, it is a tale of two stories. …
Read More »Jet Li talks up eSports’ credentials
Chinese film star and martial artist Jet Li has argued that eSports are very much a ‘sport’ in the proper sense of the word. If poker card games and chess both have the players sitting down and are considered sports, why not virtual gaming as well?” Li said in a …
Read More »Multiplay ready for UK eSports boom
This is the year of eSports in the UK, says event specialist Multiplay. The iSeries organiser claims the widespread popularity of games has raised the profile of professional gaming, and that consumers are turning to eSports titles as new releases dry up at retail. Gaming in general is now more …
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