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Read More »League of Legends peaking at 5m concurrent users
Riot Games title accrues an extra two million concurrent players in just five months
Read More »League of Legends sees another massive player spike
League of Legends developer Riot Games has announced its MOBA sensation is now peaking in excess of 5m concurrent players. PCGamersN reports Riot’s latest figure dwarfs Steam’s biggest offering, Dota 2, at just 300k concurrent players. In fact, Steam itself just recently hit 6.6m concurrent users; so the eSports hit …
Read More »World of Tanks rolls into professional eSports
Competitive league to offer prize pool of $2.5 million
Read More »Twitch: ‘New generation of gamers don’t want to read’
Game Informer and Gamereactor may be entering the UK, but according to TV giant Twitch, gamers don’t want new magazines, they want video. The US firm is like ‘YouTube for video games’, but specialises in live video and eSports. Its 23m unique monthly users watch 6bn minutes of video a …
Read More »Call of Duty ramps up eSports plans with $1m tournament
Activision says it is about to ‘forever change the face of eSports’ with a new Call of Duty competition Call of Duty: Black Ops II is bidding to become a major player in the eSports scene, which is currently dominated by games like StarCraft II and League of Legends. And …
Read More »Sony and MLG partnership brings Planetside 2 to eSports arena
Sony Online Entertainment and Major League Gaming have announced an agreement to integrate PlanetSide 2 into eSports events. The partnership will bring original PlanetSide 2 programming to MLG’s site and Twitch.tv channel, with details and a programing set to arrive in a matter of weeks. Additionally, players in the MMOFPS …
Read More »eSports team Quantic Gaming shut down as investors pull funding – report
North American eSports team Quantic Gaming has been disbanded after investors pulled the organization’s funding. Gamespot reports that while an official announcement has yet to be made, several team members have taken to social networks to share their thoughts. Apparently the investors ripping of the funds came without warning, as …
Read More »The eSports Phenomenon: The state of pro-gaming in the UK
The UK eSports scene has been around for the best part of 20 years And Craig Fletcher has been involved in it since 1994, running his own Doom 2 league. By 1997 he set-up Multiplay. The firm may be best known for its Insomnia gaming tournaments, but Multiplay also does …
Read More »The eSports Phenomenon: Headsets and hand grenades
Pro-gaming can be an expensive hobby. Competitive gamers are the sort of people willing to splash hunderds of pounds on a mouse or a headset. These products are often fully customisable and designed to give players that extra edge in the heat of battle. And manufacturers are clambering to get …
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