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When the Manila Major has been announced, many Dota 2 enthusiasts have been asking about PGL. Why did Valve and the local organizers entrust this company with the task of co-producing the Spring Dota 2 Major? PGL, otherwise known as Professional Gamers’ League”, is an eSports brand registered under the …
Read More »Heroes of the Dorm returns to ESPN
Heroes of the Dorm, a Heroes of the Storm tournament featuring college teams from across North America, will return to ESPN in 2016, beginning with a Selection Sunday bracket reveal live on ESPNU on March 13 at 8 p.m. ET. Teams of five students will compete in a single-elimination bracket …
Read More »The rise and rise of Brazilian CS:GO
Anyone present for the current Luminositysquad’sdebut at DreamHack Winter last year will not have been surprised to see them in the grand final at IEM Katowice over the weekend. After some consternation from fans over dropping their long-time team-mates boltz and steel just before DreamHack began, the Brazilian side showed …
Read More »Riot is probably developing a fighting game, acquires company started by Evo co-founders
Riot Games’newest employees are probablymaking the company’s first fighting game. That’s the most obvious conclusion from the theLeague of Legendsdeveloper’s latestacquisition: Radiant Entertainment, developers of crafting gameStonehearthand free-to-play fighting gameRising Thunder. In an announcement yesterday, Radiant said that it will shut downRising Thunder—which has been in a public Alpha since …
Read More »Discover the next big game at Interface
Interface is returning to London on May 5th at St Mary’s Church – inviting publishers, developers and investors to make new connections and do business in a unique and informative event. The event will bring together over 350 firms in a series of one-to-one pitching meetings, informative masterclass sessions as …
Read More »OPINION: Why we need more awards for women
On International Women’s Day, former MCV editor Lisa Carter discusses why the Women in Games Awards are important. I’m delighted to be working with MCV and the brilliant Women in Games (WIGJ) organisation on the upcoming Women in Games Awards. The event will shine the spotlight on the most influential …
Read More »Overwatch hits store shelves on May 24
It’s official: Blizzard’s new first person shooter,Overwatch, will hit shelves on May 24. The highly anticipated shooter—mega developer Blizzard’s first foray into the genre and its first new intellectual property in years—will be available for PC, PS4, and Xbox One on that day. But players who pre-purchase or preorder the …
Read More »Sky takes a first step into eSports tournament coverage
With millions of fans regularly tuning into services likeTwitchandYouTube Gamingto watch their favourite titlesbeing played at the highest level, traditional TV broadcasters are starting to take note. Last year, BBC Three dipped its toe into the world of eSports withliveLeague of Legendstournament coverage, and today Sky will become the latest …
Read More »Canada’s leading sports network launches esports section
The biggest sports network in Canada is jumping on theesportsbandwagon. The Sports Network, aka TSN, isstartinga section covering pro gaming. TSN is the latest of many sports media companies to invest into esports coverage. ESPN, Yahoo, and Sky have all recently thrown their hats into the ring, so it’s no …
Read More »This sexist question at the IEM press conference illustrates eSports’ gender problem
Last weekIntel announced its new AnyKey initiativeto help support diversity in eSports and make competitive gaming more gender-inclusive. Well, it’s clearly got its work cut out judging by one of the questions pitched to the panel at the Intel Extreme Masters press conference in Katowice this morning. Intel’s director of …
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