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Which sports events hand out the most prize money across the globe? It may not be surprising to see the UEFA Champions League at number one with a whopping $65 million in winnings, followed by the FIFA World Cup ($31 million) and baseball’s World Series ($19 million). Read more at …
Read More »London Games Conference returns with focus on using video to promote, sell and share games
London Games Conference will return on November 19th – and you can book tickets now at a 100 saving. This year’s LGC will focus on video. The acceleration of video as a platform for promoting and selling games has been breathtaking. New tools for production and sharing of video content …
Read More »YouPorn picks up another Dota 2 team you’ve never heard of
YouPorn is expanding deeper intoesportswith yet another minorDota 2team. Team YP, the pornography site’s esports division, entered the North AmericanDota 2scene today by signing a relatively unknown team called No Broodmama. Read more at DailyDot >>>
Read More »Sponsored Feature: How to automate your wholesale business
CodesWholesale.com’s CMO Fatih Parlayan tells us why retailers should be using digital distribution Eliminating the need for storing products and time-consuming transportation of boxes are only a few of the advantages of digital distribution of video games. Additionally, the whole process is completely automatic – which makes it possible to …
Read More »How to design a game for eSports played by millions
Developing a game for eSports can be a daunting prospect. To give you an idea of the scope, we speak to experienced developers in the competitive gaming space. Competitive gaming has come of age and it’s now becoming an increasingly significant part of the games industry. The headline eSports games …
Read More »$3m worth of Infinity Blade assets now free to UE4 developers
Epic has made 7,600 Infinity Blade assets free on the Unreal Engine marketplace. The content will ship in eight different packs that are available for any developer to access and use in their game. Most of the released assets come from the cancelled Infinity Blade: Dungeons. Assets available include audio …
Read More »Dota 2 is no more, long live Dota 2 Reborn
And that’s your lot Source 1, thanks for all you’ve done but you are no more. Source 2 has trampled your corpse into the digi-dust and replaced Dota’s client with the Reborn client, which features a brand new pretty-much-everything other than in-game changes. In characteristic Valve style, the move was …
Read More »ESL broadcasts 24/7 program in cooperation with make.tv and announces longterm partnership
At this year’s IBC, the world’s largest esports company, ESL, and make.tv are presenting a new and jointly developed cloud-based 24/7 TV playout module. The new tech solution has already been successfully implemented into two of ESL’s live 24/7 esports channels on Twitch, with more esports and gaming channels to …
Read More »E-Sports League to operate arena at PAX Aus 2015
ESLwill operate a live esports arena at this year’s PAX Aus gaming convention. Multiple tournaments will be held in three games, each with a prize pool and each taking place in a purpose-built arena. Read more at GamePlanet >>>
Read More »ESL Is Bringing ‘Project CARS’ To eSports Starting With Online Competitions In September
Racing game Project CARS”is officially going eSports thanks to a partnership between developer and publisher Slightly Mad Studios, distributor Bandai Namco Entertainment, and the Electronic Sports League. The announcementwas made on the game’s website on Tuesday, and the partnership means big things for Project CARS” as ESL, the Electronic Sports …
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