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A few days ago, ESPN published a story outlining contract disputes between Luminosity Gaming’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team and SK Gaming. The story explained that the players signed a contract with Luminosity Gaming in December last year, but then entered talks with SK Gaming via email in February, which resulted …
Read More »Why Moscow deserves a Dota 2 major
This last month saw the conclusion of the first Epicenter, the first of its name and the biggest Dota 2 tournament put on by European production house Epic Esports Events. The five-man team who arranged and organized the entire tournament put on quite a show, with a massive Roshan on-stage …
Read More »SuperMassive talk MSI and big ambitions for Worlds
Not many will be surprised by Turkish team SuperMassive’s finishing place at the bottom of May’s Mid-Season Invitational, not even the team themselves. League of Legends is dominated by the core regions of NA, EU and South-East Asia. However at least one of their results in Shanghai did raise eyebrows, …
Read More »Rainbow Six Pro League returns for Season 2 with $150,000 prize pool
The second season of the Rainbow Six Pro League is already underway, with a new $150,000 prize pool up for grabs across the four disciplines. Teams will be competing in one of four competitions, split between the Xbox One and PC, and European and North American regions. At the end …
Read More »Twitch unveils new Clips feature to challenge Oddshot
Twitch has announced Clips; a new feature that allows viewers to save 30 second video clips from any live stream. When something amazing happens on stream, all users have to do is press the Clip button, this will save the previous 25 seconds of the stream along with the next …
Read More »ELEAGUE debuts on TBS, brings in over 500,000 viewers
ELEAGUE, the $1.4 million Counter-Strike: Global Offensive competition, hit US TV network TBS for the first time on Friday and averaged 509,000 total viewers. According to ELEAGUE’S official stats, the show was the second most discussed program of the night on Twitter, with over 710 million impressions on the social …
Read More »ELEAGUE first impressions: Counter-Strike turned up to 11
Turner Sports’ much heralded ELEAGUE, the first traditionally televised Counter-Strike: Global Offensive competition, finally debuted last night. Previous attempts to bring Counter-Strike to a television audience have not been successful, to put it mildly, but all the noises heading into Tuesday were good. Turner had brought on board leading industry …
Read More »How Blizzard turned me into a salesperson for Overwatch
Let me be clear about something up front: I don’t really care if you buy Overwatch. This story isn’t about using my influence to try to get a large number of people to purchase the game. I love that you’re here, but in terms of your decision to buy or …
Read More »Overwatch Sponsorship: The Great eSports Gamble
The release of the first new Blizzard IP in 17 years has made many fans, players, and teams excited for the next surefire esports title in 2016. The early adopters are looking for big payouts with the hopes that Blizzard invests in Overwatch esports the same way they have with …
Read More »Junior year: Faker’s achievements vs. LeBron, Messi and more
Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok has no equal in the world of League of Legends. Crowned king of his profession as a rookie, the 20-year-old megastar has done nothing but grow his legacy since his debut just over three years ago in February of 2013. In his first eight domestic leagues, Korea’s …
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