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Since Amazon bought Twitch in 2014 the two have remained fairly separate entities, but with Twitch Prime that all changes. Announced at TwitchCon, Twitch Prime will give every Amazon Prime subscriber the benefits of the old Twitch Turbo service and one free subscription. From now on every Amazon Prime subscriber …
Read More »Paladins mainly reminds us what’s great about Overwatch
If Paladins, the latest title from Smite creator Hi-Rez Studios, isn’t an Overwatch clone, it’s certainly a fraternal twin. But who cares? Everybody copies everybody. League of Legends borrowed characters and concepts from WarCraft III DotA, which in turn took inspiration from a gallimaufry of lane-based WarCraft III mods. Triple-A …
Read More »Samsung coach on post-exodus rebuilding: "Honestly, I didn’t even think 1 percent that we would make it to worlds."
Samsung Galaxy’s two-year quest back to the League of Legends World Championship is well known. Head coach Choi Woo-Beom is the man who helped rebuild the team and get it back to worlds caliber. Slingshot’s Andrew Kim caught up with Woo-Beom during the opening weekend to talk (in Korean and …
Read More »HiKo: ‘The team looks different, it feels different, and we’re just trying to adapt to it’
NEW YORK—It’s a Sunday morning in Brooklyn, NY and as cars zoom through Atlantic Avenue outside, there’s as much if not more commotion inside Barclays Center. At ESL One New York, Counter-Strike fans are preparing for an unexpected semifinal showdown between Commonwealth of Independent States team Natus Vincere (Na`Vi) and …
Read More »Relive the best Smash moments of The Big House
The Big House returns for its sixth incarnation this week, and if Smash’s continued growth is anything to go by this will be the biggest house yet. As the Michigan Smash community prepares to welcome big name players from all over the world at The Big House 6, we thought …
Read More »76ers CEO talks Dignitas acquisition, future plans
Last week, three major events happened with traditional sports investors and North American esports. Magic Johnson and co-owners of the Golden State Warriors and Washington Wizards purchased a majority interest in Team Liquid. Memphis Grizzlies co-owner Stephen Kaplan increased his stake in Immortals. But the event that kicked it all …
Read More »Steve Aoki buys Rogue
After performing at TwitchCon Steve Aoki announced that he has purchased eSports organisation Rogue. Aoki has purchased a controlling share of the organisation, and plans to be a hands on owner, with the press release stating: Steve [will] play a supportive role in the Overwatch team’s continued success, as well …
Read More »Vainglory’s first World Championship heads to Hollywood
The first ever Vainglory World Championship will be held at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood this December. Between the 2nd and 4th of December12 of the best Vainglory teams from across the world will fight for the title of world champions, and a nice chunk of cash. Hammers Velocity …
Read More »Betway signs headline sponsorship deal with Ninjas in Pyjamas
Betway has signed a six figure sponsorship deal with Ninjas in Pyjamas to become the organisation’s headline sponsor. The deal gives Betway content usage rights, onsite branding at the NiP gaming house and full player access, along with jersey branding. The company will use this partnership to give fans a …
Read More »Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot warns Vivendi to back off ahead of AGM
Ahead of today’s Ubisoft AGM CEO Yves Guillemot has said he won’t relax until Vivendi is out of the company entirely. Tensions between the two groups have risen over recent months as former Activision owner Vivendi has increased its ownership share in Ubisoft, and seems to want to take control …
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