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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 …
Read More »Overwatch Teams: Top 5 to Watch in 2016
With regular tournaments giving all the new Overwatch teams practice during the closed beta, we’ve seen plenty of strong sides emerge who we expect will continue to impress once the game is fully launched. We’re sure to see new sides switch over to Overwatch from other first-person-shooters once the game …
Read More »REUNITED wants to become the Astralis of Overwatch esports
ESPN calls it the next big esports. Organisations like Cloud9, Team Liquid, and Luminosity Gaming have fielded teams. Tournaments get announced every second day, in fact, audio giant Dolby just recently entered esports with a $10,000 Overwatch tournament. Overwatch esports is already a thing, even though the game is still …
Read More »The Overwatch teams to watch at Agents Rising
We’re into the endzone here, folks. Overwatch is mere weeks away from becoming an actual, released game that people can buy and play for as long as they want without stopping for food or because Blizzard says it’s time to go home and see your families. What comes with that …
Read More »Inside DreamLeague, the most lovably weird esports production on the Internet
Three of the biggest personalities in Dota 2 are analyzing a game that’s just finished in the Stockholm studios of DreamHack, the legendary esports and gaming events company. That’s when the lights in the studio suddenly start blinking and an alarm blares. Read more on the Daily Dot >>>
Read More »The Prodigal Fox Returns: Leffen on his comeback, coping with visa issues and EU’s problem
The last time that William Leffen” Hjelte played Super Smash Bros. in North America, he swept Juan Hungrybox” Debiedma in the Grand Finals of HTC Throwdown. Just a month later, a visa issue kept him from competing in NA competitions for eight months, and by the time he got back, …
Read More »Power Dynamics in Esports – the Role of the Publisher
Last week will go down as one of the most significant in the history of esports. Riot dropped the ban hammer in League of Legends, compelling the sale of League Championship Series teams Renegades and Team Impulse, and Challenger Series team Team Dragon Knights. Meanwhile, the Electronic Sports League (ESL) …
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