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At Casual Connect Europe 2016,Jas Purewal, founder of Purewal & Partners, gave a talk on the business and law of eSports. He spoke about how clubs remunerate their players, which includes a basic "salary" that can be as high as $12,000 a month, as well as tournament proceeds. "Sponsorship is …
Read More »How the NBA Will Impact the Bigger Battle for ESports
The NBA is the latest sports league to jump into the growing eSports arena, following the NFL and FIFA through Electronic Arts’Madden NFLandFIFAvideo game franchises. Through the NBA’s licensing partnership with game publisher 2K (a division of Take-Two Interactive),NBA 2K16:Road to the Finals has kicked off a cross-platform competition on …
Read More »SMITE Oceania Pro League 2016 boasts $100,000 prize pool
Following a hugely successful 2015, Hi-Rez Studios has heavily committed to the ANZ region with a whopping AUD$100,000 prize pool for this year’s Oceania Pro League. The Oceania region will return for the SMITE eSports Season 3 with a total AUD $100,000 prize pool, up from $65,000 which was awarded …
Read More »ESL’s David Hiltscher on developing an eSports game
As part of Casual Connect Europe 2016,David Hiltscher, VP Gaming Communities at ESL gave a talk on how to get started in developing for eSports. "Games tend to be synchronous multiplayer" he said, though he did note that asynchronous games can work in a competitive setting, as seen in the …
Read More »How Leffen Will Take Over the World
It would be hard to argue that Leffen had anything other than an excellent 2015. With wins at B.E.A.S.T. 5, CEO 2015, Super Smash Con, and HTC Throwdown, he’s become an unstoppable force in Melee, and is currently ranked 3rd according to theMelee It On Me Top 100. For most …
Read More »Luffy signs with Red Bull ahead of SFV release
Just days before the launch ofStreet Fighter V, and the beginning of the2016 Capcom Pro Tour(CPT),Red Bullhas signed the biggest free agent in the fighting game world. EVO2014Ultra Street Fighter IVchampion Olivier Luffy” Hay of Franceannouncedon Saturday that he has signed with the energy drink company’s team. The terms of …
Read More »VR and eSports: a match made in heaven?
It’s theLeague of LegendsWorld Championships Quarter Finals, and I am surrounded by over 10,000 otherLoLfans inside of Wembley Arena. Origen (one of only two European teams competing) are about to emerge victorious in their matchup against the Flash Wolves and as the nexus falls the entire arena leaps to its …
Read More »Tempo Storm shocks North America in IEM Katowice qualifier
Tempo Storm’snewly minted Brazilian side shocked North America’s top teams in the IEM KatowiceCounter-Strikequalifier just days after the players signed with the organization. With just one North American spot in the event available, many fans expected sides likeCloud9,Team LiquidorCounter Logic Gamingto compete for the slot—but all three teams fell to …
Read More »Rocket League Dev Explains New Esports Drive
Rocket Leaguedeveloper Psyonix has discussed its ongoing efforts to establish its soccer-with-cars sensation as a competitive esport. Speaking on apodcastwith Larry Hryb, Psyonix exec Jeremy Dunham said it is pushing ahead with its esports strategy, which it believes will be "very good for the game." Read more at Gamespot >>>
Read More »Vodafone gets into esports, sponsors G2
The world’s second biggest mobile phone carrier entered theesportsspace today. British telecommunications companyVodafone, which runs services across the world, has signed a sponsorship deal with G2 Esports. That organization also announced today it had acquired a new Spanish nationalLeague of Legendsteam, which will compete in local Spanish events throughout the …
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