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LoL fans were expecting big things fromVitalityafter they announced their big move into professional League of Legends back in December, taking over Gambit’s spot in the EU LCS. WithShaunzon coaching duties and a solid line-up of seasoned pros, their intention was clear: qualifying for Worlds. The Spring split is now …
Read More »Wolfsburg breaking new ground in the virtual world
Wolfsburg completed several attention-grabbing transfers last summer, underlining their ambition to establish the club at the pinnacle of German football. Among those putting pen to paper were former Brazilian international Dante from Bayern Munich, Germany striker Max Kruse from Borussia Monchengladbach and Schalke’s world champion Julian Draxler. Yet amid all …
Read More »Gootecks, ultradavid, Wong weigh in on Evo 2016 lineup and growth
The world’s largest fighting game championship, the Evolution Championship Series (Evo) in Las Vegas, is going full esports for the 2016 event with new games, a bigger venue and an arena to watch the finals. Evo co-founder Joey "Mr. Wizard" Cuellar announced Tuesday night this year’s game lineup, featuring nine …
Read More »Changing The eSports Game With Real-Money Prizes
The business of eSports (video game competitions)is on pace to explodein 2016, which is reinforced by recent reveals of eSports platforms onTwitterandESPN. Brands are starting to catch up to the hype surrounding eSports and companies are seeking to find ways to exploit major growth in the space. One such enhancement …
Read More »Echo Fox announces expansion into Counter-Strike
Echo Fox on Tuesday announced an expansion into Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with Mohamad"m0E"Assad and Sean"sgares"Gares leading the charge. The expansion into Counter-Strike comes just more than a month after Echo Fox’s League of Legends branch was announced on Dec. 18. Speaking to ESPN, Echo Fox owner Rick Fox, a former …
Read More »Mortal Kombat X is making its way to a TV screen near you
In a deal first reported byVariety, The CW Network will air a one-hour special based on last weekend’s ESLMortal Kombat XPro League final. The special will serve as the sixth and final episode of the third season of Machinima’sChasing the Cupseries. The first five episodes will be made available on …
Read More »With $700,000 price tag, FaZe becomes the most expensive CS:GO team in history
Faze Clan’srecent acquisition of theG2 EsportsCounter-Strikelineup has been followed by reports that ESL co-founder Jens Hilger allegedly tampered with the deal to secure a higher fee for the squad. As a result, FaZe Clan now hosts the most expensive team in the history ofCounter-Strike. The deal included $300,000 up front, …
Read More »Esports is growing up: IP law and broadcasting rights
Question: Can one entity own the entire esports ecosystem? The league, broadcast, teams, players, game and governance? Think along the lines of another major sport, like the NFL. It’s possible, and the main reason for this is the power of intellectual property (IP) law and its growing importance in the …
Read More »Where is South Africa’s fighting scene?
One of the global eSports which never really gets much attention in South Africaoutside of a small, dedicated followingis fighting. Last year we had a taste with the Mortal Kombat X global Qualifiers hosted by NAV TV, but that was about it. Where are our fighters? And why hasn’t the …
Read More »Splatoon makes a splash in Japanese eSports
Japanese players embraced Nintendo’s colorful, team-based squid shooterSplatoonwith open arms (or tentacles) in 2015. Featuring half-squid, half-human creatures who can swim through the ink that blasts from their guns,Splatoonis a fast paced and accessible game making a mark on Japanese esports. Following its release in May, the game moved over …
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