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Only six months ago, American eSports teamCounter Logic Gaming(CLG)was less than fifteen daysfrom declaring bankruptcy. The team decided to continue pursuing their passion of playing competitive video games despite a gloomy financial outlook. It has paid off. The CLG team is now preparing to take part in theLeague of Legends …
Read More »Master Caster: Smite’s Scott ‘Gandhi’ Lussier
Pro gamers switch titles all the time, but genres? That’s a rare thing indeed. Yet that’s exactly the route former Halo and Call of Duty champ Scott ‘Gandhi’ Lussier has taken. An elite shooter happiest with a controller in his hand, Lussier nonetheless made the switch to MOBAs last year, …
Read More »Ocelote on Gamers2 rebranding plans and how he’s building ‘a world class esports club’
On Sept. 5,Gamers2beatSK Gamingto qualify for theLeagueChampionship Series. It was a landmark day for the young team and its players, but it was perhaps more significant for its owner. Carlos Ocelote” Rodriguez is one of the most recognized figures in theLeague of Legendsesportsscene. The Spaniard was considered a top player …
Read More »How esports are driving the evolution of Street Fighter and the Capcom Cup
Fighting game competitors have it so good today versus the ’90s. Cramming into an arcade has been swapped with hotel ballrooms and event centers. Beating the local 7-Eleven champions has been replaced with beating global grand masters. Winning a bracket scores you thousands of dollars as opposed to a slightly …
Read More »Blizzard Wants To Tie Esports Into Mobile Hearthstone Experience
The freshest face in Blizzard’s cadre of hit games, Hearthstone, has been a darling of the esports scene. As of May 2015, Hearthstone boasts over 30 million active users. It has regularly been one of the most viewed games on Twitch,consistentlybeatingoutBlizzard mainstays World of Warcraft and Starcraft 2. Now that …
Read More »John Carmack wants to make virtual reality esports stadiums
At the end of hisOculus Connect 2 talk,John Carmack talked a bit about social applications for the Oculus Rift and VR. Heexplained the problems of convincing people that VR can be a social place, and how Oculus has beendeveloping frameworks for multi-userVR applications. One of his ideas: virtual esports arenas. …
Read More »Here’s why eSports is coming soon to a TV near you
Turner Broadcasting is bringing video game tournaments to network TV in 2016. Although ESPN hasdabbled lightly in eSports coverageover the last year, Turner Broadcasting is the first television network to go all-in with eSports. Beginning in 2016, Turner Sports president Lenny Daniels says the network will cover Valve’sCounter-Strike: Global Offensive(CS:GO) …
Read More »Band of misfits: How the Renegades went from challengers to winners
With one game separating each team from a spot in theLeagueChampionship Seriesand their professional gaming dreams, it was the most important champion select of their lives. Most teams would be nervous and tense, focused on surviving a moment they might remember with joy or regret for years. Renegades, though, was …
Read More »The New England Patriots and Milwaukee Bucks are investing in eSports
Mobile eSports forerunnerSkillztoday revealed the results of its recently concluded Series B funding, noting thatthe Kraft Group, owner of the New England Patriots and Milwaukee Bucks, contributed a sizeable chunk of the $15 million raised. Read more at GameZone >>>
Read More »Here’s why former Sony company Daybreak Games is getting into eSports
Daybreak Games, formerly Sony Online Entertainment, is hosting its first tournament Sept. 26 at TwitchCon. Daybreak Games,which Sony sold to New York investment management firm Columbus Nova in February, has thrown its hat into the competitive gaming ring. The firstH1Z1Invitational, happening Sept. 26 at the Intel Game Lab booth at …
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