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The local body behind competitive gaming,Mind Sports South Africa(MSSA) has said in a statement that in order for South Africa to truly compete at an international level in eSports, more must be done at a school level. The MSSA believes that in order for eSports teams to become successful, a …
Read More »Tencent Nears Deal With Chinese Game Video Streaming Platform Douyu TV
HONG KONG—Tencent HoldingsLtd.is in talks to invest in a Chinese game video streaming service, people familiar with the matter said, as the Internet giant tries to beef up its online games business by adding new marketing channels. The Chinese company, whose main services include games and social networks, is close …
Read More »Craig Levine on ESL, the bitcoin scandal, and North American Counter-Strike
Craig "Torbull" Levine has been a part of some of the biggest moments inesports. He began asCounter-Strikeplayer in the earliest days of the competitive scene. Since then, he’s gone on to manage one of the first and most prominent professional teams in North America, cofound the successfulESEAservice, and help esports …
Read More »Why should more resellers invest in eSports?
eSports is on the rise according to HyperX’s business manager Edward Baily, which is why more resellers should stock up on components. Here he explains why… Last year in Katowice, Poland, I experienced first-hand one of the world’s largest PC gaming eSports tournaments: The Intel Extreme Masters World Championship. Read …
Read More »5 top tips for eSports success from Riot Games
Greg Street provides key game design advice for games made to be played competitively There are many considerations developers need to be aware of when designing a game that’s meant to be played competitively, particularly if you have ambitions of becoming an eSport. Read more at Develop >>>
Read More »eSports: TGS announces Cyber Games Asia 2015
The multi title eSports competition will take place over the two public days of this year’s show. This year’s Cyber Games Asia (CGA) will showcase four competition titles and some of the world’s premier players and teams. Read more at MCV Pacific >>>
Read More »Gaming Sector Spotlight: Why you can’t afford to ignore eSports
Which sports events hand out the most prize money across the globe? It may not be surprising to see the UEFA Champions League at number one with a whopping $65 million in winnings, followed by the FIFA World Cup ($31 million) and baseball’s World Series ($19 million). Read more at …
Read More »YouPorn picks up another Dota 2 team you’ve never heard of
YouPorn is expanding deeper intoesportswith yet another minorDota 2team. Team YP, the pornography site’s esports division, entered the North AmericanDota 2scene today by signing a relatively unknown team called No Broodmama. Read more at DailyDot >>>
Read More »How to design a game for eSports played by millions
Developing a game for eSports can be a daunting prospect. To give you an idea of the scope, we speak to experienced developers in the competitive gaming space. Competitive gaming has come of age and it’s now becoming an increasingly significant part of the games industry. The headline eSports games …
Read More »Dota 2 is no more, long live Dota 2 Reborn
And that’s your lot Source 1, thanks for all you’ve done but you are no more. Source 2 has trampled your corpse into the digi-dust and replaced Dota’s client with the Reborn client, which features a brand new pretty-much-everything other than in-game changes. In characteristic Valve style, the move was …
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