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This Asian Games 2018 is the official debut of Esports at a mainstream sporting event, running from August 26th to September 1st, the five day demonstration event showcases top Asian Esports talents representing their country in the industry's most popular games. Games that were chosen for the much hyped event include Arena of Valor, Clash Royale, Hearthstone, League of Legends, [...]
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As of last year, the International Olympics Committee had publicly announced their interest and consideration of Esports as an event in the Paris 2024 Olympics. Citing Esports's impressive revenue numbers and engagement with younger audiences, the IOC are no doubt hoping to capitalize on the Esports industry's current track record of success. Fans who are hopeful of seeing some [...]
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There's no question to e-sports scene is growing, but despite all the hype I'm just not convinced its quite 'taken off' just yet. Total tournament winnings have been increasing year by year (see chart), but the majority of that cash is concentrated among 3 titles: Dota 2, Counter Strike Global Offensive, and League of Legends. Overwatch laid much of the [...]
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Blizzard is evidently quite tired of being behind Riot Games in the eSports spotlight - and with good reason, Starcraft is one of the games that is considered the "Grandaddy of Esports." So it's no big surprise that Blizzard has announced its new, "state-of-the-art" esports Arena, and has reiterated its focus on ing esports, and you can already purchase tickets [...]
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VR Esports viewing platform Sliver.tv, has managed to raise $9.8 million in its latest round of funding. Having initially launched last year, Sliver.tv boasts a 360-degree immersive stadium experience for spectators across PC, mobile and VR platforms. The Esports viewing platform also comes bundled with other features and goodies, such as its Esports betting component Watch & Win, as well [...]
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Last weekend, Ubisoft hosted a tournament for its medieval brawler For Honor, with a prizepool of $10,000 USD for the final victor. The one lucky player who took home the prize however, managed to cheese his merry way to victory by abusing the "unlock tech" exploit in the game, a bug which renders the player's attacks unblockable by opponents. "I [...]
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Esports is officially becoming the next big thing. Hot on the heels of Madison Square Garden's recent acquisition of Counter Logic Gaming, the possibility of an Esports Olympic event is currently in consideration for the Paris 2024 Olympics. In 2016, global Esports viewership had reached an impressive 320 million people worldwide, with over £400 million ($520M USD) in revenue generated. [...]
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The star that burns brightest also burns the briefest. After only 15 months or so since its inception, Yahoo's eSports portal will stop being updated after this Friday (June 16, 2017) according to a letter posted by Travis Gafford, Head of eSports Media at Yahoo eSports. Unfortunately, Yahoo Esports will no longer be updated after this Friday (June 16th). As [...]
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According to a recent report, China's mobile Esports revenue is expected to earn $6.78 billion by the end of 2017. The estimate is projected on numbers from 2016, where mobile Esports revenue had net China $1.9 billion, triple the figures seen in 2015. Given the growing boom in China's mobile Esports scene, revenues are predicted to follow the same upwards [...]
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This week’s hottest eSports news and highlights for League of Legends, CS:GO, Dota 2, and Overwatch. Expect spoilers! Brackets from TeamLiquid. Contents (Click to Jump to Section) League of Legends NA LCS EU LCS LCK LPL Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Dota 2 Overwatch League of Legends NA LCS Recap and Standings The 2017 Spring Split of the NA LCS has [...]
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