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The International e-Sports Federation (IeSF) has announced that it is working on an eSports athlete’s commission, in an attempt to get eSports to the Olympics in the future. The commission will aim to give players a say when building international competitive rule sets and generally allow for more standardisation across …
Read More »Initial Vainglory World Championship details to be announced next week
In an interview with MCV at E3, Kristian Segerstrale, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director at Super Evil Megacorp revealed that the dates for the Vainglory World Championship will be announced next week. We just finished the spring season with our spring finals, then we will have the summer season …
Read More »Overwatch more popular than League of Legends in Korean PC Bangs
Overwatch has, by some metrics, overtaken League of Legends in terms of popularity in Korean PC bangs. A post that appeared on the Overwatch subReddit showed that last week Overwatch had a 0.4% lead over League of Legends, in terms of play time in PC bangs operated by GettoGold. GettoGold …
Read More »Twitch takes legal action against viewbotting companies
Streaming site Twitch is taking legal action against seven companies that offer viewbotting services. In a post on the Twitch blog Matthew DiPietro, SVP of Marketing at Twitch, said that the company is actively targeting any service that tries to artificially inflate viewer numbers, follower numbers and chat activity by …
Read More »Sky and ITV partner to launch 24-hour Ginx eSports TV channel
Ginx TV has unveiled its new direction this morning, following a new partnership with Sky and ITV. From June 23rd, the video games channel will become Ginx eSports TV, the first 24-hour eSports channel in the UK. It will launch on channel 470 in Sky’s Sports section and will feature, …
Read More »ESL One Frankfurt to be broadcast on German TV
ESL today announced that the upcoming ESL One Frankfurt Dota 2 tournament will be broadcast on German TV channel SPORT1. The free to view station that is primarily known for its traditional sports broadcasts, will show the grand final of the event at 8pm CEST on June 19th. The other …
Read More »Microsoft adding tournament features to Xbox One, launching $100,000 Killer Instinct Tour
Microsoft has used E3 week to announce new eSports related features for the Xbox One and a $100,000 Killer Instinct competition. At its press conference on Monday the platform holder announced Xbox Arena, a new set of features coming to the Xbox One that will allow people to sign up …
Read More »Splyce picks up Overwatch team
Splyce, an organisation that has teams in some of the biggest eSports in the world, has signed an Overwatch team. The organisation has signed the former Fine, I’ll Go McCree roster, who have been competing together since the beta but are yet to post any top results in significant events. …
Read More »Take-Two’s Strauss Zelnick on eSports, virtual reality and the state of E3
We talk to the boss of Take-Two about eSports, virtual reality, the state of E3 and the publisher’s acquisition strategy. How digital has transformed Take-Two’s business Digitally-delivered revenue, especially recurrent consumer spending – which we define as anything other than a full-game download, including virtual currency, add-on content and online …
Read More »$100,000 Overwatch tournament to be held at Gamescom by ESL
ESL and Blizzard have teamed up to host a $100,000 Overwatch tournament at Gamescom later this year. The ESL Overwatch Atlantic Showdown will take place on August 20th and 21st on the main stage of ESL’s Gamescom booth in Hall 9. Eight of the best Overwatch teams in the world …
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