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League of Legends pro squad Team Impulse is for sale

Sat on aBrewster’s Millions-style cash pile and no idea how to blow it fast? Maybe it’s time to think about buying an esports team—like Team Impulse, for instance, which is now up for sale, along with its spot in the 2016League of LegendsChampionship Series. Read more at PC Gamer Pro …

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Two more esports organizations announce Overwatch teams

Esports franchises are falling over themselves to get involved inOverwatchfrom day one. Fnatic‘sBattlefieldteam has likely already made the move, while esports organizationTempo Stormhas sought to lock up talent ahead of the launch. Now K1ck Esports Club has become the latest organization to announce a team for the game. The squad …

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Full London Games Conference schedule confirmed

We’ve teased you with details of some of the key conference sessions we have lined up for this year’s London Games Conference; now we’ve provided the full schedule you have to look forward to next month. The London Games Conference returns for its seventh outing on Thursday November 19th, from …

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eSports Is Big Time: Pro Video Gaming League Eyes Global Distribution, Drug Testing

The Electronic Sports League (ESL)is already one of the largest eSports organizations in the world. But it’s looking toexpandits global reachby 2017—with partnering and drug-testing key parts of the plan. ESL runs its own eSports tournamentsand partners with publishers like Blizzard Entertainment to help them organize their professional competitions, running …

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Unikrn introduces first competitive integrity certification program for eSports

Competitive eSports platform Unikrn has partnered withmulti-player gaming league FACEIT,to create the world’s first competitive integrity certification program for eSports. The program aims to establish industry-wide best practice combined with competitive structures and policies to ensure legitimacy in eSports match results. Read more at SBC >>>

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Fantasy fights and sham shoot-ups lure investors to E-sports stocks

Paying to watch people play computer games may seem curious to some, but it is catching on not only in sporting arenas but also on the stock market and business world. While many financiers have been glued to the Rugby World Cup, London has also hosted the equally competitive, if …

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Discover how to engage with YouTubers, Twitch streamers and families at next month’s London Games Conference

This year’s London Games Conference is providing delegates with an insight into how video is being used to sell, share and promote games – and the initial line-up of speakers will discuss this from a variety of angles. The conference takes place on Thursday November 19th at the Congress Centre, …

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The mainstream is coming for e-sports, but do e-sports need it?

E-sports are going mainstream. Well, that’s not strictly true. The world finals of Dota 2 werewatched by 20 million peoplethis year; last year, League of Legends picked upmore than 27 million for its finals, and 11.2 million of them watched it live. Esports arealreadymainstream. Read more at The Guardian >>>

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Two days until the Games Media Awards – last call for tickets

The industry celebrates the cream of the UK games media this week – and you have just 24 hours to make sure you’re networking with the top journalists and editors from across print, online and broadcast brands. The Games Media Awards take place on Wednesday October 14th at the Bloomsbury …

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Do big prize pools help eSports stability?

Stephen "Snoopeh" Ellis and Charlie Yang, manager of Evil Geniuses’ Dota 2 team, join us on the Esports Weekly roundtable to discuss whether or not the size of a prize pool does anything for the stability of esports. Watch the video at IGN >>>

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