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Level Up Media launches TheGamer.TV video platform

Esports and video game broadcaster Level Up Media has launched a new channel for premium video games footage. TheGamer.TV will apparently live alongside Level Up’s esports-centric Dingit.TV and is being pitched as “the world’s first dedicated destination for audiences seeking the latest and greatest premium videos from blockbuster franchises like …

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Capcom and FACEIT partner up for Street Fighter V Milan Games Week finals

FACEIT has announced that it has teamed up with the Capcom Pro Tour and Milan Games Week to host Street Fighter V’s EU Regional Finals at the event this weekend. Taking place on Sunday October 1st, the FACEIT-organised event makes it three years in a row for the cherished fighting …

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Level Up Media: Changing the game for online video content

Since its formation in 2015 DingIt.tv has been a quiet contender to YouTube’s gaming video throne, making slow inroads into a space that its more established competitor has long had locked down. Adam Simmons is the VP of content and marketing at DingIt’s recently established parent company Level Up Media, …

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Jay ‘Sinatraa’ Won signs $150,000 Overwatch League contract with NRG Esports, according to reports

North American Overwatch player Jay ‘Sinatraa’ Won has become the first Overwatch player to sign on to the Overwatch League according to various sources, with reports suggesting he has signed a contract worth $150,000 per year with NRG Esports. This is according to reports from ESPN. The salary, if true, …

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Who were the most valuable players from the Gfinity Elite Series? We ask the analysts and casters for their picks

The Gfinity Elite Series finals kick off tonight, with matches in Street Fighter V, Rocket League and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive being fought to decide the winners of the series.  With the finals looming, Esports Pro reached out to some of the casting talent working on the show. Who has caught …

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Betradar and DOJO Madness team up to offer in-play League of Legends betting

Betradar has introduced live odds for League of Legends after partnering up with esports data outfit DOJO Madness. Live odds is something of a holy grail for esports betting, with many tournaments marred in terms of gambling by ‘betting suspended’ while most games are in play. Several companies are making …

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GankStars win $6,000 at Critical Ops Championship Series, emerge as world champions

GankStars has won the title of Critical Ops World Champions, snagging the £6,500 prize for first place after victory in the final of the Critical Ops Championship Series. Critical Ops is a mobile shooter reminiscent of titles like Counter-Strike that is quickly gaining popularity on the esports stage, and this tournament, …

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Research outfit Nielsen launches esports division

Research outfit Nielsen has launched a new division focussing on esports, a response to the growing interest shown in the company’s games division. Esports is in the middle of a massive boom, and it makes sense that research firms are preparing offerings for those looking to get involved in the …

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The Battlegrounds team are doing away with weekly and monthly patches

The PUBG team is changing the way they do patches, doing away with the weekly and monthly patches that have so far been a large part of the game’s update schedule. This seemed like a long time coming, after the team missed a couple of planned patches last month, including …

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Behind the tech of BfB Labs biofeedback card battler Champions of the Shengha

Do you tilt when you’re stressed out? Does the idea of competing on a big stage make you nervous? Both of these things will make it harder to control your heart rate, something that’s disastrous if you’re looking for success in mobile card battler Champions of the Shengha, made by …

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