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European football governing body UEFA has announced that they will be holding an event in the metaverse
Read More »UEFA to hold metaverse sports event to encourage kids’ interest in football
Razer eSports documentary coming soon
The first episode of a documentary following professional eSports players is set for release this Saturday. ‘Team Razer: Great Games’ is a three-part documentary following members of Team Razer, and focusing on three big pro-gaming titles – StarCraft II, Dota 2 and League of Legends. A new episode of the …
Read More »eSports: Behind the next billion-dollar industry
Competitive gaming is a big deal, generating millions upon millions of views and beginning to even outpace the rest of the games industry. MCV chatted to professional teams, event organisers and other firms involved in the burgeoning sector If you had asked someone five years ago whether they watch eSports, …
Read More »Virgin Gaming launching subscription e-sports service
A new subscription service has been unveiled by e-sports brand Virgin Gaming. VentureBeat reports that Virgin Premium will cost $4.99 per month. For that users can enter competitive multiplayer tournaments without the need to surrender a portion of their winnings, as is the way with the current offer. Subscribers are …
Read More »Xtreme Gaming cancels WCG, BYOC Winter events
E-sports organiser Xtreme Gaming has announced that it will not conduct the WCG India leg and the Winter edition of its BYOC LAN gaming competition this year. Since its inception in 2007, this is the first BYOC (Bring Your Own Computer) event to be cancelled. Xtreme Gaming has been organising …
Read More »Team NSD wins Asia E-sports Cup India
Baroda-based Team NSD destroyed all opposition on its way to winning the finals of the Asia E-Sports Cup 2012 India finals for Counter-Strike 1.6. AEC 2012 saw 167 Clans from 13 cities participating in the qualifiers, and the finals were held recently in Navi Mumbai. Team NSD beat off competition …
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