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Investors have provided Azubu €55m in the eSports company’s latest round of funding. According to the announcement, Swiss group Sallfort Privatbank and London’s own Sapinda Group are among those investing in Azubu’s expansion. The firm aims to put the money toward the continued development of its current platform, Azubu 3.0, …
Read More »MCV launching eSports Pro Awards next year
Brand new event from Develop's sister publication will recognise the burgeoning UK eSports market, launches September next year
Read More »Fans watched 360 million hours of the League of Legends World Championship
The League of Legends World Championship 2015 broke a number of records for developer Riot. In a blog post, the firm said that over the course of this year’s tournament, 360 million hours of live events were watched, almost doubling last year’s total of 194 million. Meanwhile, Riot also reports …
Read More »Peter Moore heads up EA’s new eSports division
Industry veteran becomes EVP and Chief Competition Officer for the 'Competitive Gaming Division'
Read More »EA opens eSports division, headed by Peter Moore
Current EA COO Peter Moore has landed a new role at the publisher, heading up a brand new eSports division. Its official name is the EA Competitive Gaming Division (CGD), and Moore’s new title is Executive Vice President and Chief Competition Officer. His aim is to further the eSports aspirations …
Read More »Halo World Championship prize pool surpasses $2m
The prize pool for the upcoming Halo 5: Guardians World Championship has swelled to over $2m, 343 Industries has announced. "We’re excited to announce that the Halo World Championship prize pool is now $2,000,000, and continues to grow,” a poston the game’s Twitter accountrevealed. Microsoft previously promised a portion of …
Read More »Halo World Championship 2016 starts in December, prize pool now $1.7m
Microsoft has revealed that its Halo World Championship tournament will kick off at the start of this December. The event will debut on December 6th with online ladders. Then between December 19th 2015 and January 31st 2016, Xbox will be holding its online qualifiers and regional in-person live events. From …
Read More »Chinese eSports organisation Team DK shuts down
One of the largest multi-discipline eSports organisations in China closed its doors yesterday as Team DK chose to disband all its squads. The Chinese organisation, which had premier teams in Dota 2, League of Legends and Heroes of the Storm made the announcement via social media site Weibo. In the …
Read More »The next Hearthstone expansion is coming out this week
Blizzard made a shock announcement at Blizzcon this weekend – there’s a new Hearthstone expansion, and it will be released this week. Less than four months after it’s The Grand Tournament expansion introduced 132 new cards, this Thursday will see the release of League of Explorers which will bring with …
Read More »Halo 5 World Championship crowdfunds $500k extra prize purse during launch week
Halo 5 has been out for just over a week in The States and its in-game monetisation has already allowed players to crowdfund half a million dollars for the World Championships. The Halo World Championships, to be held from December to March by Microsoft and 343 Industries, started with an …
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