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eSports Interactive Entertainment’s Digital Wars Online Season 2 will take place over two weeks in April. Season 2 will once again focus on Dota 2, with the tournament kicking off on 5th April and concluding on 20th April. Registration is free and currently underway at the eSports Interactive Entertainment community …
Read More »UPDATED: Call of Duty: Ghosts online tournaments for PS3, Xbox 360 announced
UPDATE: We’ve been informed by ILG that the prizes will not be cash, but in the form of merchandise and other goodies. Original story: Indian Leage Gaming is set to conduct online tournaments for Call of Duty: Ghosts across Xbox 360 and PS3. The Xbox 360 tournament will take place …
Read More »Cooler Master, Frag-Nation announce League of Legends All Star League
Having just completed the Dota 2 All Star League, Cooler Master and Frag-Nation are now turning their attention towards League of Legends. The Dota 2 All Star League was conducted all through February and most of March at Bangalore’s Escape gaming cafe, with 20 teams participating across the amateur and …
Read More »Capcom partners with Twitch for year-round Street Fighter league
Capcom and Twitch have joined together to present a Street Fighter eSports league called Capcom Pro Tour. The tour will run year-round and hold worldwide events to determine spots on the tour and eventually crown champions. Street Fighter IV will be the title of choice, at least on this first …
Read More »Major League Gaming expands with MLG Brasil franchise
North American eSports organization Major League Gaming has announced a deal with Brazilian sports entertainment company Grupo guia to form MLG Brasil. The organization will look to expand its competitive gaming platfrom to South America – following a decade of impressive growth in North America, as well as leagues and …
Read More »League of Legends attracts 67m players a month
Riot Games MMO being played by twice as many players compared to 2012
Read More »Insomnia eSports festival signs partnership with Razer
Razer pens deal with Multiplay to host League of Legends tournaments at all 2014 events. Insomnia is Britain’s biggest eSports festival and stages some of the most popular dates on the country’s competitive gaming calendar. With the new deal in place, Multiplay will now host the Razer League of Legends …
Read More »343 Industries hires professional Halo player
Halo developer 343 Industries has hired professional gamer Eric Hewitt. Team Beyondreports Hewitt, aka "GH057ayame,"has joined the studio in a yet to be revealed capacity. Hewitt previously competed in professional gaming events with Team Carbon. Though Hewitt has never worked on the Halo franchise in an official sense, his credentials …
Read More »MLG viewers watched 54m hours of video content in 2013
Major League Gaming audiences watched more than 54m hours of MLG-produced video content in 2013, the organization has announced. According to MLG, the figure represents a 262 per cent increase from 2012 and a whopping 1,557 per cent growth from 2010’s total. "MLG’s 1,557 percent growth in live video consumption …
Read More »League of Legends final attracts 32m viewers
Number of simultaneous spectators peaked at 8.5m, claims Riot Games
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