Heroes of the Dorm ditches ESPN for Facebook

It looks like ESPN 2 will have more room for bowling.

Blizzard announced today that its third Heroes of the Dorm event — a tournament of its Heroes of the Storm multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) featuring teams from different colleges — is coming back. This time, however, it will broadcast on Facebook Live. ESPN 2 aired the previous two events. Heroes of the Storm launched for PC in 2015, and Blizzard has worked hard to help bolster its popularity among competitive gamers with events like Heroes of the Dorm.

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Mike Minotti

Mike Minotti has been with GamesBeat since 2012, starting as an intern. Based near Youngstown, Ohio, he now manages GamesBeat's editorial team. He's also a prolific podcaster, appearing on multiple shows covering the gaming industry.