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Professional Esports Association cancels Counter-Strike league after team drama

Posted byby Mike Minotti
January 6, 2017
2 min

Behind-the-scenes drama has ended a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament before it could start. The Professional Esports Association (PEA) today announced that it is suspending...

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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive esports players and owners group get into dispute

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
December 23, 2016
2 min

In professional sports, owners and players don’t always agree. And in esports, the same is proving true, as a player group launched a complaint...

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Boom.tv raises $3.5 million for esports 3D livestreaming platform

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
December 13, 2016
2 min

Boom.tv is announcing today that it has raised $3.5 million to build its 3D livestreaming platform for esports. The platform is intended to make...

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Eleague’s season two Counter-Strike playoffs start November 30

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
November 29, 2016
1 min

Cable television’s biggest Counter-Strike tournament is reaching its zenith this weekend, and the action kicks off on Wednesday. Eleague’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive season-two playoffs begin...

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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive joins the battle royale party.

Valve fights back in skin-gambling battle with Washington state

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
October 19, 2016
3 min

Valve is not backing down in a squabble with the state of Washington. Earlier this month, the Washington State Gambling Commission gave the Steam...

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Esports Championship Series puts up $750K for Counter-Strike finals in Anaheim

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
October 14, 2016
2 min

One of the most popular competitive games around the world is getting another massive championship tournament in the United States. Esports-platform company FaceIt is holding the...

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ESL touts 20 million unique viewers for Counter-Strike/Street Fighter V esports event

Posted byby Mike Minotti
October 7, 2016
1 min

Another competitive gaming showcase brings in massive numbers of spectators. The esports league managing company ESL announced that its ESL One New York event attracted 20 million unique...

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Washington state tells Valve to ‘stop facilitating gambling’

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
October 5, 2016
2 min

The government of the state of Washington isn’t down with gamers gambling virtual items, and it has asked one of the primary companies enabling...

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Bing boosts esports support, starting with Counter-Strike and League of Legends

Posted byby Mike Minotti
October 3, 2016
1 min

Microsoft search engine Bing has new functionality for esports. Users can get information about specific tournaments through the site. This is another example of...

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Philadelphia 76ers is first among NBA, NFL, and MLB franchises to own an esports team

Posted byby Mike Minotti
September 26, 2016
2 min

Professional sports have just passed the ball to its digital counterpart. The professional basketball team the Philadelphia 76ers announced today that it has acquired...

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