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Some of the villains aiming to take over the city of White Spire in Dota Underlords Season One.

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Dota Underlords Season One kicks off with Battle Pass and more

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
February 25, 2020
1 min

Dota Underlords is officially out of Early Access. Publisher Valve Software is launching Season One of its popular auto battler today. This content drop...

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NZXT's H1 is a new small form-factor case.

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NZXT launches H1 mini-ITX case that looks like an Xbox Series X

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
February 25, 2020
1 min

You don’t need to wait for Microsoft to put a tower of gaming power next to your TV. PC hardware manufacturer NZXT is launching...

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Newzoo's latest revised forecast for esports revenue growth.

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Newzoo: Global esports will top $1 billion in 2020, with China as the top market

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 25, 2020
3 min

Global esports revenues will surpass $1 billion in 2020 for the first time — without counting broadcasting platform revenues, according to market researcher Newzoo....

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Microsoft's Xbox press event at E3 2018.

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Xbox boss Phil Spencer wants games to embrace diverse business models

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
February 25, 2020
4 min

When it comes to selling games, Microsoft is all-in on subscriptions. But it’s not emphasizing the Game Pass subscription service to the exclusion of...

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76ers owners appoint investment chief for esports and other ventures

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 25, 2020
3 min

Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, the owner of the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers and NHL’s New Jersey Devils, has appointed David Abrams as head of...

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Sega invests in music-discovery tool Flutin

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
February 24, 2020
1 min

Sega is pursuing an effort to expand into the broader entertainment business. That has led the company to invest in Flutin, an Indian music-discovery...