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Poland’s Intel Extreme Masters was biggest event in esports history with 173,000 spectators

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 16, 2017
3 min

More than 173,000 fans attended the Intel Extreme Masters event in Katowice, Poland, making it the biggest esports event in history. Sponsored by Intel, the...

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Newzoo: The esports economy will grow 41% to $696 million in 2017

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 14, 2017
3 min

The esports economy will grow 41.3 percent to $696 million in 2017, according to market researcher Newzoo. The total market is expected to nearly...

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Heroes of the Storm’s next college competition is giving bracket-makers a chance at $10,000

Posted byby Mike Minotti
March 13, 2017
2 min

Forget about basketball and March Madness. Blizzard announced today that it is allowing fans to win prizes by making their own brackets for Heroes of the Dorm, the college-based competition for its multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) Heroes of the Storm.

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World of Warcraft’s next Arena season will feature more teams and open signups

Posted byby Mike Minotti
March 9, 2017
1 min

More teams and more money are coming to World of Warcraft’s esports scene. Blizzard today detailed the 2017 for World of Warcraft’s 2017 Arena...

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Hearthstone is giving players a card pack for voting on their Global Games representatives

Posted byby Mike Minotti
March 8, 2017
1 min

Here’s an easy and free way to get some Hearthstone cards. Blizzard is giving players a free pack for simply voting for a player...

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Pulse is Twitch’s new social feed — and GIF-delivery system

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
March 6, 2017
1 min

Amazon’s livestreaming video service is getting Pulse, an integrated social media feed that expands how creators can communicate with viewers. Pulse works like a version of Twitter or Facebook where broadcasters can posts videos, images, text, and more that anyone following them will see.

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How esports can grow bigger than the NFL

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 6, 2017
7 min

Steven Roberts, chairman of esports tournament company ESL, remembers when people made fun of esports, and how they just didn’t get the idea that...

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Red Bull Proving Grounds will find North America’s top Street Fighter V player

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 4, 2017
1 min

Red Bull is announcing a Street Fighter V esports tournament that will find North America’s next top amateur esports athlete. The Red Bull Proving...

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Vainglory partners with MadGlory to help app developers share the MOBA’s stats and data

Posted byby Mike Minotti
February 23, 2017
1 min

Vainglory developer Super Evil Megacorp announced today that it is partnering with MadGlory to provide its community with a developer API (application programming interface)...

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Should Teddy Roosevelt be in Horizon Zero Dawn? GamesBeat Decides

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
February 22, 2017
1 min

ESL’s IEM Katowice is happening this weekend, and we just celebrated President’s Day in the United States, so on this week’s GamesBeat Decides podcast, we’re talking about both. Join host Jeffrey Grubb as he talks with Intel esports marketing boss George Woo about the upcoming tournament.

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