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Ark: Survival Evolved targets esports with Survival of the Fittest spinoff

Posted byby Mike Minotti
March 15, 2016
1 min

Developer Studio Wildcard revealed Ark: Survival of the Fittest, a spinoff based on its online game Ark: Survival Evolved, and it’s out today via Steam (with a console release date to be determined).

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Forge raises $4.5M to make editing and sharing gameplay clips easy

Posted byby Jason Wilson
March 15, 2016
2 min

Twitch and YouTube rule livestreaming and gameplay video. But one company sees a market for people who want to share smaller clips, and it’s...

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Evolve wants to make it easier for you to join esports cash tournaments

Posted byby Mike Minotti
March 10, 2016
1 min

If you think you’re a good enough gamer that you could win some cash, then you might want to pay attention. Esports social network...

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Matcherino lets esports fans create their own grudge matches with crowdfunded prizes

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 8, 2016
3 min

Matcherino has figured out a way to get spectators and pro gamers alike more engaged in esports. It has created a platform where fans...

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ESL and Twitch extend their successful live esports partnership

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
March 4, 2016
2 min

Live esports isn’t going anywhere. Twitch, the leading site for livestreaming gameplay video, announced today that it has extended its partnership with the ESL...

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Periscope competitor Stre.am expands with pivot to mobile esports

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
March 3, 2016
3 min

While Twitch and YouTube gobble up live and recorded video for traditional gaming platforms, a battle is heating up on smartphones. Stre.am, a mobile...

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Rocket League enters the esports world with Twitch-backed championship series

Posted byby Mike Minotti
March 2, 2016
1 min

Game-streaming sight Twitch and developer Psyonix announced today that the game will have its own championship series, giving the soccer/racer hybrid its own competitive league. Registration opens this month for the three-month season with a total prize pool of $75,000.

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Yahoo capitalizes on its well-regarded Yahoo Sports with new esports push

Posted byby GamesBeat
March 2, 2016
3 min

Yahoo has launched a new section on its network dedicated to covering esports. The company hopes that it will eventually become the “premiere destination...

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Valve chief Gabe Newell fires host of Dota 2 esports tournament: ‘James is an ass’

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
February 27, 2016
3 min

Esports is having some pretty glaring growing pains to end this week. Valve has fired James “2GD” Harding, who was hosting the English-language stream...

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Halo World Championship’s $2.5M prize pool is the largest in esports shooter history

Posted byby Mike Minotti
February 22, 2016
1 min

Halo’s greatest players are fighting for more than just bragging rights. Microsoft announced today that 16 teams from across the globe have earned a spot...

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