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Hitbox gets exclusive streaming rights to Counter-Strike tournament

Posted byby Mike Minotti
October 2, 2015
1 min

Twitch’s competitor got a nice exclusive. Live-streaming site Hitbox revealed today that it will have sole broadcasting rights for a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament, The World Championships 2015.

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How to follow the fighting game esports scene

Posted byby Jason Wilson
October 1, 2015
4 min

No gaming genre is quite as fragmented or as fascinating as fighting games. Unique in its variety, the fighting game esports scene is great...

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4 min

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How esports are driving the evolution of Street Fighter and the Capcom Cup

Posted byby GamesBeat
September 29, 2015
6 min

Capcom discusses Street Fighter V and Capcom Cup's evolution

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FanDuel acquires AlphaDraft to get into esports

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
September 24, 2015
2 min

Big companies are starting to see a lot of potential to make money in esports. A day after DraftKings announced it’s expanding into esports next...

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TBS will air esports as Turner creates new league

Posted byby Mike Minotti
September 24, 2015
1 min

Esports might be ready for prime time. Turner Broadcasting and WME/IMG are creating a new esports league that will get airtime on cable, via...

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Call of Duty gets a worldwide esports league from Activision

Posted byby Mike Minotti
September 24, 2015
1 min

World at war, indeed. Call of Duty publisher Activision announced today the creation of a new worldwide esports league for the popular first-person shooter...

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DraftKings brings its daily-fantasy sports empire to esports

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
September 23, 2015
3 min

Daily fantasy sports are going electronic. DraftKings, one of the top companies in the daily-fantasy market, is expanding to include professional gaming. The site announced this morning that it will take wagers on the League of Legends World Championships starting October 1.

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Blizzard announces Twitch integration with Battle.net

Posted byby Mike Minotti
September 18, 2015
1 min

Twitch and Battle.net accounts are about to hook up. Blizzard announced today that Twitch users can now log into their Battle.net accounts in the...

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Esports should grow into a $765M business by 2018 as millions tune in for Dota 2, Counter-Strike

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
September 17, 2015
2 min

The esports market has a very bright future as its revenues quickly approach $1 billion. Professional gaming is expected to generate $278 million this...

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Spacetime Studios’ Call of Champions joins the mobile MOBA fray on iOS

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
September 17, 2015
3 min

The day of the multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) in mobile gaming has arrived. So says Spacetime Studios, a startup that is releasing Call of Champions today...

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