The International Archives

Newzoo sees live esports viewership growing for some big events.

4 biggest Western esports events generated 190.1 million viewing hours

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
December 6, 2018
3 min

Esports viewership is on the rise, but not all of big events are benefiting equally. Market researcher Newzoo said that tournaments for the West’s...

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Eleague series shows the NBA taking a more personal interest in esports

Posted byby GamesBeat
August 24, 2017
2 min

Eleague aims to show that there are folks at the NBA who are bona fide esports fans and not just fans of its estimated $696...

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Team Liquid wins Dota 2 Championships, takes home $10.8 million

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
August 13, 2017
1 min

Team Liquid won The International Dota 2 Championships, taking home a grand prize of $10.8 million. The European team beat the Chinese opponents Newbee, which...

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Dota 2 championships: 3 finalists battle for biggest slice of $24 million prize pool

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
August 12, 2017
1 min

The International Dota 2 Championships is like the Super Bowl of esports, and it wraps up today with three finalists fighting for the lion’s...

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Valve announces Artifact, its Dota-themed card game

Posted byby GamesBeat
August 9, 2017
2 min

A Dota-themed digital card game is coming in 2018. Valve made the announcement today at the 7th annual Dota 2 competition The International, the biggest...

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Inside the home of top-ranked Dota 2 esports team Evil Geniuses

Posted byby Giancarlo Valdes
February 12, 2017
8 min

For many sports fans, Oakland, Calif. is best known for three teams: the Oakland Raiders, Golden State Warriors, and Oakland A’s. But if esports...

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Dota 2’s The International could leave the U.S. due to Trump’s travel ban

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
February 10, 2017
2 min

While the fate of President Donald Trump’s executive order barring immigration from seven predominantly Muslim countries is still undecided, real companies are dealing with...