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The dangers of crowdfunding those gigantic e-sports prize pools

  • Posted byby Mike Minotti
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Maybe more money isn’t always a good thing.

Well, in the world of competitive e-sports, a larger prize pool could be a bit problematic. More and more companies are using crowdfunding to beef up their prizes. That’s how developer Valve was able to give out more than $10 million at The International, a large event for its game, Dota 2. Even the smaller multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA), Smite, was able to use crowdfunding to raise more than $1 million for the prize pool for the Smite World Championships.

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Mike Minotti

Mike Minotti has been with GamesBeat since 2012, starting as an intern. Based near Youngstown, Ohio, he now manages GamesBeat's editorial team. He's also a prolific podcaster, appearing on multiple shows covering the gaming industry.