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127.6 million people tuned into the League of Legends MSI finals News May 23rd, 2018

127.6 million people tuned into the League of Legends MSI finals

Mid Season Invitational sets a record as the most-watched esports match of all time

Epic puts $100m behind Fortnite esports prize pools News May 22nd, 2018

Epic puts $100m behind Fortnite esports prize pools

And that’s just for the first season

League of Legends summoned into the 2018 Asian Games News May 15th, 2018

League of Legends summoned into the 2018 Asian Games

MOBA giant to be demonstrated at the second-largest sports event behind the Olympics

Activision Blizzard: "Overwatch League continues to thrive" News May 4th, 2018

Activision Blizzard: "Overwatch League continues to thrive"

Firm in discussions to sell next round of teams

Tencent puts $15m behind Fortnite China release News Apr 24th, 2018

Tencent puts $15m behind Fortnite China release

Chinese publisher plans esports push

Roll7 wants Laser League to be the next Rocket League Indie Interview Apr 11th, 2018

Roll7 wants Laser League to be the next Rocket League

Studio co-founder Simon Bennett takes us behind the scenes on Roll7's most ambitious title yet

Another Overwatch League player has been banned, this time due to alleged sexual misconduct with a minor News Apr 9th, 2018

Another Overwatch League player has been banned, this time due to alleged sexual misconduct with a minor

Boston Uprising player Jonathan "DreamKazper" Sanchez banned for exchanging sexual messages with a 14 year-old girl

Overwatch World Cup returns for 2018 News Mar 29th, 2018

Overwatch World Cup returns for 2018

Qualifiers already underway, final taking place in California in November

Overwatch League sponsor HP Omen says bad player behaviour does make it nervous News Mar 27th, 2018

Overwatch League sponsor HP Omen says bad player behaviour does make it nervous

But that this is common with any sponsorship deal, hardware firm says

Activision Blizzard bolsters its pro-gaming team with sports and entertainment vets Job News Mar 15th, 2018

Activision Blizzard bolsters its pro-gaming team with sports and entertainment vets

CMO Cherry, VP of finance and strategy Kolin and chief revenue officer Snow come on board

StarCraft pro players arrested on suspicion of match fixing News Mar 15th, 2018

StarCraft pro players arrested on suspicion of match fixing

Could be banned for life if allegations prove to be correct

Alibaba wants esports at Olympic games, but nothing violent News Mar 13th, 2018

Alibaba wants esports at Olympic games, but nothing violent

“In our communication with the Olympics committee, we’ve come to have a better understanding of their values, which is to promote peace"

Homophobia, racism and revenge porn scandals rock Overwatch League News Mar 12th, 2018

Homophobia, racism and revenge porn scandals rock Overwatch League

Players face bans and fines for misdeeds

Daybreak says most esports tournaments are just marketing events, insists H1Z1 Pro League is different News Mar 5th, 2018

Daybreak says most esports tournaments are just marketing events, insists H1Z1 Pro League is different

"It's very player-focused. It's not just a marketing spend to get attention. It's really designed to be a very watchable experience."

Discord courts esports teams and communities with additions to verified server programme News Feb 23rd, 2018

Discord courts esports teams and communities with additions to verified server programme

Teams from the Overwatch and pro-gaming organisation Dreamhack on board

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