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TV networks block Apex Legends esports tourney broadcast following mass shootings

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In what is being explained as a move of "respect for the victims and all those impacted" by recent mass shooting events in Texas...

MMO Business Roundup: Riot’s diversity ‘progress’, NetEase’s esports arena, DayZ down under, and Twitch threats

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Welcome back to another roundup of what's going on in the business of making online games! Let's start with the most controversial of the...

The ESA says a crapton of game companies are finally embracing lockbox transparency

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Under pressure from no less than the US Senate, the FTC held the first of its planned video game monetization workshops today, and while...

Massively Uplifting: Good deeds by the Paladins, Warframe, and AdventureQuest 3D communities

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Here we go again with the "games are evil" nonsense, right? We've had that agenda pushed in our faces before, and Massively Uplifting is...
We don't mean anything bad!

A 16-year-old kid took Fortnite’s World Cup this weekend, pocketing $3M

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You know video games have arrived when esports is being covered on the front page of CNN, right? Such was the case last night,...
Among all the many, many ways you are terrible.

Blizzard co-founder Frank Pearce departs the studio

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When Blizzard Entertainment was created in 1991, three men were at the center of this new venture: Michael Morhaime, Allen Adham, and Frank Pearce....

Gamer-oriented ‘Gamer Goo’ lotion vows to ‘banish sweaty palms for good’

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I didn't think it was possible to top game-branded Pop-Tarts or candles or bubble tea or Cheez-It, but I was wrong. Today, we got...
Someone's dropping a hit single.

Blade & Soul is open for esport championship registration through July 26

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If you want to prove yourself the absolute best player in Blade & Soul, your chance to prove it is now. Player registrations are...
Celebration of whatever.

More eyeballs lingered on League of Legends than Fortnite this year – so far

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So, battle royale - was it just a fad? Probably not, or at least, if it is, it's not even close to being over....

World of Warcraft releases details for its upcoming Arena World Championship esports season

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For those of us who dare enjoy esports events, the summer has a lot to look forward to, what with The International, DreamHack, the...

Sea of Thieves talks next update plans, Battle for LA event, and commendation rebalance

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Sea of Thieves' Joe Neate is back to cap off the week with another quick run-down of what Rare has been up to. According...
Success?

Vague Patch Notes: The curious case of the esports bubble

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I've been thinking a lot about esports lately. This is not actually something I like to think about, mind you; my general attitude toward esports...

Cheaters who were banned from a $30M Fortnite tournament win their way back in

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How does one who was banned for cheating in a Fortnite esports event make their way back into that same tournament? By having a...
Plays well with others.

Rumor: More high-profile esports figures are leaving Blizzard within the next two weeks

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Remember just last week when the commissioner of Overwatch's premiere and eponymous league left his position? That alone was a bit of a surprise, but...
Gosh, what a toolbox.

Riot is launching a premium esports viewing option for League of Legends

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Do you wish to be counted among the elite of esports viewership? Do you desire the prestige of delicately consuming caviar-flavored Doritos and drinking...

Overwatch League commissioner jumps ship for Fortnite esports

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There's probably not a lot of lines to read in-between here, but then again, the commissioner and founder of Overwatch's premier esports league leaving...
YOU KNEW IT WOULD COME BACK

The Daily Grind: Is the esports bubble about to burst?

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Last week, Kotaku put up a compelling piece about the online gaming industry's obsession with esports - specifically, how the esports bubble is about...

Not So Massively: StarCraft II co-op is one of online gaming’s greatest hidden gems

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Between the disappointment of the current World of Warcraft expansion, the abandonment of Diablo III, and other... unpleasantness, I find my lifelong fandom of...

Fight or Kite: Features MMOs could borrow from successful esports titles

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This week I wanted to try something a little different in our PvP-centric Fite or Kite column and take a look at a number...
To most people, that's actual money.

Riot takes action against League of Legends esports team Echo Fox over allegations of racist abuse

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League of Legends esports team Echo Fox is in hot water with Riot following allegations of racist abuse by one of the team's major...

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