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Heroes of the Storm professionals file lawsuit against former team owner over withheld payments
Five members of the now-defunct professional Heroes of the Storm team Naventic have filed a lawsuit against the team's former owner, James Ross Elliot...
Make My MMO: WoW’s esports crowdfunding, Legends of Aria’s spring delay
This week week in MMO crowdfunding, Blizzard is making its debut in this column, as it officially announced that it will be partially crowdfunding World...
Blizzard lays out World of Warcraft’s esports 2019 plans, will crowdfund part of prize pools
Although Blizzard may have cut back on esports support for Heroes of the Storm, World of Warcraft's esports scene is back and bigger than...
Blizzard is investigating Overwatch team’s ‘social experiment’ hoax [Updated]
The first female member of an Overwatch Contenders team is now also the first female player to leave an Overwatch Contenders team. Ellie had joined the...
The International Olympic Committee casts doubt on the inclusion of esports at the Olympics
The tug-of-war over whether esports should be included at the Olympic Games is becoming its own sport. In 2017, statements from the Paris Olympic...
South Korea now has a law criminalizing the act of boosting in online games
Let's say you really care about your competitive rank in a video game, but you don't have the time to actually practice and get...
Valve bans a toxic Dota 2 pro after his team takes insufficient action
Herein lies the problem for Valve running Dota 2: The company doesn't want to actually provide any rules or guidelines or moderation for the game's...
Hi-Rez Expo: Esports adds college varsity national championships and high school leagues
Hi-Rez has never shied away from the fact that it is based on competitive games and believes esports is an integral part of the...
Fortnite Battle Royale announces Winter Royale online tournament series
Last month, Fortnite Battle Royale rolled out its online tournament system with the Fall Skirmish series, which has since come to a close, but...
H1Z1’s esports league is basically toast, ESPN reports
It looks like H1Z1's Pro League isn't gonna make it. ESPN is reporting this evening that the esports league teams received a letter from Jace...
The US Army is fielding esports teams for Fortnite, Overwatch, and more
In an apparent effort to connect with America's youth and drive up recruitment numbers, the United States Army has announced that it will be...
Blizzard’s esports mobile app is available now on Android and iOS
If you're a fan of Blizzard games and esports who wants to make sure you're always up-to-date on the latest news and events, then...
MMO Business Roundup: Fractured Space, Runic Games, Michael Jordan esports, Epic investment, and the China problem
Welcome back to another quick trip through some of the week's business bits and bobs.
First up, some bad news. Edge Case's gorgeous F2P MOBA...
Riot issues warnings and fines to pro League of Legends players for toxic behavior
The folks at Riot Games have brought down the hammer on numerous professional League of Legends players, issuing fines to four players and formal...
Taiwan has been banned from the Hearthstone Global Games due to cheating
Let's talk about stream sniping, shall we? As much as everyone would like for Hearthstone matches to be perfectly simultaneous around the world, it...
Pretty sure soccer fans hate esports even more than you do
Still think esports isn't really a sport at all? Then you're gonna love what some Swiss fans did at a soccer game this weekend.
Superfans...
Esports in the Olympics isn’t happening any time soon thanks to ‘killer games’
Over the last year or so, the idea of bringing esports to the Olympics has begun to sound more plausible. In 2017, the co-president...
Sony explains its crossplatform hangups, Fortnite decides tourney qualifier field by coinflip
Everybody's got an opinion on why Sony won't play nicely with the other platforms, like the Switch, in regard to Fortnite, but how about...
Western qualifiers for Blade & Soul’s $135K esports tourney are this weekend
Not many MMORPGs take a stab at true esports these days. There's World of Warcraft, of course, but other titles, like Guild Wars 2,...
Overwatch League gets ESPN and Disney XD television contract
Count this as a huge victory for Blizzard's attempt to legitimize and popularize its fledgling Overwatch League.
The studio announced this week that it has...
