ESL Gaming strikes new partnership deals with Twitch and Yahoo
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ESL Gaming is having a very good day today, renewing its multi-year partnership with Twitch and also striking a new deal with the newly-minted Yahoo Esports.
READ MORE >Yahoo joins the world of esports coverage with Yahoo Esports
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Yahoo is the latest to jump into the growing world of esports, launching its own endeavor into competitive gaming coverage with Yahoo Esports.
READ MORE >Rocket League Championship Series will feature 3v3 esports season for $75,000
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The esports route was the most logical leap for Rocket League and today, Twitch and Psyonix made the Rocket League Championship Series official.
READ MORE >"Apparently Shackers only care about this game when the prize is a lock of my hair."
see all 4 commentsCounter-Strike: Global Offensive Major Championship prize pools upped to $1M
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With esports prize pools rapidly increasing, Valve has stepped up its game for the competitive Counter-Strike: Global Offensive circuit.
READ MORE >League of Legends implements penalty system for LCS and esports
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Part of becoming a legitimate sport is instituting a legislative body that enforces a vast list of guidelines. League of Legends has reached that point.
READ MORE >Halo World Championship final 16 teams set, as prize pool hits $2.5M
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The final 16 teams for the Halo World Championship series have been set, so it's time for the stakes to increase. The original $1 million pot has been increased to $2.5 million, with the first place team now set to bring home a cool million.
READ MORE >Mortal Kombat X: Chasing the Cup wraps up tonight on The CW
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The finals of the big Mortal Kombat X: Machinima's Chasing the Cup are set to air on prime time tonight on The CW, revealing who comes away with a big share of the $100,000 prize. It'll also be the first chance to see new footage of the game's next batch of characters.
READ MORE >Capcom outlines Capcom Pro Tour schedule for Street Fighter 5
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With a new Street Fighter coming next week, it's time to outline how the Capcom Pro Tour schedule will pan out.
READ MORE >Evil Geniuses wins first Halo X Games Aspen Invitational
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The first X Games Aspen Invitational may have been an exhibition for Halo 5: Guardians, but it certainly wasn't short on excitement. Even ESPN was getting in on the action, cutting in to televise the event throughout the weekend.
READ MORE >"Shit, I thought this was going to be about a sequel to Evil Genius off the bat."
see all 2 commentsThe Killer Instinct World Cup will return in 2017
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The first Killer Instinct World Cup was a rousing success, so Iron Galaxy and company are ready to do it all again next year!
READ MORE >Ohio State defeats UC Santa Barbara to win the 3rd TeSPA Collegiate Hearthstone Championship
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With a $100,000 scholarship on the line, Ohio State was able to overcome a very game UC Santa Barbara to take the first of the TeSPA Collegiate Hearthstone Championship tournaments to be held with a team format.
READ MORE >Turner Sports lays out first Counter-Strike: GO ELeague regular season schedule
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Turner is ready to dive right into the eSports scene and it has laid out the first regular season schedule for its ELeague, which includes a weekly three-hour block on TBS.
READ MORE >Halo 5 eSports invitational will debut at ESPN's X Games this month
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ESPN is getting serious about its eSports, so much so that it is now opening up a section of this year's X Games to a Halo 5: Guardians team invitational.
READ MORE >"I noticed the other day that ESPN.com has an esports section now. They even had some esports ..."
see all 4 commentsHeroes of the Storm Spring Global Championship detailed; Finals coming in April
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The best Heroes of the Storm teams in the world are gearing up for another season of competition and Blizzard has laid out how the Spring Global Championship series will shape up.
READ MORE >ESPN's Outside The Lines issues report on eSports and PEDs
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With the increasing prominence of competitive gaming, there's a growing sector of competitive gamers that are turning to performance-enhancing drugs. As part of its new eSports presence, ESPN's Outside the Lines has dedicated a full segment to this issue.
READ MORE >"I like how their first splash into esports is to go straight for PEDs"
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