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No one will use the Steambox controller to play DOTA, according to a random guy on the internet
Controllers versus keyboards and mice. FIGHT!
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Not so fast, Bryant Gumbel. Esports are cooler than you think.
We here at Kill Screen believe that two teams of intensely skilled gold farmers going at it is a wholly worthwhile activity. But the rest of the world doesn’t necessarily see it that way. When guests on HBO’s Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel recently entertained the question of whether esports count a
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DOTA 2 and League of Legends are like the NBA and ABA of esports
When the 2014 contracts fell into the eager hands of League of Legends pros, they noticed a curious clause in it. They had been prohibited from streaming themselves playing games made by Riot’s competitors. At the top of the list was Valve’s DOTA 2, that other multiplayer online battle arena game. R
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How to make six figures playing videogames from home
It involves lots of YouTube.
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Blizzard incentivizes Korean players to get even better at Starcraft 2
It almost goes without saying, but Koreans are really, really amazing at StarCraft 2. They’re so good that Blizzard feels compelled to give Korean pros an extra incentive. The Global StarCraft League will be offering more prize money to players competing in the Korean division, while those outside o
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Natural Selection 2 is the world’s newest esport
Players of Natural Selection 2 have crowd-funded over 30 thousand dollars on Go Find Me to pay for the first Natural Selection 2 World Championship. This makes the competitive first-person shooter one of the newest and unlikeliest of esports. The event will be broadcasted at a yet to be announced da
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Kim Yoo Jin is now the best StarCraft 2 player on earth
Ladies and gentlemen, StarCraft 2 has a new world champ. Over the weekend at BlizzCon, Kim “sOs” Yoo Jin completely frustrated Jae Dong, the overwhelming favorite, by the score of 4-1, making him a hundred thousand dollars richer. Here’s the winning match. StarCraft 2, the ever-popular esport about
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Online penetration is still a barrier to esports
Esports are huge. This year’s League of Legends World Championship was held at a sold-out Staples Center, home of the Los Angeles Lakers. With spectacular events like this, it’s easy to forget that there is a huge barrier to esports that doesn’t exist with other sports. Namely, a large portion of th
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What are pro gamers stealing from Bill Belichick?
Work hard, play hard.
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What can broadcast sports learn from videogames?
Inside the 0s and 1s that are making Xs and Os more sensible.
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Who’s the Bo Jackson of esports?
We go in search of a universal skillset for pro gaming.
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Esports in the Olympics? It’s going to be a lot harder than you think.
The future battles with the past–and the International Olympic Committee.