The opening week of Overwatch League attracted more than 10 million viewers, which had the adverse effect of causing a noticeable hit on porn traffic, YouPorn data shows.
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The ‘Overwatch’ League launched with no female players, but plenty of excuses
It’s a game that’s been acclaimed for its diverse and inclusive cast of characters, but somehow Overwatch’s premier esports league has launched without a single female player.
Blizzard’s ambitious new esports league Overwatch League kicked off its in…
Every Overwatch League game will be streamed on Twitch for the next two years
The first match of the inaugural season of Overwatch is set for 4:00 pm PST to catch the kids on the West Coast as they get out of school, kids on the East Coast as they finish dinner, and kids in Asia as they get up in the morning. The two-year deal, which will include every. single. game. of the league’s first two seasons includes every geography but China (no word about who the… Read More
How an ‘ergonomic’ mouse saved my wrist and made me hate my life
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Ergonomic peripherals — a fancy term for more comfortable computer accessories — are the next big thing. Everyone seems to be using standing desks these days, and more ergonomic mice and keyboards sneak into bestseller lists every year. These products are designed to promote your health and comfort, and to avoid Carpal Tunnel, repetitive strain injuries and other common office afflictions.
Enter the Evoluent VerticalMouse 4, a mouse which purportedly “avoids forearm twisting for comfort and good health.”
Yeah, that picture you’re looking at is not photoshopped, and your eyes aren’t deceiving you. They literally took a mouse and flipped it on its side. Read more…
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What’s more fun than playing video games? Watching strangers play video games, of course. At least that’s the idea behind Twitch, the esports strea…
Twitch announces reality show for up-and-coming streamers
Twitch is planning to highlight some if its most promising users in a reality show called Stream On.
The Amazon-owned video game streaming service says the show is for participants who are “right on the cusp of making streaming full-time a possibility.”
More concretely, it’s holding auditions for users who have already achieved Partner status — the FAQ discourages… Read More
The secret meaning behind the NBA’s esports league logo
The NBA and 2K Games are launching their own esports league for the NBA 2K video game series and on Monday they unveiled the league’s logo.
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The $50 million esports tournament…?
In 2011, ‘Dota 2’ developer Valve created The International, a tournament celebrating professional players and fans alike. The $1.6 million prize pool was unheard of at the time, and since then, a surge of community funding has drastically increased t…
View More The $50 million esports tournament…?Clever UFC fan fools the system, streams a pay-per-view UFC event by pretending to play it
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It may not have been lawful, but it sure was clever.
Twitch streamer A.J. Lester hatched a brilliant plan on Saturday: He (illegally) streamed the pay-per-view broadcast of UFC 218, and he got away with it by pretending to play it, controller in hand, as a video game.
It worked. Although the full stream has since been deleted from Lester’s Twitch channel, clips of his performance went viral (h/t Bloody Elbow), because of course they did.
The “pretending to play a video game” thing is cute, and it’s almost certainly the reason this is making the rounds on social media. But if you look at the “clips” section of Lester’s Twitch channel — which still contains portions of the longer UFC stream — he didn’t fully commit to “playing” a live UFC event for the entire time. Read more…
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A League of Legends (LOL) player has been suspended until 2020 after he was caught on a livestream making physical threats against his girlfriend.
Chinese LOL player Li Wei Jun, who goes under the name Vasilii, was fired earlier in October from Chinese team Newbee, and an investigation into his behaviour was launched.
SEE ALSO: Pro ‘League of Legends’ player fired after accusations of abusing girlfriend during livestream
Riot has announced that the player would be suspended for 20 competitive months, which run from Jan to Oct — meaning he’ll effectively be banned until January 2020.
Image: @LMQTCVASILII/TWITTER Read more…
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Several NBA teams are officially on board for ‘League of Legends’ franchises
Ten teams are joining League of Legends’ North American esports division as permanent franchises for the 2018 season. They’ll be backed by a mix of longtime esports staples and traditional sports teams like the Golden State Warriors and New York Yank…
View More Several NBA teams are officially on board for ‘League of Legends’ franchisesAustralia just landed its first high performance centre for esports
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Oceania’s esports industry just took a huge step forward.
Australia has opened its very first Esports High Performance Centre in Sydney, a new home base for Oceania’s leading League of Legends team, the LG Dire Wolves.
Established in Sydney’s city sporting precinct, sitting in the side of Allianz Stadium looking towards the Sydney Cricket Ground, the facility aims to drive growth and development in Australia’s esports industry.
The facility will be stocked with new technology in eye-tracking and performance analysis, as part of a partnership with the University of Technology Sydney. Read more…
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