Live and local league play If you want to play professionally, we hope you like Atlanta. Starting the 2019 season, all teams participating in the SMITE pro league and Paladins premier league will either be traveling to Atlanta or even relocating there in order to play league games. The matches will be broadcast live in house from the Skillshot Media studio. Harris emphasized how this will allow for better programming — including more interviews, more behind-the-scenes content, and more emotional shows overall — as well as grow the local gaming community and boost the local economy. Currently, the video games industry has a $750 million annual economic impact on the state of Georgia, a number that surpasses the total sales of both the music and movie industries. And it is a growing industry (even if many gamers of other persuasions will scoff at it). … [Read more...] about Hi-Rez Expo: Esports adds college varsity national championships and high school leagues
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[Column] EA Origin Premier Is A Value Proposition
Ultimately I still stand by my belief that Origin Access and Premier are a net positive for gamers, even if you only consider it to be the canary in the mine for EA publishing low quality releases. If Anthem is bad on launch, trust me when I say the internet will let you know with plenty of time to cancel that pre-order. … [Read more...] about [Column] EA Origin Premier Is A Value Proposition
World of Warcraft made more money than League of Legends last month, SuperData reports
“League of Legends revenue is down 21% compared to the same time period in 2017,” SuperData notes. “World of Warcraft made $161M in August following the release of its Battle of Azeroth expansion, not including all pre-sales in the months leading up to launch. Subscribers for WoW West hit its highest point since 2014.” … [Read more...] about World of Warcraft made more money than League of Legends last month, SuperData reports
League of Legends Devs Detail Worlds Season 2018 Event
During the event, a special Shop will be set up where those World Tokens can be spent. Icons, emots a championship ward, Worlds orb, Championship Skins borders and Golden Chromas will all be available through the end of the event. Additionally, players can check out Tales from the Rift items with a distinctly Halloween flair and a Popstar Kai'Sa Prestige Edition skin. In short, there's lots of ways to spend tokens! … [Read more...] about League of Legends Devs Detail Worlds Season 2018 Event
The Warcraft universe comes to Heroes of the Storm with new Alterac Pass Map
The Warcraft universe comes to Heroes of the Storm with new Alterac Pass Map The Warcraft universe has come to the Nexus in a big way with the arrival of Alterac Pass, now live on the Heroes of the Storm PTR! This new three-lane battleground is inspired by the iconic World of Warcraft battleground Alterac Valley. … [Read more...] about The Warcraft universe comes to Heroes of the Storm with new Alterac Pass Map