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CNET: “The Asian Games esports logo is the least athletic thing we’ve seen”

August 18, 2018 Black Dog Gaming 0

BY JACKSON RYAN Aug. 17, 2018 CNET Takashi Aoyama/Getty Images At the 2018 Asian Games, esports will be included as a demonstration sport for the first time. Hooray! And with its inclusion comes an entirely new pictogram! You know, those cute, stylized images of human beings performing various sporting activities? They’re at every Olympic games! They’re a universal language! There […]

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Jean-Eric Vergne-backed Veloce opens world first Esports racing hub

August 17, 2018 Black Dog Gaming 0

By Josh Suttill Aug. 16, 2018 Autosport Veloce, which boasts newly-crowned Formula E champion Jean-Eric Vergne as a co-founder, launched its racing hub in London on Wednesday night in partnership with sim racing giants Logitech G. It has been described by Veloce as a “live-streamed performance facility” for drivers to practice and “compete on the global stage”. […]

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Top 10 Most Watched Twitch Esports Channels of the Week, August 06 – August 30, 2018

August 16, 2018 Black Dog Gaming 0

By: Graham Ashton Aug. 15, 2018 esports observer Every week, TEO releases a list of the top 10 Twitch esports channels, ranked by total number of hours watched, from Monday through Sunday, with data compiled using TEO Audience Insights. League of Legends At time of publication, The International (Dota 2’s de facto world championship) has only just run its first few […]

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The Seven Commandments of Esports Communications

August 15, 2018 Black Dog Gaming 0

By: Nicola Piggott Aug. 14, 2018 esports observer ADVERTORIAL — The Story Mob is affiliated with The Esports Observer by being a BITKRAFT Esports portfolio company. This article has been guest-written by Nicola Piggott, a co-founder of The Story Mob—an international communications consultancy focused on esports. Nicola spent over five years at Riot Games, where she was leading […]

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The Conference That Connects The Entire eSports Ecosystem

August 13, 2018 Black Dog Gaming 0

Aug. 13, 2018 eSports Biz. Summit OVERVIEW The Esports Business Summit brings together all sectors of the esports ecosystem for two days of networking, education and inspiration. Attend EBS and you’ll meet and learn from key executives from brand marketing, television, sports and technology who are growing their businesses by leveraging the passionate global audience that […]

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Nvidia opening eSports boot camps in Germany and China

August 10, 2018 Black Dog Gaming 0

By Rob Thubron, Aug. 10, 2018 Tech Spot There’s no denying that eSports is a big business. This year, the industry is expected to see another jump in growth that will take overall revenues close to one billion dollars. As such, competitors take their training extremely seriously, which is why Nvidia has opened two new international eSports boot […]

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Why Esports Deserves Investors’ Attention

August 9, 2018 Black Dog Gaming 0

By: Keith Noonan Aug. 9, 2018 The Motley Fool For those who didn’t grow up as avid gamers or as part of the millennial or Gen-Z age demographics, the idea of 300 million people around the world spending their time watching other people play video games might sound like the backdrop for a sci-fi movie. Except it’s […]

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Esports camp introduces gamers to jobs in the industry

August 9, 2018 Black Dog Gaming 0

By: Courtney Becker Aug. 8, 2018 Seattle Times The campers’ day starts outside, doing exercises, stretches and team-building games. Once they’re loose and communicating, they head back inside to get into their assigned teams and scrimmage. The air is thick with concentration as counselors oversee the digital combat, punctuated by an occasional shout of excitement or frustration. It […]

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F1 Esports champion Brendon Leigh joins Mercedes Esports team

August 8, 2018 Black Dog Gaming 0

By: Keith Collantine Aug. 7, 2018 Race Fans Mercedes has announced F1 Esports champion Brendon Leigh as part of its four-man Esports team for 2018. The 19-year-old beat an entry of 66,000 players to win the inaugural F1 Esports World Championship last year. He will be joined by fellow Briton Harry Jacks (24), Poland’s Patryk Krutyi (22) and Hungary’s Dani […]

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EA Sports and NFL Unveil Extended Madden NFL 19 Championship Series

August 6, 2018 Black Dog Gaming 0

By: Andrew Hayward Aug. 6, 2018 esports observer EA Sports and the National Football League today announced the Madden NFL 19Championship Series, an official esports league tied into the latest release of the annual football simulation series. The Championship Series begins with tomorrow’s release of the Madden NFL 19 Hall of Fame Edition, with the standard edition releasing this Friday, August […]

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Ozil to launch FIFA 19 eSports team

August 3, 2018 Black Dog Gaming 0

By: Harry Sherlock Aug 3, 2018 Goal The Arsenal midfielder is set to launch a team to take on the world in the new game, which comes out in September Mesut Ozil is set to launch a FIFA 19 eSports team. The world’s most popular football game launches its newest iteration on September 28, and it […]

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Social Media Plays Pivotal Role for Top Brands in Gaming Chair Industry

August 3, 2018 Black Dog Gaming 0

By: Max Miceli Aug.. 2, 2018 esports observer The market for gaming chairs could very well be the only thing in the videogame industry more saturated than the battle royale genre. But unlike most products, consumers don’t typically get a chance to test the gaming chairs they’re buying until they’ve already dished out their credit card information. Research by […]