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NFL Fans…RefRatings is Here to Help

October 16, 2019 Black Dog Gaming 0

New app allows fans to “make the call” and rate referees calls LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, October 16, 2019 /EINPresswire.com/ — Last season’s NFC Championship game between the Saints and Rams saw a missed pass interference call that left many fans around the league questioning the officials and the legitimacy of Rams Superbowl appearance. […]

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Blizzard Entertainment Bans Esports Player After Pro-Hong Kong Comments

October 10, 2019 Black Dog Gaming 0

By: PAOLO ZIALCITA Oct. 10, 2019 NPR Blizzard Entertainment, the game developer behind hugely popular titles such as World of Warcraft and Overwatch, has banned a professional esports player from competing and taken away his prize money after he expressed support for Hong Kong’s protest movement. Ng Wai Chung, who lives in Hong Kong and plays under the […]

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All-Star eSports League’s 17-year-old founder brings free esports competitions to high schools

October 4, 2019 Black Dog Gaming 0

By: DEAN TAKAHASHI Oct. 4, 2019 Venture Beat At 17 years old, Jordan Zietz might fit the typical profile of someone trying out for the All-Star eSports League, which brings esports competitions to high schools. But he’s not allowed to compete in the league. That’s because he started it, and he’s the CEO of the company. Zietz […]

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Colleges are starting degrees in esports, with $36,000 programs

October 1, 2019 Black Dog Gaming 0

By: The Associated Press Oct. 1, 2019 CBS News On their first week in class, a group of students is playing a first-person shooter video game in a sleek new digital studio. It’s their introduction to the degree in esports they’ve enrolled in. The group clicking away on their mice are at the University of Staffordshire, one […]

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Louis Vuitton Partners With Riot Games For ‘League Of Legends’ World Championship

September 30, 2019 Black Dog Gaming 0

By: Mike Stubbs Sept. 30, 2019 Forbs Riot Games has announced a brand new partnership with Louis Vuitton that will see the designer brand create a unique case for the League of Legends World Championship trophy. The bespoke one-of-a-kind trophy travel case features traditional Louis Vuitton savoir-faire along with cutting-edge high-tech elements inspired by League of Legends. The case will, of course, make sure that the Summoner’s Cup […]

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Hall of Fame Artist Arabian Prince of N.W.A and Black Dog Venture Partners form esports consultancy, Black Dog Gaming

September 25, 2019 Black Dog Gaming 0

Contact: Scott Kelly, 480-206-3435, scott@blackdogventurepartners.com September 25, 2019 -Los Angeles, CA— Hall of Fame artist and tech guru Arabian Prince and Black Dog Venture Partners announced that they have partnered to launch esports and gaming consultancy Black Dog Gaming. Black Dog Gaming will provide several services for companies in the esports, gaming and video game […]

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PlayVS picks up $50 million Series C to build out high school esports

September 20, 2019 Black Dog Gaming 0

By: Jordan Crook Sept. 20, 2019 TechCrunch PlayVS, the platform that allows high school students to compete on varsity esports teams through their school, has today announced the close of a $50 million Series C led by existing investor NEA. Battery Ventures, Dick Costolo and Adam Bain of 01 Advisors, Sapphire Sport, Michael Zeisser, Dennis […]

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Riot Games says 10-year-old League of Legends hits 8 million concurrent players daily

September 18, 2019 Black Dog Gaming 0

By: DEAN TAKAHASHI Sept. 18, 2019 Venture Beat For a 10-year-old game, League of Legends is doing spectacularly well. Riot Games said today that the multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game hits about 8 million peak concurrent players every single day. And the company plans to celebrate its 10th anniversary with a day of livestreams and events […]

Why the esports audience is set to surge — and how brands can take advantage of increased fans and viewership

September 16, 2019 Black Dog Gaming 0

By :Kevin Tran Sept 16, 2018 This is a preview of the Esports Audience (2018) premium research report from Business Insider Intelligence. To learn more about the esports ecosystem, along with it’s rapidly growing audience and viewership, click here. Current subscribers can read the report here. Esports, which is short for electronic sports, refers to competitive video gaming watched […]

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Kaspersky launches anti-cheat solution for pro-e-sports tournaments

September 11, 2019 Black Dog Gaming 0

Because gaming cheats are not all that different from malware, Kaspersky launches e-sports anti-cheat solution By Catalin Cimpanu Sept. 11, 2019 Zero Day Cybersecurity software maker Kaspersky Lab, one of the biggest antivirus makers today, launched this week an anti-cheat solution for organizers of professional e-sports tournaments. Currently, Kaspersky’s anti-cheat solution supports two games — Counter-Strike: Global Offensive […]

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Twitch kicks off partnership with the Raiders & Allegiant Stadium

September 9, 2019 Black Dog Gaming 0

Sep 09, 2019 Raiders.com SAN FRANCISCO – Twitch, the leading service and community for multiplayer entertainment, today announced a partnership with the Raiders as a founding partner of Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas starting in 2020. The partnership will include a Twitch-branded lounge in the lower level of Allegiant Stadium, featuring interactive elements that are native […]

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ESPORTS ON TV: WHERE TO WATCH COMPETITIVE GAMING ON TELEVISION

September 6, 2019 Black Dog Gaming 0

BY GIANFRANCO CAPOZZI Sept. 6, 2019 esportsbets.com If you want to watch esports, then you will probably go to streaming platforms like Twitch, Mixer or YouTube. But as competitive gaming grows in popularity, there have been growing numbers of traditional television broadcasting networks who have started to show esports. However, there remain many concerns about how […]