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Following IGN's acquisition by Ziff Davis , news came down that the outlet would no longer be running their popular eSports league. Blizzard has stepped forward to take over the reigns, acquiring the technology and members of the team. The buyout gives Blizzard the means to create companion mobile... More

Activision just announced that eight teams from Call of Duty's in-game Champions Series League have been chosen to attend the upcoming worldwide Call of Duty Championship in Hollywood. The teams will compete in Treyarch's Call of Duty: Black Ops 2. Below is a list of the teams from the Champions... More

Gamers looking for a more competitive bout of PlanetSide 2 are in luck: Sony Online Entertainment announced that the free-to-play massively multiplayer online first-person shooter will be a part of Major League Gaming. The year-long collaboration with the eSports league will produce new competitive gameplay... More

This past weekend was interesting for eSports fans. Raleigh was full of scandal, disqualification, nearly undefeated victories, back and forth championship matchups, and hundreds of hours of eSports goodness. *Spoilers Ahead* StarCraft II Though StarCraft II player Leenock took first place in the MLG... More

Thousands are set to descend on Raleigh, North Carolina for the biggest North American eSports event of the summer. The Championship will feature a total prize pool of nearly $215,000. MLG expects thousands to flock to their summer championship at the Greater Raleigh Convention Center and millions more... More

MLG reached out to clarify the player roster for Mortal Kombat. In addition, a link to the broadcast is now included. The updated roster for Mortal Kombat is as follows: DJT1993, Perfect Legend,Tyrant, PigoftheHut, GCA16bit, GGA Dizzy, vVv Reo, and Riu48 You can watch the broadcast of the games here... More

Today, the developer behind the massively successful game League of Legends announced plans for its third season, touting it as the biggest investment in eSports ever. Huge changes are coming to the League of Legends circuit. For starters, Riot announced the Championship Series Tournament. Beginning... More

Over this past weekend, four professional League of Legends teams, two invited and two that fought their way through the qualifiers, were flown to New York City to compete for $10,000. Who came out on top? *Spoilers Ahead* If you missed the tournament, the VODs will be available for those without an... More

For the first time, MLG is holding an Arena event for League of Legends. This weekend, Friday through Sunday, four great professional teams will compete head-to-head for the coveted $10,000 first place prize as well as a guaranteed spot in the MLG Summer Championship. The teams competing are: Team Azubu... More

Update : The North American Qualifiers finished last night with Curse Gaming claiming its place in the MLG League of Legends Summer Arena. The full roster of teams that will be participating in the event has been revealed. Curse Gaming - Won the North American Qualifier, beating out Orbit Gaming to secure... More

From Friday to Sunday, competitors from around the world participated in the Major League Gaming pro tournament in New York City. *Spoilers Ahead* Thursday saw a countdown to the event with the top ten MLG StarCraft II matches of this year, a replay of the prizefight between two of the best StarCraft... More

Beginning tomorrow, July 20 at 4:30pm ET and continuing through Sunday, July 22, gamers can tune in to the MLG website and watch professional StarCraft II players from around the world compete for over $26,000 and placement in the Summer Championship next month in Raleigh. Old names and upcoming newcomers... More

This fall we will be seeing League of Legends, StarCraft II, and Fighting Game Arenas as well as the Championship in Dallas, Texas. MLG released their fall schedule today and it is as follows: September 15: Fall Fighting Game Arena – New York City, NY September 28-30: Fall League of Legends Arena... More

If you follow eSports to any degree, chances are you know that EVO is the largest fighting tournament in the world and that it was held over the last three days in Las Vegas. The finals were held throughout Sunday and lasted well into the night. There were numerous upsets and surprises throughout the... More

Heat waves, like the one we're experiencing in Minnesota, are a gamer's best friend. They give us a legitimate excuse to stay inside our artificially cool houses and continue permanently damaging our eyes by gluing them to digital surfaces. This weekend, we'll be watching some eSports, playing... More

The 3-day broadcast of the Major League Gaming Spring Championship last weekend boasted 437,000 peak concurrent online viewers and more than 4.7 million unique online viewers, breaking the record for the largest North American eSports event. More than 20,000 people also showed up in-person to watch as... More

Couldn't give two craps about baseball or football? Still like to hang out with people and down a few choice beverages? You may have a reason to get out of the house sooner than later if the Barcraft movement touches down in your town. According to The Wall Street Journal , the wave of sports bars... More

The Dota 2 international tournament is over, and Ukranian team Na'Vi has taken home the top prize of one million bucks. The event was spread across five days at Gamescom 2011 in Germany, with 16 teams competing for the top purse. Na'Vi beat out EHOME in the best of five elimination series. Na'Vi... More

[Update] It's official: A new Counter-Strike game is heading our way in early 2012. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive will be releasing on the PC, PlayStation Network, and Xbox Live Arcade. Valve says the game, which is being developed by Hidden Path Entertainment , expands on the game's original... More