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ESPN Will Continue To Investigate Ways To Broadcast Esports
ESPN has been increasingly hitching itself to the esports bandwagon over the last few years, even going as far to start up their own editorial wing for the growing industry. But ESPN is first and foremost a television broadcaster, something video games doesn’t traditionally mesh with well. ESPN has had a few cracks at finding…
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ESPN Is Officially Diving Into eSports
Briefly: The most powerful brand in sports journalism is officially diving into eSports. Today ESPN put out a job listing for an “eSports editor”. This comes after the ESPN magazine published its first ever eSports issue, which included an excellent profile of the League of Legends player Faker.
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Some Sports Fans Upset ESPN Is Airing Video Game Tournaments
This weekend, ESPN2 aired a preview for the grand finals of Dota 2’s The International, the 10 million-dollar tournament for the very popular video game. The move is kind of a big deal — arguably, it grants competitive gaming more mainstream legitimacy. But not everyone was happy to see Dota 2 on ESPN.
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Some Think Video Games Belong On TV, Others Say It Will Never Happen
Competitive gaming has millions of fans. Its biggest stars earn six-figure salaries. Yet it’s nowhere to be found on American television. You may happen upon bowling, lumberjack contests, or even rock-paper-scissors while channel surfing, but nary a match of StarCraft or League of Legends.