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For the record, I still think the hookup with the NA Star League is some hot garbage with literally no good outcome possible for it.  If their esports guy hasn’t got a damn clue, at the least it seems the company as a whole is present enough to realize they needed to pivot on a [...]

This is a trend that I too find less than palatable. In the broader entertainment sphere, it means that our marketing people had lunch, money changed hands, and we’re going to hype the living crap out of something; together. This noise has been pandemic in the competitive gaming sphere since practically the beginning.  Here, it means [...]

Seems he hit this same roof this morning that I did last night. I trust an entry to the ‘uncut’ blog is coming? “ IGN spreading this kind of disinformation is unforgivable. Zechleton July 27, 2011 “ I do wish people who clearly know NOTHING about sports would stop comparing them to esports. Zechleton July [...]

A problem that’s identified wrongly or incompletely is one that can’t be solved.  It’s why I don’t much understand the head-nodding going on about this article. In traditional sports, contracts are public knowledge with regard to salary, duration, bonuses and restrictive clauses. What prevents the publication of eSports contracts is the lack of collective bargaining [...]

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From the blog of Chobopeon- For anyone wondering if SC Center will return, my answer is that I really don’t know. You only have to look a few posts back to find me assuring a fan that the show would be back (and I suppose it was for one episode on July 4th, 2011) but, [...]

The EGS hype apparatus has come back online, and I’m being peppered with press releases. The Grubby Starcraft Series will be kicking off with some 50+ invitees fighting for a slice of €800.  Might have been better to leave that bit off.  How many favors is Grubby calling in to fill the bracket?  Not sure [...]