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New Gaming TV Network Hastens Launch As Esports Take The Spotlight

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Time Stamp: April 13, 2020 9:50 AM - Modified On: April 13, 2020 - Published By:
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Ariel Horn and Ben Kusin are the entrepreneurs behind VENN (Video Game Entertainment and News Network), an MTV-style startup looking to cover all things games and esports. As other industries dial back or cancel plans due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) crisis, the VENN founders are pushing to launch ahead of schedule, while lockdown conditions have increased the visibility of the gaming world, Bloomberg reports.With traditional sporting leagues cancelled, esports have taken the spotlight--sometimes even replacing traditional sports, as in the case of the NBA 2K20 Players Tournament or the MLB

League of Legends 10.7 Patch brings the terror with reworked Fiddlesticks

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Time Stamp: March 31, 2020 11:46 PM - Modified On: March 31, 2020 - Published By:
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The crows have never looked more foreboding. League of Legends Patch 10.7 has brought the reworked Fiddlesticks with it and all of the terror he represents. Fiddlesticks was always meant to be the unparalleled boogeyman of the League of Legends roster, but as more characters have joined, he lost a little bit of that terrifying aura to bigger threats. Now, Riot is giving the living nightmare scarecrow back his mantle of spookiest champ. The League of Legends 10.7 patch has dropped and with it comes the reworked Fiddlesticks. League of

League Of Legends Studio Riot Games Donates $1.5 Million To LA Anti-Coronavirus Efforts

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Time Stamp: March 25, 2020 12:58 PM - Modified On: March 25, 2020 - Published By:
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League of Legends developer Riot Games has made a donation of $1.5 million to various Los Angeles-based groups in an effort to aid coronavirus relief efforts. As reported by The Wrap, LA mayor Eric Garcetti announced at a press conference that Riot and its co-founders have donated more than $1 million, but it turns out the total figure is actually higher than what he suggested."We are blessed here in LA to have industries that not only fuel our city but our country and our world's economy. Gaming is one of

Overwatch hero Echo detailed in new developer update with Jeff Kaplan

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Time Stamp: March 19, 2020 11:21 PM - Modified On: March 19, 2020 - Published By:
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Kaplan details Echo in all her glory in the latest Overwatch Developer Update, and if she strikes your fancy you can try her now via the PTR. Overwatch just introduced its newest hero Echo, who's rocking some of the most "game-changing" abilities seen in the game thus far. Game director Jeff Kaplan took to a special Developer Update to detail more of Echo's powers as well as more of what we should know about Overwatch's latest character. For one thing, she is "very likely" the last new hero until Overwatch

Ones to Watch in Esports

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Time Stamp: March 10, 2020 1:45 PM - Modified On: March 10, 2020 - Published By:
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Esports continues to be a leader in advancing media technology, yet the gaming community continues to struggle in creating a singular hub for viewers to check out all their favorite games and for there to be a singular hub for gaming education. With the market as large as ever and continuing to grow, Batch 26 companies Gamerzclass and Juked are working towards creating the next big hubs in esports.  Giving You The Coach You Always Wanted – Gamerzclass Professional esports players know how challenging and competitive teams can get, from

Celebrate Warframe’s Seven-Year Anniversary with Free In-Game Gear Every Weekend in March

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Time Stamp: March 10, 2020 1:13 PM - Modified On: March 10, 2020 - Published By:
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We’re feeling lucky today, Tenno. Warframe is seven years strong today, and we want to share our birthday in the most generous way we know how — by giving out free gifts and by calling on you to help create the next Warframe. Free Anniversary Dex Armor Set + To celebrate this seven-year anniversary achievement with you, we’re giving away free in-game armor, weapons, and skins. For this year’s special Dex Raksaka armor, all you have to do is launch Warframe and log in. That’s it! Once in, the Dex