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Broxah: Believing is the First Step

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Time Stamp: September 26, 2020 10:22 AM - Modified On: September 26, 2020 - Published By:
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Game 3, Team SoloMid versus Team Liquid, 3 minutes in: Broxah ganks mid and forces Bjergsen’s flash. 4 and a half minutes in: Broxah ganks top and forces Broken Blade’s flash. 7 minutes in: Broxah ganks mid again, securing a kill on Bjergsen. TL leads by 1,000 gold. 8 minutes in: Broxah ganks top, securing a kill on Broken Blade and takes the Rift Herald. 15 minutes in: Team Liquid is up 3,000 gold. 34 and a half minutes end, the game is over. 14 kills to 2.“With everything that

Tencent Holdings COO Mark Ren Highlights Four Key Trends at Tencent Esports Global Summit

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Time Stamp: September 7, 2020 8:54 AM - Modified On: September 7, 2020 - Published By:
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Tencent Holdings is one of the biggest technology companies in the world, but its gaming business is undisputed as the top revenue generator in the empire. According to Tencent’s latest financial report for Q2 2020, the company recorded total game revenues of ￥46.9B RMB ($6.8B USD), representing 40.8% of Tencent’s total revenues in Q2 2020. In Tencent’s executive structure, there are two employees with the highest salary and directly report to Tencent President Martin Lau. One is Allen Zhang, who’s in charge of the businesses of Chinese social media WeChat,

TouchArcade Game of the Week: ‘Penrose’

Source Node: https://toucharcade.com/2020/09/04/toucharcade-game-of-the-week-penrose/
Time Stamp: September 4, 2020 8:23 PM - Modified On: October 29, 2021 - Published By:
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TouchArcade Rating:I love digital choose your own adventure books and gamebooks because instead of futzing around flipping back and forth between physical pages and trying to remember which paths you’ve taken and which you haven’t, the digital version can just do all that work for you. I’m lazy! But it turns out that digital interactive fiction can be capable of a whole lot more than just being bookmarks, and that’s the theme of what Penrose ($0.99) is all about. Penrose is from Doublespeak Games, creators of A Dark Room, so

Brazilian Cable TV Provider to Broadcast The Convergence Invitational CS:GO Tournament

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Time Stamp: September 4, 2020 12:01 PM - Modified On: September 4, 2020 - Published By:
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The Convergence Invitational, a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) tournament organized by the esports development company Gaming Culture, will be broadcast on Brazilian TV through a special channel from cable provider Claro. Claro, a telecommunications company with multiple services as mobile and broadband internet, is sponsoring the competition and will also stream it through its app NOW, available for its users. In this tournament, the company will be promoting its platform Claro Gaming. The CEO of Gaming Culture Peterson Rodrigues told TEO that “this partnership is important because it increases the

Tell Me Why Review – Cleaning Out My Closet

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Time Stamp: September 2, 2020 10:58 PM - Modified On: October 29, 2021 - Published By:
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There's an important milestone in every adult's life when they realize that their parents aren't just monolithic figures known only as Mom and/or Dad, but people in their own right who have hopes, dreams, thoughts, and desires that have nothing to do with their children. That’s not exactly new territory in other art, but it's a rarity in games. In the few that do explore that idea, it's usually Dad who gets the attention. That makes Dontnod's Tell Me Why a fascinating anomaly right off the bat. It is, without

Where would Heroic rank alongside the other CS:GO miracle runs?

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Time Stamp: September 2, 2020 10:45 AM - Modified On: September 2, 2020 - Published By:
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It’s safe to say not even the biggest Heroic fan would have predicted them to win ESL One Cologne’s European bracket, and their run has to be considered one of the greatest upsets in modern Counter-Strike history. How does it stack up against the era-defining surprises of the past? Take a trip down memory lane with us and enjoy a few legendary CS:GO clips with all the crowd noise we wish we could have right now!6) NiP Magic flickers one last time at IEM Oakland 2017“holy fuck the chip spam

August Investment Recap: Fortnite Billions, BITKRAFTS $165M Venture Fund, and New Capital for Esports Organizations

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Time Stamp: September 2, 2020 7:58 AM - Modified On: September 2, 2020 - Published By:
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August was a record month for esports investments. The Esports Observer tracked 16 investments raised by esports-relevant companies during the month. Disclosed investments accumulated to $2.78B USD, which is more than all seven previous months of 2020 combined, bringing the total sum of disclosed investments in 2020 to $4.34B.  The news of esports-relevant investments was headlined by the $1.78B financing round raised by Fornite developer Epic Games and the closing of BITKRAFT’s new venture fund at $165M. Financial terms were not disclosed for all deals highlighted in this article. Epic

The Investments and Vision of Globo Group in Brazilian Esports

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Time Stamp: August 18, 2020 9:33 AM - Modified On: August 18, 2020 - Published By:
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The rise of esports in Brazil had a powerful ally in Globo, the biggest communications group in the country and owner of the leading TV channel in the territory, who has heavily supported the scene and still invests in the development of it, even offering its own competitive initiatives. Following the announcement of a partnership between Globo, ESL, DreamHack, and others earlier this month, the Brazilian media company agreed to speak to The Esports Observer to share some of its views and insights. Today Globo has a number of investments