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Liquid Rivalries: Super Smash Bros. Melee

Source Node: https://www.teamliquid.com/news/2020/09/04/liquid-rivalries-super-smash-bros-melee
Time Stamp: September 4, 2020 9:40 AM - Modified On: September 4, 2020 - Published By:
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When would you say competitive Smash Bros. was born? Was it on January 21st, 1999, when Nintendo released Super Smash Bros? Or on November 21st 2001, when Melee was released? Or on April, 2002, when Matt Deezie started the Tournament Go series? I set the date two years later - January 10th, 2004. That was the day Melee held its first national, Game Over. In my eyes, a sport doesn’t come alive just by merit of a ruleset or a tournament. To be living, a sport needs a full-fledged scene

Code S Season 3 qualifiers conclude (2020)

Source Node: https://tl.net/forum/starcraft-2/562399-code-s-season-3-qualifiers-conclude-2020
Time Stamp: August 19, 2020 2:48 PM - Modified On: August 19, 2020 - Published By:
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TL.net ESPORTS Profile Joined July 2011 1 Post The Code S Season 3 qualifiers took place over August 18th-19th, finalizing the list of 28 players who will participate in the last Code S tournament of 2020 The star of the qualifiers was ByuN, who defeated Hurricane, Dream, and Cure to earn his GSL return after a two year hiatus. Though ByuN's military service will not officially conclude for a few more weeks, it appears that some allowance was made for his participation in the qualifier.Other old school players such as

Where to open a game studio

Source Node: https://techcrunch.com/2020/06/26/where-to-open-a-game-studio/
Time Stamp: June 26, 2020 4:10 PM - Modified On: June 26, 2020 - Published By:
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With the game industry booming, more entrepreneurs are evaluating where to base their new startup or open a new office for their existing company. The U.S. government’s block on H1-B and L-1 visas will encourage American game startups to add an office abroad much sooner than they otherwise would have. But where? This spring, I surveyed a number of gaming-focused VCs about which cities are the best hubs for game studios targeting the Western games market. Several locales stood out as heavily recommended — which I’ve shared below — but