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‘Hearthstone’ Is Amazing, But Its Players Can Be Proper Dicks
Blizzard's card collecting game is an eSports phenomenon with 30 million players. Sadly, a great many of them are sarcastic shits.
Burn Bright, Burn Brief: On the Fleeting Fame of eSports Stars
Going professional is a dream for many gamers – but the risk of burn out is a very real one, with few players making it to their mid-20s.
This is What It Takes to Earn Thousands For Playing ‘Call of Duty’
Ahead of the Call of Duty Championship in Los Angeles, TCM team members speak to us about staying frosty.
YouTube Millionaire KSI Talks to Us About Growing Up Online
An idol to millions but a prick to others, KSI is a modern megastar whose divisive videos have charted his progression to adulthood in the most public way possible.
‘Call of Duty’ Remains the eSport That Says: No Women Allowed
Why does the blockbuster shooter lag behind other titles when it comes to gender diversity?
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Giant stadiums, teenage millionaires, super fans, and addiction: Welcome to the world of eSports.
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In the final part of "eSports," we join 40,000 screaming fans at the League of Legends world final—the highest-attended eSports match in history.
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We meet KSI, the UK's ultimate gamer celebrity, and follow Team FNATIC to Gamescom—the biggest gaming event in the world—where they battle it out for Europe's top eSports title.
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We get a crash course from a professional gaming commentator, take a trip to gaming rehab, and try on character costumes at the HQ of South Korea's best cosplay team.
eMatch-Fixing: Why Poverty and Chaos is Driving Pro-Gamers to Risk Everything
When pro-players gain the fame but not the fortune, it's easy for their heads to be turned by rigging matches.
Explaining eSports to a Dumbass
Ahead of the Halo Championship Series' "Battle of Europe", I asked a pro-player and the EGL founder to talk me through the business of eSports.