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You’re No One Until Someone Accuses You Of Assault

Just a heads up: this column will be as self-indulgent as one of Milo’s. Well, perhaps not that bad… but more so than usual. You see, over the weekend I managed to get myself into a bit of a scuffle, and it became

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ROCCAT Coach Looking To Leave

Following reports that the European League of Legends squad for ROCCAT Gaming has had two of its players signed by H2K for the start of the 2016 LCS season, it looks like coach Jakob “YamatoCannon” Mebdi will be also leaving the organisation.

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ESport Investor Trig Social Media’s Stockholm Offices Raided by Police

ESports investor Trig Social Media had their Stockholm offices raided by authorities in relation to their investigation for stock market fraud and financial impropriety. The raids are the latest chapter in a lengthy tale of delusions of grandeur, lies, and ultimately failure since Trig announced their involvement in eSports in December 2014.

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H2K and TSM Drama Escalates: Legal Battle Threatened

Following Breitbart’s report that North American organisation Team Solo Mid were looking to pry Danish League of Legends jungler Dennis “Svenskeren” Johnsen away from comparative European minnows H2K, things are starting to get ugly.

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Ninjas In Pyjamas CEO Per Lilliefelth Is Out, Following Breitbart Report

Ninjas In Pyjamas announced today that CEO Per Lilliefelth will be standing down with immediate effect, following a Breitbart Tech report that revealed the team owes its players thousands of dollars. Breitbart revealed the management of NiP had withheld prize money and in-game

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ESports 101: A Guide to the Booming Business of Competitive Gaming

The internet is a virtual primordial soup that creates its own subcultures, mostly uninfluenced by mainstream society, and when it comes to sports, yes they have their own as well; competitive gaming, or for the initiated, “eSports,” where the very best players come together to compete for prestige and prize money.

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Riot Games Responds to Concern over ‘League of Legends’ Player Surveys

Riot Games found themselves at the center of a controversy last week following several League of Legends players posting publicly that their in-game names had been changed without their consent and they’d been sent what looked like “psychiatric testing” surveys in exchange for a free name change.

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Report: Yahoo in Talks to Buy Major League Gaming

According to sources close to New York based E-sports organisation Major League Gaming, the company is currently in sales talks with California tech giant Yahoo for an undisclosed fee.

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MTG Purchases ESEA eSports League, Looking to Acquire DreamHack

Swedish media company Modern Times Group have been slowly increasing their e-sports market share under the radar. Following the purchase of a 74% share in ESL for €78 million in July they have been busy looking at other ways that they can expand into the growing e-sports market.

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