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Welcome back to Breitbart Tech’s coverage of the SMITE World Championship.

The stage is set. The atmosphere is electric, and as people jostle their way into the Cobb Energy Centre, the air carries the sharply peculiar pungance of energy drinks, sweat, and unabashed excitement. Very soon, a new breed of athletes will take center stage in front of more than 3,000 screaming fans and countless millions more on the internet.

The popularity of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive continues to increase as evidenced by the latest wave of top tier Call of Duty organisations now looking to recruit CS:GO teams.

A New Year’s Day report in Esports Observer revealed that Major League Gaming, the largest e-sports company in North America, has sold the majority of its assets in exchange for $46 million to publisher Activision Blizzard.

The League of Legends Championship Series slot formerly owned by Gravity Gaming has been purchased by former Boston Celtics and LA Lakers legend Rick Fox.

Breitbart has learned that Blizzard has reportedly contacted organisations under the umbrella of the Korean eSports Association (KeSPA) and organisations with South Korean players to inform them of drastic changes coming to the next season of their World Championship Series for StarCraft 2.

Riot Games currently have their annual League of Legends team owners conference underway. The event is where Riot orientates new team owners, discusses rule and strategy changes, as well as discussing matters that they believe to be of an overarching concern for teams and their product alike. After only the first day, sources have contacted Breitbart to inform us that several team owners are outraged at some of Riot’s proposals for the upcoming season.

With the 2016 European League of Legends Championship Series drawing ever closer, one team has found themselves in disarray more than most.

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

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.

Sources have informed Breitbart that Major League Gaming shall soon be living up to their name in regards to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. The long-standing North American organisation will host the next Valve-endorsed and crowd-funded “major” tournament.

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.

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.

One of the largest League of Legends brands in the world, Team Solo Mid, has become embroiled in a tug of war with European based gaming organisation H2K for the services of the player Dennis “Svenskeren” Johnsen.

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

The Danish Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team that currently represents TSM is regarded by many as one of the best in world. Ahead of their attendance at the latest Valve endorsed CS:GO major, they were on a hot run, and many felt they were all but guaranteed a place in the finals.

The legendary Swedish Counter-Strike organisation Ninjas in Pyjamas owes the players that made it the biggest brand in the game thousands of dollars in prize money and deferred salaries, sources tell Breitbart.

Several team owners have contacted Breitbart Tech to make them aware about a series of changes that Riot Games is currently contemplating surrounding their League of Legends professional league.

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.

Fnatic, one of the world’s leading eSports organisations, has found itself embroiled in an internal dispute with its players following the inclusion of several clauses that appear to strip players of their image rights and even power of attorney.

Multiple sources have informed Breitbart that a coalition of the largest tournament organisers in Counter-Strike, namely MLG, CEVO, PGL, Gfinity, FACEIT and StarLadder, are in talks to group together to create a global Grand Prix style circuit for the hugely popular first-person shooter.

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.

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.

Accusations involving drug abuse by professional video game players that have been circling in the eSports community have been raised again due to an admission by one professional in a recent interview.