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Riot Games has the right to issue Digital Millennium Copyright Act takedown notices for any League of Legends footage that appears without their permission online. But thus far, Riot’s been relatively hesitant to do so. This week, one YouTuber in particular has seen some League of Legends videos go up on the chopping block, and Riot Games has yet…
Game publishers, tournament organizers and teams are searching for the best way to maximize value, exposure. Photo by: RIOT GAMES Esports might appear confusing and tumultuous to newcomers, but investors’ rationale is straightforward: No one is yet making as much money as they could be on professional video gaming, considering the size and commercial appeal…
http://www.patreon.com/jimquisition http://www.thejimquisition.com http://sharkrobot.com/collections/jimquisition-merch I am the videogame critic they tried to sue for $10 million. I’ve kept relatively quiet for almost a year while a spurious and disgusting libel lawsuit was spuriously filed in an attempt to disrupt my life. Now I get to talk. Source: When Jim Sterling Was Sued For $10 Million By…
In the $100k Tespa Collegiate Champion Finals, Overwatch player Funanah used Lucio’s “Boop” to steal an early lead in a match. It was a play so good that it seemed to demoralize his opponents into losing the whole thing. The Boop, as many of you already know, is Lucio’s Soundwave move—it can push people to…
GIF Blackbird Interactive, developers of the excellent Deserts of Kharak, have teamed up with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to create an interactive tour of a concept Mars base. Not the most obvious thing to reading about, I grant you, but they’re a good fit, with Blackbird’s sleek designs helping create a colony that looks real,…
The FBI’s “Gamergate” file identified at least four men the agency believed were responsible for sending dozens of death and rape threats to women who criticised video games. They used 4chan and 8chan — websites linked to the distribution of child pornography — to organise their movement, the FBI says. Two of the men confessed…
Video game bugs are like a foul odor. The cause might be some tiny thing, but if you can’t isolate it, it’ll stink up the whole dang place. Such was apparently the case with a Team Fortress 2 bug that took Valve ten years to finally eliminate. Here’s how the bug worked: if you joined…
They say karma’s a bitch. I say it’s pretty friggin’ cool sometimes. During a recent stream, Overwatch pro Brandon “Seagull” Larned, who currently plays for NRG, assembled a truly fearsome six stack. His team was made up of Brady “Agilities” Girardi, who plays for Immortals, Christopher “GrimReality” Schaefer, who also plays for Immortals, CLG player…
How the most popular YouTuber in the world lost the ability to play the victim Phonograph End Phonograph PewDiePie, or Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg, is likely one of the most powerful individuals in gaming. His channel has over 53 million subscribers, and his videos have made him incredibly wealthy. Forbes estimated his earnings at approximately $15 million in…
AddThis Sharing Buttons above Written by Victoria Myers Photography by Jessica Nash January 26th, 2017 Yes, the new play The Oregon Trail does mention having to ford oxen across a river. The play, which takes its name from both the pioneers crossing the country and the iconic ‘90s computer game, is now playing at the…