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Paragon’s Monolith update speeds up the PlayStation 4 and PC MOBA
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Vainglory crowns its first world champion
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How Insomniac is marrying VR and esports with The Unspoken
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Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite gameplay: Watch the Infinity Stones power Ryu’s attacks
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PlayStation Experience 2016 keynote: Watch it right here, right now
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Overwatch heads to South Korea’s prestigious esports stadium as part of ESL’s Intel Extreme Masters
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YouTube has muted The Game Awards due to a copyright claim
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Blizzard fixes Hearthstone: Mean Streets of Gadgetzan pack bug and will compensate players
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Wargaming tanks up its mobile arm with Boomlagoon acquisition
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Super Evil Megacorp starts team-franchise program to energize Vainglory’s esports scene
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Skillz introduces brand-sponsored tournaments for its mobile esports games
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Halo gets esports reality show from ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ creators
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Games of Glory is a competitive top-down team shooter coming to PlayStation 4
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Does Final Fantasy XV make a good first impression? GamesBeat Decides
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Eleague’s season two Counter-Strike playoffs start November 30
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Konami stokes PES 2017’s esports ambitions with a free-to-play version
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Hearthstone’s Mean Streets of Gadgetzan expansion launches December 1
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Joint venture aims to take live esports events to bigger stages
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Razer Ornata Chroma keyboard’s faux-click makes for an amazing typing experience
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GamesBeat weekly roundup: Holiday gift guides, and Zelda: A Link to the Past turns 25
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The holiday gift guide to the best gaming gear
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The holiday gift guide to the best gaming headsets
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Overwatch takes center stage at yet another major esports tournament
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Amazon Appstore announces esports tournament for casual mobile gamers
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How to design for esports in titles like Counter-Strike and Project Cars
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GamesBeat weekly roundup: NES Classic Edition becomes a hot item, and Conan hates Final Fantasy
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How the growth of esports compares to traditional sports trends
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Nintendo has begun promoting Battlefy’s Splatoon esports tournaments
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You’re probably going to have a bad time with Hearthstone’s Heroic Tavern Brawl
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Overwatch’s Sombra and Arcade update is now live
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HyperX’s Alloy FPS keyboard puts a full-size layout and Cherry switches in a compact chassis
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GamesBeat weekly roundup: Old is new with PlayStation 4 Pro and NES Classic
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Atlas Reactor partners with ESL for its first major tournament
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Overwatch gets a new esports group from a Helsinki hockey team
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BlizzCon: Everything Blizzard announced today
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Hearthstone’s tri-class cards will change the card game forever
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Hearthstone’s new expansion is Mean Streets of Gadgetzan, coming ‘early December’
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Heroes of the Storm adds Alliance king Varian Wyrnn and Ragnaros the Fire Lord
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