Esports Insiders Generally Optimistic About Microsoft-Activision Deal
Back in mid-January, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced it would be buying Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) in a $68.7 billion all-cash transaction (pending an FTC…
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Microsoft-Activision Blizzard Deal Likely to Survive Legal Scrutiny
Microsoft’s Jan. 18 announcement that it intends to purchase Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion—which would mark the highest dollar amount ever paid by a tech company…
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Overwatch Spending $80,000 for League’s Undersea Cable at University of Hawaii
Overwatch League will pay more than $80,000 to the University of Hawaii for the right to fly teams to Oahu four times this summer and access an undersea internet cable…
Esports Primed to Rebound in 2021 After Industry’s Flash in Pan Start
Spurred on by the coronavirus outbreak and subsequent shelter-in-place orders, 2020 was a banner year for the video game sector. So, it wasn’t surprising to learn…
Hawaii’s Undersea Cable Solves Overwatch League’s Internet Lag
Last year, as NBA and NHL teams went into playoff bubbles and UFC decamped for Fight Island, Overwatch League had a problem it couldn’t solve. With teams spread across…
Vlastelica Out as Activision Blizzard Esports CEO and Overwatch League Commissioner
Pete Vlastelica is out as commissioner of Overwatch League, one week before the league’s Grand Finals, according to a statement from the company. Vlastelica is also out…
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