Kotaku managed to hit peak absurdity last week when their editor-in-chief, Stephen Totilo, came out with a long piece about the unfairness of his publication being blacklisted by Bethesda and Ubisoft.
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Published Study Hints at Further Use of ‘League of Legends’ Playerbase as Guinea Pigs
You may recall approximately one month ago when Breitbart published a report that Riot Games, the developer behind League of Legends, started changing player usernames they deemed offensive and requesting that they take part in a mental health survey.
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.
‘League of Legends’ Teams H2K and TSM in Contract Brawl over Top Player
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 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 merchandising money from the players from as far back as the start of the year. NiP released a statement in response whose implied timeframe was quickly questioned by observers. “Some of the criticism and accusations pointed towards [Lilliefelth] are true but far from all of them,” says the company. Evidently, enough of the allegations were true that Lilliefelth’s position as chief executive became untenable. Patric Jönsson has been named interim CEO of NiP. Breitbart Tech will report more on the situation in the coming few days. Breitbart Tech is a new vertical from Breitbart News covering tech, gaming and internet culture. Bookmark breitbart.com/tech and follow @BreitbartTech on Twitter and Facebook.
TSM’s Manager Reportedly Knew He Would Be Fired Before ‘Counter-Strike’ Major
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…
ESports Team NiP’s Stars Reportedly Still Owed Thousands from Organisation
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.
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.