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Activision-Blizzard buys MLG (Major League Gaming)

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For 46 Million dollars and a few bottles of Montane Doo

And a pack of dorritos.

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Could imagine it's because intrusive advertisement is more common in the US (MLG) than in Europe (ESL)

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If SCII dies in the MLG scene, it's completely blizzard's fault now.

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I don't care about eSports at all.

 

I guess this'll make Activision-Blizzard more MLG? :P (bad joke, sorry)

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Now they just to need to buy PepsiCo

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Hopefully this doesn't effect the CS Major.

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Anyone know how blizzard is staying afloat with their sparse game releases?

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46 million, hmmmm i would think MLG would be worth less.

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Not too surprising, Activision-Blizzard really wants to push CoD E-Sports and this is just a step in that process. I'm not really sure though if COD E-sports will ever grow to the level of its Dota//LoL/CS counterparts

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If SCII dies in the MLG scene, it's completely blizzard's fault now.

It already did. They mass ressed it for a while and it died again. It's hilarious to me that the only way sc is getting permanently on the mlg circuit is blizzard buying mlg.

Blizzard will own it for 2 months and try stop the Korean invasion because of fan tears and it will just be wcs na/Eu with a different name.

As for the other game entities other companies build good systems. Blizzard on the other hand seem to be diluting the pro game to make it easy for chumps to make bank. They seem to do everything they can to be the popular kid in class but most people just don't seem to care anymore. People have moved on and team based esports are all the rage right now.

I address blizzard in all this because as bad as they are with managing esports they have more experience than Activision as an entity and for mlg to have a chance at succeeding they will have to take control maybe just let Kim phan lose on it and you might actually have something decent. Just remember to fill the circuit with console pew pew games so all the esports "fans" won't be disgusted with Korean supremacy or fnatic's legacy of csgo.

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Anyone know how blizzard is staying afloat with their sparse game releases?

Wow and broadcasting rights.

Hots skins probably help but I've no idea how that game works.

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Wow and broadcasting rights.

Hots skins probably help but I've no idea how that game works.

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Not too surprising, Activision-Blizzard really wants to push CoD E-Sports and this is just a step in that process. I'm not really sure though if COD E-sports will ever grow to the level of its Dota//LoL/CS counterparts

Not going to happen. Smash Bros, Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, MvC3, StarCraft 2 and those other games you mentioned all have something to offer both spectators and the players. These games take a long time to learn (CSGO takes years to learn) and give you a sense of accomplishment when you do. For spectators, just like watching any sport, it's enjoyable to watch people do things you can't do and it's fun to watch and cheer for players or teams. For the players, it's fun to put in time to learn something you like and eventually show it off to the world.

 

COD takes a maximum of 1 week to learn since the skill ceiling is ridiculously low. When you don't work hard for something, there's no drive and for spectators, there is no reason to watch people do things you can do yourself. There's also no attachment since there will be a new on next year. Activision is trying to eat it's cake and have it. Only the Blizzard games can potentially benefit from this acquisition.

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Hahahaha!

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I'm sure this has been mentioned but it'll be interesting what games they'll keep/add/ditch to MLG

and we will live such tragedy in perpetuity.

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