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The view from onstage at the Battle Arena in Los Angeles. This is the 375-seat arena that holds regular season games for teams competing in the North American Esports league called the League Championship Series (LCS). The 10 teams in the LCS play League

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Esports Evangelists Want To Bring Gaming To A Broader Audience

12:07pm January 31, 2020

by Tom Goldman

Competitive video gaming — esports — has become a global phenomenon with billions in revenue and hundreds of millions of fans. But a divide remains between those who embrace it, and those who don't.

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Young women cosplay as the main characters of the mobile game Arena of Valor in Tianjin, China, in October. More than half the game's players in China are female.

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China's Most Popular Mobile Game Charges Into American Market

8:57am January 02, 2018

by Allen Peng

Tencent's Arena Of Valor faces challenges coming into the U.S. market, including unbundling from the company's popular social app and American gamers' less-intense focus on mobile.

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Members of the Ohio State team practice for an upcoming Big Ten League tournament for League of Legends.

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Go To College, Play Video Games. E-Sports Make A Play For The Big Ten

1:04pm February 23, 2017

by Gabriel Rosenberg

There's no prize money involved, although League of Legends maker Riot Games offers scholarships for the e-sports teams at Ohio State and competitors at other Big Ten campuses.