MLG In the News: selection of press coverage 

 

6/1/13: The Next Web: Major League Gaming hires Amazon ad exec to build global sales team, looks for 50% revenue growth in 2013

5/30/13: GameSpot: MLG partners with Warner Bros to launch Infinite Crisis exhibition

 

5/30/13: Joystiq: Infinite Crisis joins MLG as an official esport

 

5/30/13: Polygon: Infinite Crisis dev Turbine partners with MLG for eSports push

3/25/13: Boston Globe/Boston.com: Popularity of watching professional video gamers is on the rise. Videogaming–the next pro sport? 

 

3/22/13: Yahoo Finance: Pro Gaming: Master StarCraft, Get Paid

 

3/21/13: Blizzard.net: MORE THAN 1 MILLION GAMERS TAKE PART IN GLOBAL ZERG INVASION

 

3/20/13: MSN: MLG: Professional video games engage viewers longer than Super Bowl

 

3/20/13: Forbes.com: MLG Touts Engagement and Ad Reach for eSports After Dallas Event

 

3/20/13: The Next Web: Major League Gaming’s epic esports weekend: 2.6 million tuned in to its competitive gaming tournaments

 

3/15/13: Forbes: MLG Founder Sundance DiGiovanni Believes ESports Will Be Mainstream Within 10 Years

 

3/15/13: Men’s Journal: How to Play ‘Call of Duty’ Better

 

3/15/13: Dallas Morning News: MLG Returns to Dallas

 

3/12/13: Polygon: Pro-gaming in US and Europe ‘well on its way’ to being as big as South Korea market, says MLG boss

 

3/11/13: Forbes: Heart of the Swarm Invades MLG Winter Championship Along with Call of Duty and League of Legends

 

 3/8/13: GameSpot:  eSports Panel at MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference

 

2/19/13: PC Gamer: MLG announces League of Legends tournament structure and rewards for Winter 2013 season

 

2/19/13: Polygon: League of Legends MLG Tournaments

 

2/15/13: PC Gamer: Interview with Axslav and Axeltoss 

 

2/1/13: GameSpot: Call of Duty eSports Championship Revealed

 

 

1/31/13: ESFI: MLG Winter Season details released featuring $75k HoTS Exhibition at Dallas

 

1/31/13: Polygon: StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm featured in two Major League Gaming Winter Season events

 

1/25/13: Complex: Major League Gaming Welcomes ‘Planetside 2′ to the Big Leagues

 

1/25/13: GamesBeat: Sony and MLG will make PlanetSide 2 into a competitive eSport with huge teams

 

1/25/13: Game Informer: PlanetSide 2 Partners With Major League Gaming

 

1/25/13: GameSpot: Planetside 2 takes on competitive gaming with MLG partnership

 

1/24/13: Game Informer: Major League Gaming Pro Circuit Details Announced

 

1/24/13: GameSpot: MLG announces League of Legends, Black Ops II for Winter Season

 

1/22/13: Complex: Interview: Major League Gaming CEO Sundance DiGiovanni Talks About Building And Expanding eSports

 

1/14/13:  Economist: Competitive Video Gaming – Mouse Sports

 

12/20/12:  Forbes.com: The year of eSports

 

11/29/12:  New York Times: Video Gaming on the Pro Tour, for Glory but Little Gold 

 

10/11/12:  Forbes: It’s a Gamer’s World: Interview with Sundance DiGiovanni, CEO and Co-Founder of Major League Gaming 

 

10/10/12:  USA Today (Front Page of Paper): Stephen Strasburg helps pitch competitive gaming

 

October 2012 issue:  PC Gamer: Flash of Greatness – eSports Feature 

 

8/27/12:  BBC World News: Are pro video-game players our 21st Century athletes?

 

8/24/12:  ESPN.com: Major League Gaming continues to grow

 

8/22/12:  Forbes: Talking the Past, Present and Future with MLG’s Sundance DiGiovanni

 

6/8/12:  Time – Techland: Gaming for a Living: Can eSports Finally Make it Big in America

 

5/1/12:  Business Insider: How Sundance DiGiovanni Built The Biggest Competitive Gaming League On The Planet

 

3/5/12:  Reuters TV – Tech Tonic: E-athletes battle in MLG StarCraft II tournament 

 

3/2/12:  Business Insider: See What Happens When Major League Gaming Flies In The World’s Best Starcraft Players To Battle It Out In NYC

 

2/27/12:  Mashable: Move Over, Super Bowl. Spectator Gaming Reaches Millions Online

 

12/10/11: The Economist: Gentlemen, start your computers

 

12/6/11: Tech Crunch: Not Just For Kids Anymore: Major League Gaming Hits 3.6 Million Viewer Hours Per Event 

 

11/28/11: Huffington Post (Sports):  Major League Gaming: Leenok Defeats HuK, Naniwa At 2011 MLG Championships In Providence

 

11/25/11: NPR – Only a Game: Where Fantasy Meets Sport 

 

11/18/11: GigaOm: Live streaming the Super Bowl of eSports

 

11/18/2011: The Verge:  Starcraft Changed my Life

 

November 2011 Issue: Game Informer:  Pro Gaming Comes of Age   

 

10/17/11: Forbes.com: Nerd Chills for Starcraft, My Sport of Choice