The live game streaming and eSports industries are still pretty new, even with how popular and big they already are. Mobile is just starting to get into the action and is expected to surpass console and PC streaming when it finally comes into full being. With TwitchCon only a few more days away, companies are already starting to announce their new products and one of those new goodies is a company called Stage TEN.
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Mobile eSports is starting to grow in size, with games like Vainglory already hosting professional teams and tournaments already. So it is no surprise that World of Tanks Blitz, that has a PC version in eSports currently, has announced their first tournament as well called Rise of Continents.
Super Evil Megacorp has done quite well for themselves since the release of their mobile MOBA Vainglory onto Android and iOS. Now the company has got a nice influx of cash thanks to a round of funding that netted the company over $26 million and some new partners.
[Update: Released] Gameloft’s MOBA Heroes of Order & Chaos to get updated soon with new heroes, spectator mode and more
More MOBA news today but this time it is regarding Gameloft’s long running title Heroes of Order and Chaos which will be getting updated soon. This update is actually quite a big one and it brings with it new game modes, a new spectator mode, and new heroes for players to use when playing the game.
AlphaDraft up until now has been completely browser-based, but today the company has announced that their mobile application with be coming to Android. The AlphaDraft app lets users watch eSports events as well as participating in both free and paid fantasy eSports leagues right through the app itself.
Here at DroidGamers we are always looking to do different and unique things with Android gaming. We’ve ran our own competitions already and there have been a few instances in the past where other companies have ran their own as well including Major League Gaming. However, if Android gaming were to actually break into the eSports scene on a more serious level, it would be interesting to see what games people would like to be able to compete in.
One game we have talked about a few times in the recent past was a game called TurtleStrike by eeGon. This particular game is all about taking your team of bad ass turtles, heavily armed ones at that, and destroying anyone else who tries to challenge your turtles with their own team. Well TurtleStrike has now launched on Google Play as of yesterday. Today, however, is the big day and that is because the first TurtleStrike tournament is starting and you’ll have a chance to win a piece of the $5,000 prize pool. And yes, that is real money.