The top players from each region will compete in a live Season Finals event. The structure of the competition will see the three regional leagues hosting StarCraft II competitions over a period of several weeks. This year’s structure will have just three seasons. MLG and Turtle Entertainment will handle the US and European legs of this competition, details of which will be announced later.įor WCS 2014, Blizzard said the season will start earlier than April and give fans even more to watch with four seasons.
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Since eSports is truly a global phenomenon, Blizzard has partnered with Twitch to broadcast all competition worldwide on its online platform in 720p HD through a unified StarCraft II destination.
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Korea’s two pro gaming networks, GomTV and OGN, will work together to broadcast this event in Korea. The game publisher hopes to ride this recent wave of attention when WCS Korea GSL begins April 4. Blizzard has received a renewed boost in StarCraft II eSports thanks to the recent launch of StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm. WCS targets the three most popular eSports regions (Korea, America and Europe) and has structured the competition to make it easier for fans around the world to follow the top StarCraft II gamers as they battle in tournaments throughout the year to become the best of the best.īlizzard is facing fierce eSports competition from Riot Games’ League of Legends, which has its own structured global Season Three competition on-going. The game maker has partnered with the top pro gaming organizations around the world, including the Korea eSports Association (KeSPA), Ongamenet (OGN), GomTV, Major League Gaming (MLG), Turtle Entertainment (ESL), and Twitch. Blizzard Entertainment, a division of Activision Blizzard Publishing, hopes to make things easier for pro gaming fans this year with the launch of the new StarCraft II World Championship Series (WCS).Īs part of this new initiative, Blizzard has established the first-ever official global ranking system for its popular real-time strategy (RTS) game eSports.
As anyone who follows the burgeoning world of eSports, or professional gaming, knows, it’s sometimes difficult to track down who’s on top in the competitive StarCraft II landscape.
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