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Pro gaming: A look into the games, athletes and casters of eSports

Contributors: Polygon Staff

Evo, tournaments, seasons, Dota, League of Legends, Major League Gaming — we've been in an eSports state of mind at Polygon lately. Check out our StoryStream below for stories that cover everything from Binding of Isaac League Racing to Evo in pictures to eSports' "NASCAR moment."

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September 29, 2014
Blizzard looks at ways to bring World of Warcraft into eSports limelight

By Colin Campbell@ColinCampbellx
Source PCGamesN | Via PC Gamer
November 15, 2013
eSports has its Super Bowl: Here's the good and bad of the League of Legends Championships

By John Funk
October 22, 2013
Virgin Gaming opens subscription-based paid eSports leagues

By Samit Sarkar@SamitSarkar
Image Pop Culture Geek on Flickr
October 3, 2013
How the new League of Legends Challenger league will create a pathway to the pros

By Samit Sarkar@SamitSarkar
September 13, 2013
League of Legends World Championship viewers guide: the teams, the players, the stories

By John Funk
September 11, 2013
A viewer's guide to the League of Legends World Championship

By John Funk
September 2, 2013
MOBA, DOTA, ARTS: A brief introduction to gaming's biggest, most impenetrable genre

By John Funk
August 8, 2013
StarCraft 2 'just doesn't fit' in MLG's Nov. Championship

By Dave Tach@dptach
Source Sundance DiGiovanni on Twitter, Sundance DiGiovanni on Twitter, Major League Gaming, and North American Star League
July 20, 2013
MLG's founders on the past, present and future of their real sport

By Dave Tach@dptach
July 20, 2013
Becoming the very best: The Pokemon World Championships

By Griffin McElroy@griffinmcelroy
Image The Pokemon Company
July 19, 2013
Opinion: Binding of Isaac League Racing is the secret best thing to happen to eSports

By Philip Kollar
July 19, 2013
Why the unionization of eSports is a difficult if not impossible road

By Emily Gera
Image David Zhou
July 18, 2013
Traveling the world, playing fighting games

By RJ Cubarrubia

How 27-year-old Nicolas Gonzalez left his home country of Chile, traversed foreign lands and found himself through fighting games.
July 17, 2013
Opinion: Why you should love the fighting game community

By Charles Pratt
Image David Zhou
July 17, 2013
League of Legends teams partner with eBay for charity tournament

By Alexa Ray Corriea
Via Reddit | Source eBay Charity
July 17, 2013
The time a StarCraft supergroup took on Korea

By Rob Zacny

America and Europe's top StarCraft organizations get a harsh lesson in Korea.
July 17, 2013
Evo 2013 in Photos

By David Zhou@dz
July 17, 2013
How the highest-paid eSports pros' six-figure winnings stack up

By Alexa Ray Corriea
Source eSports Earnings | Via Business Insider
July 16, 2013
How two StarCraft commentators became stars

By Tracey Lien

The story of how two friends made careers out of talking about video games.
July 15, 2013
Evo 2013 livestream draws record numbers on Twitch with 1.7 million viewers

By Michael McWhertor@MikeMcWhertor
July 15, 2013
Opinion: eSports needs a 'NASCAR moment'

By Russ Pitts
Source Research - Jordan Bianchi | Image Major League Gaming
July 15, 2013
EVO Japan can still happen, says tournament founder

By Alexa Ray Corriea
Via Shoryuken | Source Nico Nico | Image Shoryuken
July 12, 2013
Competitive gaming recognized in U.S. as a pro sport

By Colin Campbell@ColinCampbellx
Source GameSpot | Via Warcry
July 11, 2013
League of Legends Season 3 final heads to Staples Center

By Samit Sarkar@SamitSarkar
Source League of Legends eSports
July 9, 2013
MLG's new 'ESPN-style' eSports shows coming this August

By Dave Tach@dptach

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