IGN to "simplify, focus"; wants to sell IPL - Page 5
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NightOfTheDead
Lithuania1711 Posts
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Kasaraki
Denmark7115 Posts
On February 22 2013 06:36 Kennigit wrote: Dumping VC money all over the place. Don't confuse investor money with a sustainable business. Fine, be that way Kennigit. I for one welcome our new Azubu overlords. | ||
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TeeTS
Germany2762 Posts
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Assirra
Belgium4169 Posts
On February 22 2013 06:11 NoGasfOu wrote: It's an observation. No need for facts. MLG was losing a ton of money and had to raise additional millions from investors. They had a thread about this in 2012. They made a risky investment by reaching some kind of deal with Kespa to get exclusive players' rights hoping to generate big bucks. Don't think that's going anywhere considering the amount of money they're spending on players' airplane tickets and hotel for the next event. You don't have to be very smart to know that GOM is losing foreign subscribers compare to the early days of 2010 and early 2011. They're moving to a new place and doing "MORE ESPORTS". I don't think they can survive just on SC2 alone. Sometimes you have to jump ship to survive. So no facts, only your uninformed opinion. | ||
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Lukeeze[zR]
Switzerland6838 Posts
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ZAiNs
United Kingdom6525 Posts
On February 22 2013 06:39 TeeTS wrote: I find it very surprisingly how well informed half of the TL seems to be about buisness numbers of various organisations. And the balance in HotS! | ||
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Lukeeze[zR]
Switzerland6838 Posts
And nada's body. | ||
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zul
Germany5427 Posts
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Holdenintherye
Canada1441 Posts
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NEEDZMOAR
Sweden1277 Posts
especially nada's body... everytime I watch bw part of TL the thread about nadas body is among the top viewed pretty soon I feel like I have no choice but to actually check it out^^ | ||
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Fusilero
United Kingdom50293 Posts
On February 22 2013 06:13 Dodgin wrote: IPL does League of Legends, does this also mean that League of Legends is dying? LoL, shootmania and SC2 dead there mystery solved I welcome our doto overlords. | ||
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OptimusYale
Korea (South)1005 Posts
Will there be LoL? Good chance. Will there be Fifa online 3, sudden attack, Syphers and that DOTA2 clone they have knocking around? Probably. I'm sure once the interview with Mr. Chae from choson daily comes out, we will get to know more (Saw him being interviewed in Cafe Bene). A change in ownership could be a very good thing. They help sell rooms at the cosmopolitan hotel, and they do a fucking good job of it. I feel they're making too much content, and a streamlined system will probably help boost the brand. Who will take it? Who knows | ||
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Integra
Sweden5626 Posts
On February 22 2013 06:56 Fusilero wrote: LoL, shootmania and SC2 dead there mystery solved I welcome our doto overlords. Was about to point this is as well to all the SC2 destiny wannabies, IPL has other games than just SC2, if it was SC2 dying then they would just stop broadcasting that game and focus on the others they have. The reason why IGN is selling IPL is because they are doing terrible overall and need to sort out their business so they can become profitable again. | ||
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SChlafmann
France725 Posts
Whatever, I hope to see some good stuff for SC2. | ||
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AnomalySC2
United States2073 Posts
On February 22 2013 06:30 thezanursic wrote: SC2 is the 17th played game in pc bangs with even BW being played as much in PC bangs with no proffesional scene at all. There will be no "bw 2.0" because SC2 won't be as popular in SK like ever. SC2 was never as big as BW in SK. Koreans have the best taste when it comes to competitive gaming. | ||
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Soda-88
Croatia476 Posts
On February 22 2013 05:22 NoGasfOu wrote: IPL is ending. MLG's revenue is not enough to pay interest. GOM is losing foreign subscribers day by day. Looks like the beginning of the end for anything that's not Kespa. BW 2.0 incoming. What lol | ||
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Integra
Sweden5626 Posts
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AnomalySC2
United States2073 Posts
That would be awesome imo. Blizz should rerelease BW as a free to play browser game with a fully functioning ladder system and improved netcode/latency. That would be the best for esports imo. Basically just give it the Quake Live treatment. | ||
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Mauldo
United States750 Posts
Maybe you can read the bitterness between my words, but those tournaments promised us they wouldn't just become Koreans stomping on North Americans, that we would have a scene of our own like Korea and Europe have. What'd they do? NASL especially told us to fuck off within what, the first season? The posts on the front page of Mr. Chae buying IPL and making it a North American, GSL-esque tournament would be great. It'd be sad that it took a Korean business man to come in and do what American business men have promised us for three years, but it'd just prove that Mr. Chae knows what the fuck is going on and how to soothe my bleeding, rage-ridden nerd heart. | ||
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jmbthirteen
United States10734 Posts
On February 22 2013 07:11 AnomalySC2 wrote: That would be awesome imo. Blizz should rerelease BW as a free to play browser game with a fully functioning ladder system and improved netcode/latency. That would be the best for esports imo. Basically just give it the Quake Live treatment. yeah its done wonders for Quake..... | ||
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