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Blizzard Buys IGN Pro League - Page 17

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BananaJunkie
Profile Joined October 2011
Denmark119 Posts
April 09 2013 14:40 GMT
#321
It's Nice to see blizzard making these moves for SC2 E-sport!
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Zorgaz
Profile Joined June 2010
Sweden2951 Posts
April 09 2013 14:54 GMT
#322
Awesome! Good move by Blizzard!
Furthermore, I think the Collosi should be removed! (Zorgaz -Terran/AbrA-Random/Zorg-Dota2) Guineapigs <3
HeeroFX
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States2704 Posts
April 09 2013 14:54 GMT
#323
I still find it funny how last month they were like we are not gonna touch IPL. I wonder who else would want to buy IPL? I can't really think of too many organizations that would. But on another note, I am glad that a lot of the IPL staff found a home, they were a talented bunch doing some good stuff with a little budget.
Robin_thewonder
Profile Joined April 2011
154 Posts
April 09 2013 17:30 GMT
#324
On April 09 2013 14:06 DonKey_ wrote:
Anyone know if Nick Allen still has a job? I really liked the guy. I know he did LoL content, but since RedBaron still went over to Blizzard I was hoping Nick got a job too.


Nick is supposed to be talking about what he will be doing today on State of the League.
Coolhwip
Profile Joined March 2011
Sweden1381 Posts
April 09 2013 17:59 GMT
#325
bLIZZARD gots the money
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SheaR619
Profile Joined October 2010
United States2399 Posts
April 09 2013 18:03 GMT
#326
Is it just me or is it kind of sad that blizzard was forced to be the only one to buy it? IGN seems to be pretty successful, I find it odd that other esport centric company didnt pick it up asap after it fell.
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JustARandom
Profile Joined January 2011
Germany12 Posts
April 09 2013 18:11 GMT
#327
nice to see blizzard doesnt let starcraft just die
JimmyJRaynor
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada17878 Posts
April 09 2013 18:31 GMT
#328
On April 09 2013 04:28 kollin wrote:
Hey JimmyJRaynor. That 30 day ban is waiting.


try reading the thread. i predicted no more IPL events. i did not get into the discussion of who was or was not "buying" IPL.
you wanted to go on and on about how IPL would be "bought" by someone.

and even in this thing.. they are getting SOME employees and SOME of the Tech and SOME of the assets.
IPL is gone.
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AnomalySC2
Profile Joined August 2012
United States2073 Posts
April 09 2013 18:32 GMT
#329
This is awesome. Good move by Blizz.
kollin
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United Kingdom8380 Posts
April 09 2013 18:45 GMT
#330
On April 10 2013 03:31 JimmyJRaynor wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 09 2013 04:28 kollin wrote:
Hey JimmyJRaynor. That 30 day ban is waiting.


try reading the thread. i predicted no more IPL events. i did not get into the discussion of who was or was not "buying" IPL.
you wanted to go on and on about how IPL would be "bought" by someone.

and even in this thing.. they are getting SOME employees and SOME of the Tech and SOME of the assets.
IPL is gone.

The condition was 30 day ban if IPL is bought. IPL have been bought.
Eiskaffee
Profile Joined March 2013
Germany31 Posts
April 09 2013 18:50 GMT
#331
Since starcraft is dying blizzard has to push their own game like riot *HEUHEUHEU*
Ljas
Profile Joined July 2012
Finland725 Posts
April 09 2013 18:52 GMT
#332
Maybe I just misread, but why are people going "Woo Esports!" from this announcement? What I gathered from the OP is that the IPL studio will be a Blizzard studio that pushes mobile apps. That's hardly Blizz investing in Esports.
Plansix
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States60190 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-04-09 18:55:45
April 09 2013 18:53 GMT
#333
On April 10 2013 03:45 kollin wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 10 2013 03:31 JimmyJRaynor wrote:
On April 09 2013 04:28 kollin wrote:
Hey JimmyJRaynor. That 30 day ban is waiting.


try reading the thread. i predicted no more IPL events. i did not get into the discussion of who was or was not "buying" IPL.
you wanted to go on and on about how IPL would be "bought" by someone.

and even in this thing.. they are getting SOME employees and SOME of the Tech and SOME of the assets.
IPL is gone.

The condition was 30 day ban if IPL is bought. IPL have been bought.


Don't even try. He is going to say that IPL was bought by Blizzard, but is not operating as IPL any more. The man never admits he is wrong, only amend his previous statements so he can always be partly correct.

Behold his recent edit, done while I was typing my post:

On April 10 2013 03:31 JimmyJRaynor wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 09 2013 04:28 kollin wrote:
Hey JimmyJRaynor. That 30 day ban is waiting.


try reading the thread. i predicted no more IPL events. i did not get into the discussion of who was or was not "buying" IPL.
you wanted to go on and on about how IPL would be "bought" by someone.

and even in this thing.. they are getting SOME employees and SOME of the Tech and SOME of the assets.
IPL is gone.

I have the Honor to be your Obedient Servant, P.6
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Plansix
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States60190 Posts
April 09 2013 18:57 GMT
#334
On April 10 2013 03:52 Ljas wrote:
Maybe I just misread, but why are people going "Woo Esports!" from this announcement? What I gathered from the OP is that the IPL studio will be a Blizzard studio that pushes mobile apps. That's hardly Blizz investing in Esports.


No, they hired then to make high quality web and mobile "content", better known as video.. They did not provide programmers to make apps for the Iphone, they hired a production team.
I have the Honor to be your Obedient Servant, P.6
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farvacola
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States18869 Posts
April 09 2013 18:57 GMT
#335
On April 10 2013 03:52 Ljas wrote:
Maybe I just misread, but why are people going "Woo Esports!" from this announcement? What I gathered from the OP is that the IPL studio will be a Blizzard studio that pushes mobile apps. That's hardly Blizz investing in Esports.

You misread. They will be doing far more than simply pushing mobile apps.
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Ljas
Profile Joined July 2012
Finland725 Posts
April 09 2013 18:59 GMT
#336
Mmh, maybe so. It's still not exactly pushing Esports.
NEEDZMOAR
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
Sweden1277 Posts
April 09 2013 19:03 GMT
#337
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=402890


wat....
Plansix
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States60190 Posts
April 09 2013 19:03 GMT
#338
On April 10 2013 03:59 Ljas wrote:
Mmh, maybe so. It's still not exactly pushing Esports.


They just started the WCS, hired a production team who specialized in creating Esports content and created a studio for them to work in the Bay Area. Unless you expected the press release to say "And they are going to be making Esports content all day and all night, all the time! 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, all the Esports!", I think they are pushing Esports pretty hard.
I have the Honor to be your Obedient Servant, P.6
TL+ Member
Plansix
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States60190 Posts
April 09 2013 19:05 GMT
#339
On April 10 2013 04:03 NEEDZMOAR wrote:
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=402890


wat....


From like a month ago.
I have the Honor to be your Obedient Servant, P.6
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farvacola
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States18869 Posts
April 09 2013 19:08 GMT
#340
Yep, just Blizzard trying to keep all the hype to themselves!
"when the Dead Kennedys found out they had skinhead fans, they literally wrote a song titled 'Nazi Punks Fuck Off'"
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