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For the first time ever Alphabet, the parent company of Google and YouTube, has revealed the ad revenue generated by YT. The video service generated a whopping $15.1 billion in 2019, which is up 36% from the $11.16 billion from 2018. Todd Spangler from Variety has the full story.
So what exactly went down during the League Championship Series (LCS) free agency period? Jacob Wolf at ESPN gives us all an unprecedented look inside the workings of free agency. Specifically, the story behind Cloud9’s acquisition of new support Philippe “Vulcan” Laflamme.
Phil Spencer isn’t worried about Sony. What? Well he’s more worried about Google and Amazon. On the brink of a new console generation, Spencer believes his greatest threats lie indirectly in the rest of the tech world. Seth Schiesel at Protocol gives a look inside the tech industry, and how its giants are betting big on gaming.
What are the most popular esports games of 2019? League of Legends tops the list according to Esports Charts (echarts.com). With a whopping 478,794,474 total hours watched, the moba dominates th