Blizzard keeps the Hearthstone esports flame alight

Just $100 million set aside for professional Fortnite players.



Hearthstone survives the big Blizzard esports cull.

Hearthstone esports will live to see another year (or few) with Blizzard announcing the new Master Tours program. Epic Games is not going to sit around and let Fortnite do all the leg work to develop an engaging esports scene. The company has put aside a massive amount of money for tournaments throughout 2019. More women are turning into live broadcasts, but it still isn't the push many would like to see to better balance out the genders.

Here's this week in esports.

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