Feb 14th 2014, 14:01, by Sean Hollister
Competitive video gaming, aka eSports, is growing at an incredible pace. 32 million people watched the League of Legends championship broadcast in 2013, and last year's tournaments awarded an estimated $15.6 million in prize money. At the same time, Brazilian gamers are on the rise, spending a reported $2.6 billion on video games in 2012 and giving birth to a meme. Now, the world's biggest eSports league is going to cater specifically to that Brazilian audience. Major League Gaming (MLG) has just announced that it will expand to Brazil with its second franchise deal, following an expansion to Canada in 2007.
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