Why has Vainglory gotten so popular? I’m sure that one of the key factors is its accessibility, something we praised at our meeting last year. This marks the first non-PC title for Team Secret to include in its eSports roster, and marks a significant recognition for mobile eSports in a PC-dominated market. Media Pixel eSport was the French team that won the European Autumn Championship. While some of these international events may be less frequent as the NA/EU season, it’s a huge headway for Vainglory.Īnother sign of health for Vainglory’s eSports is Media Pixel eSport’s acquisition by Team Secret, one of the top Dota 2 eSports teams. In Japan, a special cage match style tournament is being organized. In Korea, Vainglory is partnering with OGN. Tomek and Jon are being brought on to help expand Vainglory’s eSports programs into new territories, including South America, Korea, and Southeast Asia. Vaingloryleague (VGL), the biggest Vainglory eSports community, has been around since the game’s beta in Singapore. Part of Vainglory’s continued push into the eSports arena is the hiring of Vaingloryleague founders Tomek “bluberryz” Borowka and Jonathan “DonJon” Sakoucky. With new announcements about Vainglory’s expanding eSports presence, along with its upcoming Lunar New Year patch, I sat down with Heini Vesander, Marketing & Communications Director at Super Evil Megacorp, to catch up. A year later, Vainglory’s wrapped up its first seasonal tournament and awarded $350,000 in prize money. At the time, Vainglory lacked a spectator mode and hadn’t yet launched on Android.

At last year’s inaugural PAX South, I talked with the game’s developer and publisher, Super Evil Megacorp, about the budding possibility of eSports for the handcrafted mobile MOBA.

It’s hard to believe how fast Vainglory has rocketed into eSports success.

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