ESPN's 'Dota 2' Broadcast Is a Giant Leap For E-sports

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Welcome to mainstream television, e-sports.

Valve — one of the largest video game developers and makers of the online game distribution service, Steam — announced on Thursday that coverage of its international championship for its professional video game, Dota 2, will be presented on ESPN's live multi-screen sports network, ESPN 3

At a time where professional gaming continues to grow in legitimacy, the collaboration between Valve and ESPN marks one of the first mainstream e-sports broadcasts and a sign of that continued growth

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