Robert Kraft Purchases Franchise in New Overwatch League for $20 Million
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Robert Kraft Purchases Franchise in New Overwatch League for $20 Million
The International e-sports league includes seven teams based in Boston, New York, Los Angeles, Miami-Orlando, San Francisco, Shanghai and Seoul.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTOther league owners include New York Mets COO Jeff Wilpon, Immortals CEO Noah Whinston, and Misfits Gaming CEO and Co-founder Ben Spoont.
Overwatch
The video game features two teams made up of six players, with each player selecting one of 24 pre-defined characters.
In the game, players look to kill their opponents and attack other team’s control points on the map.
Matches for the league’s first season will begin in Los Angeles before going across the country.
The league is expected to start before the end of the year.
Honored to announce our initial @overwatchleague owners: Robert Kraft, Jeff Wilpon, @amiller, @nwhinston, @benspoont, @kevinchou, & NetEase
— Nate Nanzer (@natenanzer) July 12, 2017
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