Blizzard has announced that it has acquired all assets and technology from IGN Pro League. The staff of the organization will be divided in two, with some employees joining Blizzard’s eSports team and others forming a new San Francisco studio that will produce content for web and mobile to support Blizzard.
“With the continuing evolution of the eSports space and the renewed focus on our core media brand, we made the decision to sell the IGN Pro League technology and assets and become agnostic in our competitive gaming coverage,” IGN executive vice president Peer Schneider. “Following Blizzard’s acquisition of IPL assets, IGN will partner with multiple organizations and cover their events.”
This move is not on the whole surprising; IGN recently canceled its Pro League 6 event in Las Vegas, citing competition making the independent event cost prohibitive.
