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Our province’s reputation as a video game hub moves up another notch with the “Super Bowl of esports”

The so-called Super Bowl of esports, DOTA2*, comes to Vancouver from August 20 to 25, selling out Rogers Arena for its entire run. As global teams of superstar players prepare their thumbs to vie for a prize pool of about US$27 million, we put B.C.’S video game industry in the spotlight In 2017, there were 152 interactive entertainment studios in B.C. +19% since 2015 5,900 full-time employees