The Daily Dot Continues To Dominate Esports Journalism

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The Daily Dot's Sunday magazine, The Kernel, will debut the definitive guide to esports this weekend, taking an in-depth look at the biggest issues in competitive gaming and helping new readers understand the rising phenomenon.

In advance of the upcoming League of Legends world championship in South Korea, which had 32 million viewers in 2013, The Kernel's esports issue will include:

• A profile of the "Babe Ruth of esports," six years after his retirement
• An inside look at the biggest esports festival in Europe, DreamHack
• Investigative reporting on the dark side of livestreaming entertainment
• A revealing interview with the host of Riot's League of Legends Championship Series
• The untold history of the first televised esports

In just nine months, the Daily Dot has built one of the only dedicated esports news sections in the world, averaging 1.7M unique views per month. Its recent partnership with Rooster Teeth (and its 7.8M YouTube subscribers) is producing Leaderboard, a sports desk-style weekly show featuring Daily Dot experts and pundits, whose first episode garnered 58,000 views.

Additionally, the Daily Dot esports team will welcome Richard Lewis, a 10-year veteran and one of the biggest names in esports, as staff writer. "Richard has a perfect record of breaking news about major roster changes in League of Legends, the world's biggest esport," says editor Kevin Morris. "He's also made a habit of bringing to light corruption in the industry, from mismanaged teams to disastrous business ventures."

About The Kernel
The Kernel is The Daily Dot's digital Sunday magazine that tackles the Internet's defining issues and the people behind them. The Kernel digs deep in its pursuit of truth with bold, narrative journalism that drives the conversation about modern Internet life.

About the Daily Dot
The Daily Dot is the Web's most comprehensive source for original Internet-community news and among the fastest growing media companies in the world. Our content reaches 17 million digital natives each month, making us one of the top 1000 websites in the U.S. We tell the story of the Internet each day with uninhibited reporting on the people, apps, memes, and movements that are shaping the zeitgeist of the Internet generation.

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