This dedicated channel will appear in PCGamer.com’s navigation, and contain features, news and opinion from the competitive scene, alongside interviews with top pros and expert guides. Coverage will initially be focused around the most-watched PC games, including League of Legends, Dota 2, Hearthstone, Counter-Strike: GO and more.
Chris Thursten, PC Gamer Pro Editor, says “PC Gamer has more than twenty years of history as a gaming publication. With PC Gamer Pro, we're applying all of that experience to a new area of gaming. We've always valued accessibility, open-mindedness, and expertise presented with a sense of humour - none of that is changing, and all of it will be called upon for this new channel. PC Gamer Pro is dedicated to creating magazine-quality content that helps readers to deepen their enthusiasm for the games they care most about. If competitive gaming has ever seemed unwelcoming, we want to help with that. If you've ever wanted a reliable source of exciting, funny, human and helpful stories about games, we want to help with that as well. Esports are for everybody.”
Launch week will see PC Gamer Pro run extensive interviews with the 14-year old who conquered North American Hearthstone without spending a penny, as well as Blizzard Entertainment. An in-depth preview of the much anticipated League of Legends World Championship gives readers the chance to catch up on the action ahead of the tournament's multi-city European tour. There will also be an expert guide to using Counter-Strike's signature rifle, the AWP, as well as insight into getting the most out of CS:GO as a spectator. Later in the week, expect an in-depth look at the history of professional StarCraft, the best Dota 2 custom games, and more, says Future.
