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Yesterday, Blizzard that it had formed a dedicated eSports division within the company. It will operate under the name Major League Gaming, the organization bought by the studio in 2015, and run the official Overwatch League (OWL) and World Cup. But several major eSports teams have started the game ahead of the competitive league's launch. Some of which did, reportedly, because it costs $20 million to franchise an official team.
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