Vancouversa国际传媒檚 expansion Overwatch League esports team will be known as the Titans.
The Vancouver Titans will join the Toronto Defiant and six other new teams for 2019: Atlanta, Washington, D.C., Paris, and Chengdu, Guangzhou and Hangzhou, China.
The inaugural 2018 Overwatch season featured 12 teams: Boston Uprising, Florida Mayhem, Houston Outlaws, London Spitfire, New York Excelsior and Philadelphia Fusion in the Atlantic Division and Dallas Fuel, Los Angeles Gladiators, Los Angeles Valiant, San Francisco Shock, Seoul Dynasty and Shanghai Dragons in the Pacific Division.
The Titans are owned by the Aquilini Group, owner of the Vancouver Canucks. The esports teamsa国际传媒檚 roster, management and branding were officially unveiled Saturday at Rogers Arena before the NHL game between the Canucks and Dallas Stars.
The Overwatch League season kicks off Feb. 14.
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The Aquilini Group has partnered with Luminosity Gaming, an esports veteran, to steer the team.
The Titans team roster includes former members of RunAway, a successful Overwatch squad.
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The league plans to continue staging its games at Blizzardsa国际传媒檚 esports arena in Burbank, Calif., in 2019 with plans to stage games in the franchise cities in 2020.
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Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press
