I'll say this again:

It's more like how Premier League players are prevented from playing for MLS teams in the Premier League offseason (unless the PL club 'loans' them out for $$$).

The sport metaphor is becoming more and more apt. Why?

Yeah, it's not really that evolved yet, which is why things change so much from year to year. Remember the four major sports leagues are each 100 - 50 years old at this point.

Continuing the sports analogy, if you've signed a contract with an NHL team, you're contractually prevented from appearing in non-sanctioned hockey matches. Even Olympic participation must be "granted" from the NHL.

First reported in a story on OnGamers, if you're signed up to take place in League of Legends' League Championship Series, your contract bans you from streaming any game that can even remotely be seen as competition for Riot's online juggernaut.

That'll probably happen within the next decade or so for professional gamers.

They pay the LCS players a salary, so it's really a condition of employment.

Valve doesn't pay any players a salary.

Man, Drake isn't just the Raptors' team mascot - he's also their spirit animal.

What an aweful day for Player 2.

To be fair, this Jake Armitage seems way less cool than the SNES protagonist.

Awesome. I played the first 20 minutes last night (after spending almost 40 making my character) & I'm already pretty pumped.

Then you will loooooooove this:

I'd like to nominate Morgana the Kissing Bandit.

Hey if this game if half as good as the SNES Shadowrun then I should have bought it months ago.

Yeah, isn't Crossfire the highest-grossing game in China?

People usually tip me well after I tell an asshole to fuck off. Often, people even buy me drinks.

We have separate liquor taxes in Canada - same with smokes, usually ~$10 a pack - but it pays for our health care. Makes sense to me.

Six year bartender here. Honestly, it depends on what you're drinking, and how you're drinking it. If you're having a vodka-tonic, like your example, the flavour of the tonic will be enough to mask any 'rough edge' of cheap vodka. Same goes for greyhounds (grapefruit juice) or any other sugary mix. You'll notice the…