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On this week’s episode of Shout! Esports, host Jess Brohard recaps the biggest Esports news from December, including ESPN shutting down its Esports coverage division, major retirement news in the League of Legends and Fortnite competitive spaces, and word of a 30 million dollar Esports arena coming to\u00a0Chicago’s south side.<\/p>\n

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