Magic Slim, the American blues guitarist and leading figure in the Chicago blues scene, has died aged 75.

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The head editor is Owen Thomas, a well-known figure in the Silicon Valley technology scene, having been an editor of Venturebeat, NBC Bay Area and Gawker site Valleywag.

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The winner earns not only prestige, but a cool million dollar prize, the largest in the history of eSports, and a figure dramatically higher than any prize awarded in the scene before.

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Jang is widely viewed as a possible "regent" who may well become the central figure in assisting Kim Jong Un to manage a successful transition once Kim Jong Il passes from the scene.

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