Huge audience: As many as 12,000 spectators descended on KeyArena in Seattle to watch teams play Dota 2.
It's just shy of midnight on a Tuesday at the Mecca Café in Seattle's Lower Queen Anne, and the kitchen staff is overwhelmed.
The late-night rush to the eateries near KeyArena could have followed a concert or basketball game. In this case, though, the mostly male crew of diners spilling out of booths and lining the counter has wandered two blocks from the arena after a nearly 12-hour marathon of watching videogames.
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