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SK Gaming claimed their second back-to-back CS:GO Major this weekend after defeating Team Liquid in the ESL One Cologne finals. Though under the Luminosity Gaming banner for April’s MLG Columbus, the same Brazilian squad have cemented their place at the top of the pack as we head into a new …
Read More »Splyce wants to change the European narrative in Call of Duty
Splyce has heard it all before: the jeers from North American fans and the disinterest from analysts when the discussion inevitably shifts to the Call of Duty European scene. For Splyce’s shot caller Joshua-Lee "Joshh" Sheppard, it almost becomes second nature. "It’s a topic that always comes up in conversation …
Read More »Removing auto-relegation enables mediocrity
I’ve never understood American professional sports. The franchising system, the cornerstone of most U.S. sports leagues, makes teams permanent members of a league, rewarding mediocrity and penalizing success. This is vastly different to most European sports leagues, which feature promotion, relegation, and little-to-no connection between organization and league. As such, …
Read More »GamerMania officially cancelled but new event set for 2017
New video games expo GamerMania has been cancelled. It was set to take place between July 29th and August 1st at London Excel. The event was being organised by MCM, the team behind the successful Comic Con events in May and October. GamerMania was announced in September last year as …
Read More »Building the Crescendo: an interview with King Caffeine
After a run of poor results during the summer leg of the Heroes of the Storm Global Circuit, the former world champion team Cloud9 has disbanded. Both Kun iDream” Fang and Derek DunkTrain” Arabian have retired from competitive play, leaving Keiwan k1pro” Itakura and John Paul King Caffeine” Lopez to …
Read More »Does Overwatch’s new Skill Rating undervalue supports and tanks?
The new competitive mode in Overwatch went live just a few days ago, and everyone’s grinding for their golden guns. The mode uses a new Skill Rating metric to rank players, with higher ratings earning more points towards buying special cosmetic rewards at the end of the season. The Rating, …
Read More »Friendlies: Bear, the Bear Necessity of Smash 4
Smash 4 has been a curiosity in the world of fighting games. By all measures, Smash 4 should be an eSports success story. Viewership numbers are strong, and tournaments of all sizes garner impressive numbers of participants. But despite all of that, Smash 4 hasn’t garnered the public acclaim from …
Read More »Examining Call of Duty World League’s controversial decisions
Following yet another battle plagued with lag, OpTic Gaming fell to Luminosity 3-1 on Tuesday, June 28. Denied a replay by an admin, Damon "Karma" Barlow and Ian "Crimsix" Porter had enough, taking to social media to express their frustrations. Read more on ESPN >>>
Read More »Twitch’s Amber Dalton: The industry wants – and needs – people that are passionate
Amber Dalton is the Director of Sales, Global Events at Twitch. A pro gamer, named as one of the Game Industry’s 100 Most Influential Women” by Next Generation Business, she has been working at Twitch since 2011 – at first as director of Marketing & Events and since 2015 at …
Read More »Blizzard takes Overwatch cheaters to court
Blizzard has filed a lawsuit against German company Bossland, the creator of Watchover Tyrant, which is a cheating tool for Overwatch. The publisher is accusing Bossland of copyright infringement, unfair competition, and violating the DMCA’s anti-circumvention provision,” TorrentFreak reports. Defendants’ sale and distribution of the Bossland Hacks in the United …
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