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Super Evil Megacorp and Twitch have announced that the Vainglory Spring Season Championships for North America and Europe will be held in Hollywood and Berlin respectively. The North American Spring Season Finals will take place at the Avalon in Hollywood, California between June 3rd and 5th. Defending champions Team SoloMid …
Read More »Failed Kickstarter boss admits to spending funds on building house
As remarkable Kickstarter meltdowns go, this is probably the daddy. Back in 2013, Peachy Printer raised $651k to make what was being dubbed as the world’s first $100 3D printer. However, in a remarkable update, co-creator Rylan Grayston has claimed that partner and financial manager David Boe has spent $320k …
Read More »Capcom to give titles more dev time, says Street Fighter V ‘needed more polish’
Street Fighter V’s launch wobbles have led to a change in development strategy at Capcom. Chairman and CEO Kenzo Tsujimoto has told investors that part of the reason why the company has forecast a dip in operating income is that it’s best to spend a little more time in developing …
Read More »The constant flux of Mew2King
Genesis. What an appropriate name for the first tournament Adam Armada” Lindgren would play in the United States. Once upon a time Armada was the actual underdog when going into a set, and Genesis was the first of many in which he would beat Jason Mew2King” Zimmerman. Mew2King was once …
Read More »Hotshot in depth: MSI success, the CLG golden age, and how to improve the LCS
It may have come later than prophesied, but the Counter Logic Gaming golden age is finally here. The two-time LCS champions are in Shanghai putting together the best run of play on the international stage we’ve seen from an American team in League of Legends. The organization’s teams placed in …
Read More »LG FalleN talks Brazil, Counter-Strike and reigniting a culture
It’s Mother’s Day at DreamHack Austin, and the crowd has only grown in size. While many around the world are home celebrating with their moms, one Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player just wants to make his, who is a continent away, proud. Originally from a small town called Itapetininga in Brazil, …
Read More »League Of Legends: What G2’s Disastrous MSI Performance Actually Tells Us
Heading into the Mid-Season Invitational (MSI), most fans of the European League of Legends’ scene were pleased to see G2 eSports representing their region. The team had stormed the EU LCS in their rookie split, with a combination of individual skill and teamwork. They also had a cocksure aura around …
Read More »How to build an effective League of Legends team
It’s not easy to form a competitive League of Legends team – you need to consider player roles, team dynamics, leadership, shotcalling and more. In this article, former ManaLight head coach Will "Frozen Dawn" Burgess (pictured with the team, third from left) offers advice to coaches, managers and players who …
Read More »Video: First trailer for Assassin’s Creed film released
Ubisoft has rolled out our first glimpse of the upcoming Assassin’s Creed movie in motion. The trailer (below) debuted last night on American talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live and shows us what we can expect from the forthcoming release. The film tells the story of Michael Fassbender’s Callum Lynch who …
Read More »Sega looking into Shenmue HD remasters
Japanese publisher Sega is assessing whether it can make HD remasters of Shenmue 1 and 2. On the firm’sSega Centralchannel, Dan Sheridan – Sega Europe’s community manager – said that the firm is wants to release the aforementioned remasters. He did not, however, that licensing issues may put the brakes …
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