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There’s no doubt that Amer ‘Miracle-‘ Al-Barkawi is amongst the elite Dota 2 players in the competitive scene. In our documentary with the Jordanian prodigy, he reveals how his journey began and gives us a glimpse of life back at home, as well as his startling humility. Read more on …
Read More »The coolest decks from BatStone
By all accounts, BatStone was a resounding success. The independent tournament architected by former Hearthstone world champion James Firebat” Kostesich was founded on the principle that not all cards are valid in a competitive format. Read more on The Daily Dot >>>
Read More »No longer underdogs: A look at Digital Chaos, post-TI
A Cinderella story is a sight to behold in any competition, and Digital Chaos embodied that spirit at this year’s International. "To put it simply, it was surreal," said Shannon "SUNSfan" Scotten, founder and owner of Digital Chaos. "The players and I just felt numb about the whole experience." Read …
Read More »Which Western teams are most likely to make it out of the Worlds group stage?
Just about a week remains until 2016 Worlds begins, as 16 of the best League of Legends teams in the world square off for international acclaim and one giant trophy. Of those 16 times, six come from either the North American or European LCS, and those are the six teams …
Read More »Minecraft stars in new Xbox One S bundle
Yet another Xbox One S bundle has been confirmed for UK retail. The Xbox One S Minecraft Favourites Bundle will arrive on October 11th in the UK, priced at 249. It offers a download code for the Xbox edition of Minecraft, along with plenty of extras – 230 character skins, …
Read More »Netflix grabs exclusive rights to animated Skylanders series
Skylanders Academy, the new animated series based on the hit Activision franchise, will arrive next month. Netflix has grabbed the exclusivity deal for the show, which will go live next month on October 28th. A second series is already planned for late 2017. Futurama’s Eric Rogers is the series’ showrunner, …
Read More »Amazon trims PS4 Slim and Xbox One S to £224
Could another Christmas hardware price war be in the offing? Sony’s now available slimmed down 500GB PS4 has an RRP of 259. Microsoft’s 500GB Xbox One S, meanwhile, has an RRP of 249. Both, however, can already be had for a lot less than that. As spotted by Videogamer, both …
Read More »Horizon Zero Dawn is ‘radically different’ to Killzone
Developer Guerrilla Games has spoken of its enthusiasm about moving away from the Killzone franchise after more than a decade. "It’s really exciting," studio manager Hermen Hulst told Game Informer, as reported by GameSpot. "It is fantastic when you’ve worked on a franchise for more than a decade – actually, …
Read More »Jagex to sell banned Runescape players’ loot in blind auctions
Banned Runescape players are to have their indignity heightened by watching their in game loot snapped up by other players. Rock Paper Shotgun reports that the game is to auction off the in-game items associated with characters owned by banned players in ‘Storage Wars’ style blind auctions. Called ‘Bank Bidders’ …
Read More »This year’s iPhone tech controversy is… hissing
It appears that some iPhone 7s are hissing at their owners. ArsTechnica reports that a handful of owners, some of which are quite high profile, have reported a hissing noise coming from the their smartphone. The sound seems to emanate from behind the Apple logo, which is roughly where the …
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