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The HellRaisers CS:GO team has been one of the rising stars of the scene over the past couple of months, and this past weekend they transitioned their incredible online form into a surprising top four finish at StarLadder. Off the back of that result all five players on the team …
Read More »Phoenix1 sign Smash player Duck
The Phoenix1 organisation has bolstered its fighting games lineup by signing Super Smash Bros. Melee player James “Duck” Ma. Duck was formerly a part of Denial Esports, but has now moved over to Phoenix1 to become the second member of its Smash team. The first member is Smash 4 player …
Read More »Esports Arena set to open new location in Vegas
Esports Arena, the company behind the permanent Esports Arena in California and Allied Esports have announced that they will open a new location in Las Vegas. The Luxor in Las Vegas will house the new arena, which is set to open in 2018. The team will convert the 30,000 square …
Read More »Five new members join the Esports Integrity Coalition
The Esports Integrity Coalition has announced that five new members have joined the group. Esports Middle East, NODWIN Gaming, Mettlestate, ESP esportspools.com and FirstBlood have all joined the group. Esports Middle East is a non-profit esports organization in the Middle East and North Africa that has translated some of the …
Read More »FC Schalke 04 commit to LoL for another split, say they want to win worlds
FC Schalke 04’s League of Legends team was expected to qualify for the LCS easily this split. They went undefeated in the regular season and had a team of stars. However when the playoffs came around they lost in the first round, killing their chance. Many assumed this would be …
Read More »Red Bull announces Season 2 of Team Brawl: Hearthstone
Red Bull has revealed the first details for season two of its Team Brawl: Hearthstone competition. This season will be made up of three events, all of which will take place at Red Bull’s eSports Studio in Santa Monica. The first event will be on April 15th, with the second …
Read More »Fnatic bring in $7 million in investment from major sporting names
Fnatic has just completed a new financing round that has seen them raise more than $7 million. The investment round saw multiple parties throw some cash Fnatic’s way, with some big names involved. Jim Pallotta’s Raptor Group, Owners of AS Roma and the Boston Celtics; Joi Ito, Director of the …
Read More »Mousesports return to Dota by signing former Ad Finem roster
German organisation mousesports has returned to the Dota scene after a two year absence by signing the former Ad Finem roster. After being a staple of the Dota scene for years Mouz has taken a break from the game in recent times, choosing instead to focus on its CS:GO squad. …
Read More »The First Hour hosts explain how Ginx’s switch to eSports has impacted their show
Before Ginx TV went all in on eSports the company focused on covering traditional video games both on TV and online. One of it’s most successful shows was The First Hour, where hosts Adam Savage and Anthony Richardson play the first hour of new releases. However when the switch to …
Read More »Australian CoD team Mindfreak to move to NA
The best Call of Duty team in Australia has announced that they will be moving to North America, potentially for the rest of the Infinite Warfare season. Having finished at the top of the Pro Points leaderboard in the region, Mindfreak secured themselves a spot in the first season of …
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