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Escape gaming has not renewed the contracts of its Dota 2 team, with the players expected to make an announcement in the coming days. Escape initially picked up the No Diggity side just before the TI6 qualifiers, which Escape eventually came third in. They then went to TI6 under the …
Read More »Hi-Rez reveal Clash Royale style Smite Rivals title
Smite developers Hi-Rez announced Smite Rivals at the Hi-Rez Expo overnight. The title hold more than a few similarities to SuperCell’s Clash Royale. Smite Rivals is a mobile and PC title, with players being able to play seamlessly on both platforms with the same account. It will also be free …
Read More »ELEAGUE major to feature swiss format, first round matches revealed
The first round of matches for the ELEAGUE CS:GO Major have been revealed, with more than a few tasty matchups to kick things off. The headline matchup is between ELEAGUE Season One champions Virtus Pro and ELEAGUE Season Two champions OpTic Gaming. Both teams will be looking to get off …
Read More »Visa sponsors SK Gaming
Visa has announced a major sponsorship deal with SK Gaming. The new sponsorship, which lasts for 12 months, will see the Visa logo appear on the SK Gaming jerseys, SK players heading to Visa events and Visa’s tech being integrated into the SK online store. In return Visa will give …
Read More »Cloud9 signs former Imperial Dota 2 roster
Cloud9 has signed the former Imperial Dota 2 roster who placed in the top four at DreamLeague and narrowly missed out on the Boston Major. The team left the Imperial organisation at the start of December, with the team owner saying they had got a better offer they couldn’t compete …
Read More »LCS to switch to ten ban system
Riot has announced that both the EU and NA LCS leagues will use a new ten ban system in 2017 instead of the traditional six ban. All LCS matches will now kick off with each team banning five champions and picking five champions. The exact order can be seen in …
Read More »Elementary TV show to feature eSports stars in upcoming episode
Sherlock based TV show Elementary will have an episode featuring eSports and a number of top players. The show, which features Jonny Lee Miller as Sherlock Holmes and Lucy Liu as Watson, will air an episode featuring a ton of eSports stars on February 19th in the States. Two time …
Read More »Echo Fox go big on fighting games, sign Justin Wong, Tokido and Sonic Fox
Echo Fox, the eSports organisation founded by NBA legend Rick Fox, has signed a ton of top fighting game players. The organisation has acquired Taniguchi "Tokido" Hajime, Momochi "Momochi" Yusuke, Justin Wong and Momochi "ChocoBlanka" Yuko, who are some of the best Street Fighter V players in the world. These …
Read More »Fnatic reveal Dota 2 roster for ESL One Genting
After months of uncertainty surrounding the new roster Fnatic have finally revealed the five players that will represent them at ESL One Genting this weekend. Muhammad Rizky "Inyourdream" Anugrah and Yong-min "Febby" Kim have been added to the team as permanent members, joining Yee Fung "Mushi" Chai and Chong Xin …
Read More »Players vote to play in the ESL Pro League instead of PEA
Teams that were set to play in the PEA CS:GO league have voted to instead play in the ESL Pro League North American division. Late last year PEA told teams that they would not be able to play in both competitions, which caused a ton of drama including open letters …
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