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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 …
Read More »Gfinity hosting two Call of Duty World League events this year
Gfinity has announced that it will be hosting two Call of Duty World League events in 2017, with the first one set to take place at the end of January. The CWL London event will take place on January 28th and 29th, with a prize pool of $25,000. Of course …
Read More »Former LCS coach releases keyboard designed to combat injury
Former coach of Fnatic’s League of Legends team Luis "Deilor" Sevilla has announced a brand new keyboard designed for pro gaming. Known as the Shortcut keyboard the device features two pads, one for each hand, that each have fourteen keys and some kind of thumb stick/button. It is specifically designed …
Read More »New Overwatch map Oasis now live for all
Overwatch has a new map, which is not available for all players, and crucially tournaments, to try out. Oasis is now available on the live version of Overwatch, having gone through initial testing on the PTR. This means that not only will you be seeing it in rotation when playing, …
Read More »Emirates FA Cup FIFA 17 tournament returns with Wembley finals
If you are pretty nifty at FIFA then you could lift the FA Cup at Wembley later this year. The Emirates FA Cup gaming tournament, Every Gamer’s Adventure, which yes is its actual name and very ridiculous, takes place on May 6th and mimics the format of the real FA …
Read More »Dell becomes ELEAGUE’s exclusive hardware partner
Dell has signed on as ELEAGUE’s new hardware partner and becomes the latest major company to sponsor the competition. ELEAGUE competitions will now use the Alienware Aurora with Dell 24-inch 144Hz gaming monitor, starting with the ELEAGUE Major at the end of this month. And of course you can expect …
Read More »Evil Geniuses CEO PPD returns to active competition with new Dota squad
CEO of Evil Geniuses, Peter “PPD” Dager, has announced his return to competitive Dota 2 with a new team. Known as WanteD the team features PPD as captain with former CompLexity player Rasmus "Chessie" Blomdin, former MVP Phoenix player Kim "QO" Seon-yeop and former Rave/Archon player Jio "Jeyo" Madayag also …
Read More »ESL running $150,000 Hearthstone team league
ESL has announced the ESL Hearthstone Trinity Series, a $150,000 Hearthstone league for teams to compete in. The competition will kick off later this month, with eight teams playing each other once across seven weeks of league play. The competition will then conclude at ESL’s California studios. Virtus Pro, Tempo …
Read More »Gfinity stock on the rise after financial analyst predicts big things
Gfinity’s stock has risen significantly after a financial analyst for a national newspaper predicted that they will have a successful 2017. An article listing the “hottest stocks to grow your portfolio” sees James Coney suggest investing in Gfinity’s stock for big returns in 2017. I’m not entirely sure how he …
Read More »NaVi adds Pajkatt, rmN- and Biver to 2017 Dota squad
After a disappointing start to the Dota 2 season NaVi have made sweeping roster changes, bringing in Per Anders Olsson "Pajkatt" Lille, Roman "rmN-" Paley and Malthe "Biver" Winther. Pajkatt will captain the team and return to playing as the one position, while rmN- and Biver will take positions 4 …
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