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The Intel Extreme Masters World Championship will once again return to Katowice Poland for 2017, but the event will be split over two weekends. The IEM League of Legends World Championship will take place, providing they can actually get teams to attend, on February 25th and 26th 2017 in the …
Read More »Watch TSM jump out of a plane
Members of the Team SoloMid League of Legends team and team owner Andy "Reginald" Dinh jumped out of a plane and you can watch the whole thing. Red Bull organised the stunt as part of its new Away from Keyboard series that sees eSports pros taken out of their comfort …
Read More »$125,000 Rocket League finals take place this weekend
The finals of the Rocket League Championship Series take place this weekend over in Amsterdam. Eight teams, four from North America and four from Europe, will compete on December 3rd and 4th to be crowned RLCS World Champions. The winners will walk away with a massive $50,000, with the rest …
Read More »Michael Phelps will present the best eSports player award at The Game Awards this week
Geoff Keighley has announced that he has roped in multiple Olympic medal winner Michael Phelps to present the award for the best eSports player at his big shindig this week. Phelps will head to The Game Awards on Thursday December 1st to present the award to the winner. The nominees …
Read More »CEO Dreamland is a new Smash Bros focused fighting game event
CEO founder Alex Jebailey announced a new event called CEO Dreamland that will primarily focus on the Smash Bros titles. CEO Dreamland will be held at the Wyndham resort in Orlando, Florida, which is the same location as the normal CEO venue. The event will run from April 14th 2017 …
Read More »LGD to replace Execration at the Boston Major
LGD Gaming will replace Execration at the upcoming Boston Major after the latter failed to secure visas in time. Execration was directly invited to the event, giving them a good couple of months to get visas sorted, however it has not happened, with the team’s manager pinning the blame on …
Read More »Alex “Machine” Richardson is the host for the Boston Major
Alex “Machine” Richardson has been announced as the host for the upcoming Dota 2 Boston Major. This will be Machine’s first Dota 2 event, having traditionally worked on shooters such as Call of Duty and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive while employed by ESL. Earlier this month Machine decided to leave ESL …
Read More »Is the Gfinity Arena now known as the “Theatre of Electric Dreams”?
When Gfinity first revealed the Gfinity Elite Series they also dropped a bombshell that went somewhat unnoticed by many. They referred to the Gfinity Arena as the “Theatre of Electric Dreams.” This new name is something that has divided opinion. Some love it, while others hate it. But the big …
Read More »Capcom Cup’s top eight to be broadcast on ESPN2 one day after the event concludes
The top eight portion of the Capcom Cup will be broadcast on ESPN2 on Sunday December 4th. This part of the competition will actually take place at the PlayStation Experience on December 3rd, when it will be streamed live on Twitch. However ESPN2 will then rebroadcast the final stages of …
Read More »Former StarCraft pro Flash says salaries capped at $60,000
Former StarCraft II player Lee “Flash” Young-ho has claimed that salaries for players in Korea were capped at 70 million won, which is roughly $60,000. The revelation came during a livestream on Afreeca TV, which was then translated by Yahoo eSports. In the video Flash claims that teams and organisation …
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