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Communist MPs take umbrage at Fifa 17's rainbow kit

The brackets for the main event of the Boston Major have been revealed, with Wings and EG facing off in the first round.  Yes the two previous winners of The International will face off, meaning one will be going home in last place thanks to the single elimination format. Other …

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The website for EB Games Australia has offered our first glimpse at Nintendo Switch accessories. WCCFtech caught the information before it was unceremoniously yanked. There was nothing too revelatory in the reveals, although they did appear to confirm that Switch will charge via a USB C port. Three items appeared …

Both Grandmaster Jackets and No Tomorrow have won qualifiers to secure a spot in the upcoming 2017 Heroes Global Championship Pro League.  Both teams managed to secure their spot by placing in the top two during last weekend’s North American qualifier. They beat out teams such as Vox Nihili and …

Nintendo’s Switch could be the machine to unite the worlds of casual mobile gaming and more dedicated console gaming. That’s according to Ubisoft’s French studios MD Xavier Poix, who told Polygon: This is a good evolution because for the first time you have a console that is bringing two worlds …

With the Overwatch world preparing for the upcoming Overwatch League teams are doing everything they can to get in, and for some that means roster changes.  Rogue, Misfits and Luminosity have all traded players between themselves according to a report from hollywood.com.  Both Tim "Mannetens" Byhlund and Kalle "Zave" Haag …

UPDATE: SK have confirmed the switch, and have confirmed that Ricardo “fox” Pacheco will act as a stand in for both the ECS finals and the upcoming ELEAGUE Major. Original story: Lincoln “fnx” Lau has left SK Gaming, and according to a report from Jarek “DeKay” Lewis on Slingshot eSports …

EA has again been targeted by Russia for its support of LGBT rights. The Guardian reports that several Russian MPs have contacted the state communications oversight agency and requested it take action against FIFA 17 owing to its support of the Rainbow Laces gay rights campaign. EA has supported Rainbow …