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Alex Nichiporchik levels accusation in blog post on tinyBuild site

14 companies bringing 17 free-to-play games to the platform

And why the Gfinity Championship hasn't returned

The Christmas party season kicks off on Tuesday the 6th of December with our annual event, co-hosted by Develop and eSports Pro. We’re delighted to report that the event has once again SOLD OUT, and with all ticket revenue going to GamesAid that’s brilliant news. This year’s party will once …

UK based eSports TV channel Ginx TV launched its new three hour talk show The Bridge last night.  The first episode, which went live at 8pm on Monday November 28th on both the Ginx TV channel and the Ginx Twitch channel saw hosts Alex “Machine” Richardson and Marcella “Nysira” de …

Jimmy "DeMoN" Ho, Marc Polo "Raven" Luis Fausto and Nico "eyyou" Barcelon have all been dropped from the Fnatic Dota 2 team after failing to reach the Boston Major.  The three players joined the squad after The International, aiming to combine the best players from two of the best performing …

After winning the League of Legends world championship the SK Telecom T1 team has undergone some changes, with two players and a coach moving on.  Both Lee "Duke" Ho-seong and Bae "Bengi" Seong-woong who played in the championship winning team have not resigned with the SKT organisation, and are free …

NeuronHaze claim they've resolved all issues and the MMO is back to stay

The MCV Awards return for 2017 on March 9th at London’s The Brewery. Here, we detail the criteria for each of the 24 categories and how you can get involved. Don’t forget to check the event’s website for even more details. The Awards Specialist Retailer Mainstream Retailer Independent Retailer New …

With the post season roster shuffle in full effect major League of Legends teams are starting to finalise their rosters for 2017. Fnatic has supposedly done just that by signing two players from rivals Origen.  According to ESPN’s Jacob Wolf the new Fnatic roster includes Paul "sOAZ" Boyer, Maurice "Amazing" …