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Slingshot’s Andrew Kim had the chance to talk to Chris PapaSmithy” Smith at the League of Legends World Championship semifinals in New York’s Madison Square Garden. They talked about his thoughts on casting worlds, what makes him different than his fellow Korean scene casters and how he worked his way …

Last year, Canadian Dylan "Hotform" Mullins came in second at the Hearthstone World Championship at BlizzCon. Hotform won’t be returning to Anaheim this year, leaving HCT Americas Spring Champion Julien "Cydonia" Perrault-Harvey to carry the Great White North’s torch at the HWC 2016 group stage on BlizzCon Opening Week Oct. …

There are only a few days left until the biggest and most important tournament in the StarCraft 2 world. On 28 October 28, Artur ‘Nerchio’ Bloch begins his quest for a stake in the prize pool amounting to almost $500,000 at the WCS Global Playoffs. He will have to face …

Walking out of Madison Square Garden onto the chilly New York streets Saturday morning, the only way I could express the spectacle of the League of Legends World Championships semifinal between defending champion SK Telecom T1 and reigning South Korean champion ROX Tigers was with a simple smile. Read more …

It is with great sadness that I share with you today the end of the strange and wonderful life of support Phantom Assassin. The Dota 2 professional scene is no stranger to odd shifts in meta. From the rotating position of Naga Siren, to the the Rat” Furion of TI3 …

He's being replaced by Reginaldo Valadares

Voice actors guild will man the pickets from Monday

ESL will integrate its competitive gaming systems into PlayStation’s tournaments section on the PS4. ESL will allow players to sign up and compete in many tournaments across multiple games on the PS4 with just a few button presses. Players can also check into tournaments and check their progress through the …

Company refocusing on casual games

Bora "YellOwStaR" Kim has retired from professional League of Legends in order to become the manager of Paris Saint Germain’s eSports division. YellOwStaR has been a regular in the EU LCS since it’s inception, spending most of his time on Fnatic. After 336 professional games, and tons of European championships …