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Welcome to the Korean breaking point. The 2016 League of Legends Worlds Championship semifinal match between the ROX Tigers and SK Telecom T1 could very well signal a new era for Korean League of Legends. Never before have two Korean teams facing off at Worlds played with such immensely different …

Mitch Krepo” Voorspoels is one of the most well known and popular casters in League of Legends. He’s a former professional player and was one of the first high-profile examples of a player transitioning to the desk after retiring. Read more on Slingshot eSports >>>

The retirement of Peter Dager from competitive Dota left a vacuum in Evil Geniuses. As Dager moved into a management position, the burning question was who would take the helm in his place. His successor would have to perform in the shadow of a captain who had consistently led his …

Sean ‘seang@res’ Gares is one of the great American shotcallers in Counter-Strike. Over almost seven years of professional competition his name has appeared on the teamsheets of 14 ESEA seasons, many of which saw his teams in the top of the table. Now on Echo Fox, he’s continuing to aim …

Rarely does a Melee player come along and beat multiple Gods in a single year. SFAT did it in 2016, though, taking several sets off of Hungrybox and Mango, most recently at Shine (Mango & Hungrybox) and The Big House 6 (Hungrybox). We sat down with the most promising American …

Will be driving work-for-hire in the VR and AR markets.

The NPD Group has released the results of its study into microtransactions and DLC, and has come away with some surprising information. The study showed that out of all Americans aged between 13 and 54, 28% had purchased extra content in the last three months according to Gamespot. It also …

Hearthstone’s Tavern Brawl is being shaken up for one week only by merging the mode with the arena, but charging a $10 entry fee. Traditionally the Tavern Brawl sees a new gameplay stipulation implemented to the mode every week, creating new and one off battles for fans to figure out. …

Yes, it’s true – Rockstar has officially confirmed Red Dead Redemption 2. The game is due out in autumn 2017 and has so far only been confirmed for PS4 and Xbox One. There is not yet any word on a PC release. Also confirmed is that the game will offer …

The long-rumoured Apple car was indeed real, but will now likely not see the light of day after plans for the program were abandoned, a report has claimed Bloomberg says that hundreds of members of Apple’s 1,000 person car team have been reassigned, let go, or have left of their …