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ESL has announced the ESL Hearthstone Trinity Series, a $150,000 Hearthstone league for teams to compete in. The competition will kick off later this month, with eight teams playing each other once across seven weeks of league play. The competition will then conclude at ESL’s California studios. Virtus Pro, Tempo …
Read More »Gfinity stock on the rise after financial analyst predicts big things
Gfinity’s stock has risen significantly after a financial analyst for a national newspaper predicted that they will have a successful 2017. An article listing the “hottest stocks to grow your portfolio” sees James Coney suggest investing in Gfinity’s stock for big returns in 2017. I’m not entirely sure how he …
Read More »Steam unveils top 100 sellers for 2016
Some big surprises and some you might expect
Read More »Oculus acquires gaze-tracking firm The Eye Tribe
Future points to gaze-enabled Oculus headsets
Read More »Iran blocks Supercell’s Clash of Clans country-wide
Ministry of Justice claims the title could instigate tribal conflict
Read More »NaVi adds Pajkatt, rmN- and Biver to 2017 Dota squad
After a disappointing start to the Dota 2 season NaVi have made sweeping roster changes, bringing in Per Anders Olsson "Pajkatt" Lille, Roman "rmN-" Paley and Malthe "Biver" Winther. Pajkatt will captain the team and return to playing as the one position, while rmN- and Biver will take positions 4 …
Read More »DeMoN heads back to NA after SEA adventure to form new team with Bulba and Mason
Jimmy "DeMoN" Ho has announced his new Dota 2 team after leaving Fnatic a few months ago. Based in North America, Team Onyx will feature DeMoN alongside NA legends Kanishka "BuLba" Sosale and Mason "mason" Venne as well as Korean player Kim "DuBu" Doo-young. The final member of the team …
Read More »Evil Geniuses drop StarCraft division and some fighting game players
After becoming a fully player owned organisation Evil Geniuses has dropped its StarCraft II roster along with Street Fighter players Justin "JWong" Wong, Yusuke "Momochi" Momochi and Yuko "ChocoBlanka" Momochi. The release of the StarCraft team means that Geoff "iNcontroL" Robinson and Chris "HuK" Loranger are now teamless, and neither …
Read More »Ghost Recon Wildlands: Everything you need to know, release date, price, pre-order deals and merchandise
Ghost Recon used to be one of Ubisoft’s biggest names but its absence since 2012 shows it’s slipped somewhat into the shadows – with Far Cry being the company’s go-to shooter franchise in recent years. That may be all about to change, though, with the release of Ghost Recon Wildlands …
Read More »Why Super Evil Megacorp is targeting UK universities for its eSports push
In the space of just over a year Super Evil Megacorp has managed to build Vainglory from a tiny eSport to one of the biggest in the world. Streams regularly bring in tens of thousands of viewers, a partnership with Twitch ensures them prime slots on the site and the …
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