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China has created new regulations that force developers to reveal the odds of each item drops in loot boxes. May eSports, such as CS:GO, Dota and Overwatch all have some kind of loot box system, where you will get one random item when you open the box. Most games don’t …
Read More »Beyond the Summit announces its first CS:GO event
Beyond the Summit has announced cs_summit, the company’s first ever Counter-Strike: Global Offensive event. cs_summit will run from April 19th to 23rd 2017, and will take place in Los Angeles, presumably at the Summit house. Eight of the best CS:GO teams will battle it out for a share of the …
Read More »SK Gaming to drops fnx
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 …
Read More »Cloud9 and Immortals make it into the ELEAGUE Major qualifier
Both Cloud9 and Immortals have made it to the qualifier for the ELEAGUE Major, making the competition incredibly stacked. Cloud9 and Immortals managed to make it to the qualifier after winning the Americas Minor competition. Muffin Lightning failed to win a game at the Minor leaving TSM, Immortals and C9 …
Read More »IEM Katowice World Championship to take place over two weekends
The Intel Extreme Masters World Championship will once again return to Katowice Poland for 2017, but the event will be split over two weekends. The IEM League of Legends World Championship will take place, providing they can actually get teams to attend, on February 25th and 26th 2017 in the …
Read More »A look at the debut of ECS one of the biggest new leagues of 2016
The first year of the eSports Championship Series has had its ups and downs. The first season of the league was generally considered to be a massive success, and a surprise win for G2 Esports added another contender for the major that was due to take place just after the …
Read More »Just how does ECS’ team co-ownership work?
The eSports Championship Series from FACEIT and Twitch is one of the biggest Counter-Strike: Global Offensive leagues in the world. Despite only kicking off earlier this year the competition offers large prize money, regular competition and impressive production values. But for some reason it is often overlooked as a top …
Read More »Reality show aims to build a CS:GO team while livestreaming the process 24/7
The International Format Group has announced the awfully named Gamerz, a reality show that will see thousands of players try to get a slot on the organisation’s CS:GO team. Thousands of CS:GO players will be given the opportunity to take part, and anyone can sign up, either on the website …
Read More »Echo Fox gives its CS:GO players the option to leave the team, two take up the offer
In a somewhat unprecedented move the Echo Fox organisation has told all of its CS:GO players that they are free to pursue opportunities with other teams if they so wish. Two players have taken up the offer. "Echo Fox remains committed to its players’ futures — supporting opportunity both inside …
Read More »Echo Fox out, Muffin Lightning in at the ELEAGUE Americas Minor Championship
After news broke yesterday that the Echo Fox CS:GO team had broken up, ELEAGUE has now announced that the team has been replaced in the Americas Minor Championship. With both Shahzeb “ShahZam” Khan and Ronny “ryx” Bylicki officially leaving the Echo Fox organisation, and only Ryan “Freakazoid” Abadir confirming that …
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