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Read More »NaDeSHoT’s Hundred Thieves release Call of Duty roster
Hundred Thieves has released its Call of Duty team after a disappointing last place finish in stage two of the North American Call of Duty World League. The organisation was formed earlier this year by former OpTic Gaming legend Matthew "NaDeSHoT" Haag. Its first acquisition was a Call of Duty …
Read More »ESL One Cologne 2017 announced
ESL One Cologne will return for its fourth year in 2017, taking place at the Lanxess Arena between July 7th and 9th. ESL confirmed that its annual showcase in largest sports stadium in Cologne will return for 2017 in a tweet, which can be seen below. The event has been …
Read More »SK Gaming and Team X disqualified from ELEAGUE
Both SK Gaming (formerly Luminosity) and Team X (formerly SK Gaming) have been disqualified from ELEAGUE. As the news was announced via a tweet from league commissioner Min-Sik Ko, which can be seen below, there hasn’t been an official reason given for the disqualification, but it seems to relate to …
Read More »Fnatic’s flusha on G2: "I can’t say I consider them a top team"
In just a few hours Fnatic will face off against G2 eSports at ESL One Cologne, and one of Fnatic’s star players, Robin "flusha" Rnnquist, had some harsh words on his opponents. Speaking to MCV at the ECS finals a couple of weeks ago Flusha was asked if G2 were …
Read More »Manchester City sign FIFA player
Manchester City today announced the signing of Kieran ‘Kez’ Brown, a professional FIFA player. Kez becomes the first eSports player in the Manchester City organisation, and will be creating video content for the City YouTube channel and streaming on Twitch. Of course he will also represent the club at tournaments …
Read More »Beyond the Summit tease first Overwatch event
Beyond the Summit, the predominantly Dota 2 focused casting studio, is working on an Overwatch tournament. In a tweet last night the company released an image teasing an Overwatch Cup, along with its signature mountain logo. The tweet, which can be seen below, seems to be confirmation that the company …
Read More »The new eSports Integrity Coalition aims to end match fixing and doping
Earlier today the eSports Integrity Coalition was announced, which aims to end match fixing, doping and cheating in general in the eSports world. ESIC is a non profit association that has been formed to try and prevent cheating in eSports, and more specifically any kind of cheating or fraud that …
Read More »ESL One Cologne sells out the LANXESS arena
ESL One Cologne, the upcoming Counter-Strike: Global Offensive major, has sold out the LANXESS arena. Just under a week before the action is due to kick off in the largest sports stadium in Cologne the last ticket was sold, meaning over 14,000 spectators will be watching the best CS:GO players …
Read More »ESPN to broadcast EVO’s record breaking Street Fighter V tournament
The top eight of the Street Fighter V tournament at EVO will be broadcast live on ESPN2. Earlier today it was revealed that over 5,000 people have signed up the for SFV competition at EVO, but once that has been whittled down to just eight the action will be shown …
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