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Arguably the most successful Dota 2 team over the last 12 months, OG, have parted ways, with just two players staying on the team. After a disappointing 9th-12th place finish at The International 6 Amer "Miracle-" Barqawi, David "MoonMeander" Tan and Andreas "Cr1t-" Franck Nielsen have all left the team, …
Read More »Official PES League integration in-built into PES 2017
Konami’s PES 2017 will offer all owners the chance to partake in the game’s official eSports league. Until now, Official PES League competitors would need to partake in scheduled, externally organised events to participate in the competition. Now the league will be built directly into the game. As the PES …
Read More »ESL details Halo Championship Series Fall Season
After a successful Summer Season ESL is again hosting the biggest Halo competition in the world for the Fall Season. The best Halo teams in Europe will be competing for a share of $100,000 while the best NA teams will fight for $225,000 over the course of the Fall Season, …
Read More »Riot gives amateur League of Legends players a new way to get scouted
Riot has announced the NA Scouting Grounds, a new event designed to give amateur League of Legends players a shot at the pro leagues. Breaking into the LCS and challenger series has been reasonably difficult for NA talent over the years, thanks to an established old guard and the influx …
Read More »Cloud9 sign EVO Smash Bros Wii U champion Ally
Cloud9 has signed Elliot "Ally" Bastien Carroza-Oyarce, the current EVO champion of Smash Bros WiI U. Ally has had his best ever year in 2016, winning EVO and taking first in multiple other events, including the eGames pop up event in Rio last week. Signing for a top organization such …
Read More »Team Dignitas sign Overwatch team
Team Dignitas has signed the former Creation eSports Overwatch team, as the organisation enters Blizzard’s shooter for the first time. Dignitas has paid an undisclosed fee for the team, although a statement from Creation eSports mentioned that the team’s contracts were up for renewal soon. "We saw the great potential …
Read More »Kinguin sponsors Ninjas in Pyjamas
Kinguin has become one of the sponsors of popular Counter-Strike team Ninjas in Pyjamas. The deal, which was announced today at Gamescom, sees Kinguin become of the main sponsors of NiP who are considered to be one the best CS:GO teams in the world. The partnership will see the Kinguin …
Read More »Coaches in CS:GO are no longer allowed to talk to their team while the match is being played
Valve has announced new rules for its Counter-Strike: Global Offensive competitions that stop coaches communicating with the team while they are playing. Many teams in CS:GO use their coach as a shot caller, deciding on what plays to run and calling out anything that they spot that the players may …
Read More »EU LCS quarterfinal delayed due to technical issues
The quarterfinal of the EU LCS between H2K and Fnatic has been delayed to August 16th due to technical issues. The match was due to be played yesterday, August 14th, however once the teams took to the stage they discovered an issue with the sound coming from the PCs at …
Read More »Wings Gaming win $9.1 million at The International 6
Chinese team Wings Gaming managed to win The International 6 after beating Digital Chaos 3-1 in the final. The win sees the young side walk away with $9,139,002 and of course the title of the best Dota 2 team in the world. Second place Digital Chaos took home $3,427,126, while …
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