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Blizzard has announced HP and Intel as official partners for the Overwatch League. The news, delivered in a plaintext tweet without an image, link or any other accompanying media, states as much as i’ve already told you. HP and Intel are going to be sponsors for the Overwatch League, but …

A redditor has run the numbers to work out how much it’d cost to get a full collection of Hearthstone’s cards. According to IComeBaringGifs, who has done a frankly terrifying amount of research, you would need $1700 – $1900 to complete a Hearthstone Standard collection. This doesn’t include the cards …

The British Esports Association has today announced that it has joined the Sport and Recreation Alliance, a sports industry body that works to support its members and collaborate with government and policy makers in sports. It’s a big step forwards for esports, as the Sport and Recreation Alliance works with …

SK Gaming, one of the most successful Counter-Strike: Global Offensive teams in 2017, could have a roster shake-up in their near future. Ricardo ‘Boltz’ Prass, who was a stand-in for SK for their winning run at EPICENTER, is due to replace João ‘felps’ Vasconcellos until January’s Boston Major, and will …

Dota’s 7.07 update, known as the Duelling Fates update, is now live. This is one of the biggest patches for the last year or so, bringing two new heroes, four reworked heroes, a new matchmaking system and a new talent tree for nearly every hero in the game. Also joining …

Just a day after signing with esports organisation Draco Esports, the teams Call of Duty roster has now decided not to sign with the org, after allegations came to light about the behaviour of the organisations CEO. The team, Nick ‘Happy’ Suda, Steven ‘Diabolic’ Rivero, Remington ‘Remy’ Thringer and Tanner …

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds could find itself banned from China amid claims that the game is too violent and ‘deviates from the values of socialism’. These claims come from China’s Audio-Video and Digital Publishing Association, who claim the game is too violent, too bloody and indeed, deviates from the values of socialism. …

Esports website Slingshot Esports is closing its doors today, ceasing operations after two years. CEO Joe Ragazzo posted a statement to the website on Monday, entitled“A letter to our readers.”In the post, Ragazzo mentions that Slingshot was unable to find the funding to continue to operate. Slingshot was well regarded …

Riot Games is introducing a variety of financial changes to the EU LCS in 2018, while revealing that franchising for Europe is planned for 2019. In a blog post on their website, Riot have revealed that, although foundations for a better financial future are in place they’re a little way …

Riot Games has shed light on its plans for the EU League of Legends Championship Series (EU LCS) in 2018, and revealed big changes to the format. First, the EU LCS will be moving away from, its current best of three format, shortly after the NA LCS revealed that it …