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Ninjas in Pyjamas (NiP) has picked up a PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds team, with two players from the roster previously having signed for Cloud9’s Battlegrounds squad. NiP, best known for their former world domination in the Counter-Strike franchise, took to Twitter to announce the signing of the team, comprising of Cloud9 players …

The British Esports Association has joined the UK Interactive Entertainment (UKIE) trade body as a member, after several months of close collaboration. The British Esports Association is a not-for-profit national body set up to support grassroots competitive gaming in the UK, an area that is viewed by many as essential …

For Counter-Strike players old and new, Dust II is something special. Home of a thousand frags, Dust II is probably the series’ most played map, and if you’re watching a frag-video and it’s got sand in the background it’s probably this video, or one like it. It’s been several years …

The South Korean army hosted an Overwatch tournament earlier this week, while members of the Republic of Korea Army competing for glory in the Overwatch Soldier: 76 tournament on October 8. Teams from different branches of the ROK Army came together to show who among them was the best as …

Chen ‘Victoria’ Guanhong, a support player for top-tier Dota 2 team LGD Gaming, will be taking stepping away from the team due to chronic illness, it was revealed yesterday. Guanhong was a key player for LGD Gaming during their recent top four placement at The International 7, and the loss will …

Fnatic have announced a strategic partnership with GamingZone Entertainment, the producers of reality TV show GAMERZ, that will see team members that win the GAMERZ show being placed on Fnatic’s CS:GO Academy team.  The first series of the show took place earlier this year, and was patchy but promising, although …

Rogue, one of the best known and highest achieving Overwatch teams outside of Korea, has announced that it is releasing its roster after the team were unable to secure a spot in Blizzard’s forthcoming Overwatch League (OWL).  Rogue, a team of french players based out of Las Vegas, were regular faces …

IGN Entertainment has announced a partnership with World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc (WWE) which will see the brands uniting for 90 minute “WWE x IGN eSports Showdown” livestreams.  The first event took place last night, at 7pm ET, as WWE fans could watch via stream or in person as WWE Superstars …

Boston will be host to 2018’s first CS:GO Valve Major, with ELEAGUE on hosting duties. The ELEAGUE Major will bring 16 of the world’s finest CS:GO teams together for a two week long showdown which will culminate in live playoffs from Friday 26 January to Sunday 28 January at Boston …

French football club Paris St Germain is withdrawing from League of Legends after its roster failed to reach the EU LCS. A post on the team’s website cites “numerous uncertainties” as PSG stepped up preparation for the 2018 season, and claimed that their experiences in the Challenger Series lead to …