Immortal’s CS:GO team continues its slow implosion as Vito ‘kNg’ Giuseppe has announced he’s no longer on the team’s active roster after an internal suspension, and the Teles twins Lucas ‘LUCAS1’ and Henrique ‘HEN1’ Teles have reportedly asked to leave the team. This controversy has been steadily growing since the …
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The Madison Square Garden Company (MSG) has hired esports veteran Nick Allen to head up its fledgling esports division, showing MSG’s continued push into the esports space. MSG own a string of venues and sports teams, and recently invested into esports outfit CounterLogic Gaming (CLG), allowing CLG to purchase an …
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The 12 teams competing in Blizzard’s inaugural Overwatch League have been announced, and with it Blizzard has sent a clear message to regions existing outside of North America: you’re not wanted. Much like Major League Baseball’s World Series, this international competition is centered firmly on North America. This is bad …
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Blizzard has announced the start date for its Overwatch League. The preseason will start on December 6, meaning that Blizzard’s Overwatch League is technically starting in 2017 as they’ve been claiming. The preseason will involve a series of exhibition matches between the 12 teams in the League. However, the real …
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A huge rework to healer Mercy has come to Overwatch’s live servers after almost a month of testing on Overwatch’s Private Test Realm (PTR). The change reworks Mercy’s abilities, most notably her ultimate, to make her a little more active in play after Blizzard noted that a Mercy with her …
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Ubisoft Montreal has revealed new changes to Rainbow Six Siege, with two operators getting buffed and the game’s recoil patterns being changed in a new patch appearing on technical test servers (TTS) on Wednesday, September 20. Kapkan has been sped up, moving from a 3 armour / 1 speed operator …
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Dissidia Final Fantasy NT is coming to the PlayStation 4 next year and, according to the game’s producer Ichiro Hazama and director Takeo Kujiraoka, it could be an esports hit waiting to happen. The game is a 3 v 3 brawler, released in 2015 as a collaboration between Team Ninja …
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Team EnVyUs has confirmed reports that it has received an eight-figure investment from Hersh Interactive Group on Monday, in addition to the news that Team EnVyUs is relocating from Charlotte, North Carolina to Dallas, Texas. The news was reported by ESPN, who claimed the organisation had received $35m from the …
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Fnatic has released its Call of Duty roster ahead of Call of Duty: WWII, and has added that they will be stepping away from competitive Call of Duty for the time being. This means that Matthew ‘skraps’ Marshall, Gurdip ‘SunnyB’ Bains, Thomas ‘Tommey’ Trewren and Bradley ‘Wuskin’ Marshall will be …
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The Gfinity Elite Series has revealed the kick off date for the tournament’s second season. Gfinity Elite Series season 2 will start on October 6 2017, and will continue to be broadcast live from the Gfinity Esports Arena in Fulham, London. This series will run each weekend from October 6 …
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