Gambit Esports, victors of the recent PGL Krakow Major in late July, announced late on Tuesday evening that they’ve signed Bektiyar ‘fitch’ Bakhytov from Kazakh CS:GO outfit Tengri. Bakhytov will fill the roster slot left after Danylo ‘Zeus’ Teslenko left the team to return to Natus Vincere with the team’s …
Read More »NCAA will talk esports at its October meeting, deciding if they need to be involved in college esports
The National Collegiate Athletic Association, otherwise known as the NCAA, will be discussing esports at their next scheduled meeting in October, where the organisations board of directors will discuss what role the NCAA has in college esports. This is overseen currently by the National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE), acting …
Read More »Ninjas in Pyjamas split with main sponsor Betway, and it’s down to LoL league participation rules
Ninjas in Pyjamas has announced that a split with its main sponsors Betway, citing extra regulations as a part of entering the League of Legends European Championship Series. Betway signed up with Ninjas in Pyjamas a year ago, and in a blog post explaining the end of the partnership, the …
Read More »Behind the tech of BfB Labs biofeedback card battler Champions of the Shengha
Do you tilt when you’re stressed out? Does the idea of competing on a big stage make you nervous? Both of these things will make it harder to control your heart rate, something that’s disastrous if you’re looking for success in mobile card battler Champions of the Shengha, made by …
Read More »Braxton ‘swag’ Pierce returns to professional Counter-Strike, playing with Cloud9
Former IBUYPOWER player Braxton ‘swag’ Pierce is returning to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive to play competitively for the first time since a ban he picked up in January 2015. Pierce was one of seven players banned by Valve at all competitive events. Since that time, he’s been streaming for Cloud9 and …
Read More »Warcraft 3 gets a Public Test Realm, with several changes to the 15 year old game
Blizzard have introduced a Public Test Realm for Warcraft 3, a first for the venerable real-time strategy title. Blizzard have stated that the PTR is primarily aimed at implementing a bunch of balance changes, in addition to updating assets and several other improvements. It’s poured fuel onto the raging fire …
Read More »UK and US earn spots in the Overwatch World Cup top 8, taking place at Blizzcon
The United States and United Kingdom have secured their spots at the Overwatch World Cup main event, taking place from November 3, during Blizzcon. The US and UK triumphed over Taiwan and Germany in the playoffs, with the UK remaining undefeated in terms of map score, Taiwan failing to score …
Read More »Bluehole developer reveals WIP look at Battlegrounds’ vaulting system
It’s been two months since Brendan ‘PlayerUnknown’ Greene took to the stage at E3 to show off vaulting and climbing mechanics for early access smash-hit PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. These mechanics have proven to be slightly tougher to implement than expected, with the original map not having been designed with vaulting in …
Read More »OpTic Gaming scores big win at Call of Duty World League Championship 2017
OpTic Gaming last night emerged as the winners of the Call of Duty World League Championship 2017, claiming a lion’s share of the $1.5m purse, one of the biggest prize pools in console gaming. OpTic, known as The Green Wall to their fans, beat out Team EnVyUs for the win …
Read More »Team Liquid emerges victorious at The International 7, winning $10.9m cash prize
Team Liquid has lifted the Aegis and claimed victory in Dota 2’s 2017 International, earning themselves $10.9m in cash prizes. Team Liquid, captained by Dota veteran Kuro ‘KuroKy’ Takhasomi, ploughed through much of the competition throughout the entire event, and they kept up this dominance in the final, sweeping former champs …
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