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The Immortals organisation has signed the Tempo Storm CS:GO team, marking its first venture outside of League of Legends. Immortals was first formed late last year, and fielded a League of Legends team in the North American LCS during the Spring Split. Now, just before its LoL team is due …
Read More »Fnatic, Astralis and NiP all heading to Wembley this month for ECS CS:GO finals
Some of the biggest names in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive are heading to the SSE Arena in Wembley later this month to compete in the Esports Championship Series LAN finals. From the European side of the competition Fnatic, Astralis, Ninjas in Pyjamas and G2 Esports all qualified for the LAN. While …
Read More »What Overwatch needs to succeed as an esport
No doubt about it: Overwatch is a great competitive video game. It’s spectacularly polished, boasts a huge, well-balanced cast of colorful heroes, and features modes built perfectly for nail-bitingly close endings. But I’m not certain it will be able to sustain itself as an esport. Read more on Yahoo eSports …
Read More »Potential Tencent-Supercell deal would take mobile esports to the next level
The Chinese investment company Tencent, better known as the owners of Riot Games and others, is in discussion to buy a majority stake in Supercell Oy, the Finland-based developer of Clash of Clans and Clash Royale, according to The Wall Street Journal. Read more on the eSports Observer >>>
Read More »Paul "ReDeYe" Chaloner talks hosting a Major
The build-up is nearly over and the hype and excitement is sweeping through the Dota community. Valve’s first Major to hit the Philippines is now imminent. It feels like an age ago that we saw Team Secret win convincingly in Shanghai, where the great quality Dota 2 was marred by …
Read More »When Winners Lose: The psychology of falling apart at a Major
It was only a few months ago that China collapsed at The Shanghai Major. Despite having three of the top four teams at The International, not a single team finished in the Top 8 at Shanghai, an unprecedented decline for the region’s Dota rankings. Read more on theScore eSports >>>
Read More »Seven-figure salaries, sold-out stadiums: Is pro video gaming a sport?
Hordes of fans queue outside, eagerly awaiting a glimpse of their heroes. Inside, a shining trophy stands upon a pedestal. The players arrive, eyeing it covetously as they make their way to their positions. Suited pundits have had their say and hand over to the commentators. One team forms a …
Read More »Virtus Pro disqualified from The Summit 5 Dota 2 tournament after using ineligible player
Virtus Pro have been disqualified from The Summit 5 after trying to use an ineligible player, disguised as one of their regular team mates. Over the weekend the European leg of The Summit 5 qualifiers wrapped up, with two of Europe’s finest Dota teams, Virtus Pro and Ad Finem, battling …
Read More »Tobias Sherman on sharing ELEAGUE with his kids: ‘I’m like the coolest Dad in school’
Tobias Sherman is the Global Head of eSports for WME | IMG and one of the minds behind Turner’s ELEAGUE. During the league’s media day, Sherman chatted with theScore esports and revealed how much it meant for him seeing ELEAGUE become a reality and what it took to get it …
Read More »Pirate Warrior is finally a real competitive deck
It’s always bothered me how pirate decks have never been viable in Hearthstone. I mean, the design team took the time to create a goofy tribe focusing on unique, powerful weapon synergy and then… nothing. Yeah people bust out Pirate Rogue every once in a while (usually when there’s been …
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