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At a massively produced, expensive and high-profile event built around World of Tanks, the biggest cheer by some distance is heard during a showcase match for Wargaming’s promising newcomer, World of Warships. The whole audience watches with baited breath as a spread of torpedoes makes its way – slowly but …
Read More »Bud Light to sponsor top eSports stars
Bud Light is set to sponsor a group of eSports players across a number of games. At DreamHack Austin, which kicks off next week, Bud Light will reveal their initial list of potential players to sponsor, which will feature players from Counter Strike: Global Offensive, Dota 2, Hearthstone: Heroes of …
Read More »Team YP banned from all ESL events
ESL has banned Team YP from competing in any ESL hosted event, along with any other team sponsored by a company known for adult content. The rule bans any sponsors widely known for pornographic … or other adult/mature themes and products,” from any ESL organised event, according to an email …
Read More »Fnatic and Cloud9 create League of Legends Challenger teams
Both Fnatic and Cloud9 have created new League of Legends teams to compete in the Challenger Division. Cloud9 have announced that its new challenger squad will be lead by Hai Lam, former captain of the organisation’s LCS team, along with coach Daerek LemonNation” Hart. The team currently has a roster …
Read More »Gfinity launch Tournament Builder Xbox One app
Gfinity’s Tournament Builder app is now available to download on Xbox one. The free app allows Gfinity members to sign up for and compete in a number of Xbox One eSports tournaments as well as create their own competitions. Players will also be able to submit results directly from the …
Read More »100 Thieves Lets Nadeshot Give Back to eSports
The announcement of Matt Nadeshot” Haag’s new eSports organization 100 Thieves came out of nowehere. It was a surprise to everyone – and even Nadeshot himself did not expect an opportunity like this to arise in his career. I never foresaw a situation like this,” Nadeshot admitted, explaining that the …
Read More »Amnesiac, Greensheep, Powder, Thijs react to Hearthstone card nerfs
The Year of the Kraken is almost upon us, and our tentacled overlord comes bearing nerfs. With the Standard Format and the Whispers of the Old Gods expansion launching on Tuesday, Blizzard announced sweeping nerfs to multiple cards from the Classic and Basic sets, including nerfs to meta-defining cards like …
Read More »Why You Might be More into Halo eSports than You’d Expect
Alright, so I know that eSports are already a tough sell for many, but hear me out. Last week, 343 Industries announced a partnership with ESL Gaming to launch a Halo Pro League, the first season of which is set to run through the months of June and July. Like …
Read More »The False Grail Of LoL? Talking Game Balance And Esports With Deficio
The idea of ‘balance’ as the supposed holy grail of any multi-player game, is out-dated. We’re in some ways conditioned to expect developers to support their multiplayer games for many years, with the nebulous never-ending goal of polishing their rough gem of a game into a dazzling diamond, while updating …
Read More »Virtual Weapons Are Turning Teen Gamers Into Serious Gamblers
The video game Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, in which players form teams of terrorists and counterinsurgents and shoot at one another, is a favorite of the professional e-sports circuit. A tournament in early April sold out Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, where the NHL’s Blue Jackets play, and generated 71 million …
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