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ESL has revealed the initial details for its UK League of Legends Premiership, with qualifiers starting next week. The Premiership will allow anyone to enter in the first swiss qualifier, on January 11th. The top 16 teams from this event will then play on January 12th in a double elimination …
Read More »Escape Gaming parts ways with Dota 2 team
Escape gaming has not renewed the contracts of its Dota 2 team, with the players expected to make an announcement in the coming days. Escape initially picked up the No Diggity side just before the TI6 qualifiers, which Escape eventually came third in. They then went to TI6 under the …
Read More »Hi-Rez reveal Clash Royale style Smite Rivals title
Smite developers Hi-Rez announced Smite Rivals at the Hi-Rez Expo overnight. The title hold more than a few similarities to SuperCell’s Clash Royale. Smite Rivals is a mobile and PC title, with players being able to play seamlessly on both platforms with the same account. It will also be free …
Read More »ELEAGUE major to feature swiss format, first round matches revealed
The first round of matches for the ELEAGUE CS:GO Major have been revealed, with more than a few tasty matchups to kick things off. The headline matchup is between ELEAGUE Season One champions Virtus Pro and ELEAGUE Season Two champions OpTic Gaming. Both teams will be looking to get off …
Read More »Scott “SirScoots” Smith provides explanation as to why players voted to not play in PEA
The PEA drama finally seems to be coming to a close, with players voting to play in the ESL Pro League insead. Now thanks to player spokesperson Scott “SirScoots” Smith, we know why they chose ESL. A lengthy Medium blog from SirScoots reveals a number of key points, such as …
Read More »Visa sponsors SK Gaming
Visa has announced a major sponsorship deal with SK Gaming. The new sponsorship, which lasts for 12 months, will see the Visa logo appear on the SK Gaming jerseys, SK players heading to Visa events and Visa’s tech being integrated into the SK online store. In return Visa will give …
Read More »Cloud9 signs former Imperial Dota 2 roster
Cloud9 has signed the former Imperial Dota 2 roster who placed in the top four at DreamLeague and narrowly missed out on the Boston Major. The team left the Imperial organisation at the start of December, with the team owner saying they had got a better offer they couldn’t compete …
Read More »LCS to switch to ten ban system
Riot has announced that both the EU and NA LCS leagues will use a new ten ban system in 2017 instead of the traditional six ban. All LCS matches will now kick off with each team banning five champions and picking five champions. The exact order can be seen in …
Read More »Milwaukee Bucks co-owner to launch FlyQuest organisation according to report
Wesley Edens, co-owner of the Milwaukee Bucks, who purchased the Cloud9 Challenger League of Legends team is set to launch his new organisation in the coming weeks. According to a report from ESPN Edens and the Fortress Investment Group will launch FlyQuest, a new organisation with a spot in the …
Read More »Elementary TV show to feature eSports stars in upcoming episode
Sherlock based TV show Elementary will have an episode featuring eSports and a number of top players. The show, which features Jonny Lee Miller as Sherlock Holmes and Lucy Liu as Watson, will air an episode featuring a ton of eSports stars on February 19th in the States. Two time …
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