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ESL’s annual trip to the east coast of the States has been a staple of the competitive Dota 2 scene for a few years now. Often serving as the first major LAN event of the new season, it has always offered up surprises, such as Vega Squadron coming out on …
Read More »GODSENT will play at Gfinity’s EGX CS:GO competition
GODSENT are the first team to be confirmed for the The Gfinity CS:GO Invitational brought to you by Omen by HP CS:GO tournament at EGX. Featuring four former world champions GODSENT are expected to be one of the best European CS:GO teams over the next few months. The current roster, …
Read More »Call of Duty World League Championship becomes the most watched CoD event ever
The Call of Duty World League Championship was officially the most watched Call of Duty eSports event ever. According to Activision the worldwide peak concurrent viewership for the CWL final beat the previous record by more than 40%, with more than 20 million views across all the weekend’s eSports activities. …
Read More »The Esports Mom: the journey of Susie ‘lilsusie’ Kim
They say mother knows best, and some would say no one knows better than 35-year-old Susie "lilsusie" Kim. For nearly a decade "The Esports Mom," a self-given title, has been guiding young pro gamers and newer colleagues through the chaotic and convoluted workings of the esports industry. Her background is …
Read More »Tinder is an esport
This article has a simple argument, so there’s no point beating around the bush, I’m just going to state it off the top: Tinder is an esport. Yes, that Tinder. The app for hookups and/or dating, depending on the age of the interlocutor to whom you are trying to explain …
Read More »Call Of Duty eSports Explained
Maybe you’re new to Call Of Duty eSports or simply want to brush up on the latest details of how the competition plays out? As far as competitive gaming goes, FPS games tend to flitter in and out of the scene with some proving more popular than others. Call Of …
Read More »Miracle- on life after OG and his future in Dota
The conclusion of The International 6 effectively saw the end of the Dota 2 season for another year. What follows every TI is a huge roster shuffle window that never fails to provide drama. There have been very few teams of note that have escaped unscathed. Read more on Red …
Read More »Why Group D is Worlds’ Group of Death
Coming into Saturday’s draw for the Worlds group stages, we speculated on multiple possible scenarios for a Group of Death. Could we see a group with EDG, SKT or G2? What about Flash Wolves, SKT and RNG? Read more on The Rift Herald >>>
Read More »The groups for the League of Legends World Championship have been decided
The groups for the first stage of the League of Legends World Championship have been drawn, with group D hosting many of the world’s best teams. Group A sees Korean champions Rox Tigers face off against European champions G2 Esports, North America’s Counter Logic Gaming, who won the spring split …
Read More »The Professional eSports Association is another new CS:GO league
The Professional eSports Association is the latest CS:GO league to be announced, featuring top North American teams and player ownership of the competition. The PEA CS:GO league will start in January of 2017 and will feature Team Solomid, Cloud9, Team Liquid, Counter Logic Gaming, Immortals, NRG eSports and compLexity Gaming, …
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