The biggest CoD event of the year is here, but Millenium will be without their star player as Callum “Swanny” Swan has not travelled to LA. The news came just hours before the competition is due to start, with the team confirming that Swanny will not be playing this weekend. …
Read More »Millenium’s Callum "Swanny" Swan to miss CoD XP
The biggest CoD event of the year is here, but Millenium will be without their star player as Callum "Swanny" Swan has not travelled to LA. The news came just hours before the competition is due to start, with the team confirming that Swanny will not be playing this weekend. …
Read More »Open Overwatch: Does Blizzard Plan to Take Control?
Recent LCS drama between team owners and Riot’s Marc Merrill raises related questions for the future of Overwatch. Overwatch tournament owners have been reaping the benefits of open broadcasting rights so far. Can we expect this capitalistic approach in the future, or is Blizzard likely to close the market for …
Read More »Report questions how Korean players in China take home their earnings
There is a mounting concern for the financial safety of Korean League of Legends professionals in China as it has been revealed that there isn’t a legally clear and transparent way for the pros to move their earnings back to Korea. Read more on Slingshot eSports >>>
Read More »Everything you need to know before CoD XP
Thanks to the introduction of the Activision-controlled Call of Duty World League, the Black Ops 3 competitive season has arguably been the best in the series’ history. The structured format, which has been close to identical across the three major regions, has finally given the European and Australian scenes equal …
Read More »H2K and the enemy on the same side of the rift
At the conclusion of the third place match between H2K and the Unicorns of Love, the hometown heroes stood together on stage with the Polish flag draped over their shoulders. H2K support Oskar VandeR” Bogdan expressed his regrets. We should have taken the series against Splyce. We beat ourselves, I …
Read More »How much was the ‘Million Dollar Dream Coil’ actually worth?
An era has come to a close; we now live in a world without Alliance, a team that has helped define western Dota 2. But if you were to strip away the success, the dominance, and the personalities of Alliance, and hunt for a single moment that encapsulate the storied …
Read More »Chris Kamara becomes a CoD Caster
Sky Sports football pundit Chris Kamara has transferred his commentating skills away from the beautiful game and into Call of Duty. Sitting alongside professional CoD caster Alan Bricey” Brice, Kamara calls the action in game in his trademark style, and actually does pretty well. You can see how he does …
Read More »NBA player Jonas Jerebko buys Renegades
Jonas Jerebko, a NBA player for the Boston Celtics, has purchased the Renegades eSports organisation. Renegades is perhaps best known for having two owners banned from the LCS. Last year owner Chris Badawi was banned from the LCS, and sold up to Christopher MonteCristo” Mykles. Then earlier this year Badawi …
Read More »Something’s still a bit off with virtual reality and esports
The world of esports and virtual reality have collided with the creation of Sliver TV. It’s the kind of product that seems dreamed up by venture capitalists inside of a think tank operating out of a coworking space for idea men. It’s a concept made largely of dollar signs and …
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