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Epic Games has launched the free open beta for its new third-person perspective PC and PlayStation 4 multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game, Paragon. While the game has no official release date, it’s the first big step towards building a large player base and community for the 5v5 MOBA. If …

Riot has announced the NA Scouting Grounds, a new event designed to give amateur League of Legends players a shot at the pro leagues. Breaking into the LCS and challenger series has been reasonably difficult for NA talent over the years, thanks to an established old guard and the influx …

Cloud9 has signed Elliot "Ally" Bastien Carroza-Oyarce, the current EVO champion of Smash Bros WiI U. Ally has had his best ever year in 2016, winning EVO and taking first in multiple other events, including the eGames pop up event in Rio last week. Signing for a top organization such …

Team Dignitas has signed the former Creation eSports Overwatch team, as the organisation enters Blizzard’s shooter for the first time. Dignitas has paid an undisclosed fee for the team, although a statement from Creation eSports mentioned that the team’s contracts were up for renewal soon. "We saw the great potential …

Kinguin has become one of the sponsors of popular Counter-Strike team Ninjas in Pyjamas. The deal, which was announced today at Gamescom, sees Kinguin become of the main sponsors of NiP who are considered to be one the best CS:GO teams in the world. The partnership will see the Kinguin …

The groups for the Call of Duty World League Championship have been announced and big names have been drawn against each other. Two of Europe’s best teams, Millennium and Splyce, will face off in group A, while American powerhouses FaZe Clan and Team eLevate will play in group E. The …

Valve has announced new rules for its Counter-Strike: Global Offensive competitions that stop coaches communicating with the team while they are playing. Many teams in CS:GO use their coach as a shot caller, deciding on what plays to run and calling out anything that they spot that the players may …

If you’ve been away from the Overwatch competitive scene for the past month, then the support picks at this weekend’s ESL Atlantic Showdown may surprise you. Zenyatta is back, taking over from Mercy in many situations. Lucio remains a powerhouse, but he’s likely buffing some different allies than before. And …

In the two weeks after ELeague ended, the professional Counter-Strike scene has been shaken in a way possibly never seen before. This comes despite the much-awaited 2016 French shuffle not taking place at all. Well, not yet at least. Read more on ESPN >>>

To start, there’s League of Legends. Riot is arguably one of the best in the business when it comes to maintaining interest in a single release through new champions, releases, and patches—and more importantly, hyping them up. Whether it’s the majestic, soaring music over the cartoony figures of the new …