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To much of the public, gaming is the simple concept of playing video games. To the majority of gamers, gaming is competitive with the slight chance of a glorified victory. To a select few, gaming is a full-time job—paying out large salaries and prize pools from competing around the world …
Read More »DeMoN reflects on an amazing top-8 TI6 finish
When Jimmy ‘DeMoN’ Ho led his Filipino army to the USA and into The International 6, no one truly knew what to expect. When we speculated about the underdogs that could cause a stir in Seattle, TnC Gaming joined Digital Chaos and Wings Gaming in our three highlighted teams. Sure …
Read More »Jorien "Sheever" van der Heijden Talks Dota 2, Esports, And Making Gaming A Career
Jorien "Sheever" van der Heijden has become a name associated with Dota 2’s most prestigious events and tournaments, bringing her signature style to commentary and colorful interviews with the game’s personalities and players. We took a few moments to chat with Sheever about her gaming history and how she landed …
Read More »Edging out the competition: A look at G2’s dominant run in Standard Hearthstone
G2 Esports is on top of the competitive Hearthstone world. In recent months we’ve seen Dima Rdu” Radu take down DreamHack Summer and the Truesilver Invitational, Thijs Thijs” Molendijk win EU Spring Champs and Adrian Lifecoach” Koy win SeatStory V, with the other two joining him in the Top 8. …
Read More »The teams to watch at ESL Gamescom 2016
Europe’s biggest video game event of the year is due to kick off in just a few days, and of course it wouldn’t be complete without a ton of eSports events. Gamescom is taking place in Cologne, Germany between 17 and 21 August, and ESL is set to have a …
Read More »Lone female Counter-Strike pro in Korea hopes to start a trend
A new rising star in the potentially growing Counter Strike: Global Offensive scene in South Korea has made quite a name for herself as the only female player in a pool of about 50 in Korea’s first CS:GO league, VSL CS:GO Korea Beginning. Read more on Slingshot eSports >>>
Read More »Gaming the System: Esports Players Face Many Challenges in Unionizing
By 2018, esports is projected to be a billion dollar industry. The current industry model of esports is dynamic: it is responsive to a burgeoning influx of angel investment, steadily accumulates hundred of millions of viewers through Twitch and traditional TV platforms, and is rapidly growing due to a constant …
Read More »EU LCS quarterfinal delayed due to technical issues
The quarterfinal of the EU LCS between H2K and Fnatic has been delayed to August 16th due to technical issues. The match was due to be played yesterday, August 14th, however once the teams took to the stage they discovered an issue with the sound coming from the PCs at …
Read More »Wings Gaming win $9.1 million at The International 6
Chinese team Wings Gaming managed to win The International 6 after beating Digital Chaos 3-1 in the final. The win sees the young side walk away with $9,139,002 and of course the title of the best Dota 2 team in the world. Second place Digital Chaos took home $3,427,126, while …
Read More »NRG eSports disbands its League of Legends team
After being relegated from the NA LCS just a few days ago, NRG eSports has lost all of its League of Legends players. According to a report from ESPN, NRG’s contracts permitted lawful termination if the team was relegated. This means that NRG currently has no League of Legends players …
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