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The qualifiers for the Dota Asia Championship have been revealed, with the format and participants being announced. The qualifiers will be split into four regions, as the China qualifiers have already been played. North America, Europe, SEA and CIS will all get one slot at the tournament with eight teams …
Read More »Unikrn invests in BIG CS:GO team
Unikrn has invested and partnered with the new BIG CS:GO team, giving them a nice chunk of cash. The deal sees Unikrn stay away from the day to day running of the team, but offer assistance with things such as financial backing and business development. The exact amount Unikrn has …
Read More »Astro sponsors DreamHack open events in 2017
At almost every DreamHack event around the world there is a CS:GO open event, with top teams competing for a share of the prize money. Now in a significant boost to the circuit Astro has signed on as the title sponsor. DreamHack ASTRO Open in 2017 will consist of nine …
Read More »GODSENT drop out of WESG less than 24 hours before the event starts
Swedish CS:GO team GODSENT have dropped out of the $1.5 million WESG tournament less than 24 hours before it was due to start. The competition kicked off in the early hours of this morning, however it was only revealed late last night that the team would not be competing. GODSENT …
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 »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 »Report: 2016 revenue flat on Steam despite 75% rise in new games
Thanks to analytics site Steam Spy we now have an idea of how Valve’s online store performed in 2016. According to the outlet, $3.5bn was generated in revenue by software sales on Steam, in line with revenue figures seen in 2015. That’s in spite of new releases spiking by 75 …
Read More »Boston Major brackets revealed
The brackets for the main event of the Boston Major have been revealed, with Wings and EG facing off in the first round. Yes the two previous winners of The International will face off, meaning one will be going home in last place thanks to the single elimination format. Other …
Read More »Groups for the Boston Major announced
The groups for the upcoming Dota 2 Boston Major have been announced, with more than a few exciting matches set for the early stages. Group A features The International 6 champions Wings Gaming along with WarriorsGaming.Unity, LGD.Forever Young and the team that Wings Beat in the TI6 final, Digital Chaos. …
Read More »38% of all Steam games were released this year
That’s right – on the biggest digital PC games store front in the world, over a third of its total catalogue was only released on the service in 2016. Steam Spy has revealed that so far in 2016 there have been an incredible 4,207 games released on Steam. That’s 38 …
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