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Esports Pro is organising a half-day esports workshop on Thursday November 2, with some hands on opportunities to learn more about the esports industry. We’re acutely aware that there are plenty of different esports events, but we’re focusing our workshop more on how esports can be monetised, and how UK …

Betway has been announced as the Official Betting Partner for ESL One Cologne, and will be providing live odds and other probability based shenanigans on the game’s live broadcasts. It’s a big deal for the industry, as live odds are generally viewed as an impossibility in esports betting, with betting …

Evil Genuises have released their Overwatch team into free agency after just two months, shortly after the team failed in their bid to qualify through the North American Overwatch Contenders open qualifiers. The team were formerly known as East Wind, and were signed by Evil Geniuses in April. Initially they’d …

Minute Media has unveiled a new esports platform, DBLTAP, which is coming out of beta after a number of months of iterative design. The platform will focus on esports video and editorial content, and it’ll have exclusive access to several events and teams due to strategic partnerships. These partnerships include …

The Anschutz Entertainment Groupe (AEG), an American worldwide sporting and music entertainment brand, have announced an investment into North American esports outfit Immortals. It’s not AEG’s first investment into esports, with the brand teaming up with ESL in September 2016 to make use of AEG properties for ESL events. The …

Mateusz ‘Kikiz’ Szkudlarek and Maurice ‘Amazing’ Stückenschneider are joining German League of Legends outfit Mysterious Monkeys. Several tweets featuring monkey emojis and cryptic comments led to rumours the pair would be joining up with the Monkeys, but Dot Esports has checked Riot’s player database to confirm the move, where the …

Intel and ESL have announced a new partnership that’s extending the pair’s cooperation, and also introducing a $1m Intel Grand Slam. The Intel Grand Slam is a new event that’ll award $1m to the first Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team that can win four out of the last 10 $200,000 events …

I’m still on the fence about Quake Champions, and after several hours of playtime, I couldn’t tell you if I like it as a shooter or not. I adore the game’s duel mode, however. It’s a one on one contest, with two players cut loose in an arena , fighting …

During Microsoft’s E3 presentation on Sunday, it was confirmed that PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds will be coming to the Xbox. PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is currently planned as a console exclusive for the Xbox One, although the date is currently unknown. The console port was no big secret, with developer Bluehole mentioning that a …

With the signing of Lasse ‘Kongen’ Bækkelund Thursday, Team Liquid have plunged themselves into competitive FIFA. It’s a big step for the endemic organisation, as most football esports contenders are fielded by real teams, or play solo. Team Liquid’s deal is unusual but not totally unheard of, and will see …