Jonathan ‘Loda’ Berg is stepping away from competitive DOTA 2 play, and the Swedish legend will be taking a break from competing with the team until after The International 7, Valve’s next tournament. Berg is well known to fans of The International for his victory with Alliance at TI4 in …
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Bafta award winning developer Roll7 has lifted the lid on its new sports title, an arcade multiplayer action game called Laser League. Laser League is a 4 on 4 future sports game with an arcade feel. It’s too early to call it an esport, but it’s for sure competitive and …
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ESL have announced that they’ll be bringing esports to mammoth games expo E3 in the form of the E3 ESPORTS ZONE to kick off a multi-year partnership between the esports outfit and the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) that organise E3. The digital sports will have its own stage, featuring players …
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PwC’s 2017 Global Entertainment and Media Outlook report has projected that eSports revenues will go from $108 in 2016 to $299 million in 2021, making it one of the fastest growing segments of the entertainment and media industry. It’s hard to disagree, with the prize pools, events and esports ‘scene’ …
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Can you hear it? There’s a sound travelling around the internet like thousands of angry Reddit fans being silenced at once. Rainbow Six Siege’s 2.2.1 patch notes have been released, and Glaz is getting the nerf many have claimed he needs. Glaz’s rebalance is the only operator shuffle to take …
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Denial Esports’ Overwatch team was one of the many cut loose at the start of may as several endemic organisations walked away from the competitive scene. However, in a redemption story that’s probably been optioned by Hollywood already, the roster formerly attached to Denial Esports went on to win the …
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Destiny 2 has been tipped as a potential esports, with several people asking whether the now-confirmed PC version would be using dedicated servers. This is a big deal, especially after peer-to-peer servers on the PC is largely credited with the death of Destiny’s Activision stablemate Call of Duty’s esports community …
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German esports organisation mousesports has announced it is partnering with soft drink Dr Pepper. mousesports have taken to their website to announcing Dr Pepper Germany as the teams “new refreshing partner” and the team will be changing their jerseys to bear the Dr Pepper logo from the ESL Pro League …
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Fnatic have announced Dylan Falco as their new coach for the upcoming EU LCS Summer Split. Falco is a known quantity in League of Legends, with experience at some of the top NA League of Legends organisations, with stints with EnVyUs, Immortals and Team Solo Mid. Fnatic opted for Falco …
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Na’Vi will be attending Russian Dota 2 event Epicenter, despite failing to qualify, after winning a fan vote to decide the last team to be invited. Epicenter is the biggest event in Russia, with a $500,000 prize pool. Na’Vi were just one match away from qualifying, being defeated in the …
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