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Echo Fox gives it’s CS:GO players the option to leave the team, two take up the offer

In a somewhat unprecedented move the Echo Fox organisation has told all of its CS:GO players that they are free to pursue opportunities with other teams if they so wish. Two players have taken up the offer.  "Echo Fox remains committed to its players’ futures — supporting opportunity both inside …

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Team Liquid trying out zews as new CS:GO coach

Team Liquid has announced that Wilton "zews" Prado is trying out as the coach for the organisations CS:GO team.  This past weekend he acted as the coach when the team competed at the Northern Arena 2016 Montreal competition. They didn’t have the best performance, going out of the group stage …

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ESEA launches anti cheat tech for CS:GO LAN events

After years of developing software to detect cheaters in online games of Counter Strike, ESEA has finally come up with a similar solution for games that are played on LAN.  The new ESEA LAN anti-cheat client uses similar tech to the online software to detect any players that are cheating …

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Two more ESL Pro League seasons confirmed for 2017

The ESL Pro League CS:GO competition will return for another two seasons in 2017, with $2 million on the line throughout the course of the year. The two million prize pool gives each season a prize pool of $1 million, which is a 25% increase on last season. ESL have …

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Opinion: UK eSports is booming but mustn’t forget its grassroots

ESL UK co-managing director James Dean discusses what lessons we can learn from the past failures of eSports in the UK and why it’s important not to forget them. 2016 has been a massive year for eSports. With TV production companies all over the world finally committing to coverage, eSports …

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Karrigan benched by Astralis

Finn karrigan” Andersen has been benched by Astralis after months of the team underperforming. Karrigan was the team’s in game leader, calling the shots and making all the important decisions. However ever since the Astralis organisation was formed by the five members of the team earlier this year, they have …

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Washington State Gambling Commission orders Valve to stop skin gambling

The Washington State Gambling Commission has told Valve that it must put an end to skin gambling otherwise it may face legal action. The commission initially started its investigation into skin gambling in February, but has now come to the conclusion that Valve must put a stop to skin gambling …

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Betway signs headline sponsorship deal with Ninjas in Pyjamas

Betway has signed a six figure sponsorship deal with Ninjas in Pyjamas to become the organisation’s headline sponsor. The deal gives Betway content usage rights, onsite branding at the NiP gaming house and full player access, along with jersey branding. The company will use this partnership to give fans a …

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ELEAGUE to host the next CS:GO major in January 2017

ELEAGUE, the eSports brand created by Turner Broadcasting and aired on US TV network TBS, will host the next CS:GO major. Due to take place between January 22nd and 29th 2017, the ELEAGUE CS:GO major will be held at the ELEAGUE Arena within Turner Studios in Atlanta for the initial …

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All four teams confirmed for Gfinity’s EGX CS:GO competition

The four teams competing at the Gfinity CS:GO Invitational brought to you by Omen by HP are GODSENT, mousesports, Team EnVyUs and Epsilon eSports. While none of the teams have been considered one of the best in the world for some time, they have all been a regular feature in …

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