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One of the biggest Counter-Strike: Global Offensive gambling sites, CSGO Lounge, is attempting to get a licence in order to become a legitimate business. In an update on CSGO Lounge, site founder Borewik said that it was seeking a licence in order to legally operate in many countries and accept …
Read More »ESL One Cologne breaks records again
ESL One Cologne, the most recent CS:GO major, has broken a ton of records including attendance and social media engagement. More than 14,000 people packed into the LANXESS arena on each of the main event days, making it one of the biggest eSports tournaments ever. Viewership was also up on …
Read More »Mountain Dew CS:GO League to give amateur teams a shot at the ESL Pro League
MTN DEW has partnered with ESL and ESEA to create the Mountain Dew League, an amateur CS:GO competition that offers qualification to the ESL Pro League. The competition will start with the Mountain Dew Last Chance Qualifier, which will see more than 7,400 amateur players compete in ranked matchmaking on …
Read More »ECS CS:GO league returns for season two
The Esports Championship Series is set to return for its second season in October, with open qualifiers for the league taking place next month. The competition, which is a partnership between FACEIT and Twitch, just wrapped up its first season at Wembley Arena, but plans for the next event have …
Read More »SK Gaming and Team X disqualified from ELEAGUE
Both SK Gaming (formerly Luminosity) and Team X (formerly SK Gaming) have been disqualified from ELEAGUE. As the news was announced via a tweet from league commissioner Min-Sik Ko, which can be seen below, there hasn’t been an official reason given for the disqualification, but it seems to relate to …
Read More »Fnatic’s flusha on G2: "I can’t say I consider them a top team"
In just a few hours Fnatic will face off against G2 eSports at ESL One Cologne, and one of Fnatic’s star players, Robin "flusha" Rnnquist, had some harsh words on his opponents. Speaking to MCV at the ECS finals a couple of weeks ago Flusha was asked if G2 were …
Read More »PsiSyndicate admits to rigging Counter Strike betting videos
One YouTube star has come out and openly admitted to taking part in a fake Counter Strike auction video to promote a site. Polygon reports that PsiSyndicate has across four videos admitted that he participated in staged auctions for Steamlotto in exchange for rare skins which he in turn unboxed …
Read More »ESL One Cologne sells out the LANXESS arena
ESL One Cologne, the upcoming Counter-Strike: Global Offensive major, has sold out the LANXESS arena. Just under a week before the action is due to kick off in the largest sports stadium in Cologne the last ticket was sold, meaning over 14,000 spectators will be watching the best CS:GO players …
Read More »Luminosity’s coldzera on his AWP play at MLG Columbus: "It was lucky"
In an interview with MCV at the ECS finals, Luminosity player Marcelo "coldzera" David said his iconic AWP play at the last major was lucky”. The play saw the Brazilian take down four members of Team Liquid with just three bullets from his AWP sniper rifle, and turn a game …
Read More »Immortals acquire Tempo Storm CS:GO team
The Immortals organisation has signed the Tempo Storm CS:GO team, marking its first venture outside of League of Legends. Immortals was first formed late last year, and fielded a League of Legends team in the North American LCS during the Spring Split. Now, just before its LoL team is due …
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