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Spectators of the upcoming Intel Extreme Masters tournaments at Gamescom will now see the action from their favourite player’s point of view within minutes of the match ending, thanks to Plays.tv. The video-capture and sharing platform has partnered with ESL to have their technology installed on every computer players compete …
Read More »Fnatic finishes League of Legends season undefeated
For the first time in eSports history a League of Legends team has finished the season undeafeated. The Daily Dot reports that Fnatic won all 18 matches of its League Championship Series season. The previous best season performance was posted by Cloud9 in 2013 when it finished the season at …
Read More »Insight: Doping in eSports – why the stakes are raised as the sector matures
Harbottle & Lewis associateKostyantyn Lobov details the issues facing various areas of the industry as allegations of doping run rampant in the eSports space. Year after year, the march of eSports towards mainstream acceptance continues to gather momentum. However, with prize pools often now stretching into the millions and tournaments …
Read More »Gfinity working with other organisations on common drug testing framework
In the wake of ESL’s decision to implement drug testing at their next event, Gfinity has also begun working to combat the use of PEDs. Performance Enhancing Drugs, such as Adderall and Ritalin, are designed to improve focus and attention in sufferers of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Martin Wyatt, head …
Read More »Fans in uproar over cosmetic changes to League of Legends’ Fiora
Riot has given one of League of Legends’ heroes a visual makeover, and its boards are alight with protests from fans. As the game’s roster evolves rapidly, it is quite normal for Riot to revisit existing Heroes and give them a rejig to keep them thematically consistent and competitive in …
Read More »ESL introduces eSports drug testing policy, to debut at ESL One Cologne
One of the biggest eSports organisations has teamed up with two drugs testing bodies to help address the growing concern about performance enhancing drugs. eSports companies queued up earlier this week to express their concern about the problem, which came to light following an interview with former Cloud9 player Kory …
Read More »Gfinity running eSports tournaments at EGX with $110,000 of prizes
Gfinity have partnered with EGX organisers Gamer Network to run StarCraft 2 and CS:GO tournaments at the Birmingham event. The expo, taking place at Birmingham’s NEC from 24 to 27 September, will now feature an eSports arena for up to "tens of thousands" of fans. The competitions will feature the …
Read More »Doping controversy threatens to envelop eSports
Is there a doping problem in eSports? That’s the prospect many of the sector’s leading companies are now facing up to following recent claims from one player about widespread drug use. Counter Strike player and former Cloud9 member Kory ‘Semphis’ Friesen caused a storm last week when he claimed that …
Read More »Hi-Rez COO Todd Harris on eSports prize splits and Xbox One
Smite developer Hi-Rez Studios is turning focus more on the sustainability of eSports as they push to bring MOBAs to console. Chief Operating Officer of the Atlanta-based company, Todd Harris, told eSports Pro that last month’s decision to cap the World Championship prize pool at $1m was made in order …
Read More »Evo 2015 draws 250,000+ viewers for climactic finals
The premier fighting game tournament of the year, Evo, drew more than 250,000 Twitch viewers to see Momochi win Ultra Street Fighter 4 last night. The three-day event broke multiple viewership records during previous finals, which saw Smash Bros. Melee becoming the most watched fighting game event with 206,839 viewers …
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