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Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok has no equal in the world of League of Legends. Crowned king of his profession as a rookie, the 20-year-old megastar has done nothing but grow his legacy since his debut just over three years ago in February of 2013. In his first eight domestic leagues, Korea’s …
Read More »Nacon is creating an eSports focused gamepad
Peripheral maker Nacon’s latest product is a gamepad for the PC, which is being targeted at the eSports market. Known as the GC-400ES Alpha Pad, which is a catchy name if you ask me, the controller has been designed with PC gamers and eSports pros in mind, and apparently caters …
Read More »TyLoo to miss ELEAGUE due to denial of visas
Chinese Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team TyLoo will not be attending ELEAGUE as the team has failed to secure US visas for its players. The Daily Dot first reported that the team had failed on its first attempt to get an American visa, as tournament organiser Turner failed to give the …
Read More »FaZe Clan leaves WESA just weeks after the organisation was revealed
After speculation last week, FaZe Clan has announced that it will no longer be a part of the WESA organisation. Rumours first started appearing last week that said the organisation was looking to back out of WESA, after being unhappy with certain areas. Today FaZe confirmed in a statement on …
Read More »OpTic Gaming’s CEO speaks on Turtle Beach, the Call of Duty World League and his team’s future
OpTic Gaming is one of the biggest names in console eSports. The OpTic Call of Duty team has always been one of the best in the world, and recent expansions into games such as CS:GO are starting to bear fruit for the green wall. Of course, being one of the …
Read More »$1.4 million CS:GO competition ELEAGUE starts tonight, prize distribution revealed
The $1.4 million Counter-Strike: Global Offensive competition ELEAGUE starts later tonight, and the prize pool distribution has finally been announced. At the end of the 10 week season the winning team will walk away with a massive $390,000. Second place will grab $140,000 with third and fourth grabbing a still …
Read More »Overwatch Teams: Top 5 to Watch in 2016
With regular tournaments giving all the new Overwatch teams practice during the closed beta, we’ve seen plenty of strong sides emerge who we expect will continue to impress once the game is fully launched. We’re sure to see new sides switch over to Overwatch from other first-person-shooters once the game …
Read More »REUNITED wants to become the Astralis of Overwatch esports
ESPN calls it the next big esports. Organisations like Cloud9, Team Liquid, and Luminosity Gaming have fielded teams. Tournaments get announced every second day, in fact, audio giant Dolby just recently entered esports with a $10,000 Overwatch tournament. Overwatch esports is already a thing, even though the game is still …
Read More »The Overwatch teams to watch at Agents Rising
We’re into the endzone here, folks. Overwatch is mere weeks away from becoming an actual, released game that people can buy and play for as long as they want without stopping for food or because Blizzard says it’s time to go home and see your families. What comes with that …
Read More »Inside DreamLeague, the most lovably weird esports production on the Internet
Three of the biggest personalities in Dota 2 are analyzing a game that’s just finished in the Stockholm studios of DreamHack, the legendary esports and gaming events company. That’s when the lights in the studio suddenly start blinking and an alarm blares. Read more on the Daily Dot >>>
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