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At the end of 2016 it was revealed that Dignitas’ highly successful CS:GO team would not be resigning with the organisation. We now know where that team has ended up, and it’s a bit of a surprise. Rumours speculated that the team would sign with Danish football club FC Copenhagen, …
Read More »ESL running $150,000 Hearthstone team league
ESL has announced the ESL Hearthstone Trinity Series, a $150,000 Hearthstone league for teams to compete in. The competition will kick off later this month, with eight teams playing each other once across seven weeks of league play. The competition will then conclude at ESL’s California studios. Virtus Pro, Tempo …
Read More »Gfinity stock on the rise after financial analyst predicts big things
Gfinity’s stock has risen significantly after a financial analyst for a national newspaper predicted that they will have a successful 2017. An article listing the “hottest stocks to grow your portfolio” sees James Coney suggest investing in Gfinity’s stock for big returns in 2017. I’m not entirely sure how he …
Read More »NaVi adds Pajkatt, rmN- and Biver to 2017 Dota squad
After a disappointing start to the Dota 2 season NaVi have made sweeping roster changes, bringing in Per Anders Olsson "Pajkatt" Lille, Roman "rmN-" Paley and Malthe "Biver" Winther. Pajkatt will captain the team and return to playing as the one position, while rmN- and Biver will take positions 4 …
Read More »DeMoN heads back to NA after SEA adventure to form new team with Bulba and Mason
Jimmy "DeMoN" Ho has announced his new Dota 2 team after leaving Fnatic a few months ago. Based in North America, Team Onyx will feature DeMoN alongside NA legends Kanishka "BuLba" Sosale and Mason "mason" Venne as well as Korean player Kim "DuBu" Doo-young. The final member of the team …
Read More »Evil Geniuses drop StarCraft division and some fighting game players
After becoming a fully player owned organisation Evil Geniuses has dropped its StarCraft II roster along with Street Fighter players Justin "JWong" Wong, Yusuke "Momochi" Momochi and Yuko "ChocoBlanka" Momochi. The release of the StarCraft team means that Geoff "iNcontroL" Robinson and Chris "HuK" Loranger are now teamless, and neither …
Read More »Why Super Evil Megacorp is targeting UK universities for its eSports push
In the space of just over a year Super Evil Megacorp has managed to build Vainglory from a tiny eSport to one of the biggest in the world. Streams regularly bring in tens of thousands of viewers, a partnership with Twitch ensures them prime slots on the site and the …
Read More »A conversation with cArn part 6: LCS relegation
This is the final part of our interview with Fantic’s Chief Gaming Officer and Counter-Strike legend Patrik “cArn” Sättermon. Last time he spoke about Fnatic’s League of Legends team while today he jumps into the complex world of LCS relegation and franchising. Fnatic have been a stalwart of the European …
Read More »A conversation with cArn part 5: Fnatic’s League of Legends ventures
Over the next few days will we be releasing part of our interview with Fantic’s Chief Gaming Officer and Counter-Strike legend Patrik “cArn” Sättermon. Last time he spoke about Fnatic’s current Dota 2 team while today he jumps into the complex world of League of Legends. League of Legends has …
Read More »Wargaming.net League Grand Finals moves to Moscow for 2017
Wargaming has revealed that its annual Wargaming.net League Grand Finals will take place in Moscow in 2017. The event has traditionally been held in Warsaw, Poland with all three previous finals being held in the city. However after the success of the recent Wargaming Fest in Moscow, which saw over …
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