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Counter-Strike Global Offensive will be getting a collection of new combat-mittens for operators to try to collect in the near future. The idea of being able to customise your gloves being a large gameplay aspect is nearly humourous until you consider how much money Valve make with their massive item …

While OG may have won the Kiev Major, the most exciting matches came from Brazilian upstarts SG e-sports, who beat top seed Team Secret 2-1. In what has been described as the David and Goliath battle of the Kiev Major, SG felled Team Secret, and their unbeaten string of 19 …

Gamers in China about to be given the gift of Overwatch next month, with the entire game being free to play for the entirety of May. The full game will be free, although free players will be locked out of competitive mode to avoid free players messing with the balance …

Two Overwatch players signed and released from Lunatic-Hai this week have now been picked up by a new team.  Esports organisation Laser Kittenz has announced they’re signing Lee "claris" Keon-Ho and Byeon "Munchkin" Sang-Beom. The two were ranked first and second in Lunatic-Hai’s previous player testing, earning them spots on …

Blizzard is holding a livestream event this evening, streaming Heroes of the Storm ahead of the release of its 2.0 update. The livestream (watch here) will have several exciting reveals if you’ve got the HOTS for Blizzard’s MOBA, with a walkthrough of the new update, a new hero reveal and …

The Halo Championship Series (HCS) Summer Preview playlist left fans disappointed, but the team behind the HCS have come forwards already, announcing a whole raft of changes for the summer season.  The new settings themselves were designed to counter critical feedback from players and fans from the last iteration, and …

A Korean presidential candidate, Moon Jae-in, has released a pair of custom StarCraft maps for download, celebrating the game’s free-to-play release. It’s not like Jae-in doesn’t have anything better to do, either. He’s running as the candidate for the Minjoo Party of Korea, also known as the Democratic Party of …

Psyonix has announced a partnership with Tencent Holdings Limited to bring Rocket League to China.  Psyonix is the developers of Rocket League, the phenomenally successful ‘cars playing football’ game that’s captured the imagination of competitive organisations around the world, and Tencent is the Chinese holdings company that owns, among its …

Misfits have confirmed that Luis Tadeu will be staying on as the American Counter-Strike team’s coach. Tadeu, known by his handle, Peacemaker, joined the team on a trial basis recently and was spotted coaching the team at a tournament last month. He’s had a busy few months. Tadeu left Liquid …

Team EnVyUs has announced they will be heading to Korea to compete in the Third season of OGN Overwatch APEX.  It’s a change for the team, who previously said that they had to decline the invitation due to late notice. Now, in a tweet they’ve announced that they’ll be heading …