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When the Smash player known as Mr. Lz won his first major, Paragon 2015 Project M (PM) singles, he was only 13 years old. That’s impressive until you remember that Mozart composed his first symphony at age eight. Still, we thought Mr. Lz’s accomplishments were far and away impressive enough …
Read More »BT is suing Valve
A patent dispute has ended up with BT taking Steam owner Valve to court. Kotaku reports that the lawsuit argues that Steam offers a broad range of products and services which incorporate technologies invented by BT” that include inter alia, Valve’s Steam Library, Valve’s Steam Chat, Valve’s Steam Messaging, and …
Read More »Report questions how Korean players in China take home their earnings
There is a mounting concern for the financial safety of Korean League of Legends professionals in China as it has been revealed that there isn’t a legally clear and transparent way for the pros to move their earnings back to Korea. Read more on Slingshot eSports >>>
Read More »Everything you need to know before CoD XP
Thanks to the introduction of the Activision-controlled Call of Duty World League, the Black Ops 3 competitive season has arguably been the best in the series’ history. The structured format, which has been close to identical across the three major regions, has finally given the European and Australian scenes equal …
Read More »H2K and the enemy on the same side of the rift
At the conclusion of the third place match between H2K and the Unicorns of Love, the hometown heroes stood together on stage with the Polish flag draped over their shoulders. H2K support Oskar VandeR” Bogdan expressed his regrets. We should have taken the series against Splyce. We beat ourselves, I …
Read More »Toronto proved why more League events need to be held in Canada
This weekend in Toronto, Team SoloMid defeated Cloud9 in the 2016 Summer NA LCS Finals three games to one. While the result was important, one other aspect of the weekend stood above the rest: Canada was all about it. Read more on The Rift Herald >>>
Read More »The voice of esports: Paul ‘ReDeYe’ Chaloner
Fifteen years ago may not seem like a long time, but in competitive video gaming, it’s a lifetime. An industry that’s butterflied into its adolescence and exploded over the past two years was once tiny and in its infancy, despite the common belief that it only just begun. For Paul …
Read More »Barnes, Maelstrom Portal and Arcane Giant: Innovation at the Insomnia Truesilver Championship
This past weekend at the third Insomnia Truesilver Championship we finally got see the One Night in Karazhan’s coming out party in competitive Hearthstone. Jan Ekop” Palys ended up coming out on top over Sebastian Xixo” Bentert — who seemingly can’t miss the elimination rounds of a tournament — in …
Read More »How eSports Athletes Stay Healthy
Health experts and pro players tell why ergonomics, building stamina slowly and physical exercise can help eSports athletes stay healthy and achieve tournament success. In traditional sports like football or basketball, injuries remain not only common but expected. And while most of the action in an eSport like League of …
Read More »Will Valve’s new rule maintain competitive integrity?
I stared at Valve’s statement restricting the power of coaches in-game like how I imagine an archaeologist examined hieroglyphics to gain insight into the lives of ancient Egyptians. A week later, I came to the conclusion that the rule doesn’t do what Valve hopes it does. Read more on ESPN …
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