FaZe Clan has won their second CS:GO championship title of 2017, taking the win at ESL One New York with a 3-0 sweep over Team Liquid. FaZe took the best-of-five in just three maps, earning themselves $125,000 as they won out on Inferno, Overpass and Mirage. FaZe opened up by …
Read More »Amazon takes Sin City, with $80,000 Mobile Masters Las Vegas tournament taking place in October
Amazon have announced the Mobile Masters Las Vegas (MMLV) tournament, bringing mobile competition to the Millennial Esports Arena. The MMLV is part of Amazon’s efforts to make competitive gaming more open to mobile competitors and viewers, and is their second attempt at mobile esports after Mobile Masters New York back …
Read More »Destiny 2’s competitive crucible playlist hints at a compelling esports future
When Rogue signed a Destiny 2 team ahead of the game’s release early in September, I wasn’t convinced. The game’s Crucible gameplay, while fun in its own way, didn’t seem like a natural fit for esports, and there’s currently no way for organised teams to compete, unless they manage to …
Read More »Overwatch’s Jeff Kaplan says toxicity is to blame for the game’s slower development
In a video this week, Overwatch game director Jeff Kaplan talked about toxicity in the game’s community. Kaplan states that toxicity in the game has gotten steadily worse as the game’s audience has grown and that it hasn’t shown any signs of improvement. In the video he also says that …
Read More »Immortals move into Dota 2, signing reformed Team Phoenix roster
Immortals announced on Wednesday that they’re entering Dota 2, signing the recently reformed Team Phoenix to compete under the Immortals banner. Immortals roster consists of Kim ‘DUBU’ Doo-young, Lee ‘FOREV’ Sang-don, Kim ‘QO’ Seon-yeob, Kim ‘FEBBY’ Yong-min, Pyo ‘MP’ No-a. The players had previously hinted at a reunion for MVP …
Read More »Daigo ‘The Beast’ Umehara to take a break after qualifying for Capcom Cup
After qualifying for top Street Fighter V tournament the Capcom Cup, one of the game’s top players has announced he’s taking a break. Daigo ‘The Beast’ Umehara is one of the top fighting game players in the world, with the Japanese player competing for nearly 20 years. After finishing in …
Read More »Days after Dreamhack Montreal controversy, Vito ‘kNg’ Giuseppe returns to Brazil to resolve visa issues
Just days after he ignited controversy at Dreamhack Montreal by tweeting a death threat at a fellow player, it’s been revealed Immortals AWPer Vito ‘kNg’ Giuseppe will miss the ELEAGUE CS:GO Premier group stage. Giuseppe is returning to Brazil due to a visa issue, and he’ll need to apply for …
Read More »Riot Games reveals the 24 teams competing at LoL Worlds
The teams appeared at this years League of Legends Worlds World Championship has come to a close, with the North American and European League of Legends championship series taking place over the weekend, finalising the 24 teams that’ll be competing at Worlds. Worlds has grown from 16 to 24 teams …
Read More »Gamurs, the company behind Dot Esports, closes $3.5m funding round
GAMURS, the company behind esports website Dot Esports, has closed a $3.5m funding round, led by Aura Funds Management. The money is earmarked to “expand games coverage” and “go global”. GAMURS was started by founder Riad Chikhani when he was a teenager, and the company acquired Dot Esports in late …
Read More »Bluehole say Battlegrounds vaulting system won’t be in-game until November, at least
In a blog post outlining the game’s new update, the PUBG team have shed light on the progress of vaulting. “There are some challenges to introducing the feature as soon as people are requesting,” said the blog post, written by the PUBG development and community team. “First of all, our …
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