Category Archives: eSports
Thu, Jun 20, 2013 | 00:53 BST
MLG drops North American StarCraft 2 World Championship Series
Major League Gaming has backed out of an agreement to host Blizzard’s North American StarCraft 2 World Championship Series, amid talk of a lack of support from the developer.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, Strategy, eSports
Tags: blizzard, Major League Gaming, MLG, North American Star League, StarCraft 2 World Championship Series
Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 06:39 BST
League of Legends All-Star tournament inspired by traditional sports
Riot Games is drawing on the strctures surrounding meatspace sports in order to help transform League of Legends into a true spectator esport.
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Posted in: Free-to-Play, MOBA, PC, eSports
Tags: Dustin Beck, league of legends, riot games
Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 04:59 BST
Dota 2 team receives 12 month ban for match fixing
roX.KIS player Alexey ‘Solo’ Berezin has received a lifetime ban from prominent Dota 2 network Starladder TV after it emerged that he allegedly bet on his own team losing.
Wed, Jun 05, 2013 | 23:44 BST
Pokémon 2013 European Championship winners off to Vancouver
The best of Europe’s Pokémon trainers are off to Canada for the 2013 Pokémon World Championships, having battled it out for the regional crown last week.
Tue, Jun 04, 2013 | 01:07 BST
Wargaming hopes to chuck pay-to-win rep for eSports
Wargaming has overhauled its premium content system for World of Tanks and hopes that it and future free-to-play MMOs will escape the reputation of “pay-to-win”.
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Posted in: Free-to-Play, MMO, PC, eSports
Tags: Andrei Yarantsau, Wargaming, wargaming.net, world of tanks, World of Warplanes, World of Warships
Sat, Jun 01, 2013 | 19:58 BST
StarCraft 2: WCS America Season 1 Regional Finals going on now
The StarCraft 2: WCS America Season 1 Regional Finals are going on this weekend, and those who win will be on the path to the year-end world championship.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, Strategy, eSports
Tags: Major League Gaming, MLG, starcraft 2, StarCraft 2: WCS America Season 1 Regional Finals, WCS
Thu, May 30, 2013 | 17:08 BST
Infinite Crisis and Major League Gaming partnership announced
MLG has announced it’s working with Warner Brothers and Turbine to bring Infinite Crisis to Major League Gaming.
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Posted in: E3 2013, Free-to-Play, MOBA, PC, Warner Bros., eSports
Tags: Infinite Crisis, Major League Gaming, MLG, turbine
Wed, May 29, 2013 | 08:34 BST
World of Tanks dev launches North American eSports league, registration now open
World of Tanks studio Wargaming has launched a North American eSports league for its free-to-play title. Say hello to The Wargaming.net League North America.
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Posted in: Free-to-Play, PC, Strategy, eSports
Tags: The Wargaming.net League North America, Wargaming, world of tanks
Tue, May 21, 2013 | 06:53 BST
DOTA takes Steam concurrent player record… from itself
At some point this past weekend, there were 329,977 Steam users running DOTA 2. That’s a new record for any single game on the Steam platform, beating down the previous record of ~297,000 players gathered in DOTA 2 in early March. The West qualifiers for The International tournament — with a prize pool currently topping $2 million — were this weekend, and folks can watch through the client, so that probably had something to do with it.
Thanks, PC Gamer
Fri, May 17, 2013 | 17:52 BST
StarCraft 2: MLG WCS America Season 1 Finals and Group Stage 2 broadcast schedule announced
MLG’s StarCraft 2 WCS America Season 1 will culminate with the Regional Finals June 1 and June 2, and those at home will be able to watch the New York event live starting at 1pm Eastern online through Twitch.
Fri, May 17, 2013 | 03:20 BST
Dota 2: The International prize pool now over $2 million
Sales of Valve’s Dota 2 Compendium have already pushed the total prize pool for the third annual world championships event past $2 million.
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Posted in: MOBA, Mac, PC, Valve, eSports
Tags: DOTA 2, The International, The International 2013
Thu, May 16, 2013 | 21:43 BST
MLG Spring Season Black Ops 2 second qualifying bracket semifinals, finals air tonight
Major League Gaming’s Spring Season for Black Ops 2 is now in the second qualifying bracket with semifinals and finals airing tonight at 7pm ET. The winning team tonight will advance to the MLG Spring Championship from June 28-30 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA, where hundreds of teams will compete for $50,000 in prizes and a first place prize of $20,000. Competitor, VIP and spectator passes for Black Ops 2 are available now, and fans can purchase a spectator pass online for $35 to attend the entire weekend, or upgrade to a VIP pass. More information on the event can be found through a previous post, and through the MLG link above.
Tue, May 14, 2013 | 10:24 BST
Turtle Beach & Twitch announce audio partnership
Turtle Beach has been announced as Twitch’s official audio partner. The headset manufacturer will provide audio support for Twitch’s eSport tournament coverage and other gaming events moving forward.
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Posted in: eSports
Tags: Bob Picunko, Turtle Beach, Twitch
Thu, Jun 20, 2013 | 00:49 BST
StarCraft 2: regional WCS 2013 finals dated
Blizzard has dated the regional final bouts for its inaugural StarCraft 2 World Championship Series.
Mon, May 13, 2013 | 13:22 BST
Meltdown London is UK’s first bar dedicated to eSports
Meltdown London is a sports bar with a difference. Leave your real-world feats of athletic prowess at the door, because it’s dedicated purely to eSports.
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Posted in: eSports
Tags: Meltdown London
Wed, May 08, 2013 | 12:07 BST
Valve introduces the DOTA 2 Interactive Compendium
The march of DOTA 2 moving towards being some insane industry all of its own continues with the Interactive Compendium, a supplement to the upcoming International Championships.
Wed, May 08, 2013 | 09:29 BST
Injustice: Gods Among Us joins the EVO 2013 line-up
The organizers behind the world’s premiere fighting game tournament Evolution have announced that Injustice: Gods Among Us will join the game line-up at the event – so the game will have its first world champion.
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Posted in: Fighter, Warner Bros., eSports
Tags: EVO, EVO 2013, Evolution, Injustice, Injustice: Gods Among Us
Fri, May 03, 2013 | 16:59 BST
The International – tickets for Valve’s Dota 2 championships go on sale next week
Tickets for The International, Valve’s Dota 2 championships, will go on sale next week.
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Posted in: MOBA, PC, Valve, eSports
Tags: DOTA 2, Dota 2 championships, The International
Wed, May 01, 2013 | 21:11 BST
ESEA League admits employee mined Bitcoins off members’ systems
ESEA League has said an employee put a code into the league’s client software in order to mine Bitcoins off of users computers.
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Posted in: eSports
Tags: BitCoins, ESEA League
Fri, Apr 26, 2013 | 01:09 BST
Dota 2: The International returns in August
Valve’s Dota 2 championships returns for a third go-round in just a few months.
Xbox One: Pachter predicts DRM retraction ahead of time, discusses Microsoft’s ‘poor’ communication