Hearthstone
Information on the next Hearthstone expansion appears to have leaked through the Blizzard Korea channel on YouTube. The expansion is expected to be called the Brawl of Rastakhan. The name is based on the images found on the channel and how the Korean characters translate to English. The new expansion would be the last of the expansions to take place in the current Year of the Raven. The first images of the possible expansion were gathered from the YouTube channel […]
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League Of Legends
A new passive for the League of Legends champion Lissandra will be released in the near future. The passive, which is called Iceborn Subjugation, is expected to be released in the future. The passive would be playable on the PBE and then released in a future edition of the game, although there is no timeframe for when the update would be made public. The new passive could make an impact in future esports matches, particularly for those who use Lissandra as […]
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League Of Legends
The League of Legends World Championship or simply Worlds, this year has attracted a massive number of viewers from all over the globe who enjoy this type of entertainment. The Worlds 2018 as the conclusion of the League of Legends season brought amazing teams together so the fun is definitely guaranteed. This year’s League of Legends World Championship organized by Riot Games is held in South Korea starting from 1st of October until 3rd of November when we will know […]
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Counter Strike
OpTic India was kicked out of a CS:GO tournament in Shanghai due to one of the players cheating in the middle of the match. The cheating incident caused the event to stop right in the middle of gameplay. The incident also led to the dissolution of OpTic India’s CS:GO team. OpTic India was competing in the eXTREMESLAND 2018 Asia Finals in an elimination match against Revolution. During the event, there was some suspicion over how OpTic team member Nikhil “forsaken” […]
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Counter Strike
Every now and then, every popular game is updated with new patches to remove some of the old problems and introduce some novelties. The usual theme with these patches is that some players love them and some players hate them but they are an unavoidable part of the eSports world. The recently introduced patch for Counter Strike: Global Offensive has introduced some interesting changes, most importantly shifting around some aspects of the in-game economy, requiring certain adjustments. Increased Loss Bonus […]
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League Of Legends
With League of Legends continuing to dominate the esports and esports betting scenes, more people are starting to wonder how the game works. In a move that could bring in new players to the game, Riot Games and ELeague have teamed up to produce an hour-long television special on League of Legends. The program will air on TBS at 11 pm Eastern and Pacific Time on October 19. The special will come as the World Championship continues to move along […]
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Esports Betting
Sports leagues and casinos are giddy with excitement about the newly legalized sports betting industry the US Supreme Court struck down a federal law May 14th prohibiting gambling on individual sporting events. But what will follow is a mad dash to capitalize on the new billinon dollar industry. What does this mean for the future of sports entertainment?
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Dota 2
Without any doubt, eSports are an international phenomenon, but not all parts of the world are equally represented in it. While the likes of Europe, North America and China are leading the way, other regions such as South America, Australia and Southeast Asia are a long way behind. This discrepancy is quite clear to everyone involved in the industry, and certain companies are taking the opportunity to jump into these emerging markets and grab a foothold while they are still developing. Singapore Telecom […]
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Counter Strike
IEM Oakland Useful info: The IEM Oakland tournament will take place on 16th- 20th November, 2016 in Oakland, USA. It drew together quite many top teams, such SK Gaming, Ninjas in Pyjamas, Astralis, Cloud9, Team Liquid, Natus Vincere, etc. The last participants of this tournament are the teams that managed to get out of the group at iBUYPOWER Masters 2016, they are FaZe Clan, Cloud9, TyLoo and Immortals. By the way, the Brasilian team outgunned Cloud9 in grand-finals and not only secured the berth, but also got the […]
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News
One of former MVP.Phoenix players, who recently came back to the team, Lee “ Forev ” Sang-don was interviewed by a corean media invent.co.kr. He told why he had left Team Secret. Besides he told about his plans for the future. Reasons to leave Team Secret “The dynamics of the team didn’t fit me. Before they had greedy cor-roles played by Arteezy and EternaLEnvy. I thought that from now on the team would play more aggressively, because there were three […]
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