Category: eSports

Hearthstone is getting new expansion based on the age-long Goblins vs Gnomes rivalry

Blizzard announced the first full fledged expansion pack for Hearthstone and it’s all about the Goblins and the Gnomes. While Curse of Naxxramas was merely an “Adventure”, this is a an expansion in the real sense of the word and comes with over 120 new cards to add to your collection. As you might imagine, ...

Starcraft 2: Legacy of the Void cinematic, new multiplayer units and changes

Blizzard just unveiled the Starcraft 2: Legacy of the Void cinematic and it looks every bit as awesome as I hoped it would. The epic conclusion of the trilogy will be all about the Protoss and their struggle to reclaim their home world of Aiur while also preparing for the impending return of the Xel’Naga ...

The League of Legends 2014 Season will end in just a matter of days

The League of Legends 2014 season is almost over, which means that you only have a few days left to push your rank a bit higher and claim the rewards that await you once the season ends. The 2014 season started back in January and will end this Tuesday, October 11 at 00:01 CET. Immediately ...

Formal and Crimsix aquired by Optic Gaming

Optic Gaming recently acquired two very talented players for their Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare roster. It was being speculated yesterday that Matthew “Formal” Piper and Ian “Crimsix” Porter will be joining the team after fans discovered some hints pointing at the transfers on Optic’s website. The team initially didn’t say a word regarding the matter, ...

Na’Vi adds former Virtus.pro Polar captain Artur ‘Goblak’ Kostenko to their roster

Dota 2 team Natus Vincere is letting go of Artem ‘fng’ Barshak in favor of former Virtus.pro Polar captain Artur ‘Goblak’ Kostenko. This news comes after VP Polar announced last weekend during Dreamhack Bucharest Masters that Goblak will be leaving the team soon. Interestingly, the team also revealed that their former captain will be making its way ...

Hearthstone might be getting a Death Knight class soon

Blizzcon is scheduled to kick off in just a matter of hours and I bet you’re just as excited as me to hear all about the big unveils and announcements that are certain to be made at the event. One of these announcements is believed to be related to Blizzard’s increasingly popular digital collectible card ...

Dota 2: Mineski is undergoing massive roster changes

Following the recent match fixing controversy that lead to several pro players getting banned, some Dota 2 teams decided that it was time to make a couple of changes here and there. These changes often involved replacing players in an attempt to stop matches from being fixed again in the future. The Filipino team Mineski took this ...

The first ever Heroes of the Storm invitational tournament will take place at Blizzcon 2014 this weekend

Heroes of the Storm is expected to be the next big thing in eSports and Blizzard certainly knows it. The company is hosting an invitational tournament for the game this weekend in order to get the hype train rolling. Not that it needs any more hype to be honest, but a tournament featuring professional gamers ...

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is getting an ESL league system with $50,000 prize pool

ESL is finally implementing a league system for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive with $50,000 on the line per season. Each season will feature three different competitive leagues: the ESL Pro League, the ESL Major League, and the ESL Open League. This system is very similar to what other eSports games have but I’ll give you a quick ...

Halo is stepping back into the eSports limelight this weekend

Before Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and various Call of Duty titles there was yet another FPS that dominated the eSports shooter scene. That game is Halo and it will be returning in style this weekend with the ESL The Master Chief Collection tournament. As you might imagine, this tournament aims to celebrate the upcoming Halo: the Master ...