Esports & Gaming Articles

HearthCenter Podcast, November 5, 2014: ThijsNL & Kripparrian

<p>Welcome back to HearthCenter, GosuGamers&#39; Hearthstone eSports podcast. Hosted by our own Callum &#39;BeardyFace&#39; Leslie, the podcast seeks to get you informed with accessible analysis and interviews with pro players. On the show this week: DreamHack Bucharest champion ThijsNL and top streamer and personalist Kripparrian!</p>

Savjz, ThijsNL, Sjow confirmed for Battle of the Best 2

<p>The winners of the last two big offline events and the former StarCraft 2 progamers have been announced as the first three players for the upcoming second edition of Battle of the Best.&nbsp;The tournament will keep the same format and same prize pool and will arrive on streams December 6-7.</p>

Interview: Dtwo talks strategy at the Hearthstone World Championship

<p>&quot;The meta is in a really interesting place right now. It&rsquo;s like a circle basically: there is no dominant deck at the moment&quot;</p>

Roster Changes hit iBUYPOWER

<p>Out of the blue, roster changes have hit the North American side of iBUYPOWER.</p>

No DreamLeague for Alliance - Tinker and 4ASC progress

<p>With the final three matches of the Dreamleague EU West qualifiers being played, we now know the final teams that qualify for the Dreamhack LAN. Team Tinker and 4 Anchors will join the others in Stockholm, Sweden later this month for more matches.</p>

Xtinct no longer part of Team Malaysia

<p>Southeast Asian veteran player Joel &#39;Xtinct&#39; Chan has announced that he will no longer be part of Team Malaysia, leaving the roster with only four players. He has made no statement about his future yet.&nbsp;</p>

ESL announces new $50,000 league

<p>The Electronic Sports League has announced that they will be hosting a CS:GO tournament featuring a $50,000 total prize pool</p>

ACE tolerates retired players and teams

<p>Last week it has been reported that ACE was considering banning teams Oldyboys and Oldmen, now known as Big God. A few days ago however, ACE has stated that they will not take actions against these teams and players.</p>

Mineski set to reveal brand-new DotA 2 lineup

<p>Following the recent matchfixing scandal and the subsequent player bans and removals that followed, Filipino eSports flagship Mineski has announced a near-total revamp of its DotA 2 squad, spearheaded by two new faces.</p>

Two players leave AlbumSheets, Bignum to sQreens Squad

<p>The up and coming team AlbumSheets run into a speed bump as Bignum and Inkvizitor leave the team. Bignum will instead be playing with sQreens Squad with a supposedly new stable roster.</p>

GosuGamers CS:GO section is looking for European crew

<p>Are you a Counter-Strike fan who works during European hours and wants to write about his favorite game and/or maintain one of the richest tournament databases in competitive CS? Apply to become a GosuGamers crew member and start building your connections with the industry.</p>

Team LDLC takes a Hitbox Arena #3 title

<p>Hitbox Arena Championship 3 has come to an end. Team LDLC won the title after a not so great finals, where once again DDoS attacks interrupted the match and caused one of the teams to forfeit the duel.</p>