Esports & Gaming Articles

6.82c released - kill bounty nerfed again

<p>Quite unexpectedly, Valve has released a new patch with 6.82c, balancing out a few minor things all around, most notably the kill gold and xp bounty. In addition, some favorable heroes have been nerfed.</p>

Update: Newbee pulls out of D2L, replaced by Team DK

<p>Following a no show in last night&#39;s D2L match against HGT, Newbee is reported to have pulled out of the D2L. The TI4 champions are not the first team to turn down the event as TI4 runner-ups Vici Gaming have also declined a participation prior to the event. Newbee will be replaced by Team DK.</p>

The Summit 2: Mineski and MSI replaced by Rave and FD

<p>Following the recent matchfixing allegations and player suspensions, BeyondTheSummit has replaced Mineski and MSI Evogt in their SEA main stage with Rave and First Departure.</p>

Matchfixing scandal investigation continues, players suspended temporarily

<p>Shortly after the matchfixing scandal regarding both Mineski and MSI EvoGT broke, both organizations issued investigations into the matter. Mineski has now reported that eight players from both teams will be placed under temporary suspension until further notice.&nbsp;</p>

OverGaming picks new team

<p>The Spanish team have announced their new line-up which consists of four players, where the fifth one is yet to be announced.</p>

TidesofTime had WEC prize money confiscated, but WEC promises to pay him

<p>After winning 200,000 yen ($32,000) at the WEC event in China, TidesofTime has not yet actually been able to bank his money - but WEC promise he will be paid soon.</p>

Viagame House Cup: What we learned

<p>The Viagame House Cup has to be considered one of the most successful and innovative tournaments so far in Hearthstone eSports. With the tournament over, what did we learn from the three days and how does it affect the Hearthstone scene going forward?</p>

All decklists and class stats from Viagame's House Cup

<p>16 players, 144 decks: Enhance your decklist collection by learning from arguably the most competitive deckbuilding tournament - the Viagame House Cup.&nbsp;</p>

CDEC and LGD part ways, the team will now be sponsored by DouyuTV

<p>Through their official Weibo account, the LGD organization announced that their second squad CDEC will no longer play under the LGD banner. The five players have acquired a new sponsor, DouyuTV, and the team will now be called CDEC.Douyu.</p>

RDU interview: This format at Viagame Cup is awesome, it's probably the best format I ever played.

<p>GosuGamers&#39; Nydra is talking with MYM RDU about the Viagame Cup, the tournament formats and more.</p>

mousesports add Karrigan for ESWC

<p>Shortly after his recent departure from CPH Wolves, Finn &quot;karrigan&quot; Andersen will now complete the roster of the German team.</p>

Fragbite Masters advance to playoffs

<p>The group stages for Fragbite Masters Season 3 have concluded, where the top two teams from each group will be placed in the upper bracket of the playoffs while the bottom two teams from each group will drop to the lower bracket.</p>