Esports & Gaming Articles

EU LCS Week 2: Stats 'n' Fun Facts

<p>Heading into week two stats of the European LCS, we see abolute domination from our friends of Fnatic, with some similar&nbsp;statistics in other areas. &nbsp;<strong>Please note that all stats are cumulative from week 1.</strong><br /> &nbsp;</p>

Phoenix rises, together with the Replay Takeover mode

<p>Phoenix joins Terroblade in tomorrow&#39;s patch.&nbsp;As leaked earlier today, the new mode Replay Takeover will allow players to join in a replay at any timestamp and take over from there, playing the heroes.&nbsp;</p>

Gnimsh: "The current metagame is healthy and leaves a lot of room for innovation"

<p>We grab one of the most prolific Hearthstone players, DogeHouse&#39;s Gnimsh, and talk about the most recent Hearthstone patch, balance discussions and&nbsp;the future of HS eSports.</p>

eSF disbanding today

<p>The&nbsp;eSports&nbsp;Federation, founded in March 2012 by nine Korean&nbsp;progaming&nbsp;teams, will cease operations effective January&nbsp;28th, reports&nbsp;eSports&nbsp;journalist&nbsp;Ethan_Ahn. The news doesn&#39;t come as too big a surprise as after a handful of departures and team&nbsp;disbandments, the organization was down to just two members.</p>

Trailer for "Chasing the Cup" released

<p>After &quot;GameCrib&quot;, a new&nbsp;reality show about LoL pros&nbsp;will be premiering next month, featuring two top NA teams.</p>

Nightblue joins TSM as sub

<p>Team SoloMid has announced its new sub:&nbsp;popular streamer and high-level jungler Nightblue</p>

Dexter's visa finally approved

<p>After&nbsp;missing out on the first few weeks of the NA LCS, the CLG jungler can finally go to his new home</p>

"Towel Terran" Gumiho to CJ Entus

<p>Koh &quot;Gumiho&quot; Byung Jae finds a new home with KeSPA after the dissolution of fOu (ex-FXO). The Terran will join the ranks of CJ Entus and will start competing for them come Proleague Round 2.</p>

Scarlett blanks Major to win the $3,000 of GameOn Invitational

<p>Acer&#39;s Sasha &quot;Scarlett&quot; Hostyn cements her spot as the top North American player as she sweeps MLG&#39;s GameOn Invitational, dropping just one map during the playoffs. Scarlett 4-0&#39;d Major in the grand finals, leaving the Mexican the humble $1,000.</p>

IEM Katowice to be Winner-Takes-All $100,000 Tournament

<p>The next IEM event, to be held in Katowice, Poland, will feature a $100,000 Winner-Takes-All format.</p>

New patch brings an old friend

<p>Dota 2 v6.80 is here and with it comes the long awaited hero Terrorblade as well as a new mode called &quot;Random Ability Draft&quot;.&nbsp;On top of that, multiple heroes are changed and Earth Spirit leads the competition for longest changelog.</p>

Going legend on a budget: The aggro Warrior guide

<p>Are you a player who just got into open beta and at the same time enjoys the ferocity of the aggro decks? If yes, you&#39;re in luck - the cheap aggro Warrior is the deck for you.</p>