General Articles

Gaming Addiction a Mental Disorder?

<p>The American Psychiatric Association (APA) adds Internet Gaming Addiction as one of the potential disorders that needs to be treated. And they are hoping for more clinical research to formally include it on the list. Should it be considered as such? Here are some arguments and counter-arguments regarding gaming addiction.</p>

GosuGamers patch - Improved rankings

<p>The newest chapter in our line of major improvements here at GosuGamers are the rankings. The overview page has gotten a lot richer but we have also revisited our ways of calculating the points in our rankings.</p>

Top 4 must-watch e-Sports documentaries

<p>Following the release of Valve&#39;s highly anticipated film Free-To-Play, the community has seen a surge of interest in films related to Esports and so here is a list of the Top 4 e-Sports documentaries already released, that every player should watch.</p>

Fly Amanita wins VGBootcamp's "Next Episode' SSBM tournament

<p>After a decisive set against the runner- up&nbsp;<strong>&quot;</strong>Westballz<strong>&quot;</strong>, Fly Amanita was able to take the gold in front of over 15,000 Twitch viewers.</p>

Wynton "Progducto" Smith: "We got to know each other not just as rivals, but as friends, in person."

<p>Super Smash Brothers Melee is an incredibly high skill cap game where the best of players rival the speed and rivalry of Starcraft: Brood War professionals, executing commands at 300 APM and utilizing advanced techniques to grab subtle advantages over their opponents. &nbsp; After Super Smash Brothers Melee&#39;s success at EVO and the resurgance in popularity due to the Smash Documentary, Nintendo has accepted the competitive side of Smash for now and the game is now featured on the MLG Pro Circuit once again for the first time this decade.</p> <p>Today, we talk to Wynton&nbsp;<strong>&quot;Progducto&quot; </strong>Smith, one of the most influential members of the SSBM competitive community, in relation to other eSports and how to get involved.</p>

Interview: eSports, real money betting and doing it right

<p>eSports is no stranger to betting but what happens when the industry moves from non-monetary systems like GosuBets&#39; virtual tangoes to real money stakes?&nbsp;GosuGamers&#39; Mathias &quot;dopeshow&quot; Schemedeshagen sits with Tom &quot;straightbambi2&quot; Lemke, former Counter Strike professional, co-founder of Mousesports CS and now head of marketing of&nbsp;eSportsventure.com.&nbsp;</p>

Super Smash Bros. Melee MLG details unveiled

<p>SSBM is back and kicking in the competitive scene and will feature a total prize purse of $15,000.</p>

GosuCup #2 brackets are fixed and live!

<p>Update 14:12 CET: GosuCup #2 brackets are fixed and live!</p>

GosuGamers Hearthstone section officially opened!

<p>After weeks of preparation and coding, the Hearthstone section of GosuGamers is finally here, with a plethora of features to make covering the full scope of the game easy for both readers and writers.</p>

WCG closes doors after 14 years

<p>According to CEO Brad Lee, the World Cyber Games will cease operations effective 2014. This announcement comes 14 years after the first event was held in 2000 in Yongin, South Korea.</p>

Editorial: Acquainting eSports with mainstream businesses

<p>GosuGamers&#39; Radoslav &quot;Nydra&quot; Kolev talks to Oliver Fedtke and Manuel Kotschote, two guys with the ambitious project of creating Europe&#39;s largest professional eSports conference in order to attract the attention of mainstream businesses.</p>

Hearthstone is in open beta! We ask you: Which class do you fancy the most?

<p>Since this week, everyone who wants to test Blizzard&#39;s free to play card game Hearthstone is allowed to do so as the game is now in open beta. Curious to see how our community likes the game we ask you: &quot;Which Hearthstone class do you fancy the most?&quot;</p>