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The League of Legends 2016 World Championship Finals Are Tonight, Here’s What You Need To Know

Tonight, one team, SK Telecom T1, chases its third-ever League of Legends 2016 World Championship win, while another, Samsung Galaxy, shows us if it has any tricks left up its sleeve to prevent that from happening. Matches will begin at approximately 7:30PM EDT, held in the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. You can watch them live in the stream below. Additionally, there’s an alternate stream with commentating aimed at first-time viewers and newcomers to League of Legends, available here.

Ethan GachOctober 29, 2016 Game and Board Game News

The Overwatch World Cup Is Going On Right Now

Everyone has been waiting for Blizzard to sponsor a large-scale Overwatch tournament in the mold of League of Legend’s Worlds or Dota 2’s The International. So there was some disappointment when the company explained its plans to host a World Cup-style tournament for its new competitive shooter at this year’s BlizzCon.

Ethan GachOctober 29, 2016 Game and Board Game News

The Weekend In Esports: End Of The Worlds

This weekend is jam-packed. Not only do the 2016 League of Legends World Championships wrap-up later tonight, but with BlizzCon just around the corner, the best and brightest from around the world will be competing the in everything from Overwatch to W…

Ethan GachOctober 29, 2016 Game and Board Game News

Big Risks Don’t Pay Off In Last Night’s League Semifinals

It turns out Josh “Jatt” Leesman was right when he trolled the League of Legends World Championship audience with his prediction for the semifinal series between Samsung Galaxy and H2K Gaming.

Ethan GachOctober 23, 2016 Game and Board Game News

Team Liquid Signs The First Pro Civilization VI Player

Stephen ‘MrGameTheory’ Takowsky will be Civilization VI’s first professional player. That’s according to an announcement Team Liquid made yesterday stating it has signed MrGameTheory to head up their new Civilization team and was embarking on “an initiative to launch Civilization VI into the world of competitive esports.”

Ethan GachOctober 22, 2016 Game and Board Game News

Team Liquid Signs The First Pro Civilization VI Player

Ethan GachOctober 22, 2016 Game and Board Game News

When An Unstoppable Force Meets An Immovable Object, SK Telecom T1 Wins

Despite an impressive first game from the two-time winners of the League of Legends World Championship, ROX Tigers looked set to beat their more senior South Korean rivals in the best-of-five semifinals against SK Telecom T1. It wasn’t until game four that SKT was able to claw their way back into things and tie the series up at 2-2. And then, in the final game, SKT showed that they weren’t going to just step-aside and let the Tigers barrel on toward the Grand Finals.

Ethan GachOctober 22, 2016 Game and Board Game News

Overwatch’s Upcoming Esports League May Struggle Against Disruptive Patches

Yesterday, Blizzard announced that an official Overwatch League is in the works. It’s an exciting moment for a game that, only six months post-release, already offers million-dollar tournament prize pools.

Cecilia D'AnastasioOctober 21, 2016 Game and Board Game News

Overwatch Player Shoutcasts During His Own Matches

Plenty of Overwatch players do commentary over matches they’re streaming, but TheUnsteady has the voice of an angel… who ate an eSports commentator. He’s become notorious for suddenly shoutcasting in the middle of matches he’s playing. Funny thing is, he’s so good that people tend to stop talking and just listen.

Nathan GraysonOctober 21, 2016 Game and Board Game News

The End Of An Era For StarCraft and South Korea

Today, the Korean Esports Association announced that the StarCraft ProLeague was ending. The league began in 2003, but this year, its last, brings a fourteen-year run to a close. Read more…

Brian AshcraftOctober 18, 2016 Game and Board Game News