Today, League of Legends publisher Riot announced an unprecedented $300 million deal with Major League Baseball spin-off streaming company BAMTech, who will handle LoL broadcasting. Among other things, BAMTech will release a streaming app for the espor…
Valve’s Dota 2 Boston Major Ends Like The Battle Of Thermopylae
An epic game three between OG and Ad Finem in the Grand Finals of this weekend’s premier Dota 2 tournament showed both teams were going to leave everything they had on the stage that night. While the superior OG eventually took the series 3-1, winning $1,000,000, it wasn’t before their Greek opponents could etch their names into Dota 2 history.
A Quick Look At Why Everyone Just Lost It At This Weekend’s Dota 2 Tournament
A giant Dota 2 tournament wrapping up tonight in Boston just reached a dramatic peak after favorites OG fell to underdogs AD Finem in a stunning game three that went into the 80th minute.Read more…
The Weekend In Esports: Dota 2 Returns To Boston
As the year draws to a close, most of the bigger competitive gaming events of the year are behind us. All except for one: Dota 2‘s Boston Major. After a number of roster shuffles and evolutions to the game’s meta following the summer’s International 2016, the Boston Major is a chance for new teams to establish themselves going into the winter and the groundwork for a new competitive landscape to be laid prior to the game’s next big patch.
Will Ferrell Starring In Movie About Esports
Will Ferrell is making a movie about esports. ESPN says it “will have similarities with the role he had in Talladega Nights”.
The Weekend In Esports: We Have Lift Off
This weekend, whether you love strategy or twitch reflexes, fighting games or sports, there’s something going on in the world of competitive gaming for you. So let’s get right to it, and as always, let me know what you’ll be watching in the comments or if there’s something I’ve missed.
Plays Like This Are How You Go Undefeated In A Dota 2 Tournament
Team Liquid just went undefeated on every map in the DreamLeauge Season 6 tournament hosted at DreamHack Winter 2016. People have been waiting for the talent on the team to coalesce into something very special, and we might be on the verge of finally seeing that happen. But while everyone on the team, from Lasse…
Plays Like This Are How You Go Undefeated In A Dota 2 Tournament
Team Liquid just went undefeated on every map in the DreamLeauge Season 6 tournament hosted at DreamHack Winter 2016. People have been waiting for the talent on the team to coalesce into something very special, and we might be on the verge of finally seeing that happen. But while everyone on the team, from Lasse…
The Weekend In Esports: Unleash The Gears Of War
It’s almost as if the gods of competitive gaming knew we’d all be sitting around this weekend and so made sure it was jam packed with tournaments to check out. DreamHack Winter 2016 is of course going on over in Sweden at the moment, featuring competitions in almost every game under the sun. There’s also a big Heroes…
University Rivalry Grows Beyond Football To League Of Legends
Last night, Stanford came out on top in its “Big Game” against California rivals Berkeley. They finished two touchdowns ahead of the Golden Bears at 45-31. But that wasn’t the only game Berkeley lost to Stanford last night. Before kick-off at Memorial Stadium, the two schools’ collegiate League of Legends teams met in…