With both BlizzCon and Worlds 2016 behind us, there’s finally a free weekend to catch our collective breath.
Winning The World Of Warcraft Arena World Championship Is Sweaty Business
Professional competitive gamers are often derided as fake athletes. After all, who could possibly compare sitting in front of a computer screen mashing buttons on a keyboard and mouse to running several miles on a soccer pitch or ramming into the lines…
Rick Fox’s Esport Teams Can’t Stop Losing
It’s been almost a year since retired NBA player Rick Fox purchased Gravity Gaming for $1 million. Choosing to rename the organization and expand it beyond its humble origins, Echo Fox was born, a burgeoning esport enterprise that seemed, in part, to signal a new era for competitive gaming. If Fox, who claimed earlier this year that in 2018, esports would be “on par with the NHL,” saw his future fortune in the scattered tea leaves of professional gaming, maybe the hype was to be believed after all.
South Korea’s Ballistix are the new World Champions of Heroes of the Storm after defeating Europe’s
South Korea’s Ballistix are the new World Champions of Heroes of the Storm after defeating Europe’s Fnatic HotS 3-1 in a best-of-five series at BlizzCon 2016. They had beat Fnatic 2-o in a series from earlier in the tournament. The win was worth $300,000 in prize money.
South Korea’s Ballistix are the new World Champions of Heroes of the Storm after defeating Europe’s
South Korea’s Ballistix are the new World Champions of Heroes of the Storm after defeating Europe’s Fnatic HotS 3-1 in a best-of-five series at BlizzCon 2016. They had beat Fnatic 2-o in a series from earlier in the tournament. The win was worth $300,000 in prize money.
Pavel “Pavel” Beltukov is the new Hearthstone’s new World Champion after defeating Artem “DrHippi” K
Pavel “Pavel” Beltukov is the new Hearthstone’s new World Champion after defeating Artem “DrHippi” Kravets in the series 4-2. He takes home $250,000 as a result of placing first in the tournament. Pavel is only 18 years old.
Pavel “Pavel” Beltukov is the new Hearthstone’s new World Champion after defeating Artem “DrHippi” K
Pavel “Pavel” Beltukov is the new Hearthstone’s new World Champion after defeating Artem “DrHippi” Kravets in the series 4-2. He takes home $250,000 as a result of placing first in the tournament. Pavel is only 18 years old.
South Korea Walks All Over Russia In Overwatch World Cup Finals
So that was a bloodbath, to put it mildly. Kind of like an Overwatch tournament finals brought to you by Quentin Tarantino. Perhaps South Korea was favored going into this match-up, especially after their triumphant march up through the rest of the bra…
Boss Reaper Plays Help Sweden Take Bronze At Overwatch World Cup
It looked like anyone’s game for much of the best-of-three series between Sweden and Finland in today’s opening contest for third place in the Overwatch World Cup. Tied at one game each, both teams went into the final round trading advantages back and forth until it looked like Finland was on the verge of clinching game three.
The Weekend In Esports: BlizzCon 2016 And Smash Bros. Galore
BlizzCon 2016 is in full swing. So in addition to things like new Overwatch characters and the announcement of the Overwatch League, there’s also a ton of actual tournaments going on for each of Blizzard’s major competitive games. Details on when and where to catch all of the action are below.