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“Keep fighting for your dream”: Team Vitality MLBB pro Vivian on overcoming challenges and judgement to become a top esports pro
Team Vitality Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) player Vivi "Vivian" Indrawaty changed her life and...
Hans Jagnow on Paris, politics, and building fandom across 24 games at the Esports World Cup
The Esports World Cup's third edition landed in Paris this year, following a last-minute relocation...
Risk without reward: Counter-Strike 2’s new sticker system threatens the entire esports scene’s structure
There’s a lot of buzz in the Counter-Strike community right now, and it has to...
Forget the burrito bowl: Karmine Corp’s Blue Rising TCG is the future of esports monetization
Let’s be honest with ourselves for a second: the era of esports organizations begging mainstream...
Single-player games deserve more attention in esports
If you look at the top tier of competitive gaming, it feels like a total...
I am not convinced that hunting for AI is going to solve esports’ biggest issues
I am going to say something that might get me kicked out of a few...
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves has an insane DLC schedule, but it may not be enough to bring the sauce
SNK is absolutely on one right now. They just pulled back the curtain on Season...
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WCA launches tri-nation CS:GO tournament
An announcement came yesterday from the Chinese tournament organiser World Cyber Arena, that they will be launching a...
Beyond the Summit announce third Smash Summit
Beyond the Summit took to Twitter yesterday to announce the third iteration of their hugely popular Super Smash...
Yahoo and Riot team up to deliver uLoL college event
A partnership has been agreed between Yahoo Sports and League of Legends developer Riot Games to create a a...
Team Liquid announce new monitor partnership with AOC
It's fair to say that Team Liquid have been busy this week. The organisation announced their new partnership with Crunchyroll, revealed their...
Fall shuffle done and dusted: Dota 2 rosters locked
The period following The International is always an intriguing one. Before Valve's transition to a Major system, roster...
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