After another disappointing start to the 2015 summer split, Team ROCCAT, sitting at 2-4 in the bottom half of the standings, have decided to make a roster change. Coming in will be new AD carry Rasmus “MrRalleZ” Skinneholm, replacing Pawel “Woolite” Pruski. Team ROCCAT coach Jakob “YamatoCannon” Mebdi had this to say on …
Two weeks into the the summer split, Team Dignitas has decided to change up the roster. On june 9th, 2015 they announced the signing of former Winterfox/CJ Entus jungler Shin “Helios” Dong-jin. Back in early May, there were rumors of Dignitas looking to sign “Helios” before the start of the split. It appears the move …
Riot Games has official unveiled the way seedings will work in the upcoming Season 5 World Championships. Save a few changes, the seeding for the Season 5 World Championships is quite similar to the year prior. The major regions consisting of LPL, EU LCS, NA LCS, and LCK retain their seeds, granting 3 teams access …
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The expansion of Smash continues apace this week, as Counter Logic Gaming (CLG) announced the signing of one of the hardest working and most talented young Melee stars in the world. Kevin ‘PewPewU’ Toy, formerly of Melee It On Me, was announced as their new player today, taking one of the biggest teams in eSports …
Streaming is quickly becoming the dominant form of income for many eSports pros and personalities, this much we know, and if you’re looking to stream then Twitch is the accepted gold standard at this point in time. However, there are always options, and one of the more previously controversial companies to rival Twitch have just …
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The LPL English stream will be receiving some fresh faces for the summer of 2015. Although Chris “PapaSmithy” Smith’s departure for OGN, left the team on the short side, that void has been filled with some fresh and upcoming talent. First on the list of the new casting lineup is Zack “Rusty” Pye. As many …
Natus Vincere became the fourth and final team to qualify straight through to The International 5 last night with a 3-1 victory over Vega Squadron. Na'Vi will join EHOME, Complexity Gaming and MVP.Hot6 as the qualifiers for the biggest event in DotA 2 come to an end. While things looked initially dire for the first …
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Though the 2015 Summer Split may have just begun, the venues and locations for the finals have been announced. Fans have been clamouring for some East Coast love for North American League eSports since the beginning of LCS and Riot Games has answered. This year's Summer LCS finals will be held in Madison Square Garden, …
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The European Championship Series summer split 2015 has begun. With an array of roster changes from the top of the standings to the bottom, week one was set up to be an interesting if not competitive week. The standings after week one is as follows: 1. Fnatic (2-0) 2. Origen (2-0) 3. Copenhagen Wolves (1-1) …
Transfer news dominates the off-season in League, this much we know, but for fans of the game there was a move made today that could be universally positive regardless of your team affiliation. Mitch ‘Krepo’ Voorspoels, the Belgian LoL star, was announced today as the latest addition to the EU League Championship Series casting team …