ESL and ESEA Set to Host World's Largest Counter Strike League in May 2015
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The ESL and ESEA have teamed up to offer a million dollar prize pool for 2015’s best Counter Strike teams in North America and Europe
READ MORE >Hellraisers Takes Home Champion Spot at WarGaming Grand Finals 2015.
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Twelve teams entered the arena of the 2015 Grand Finals, to face off against each other in World of Tanks. The outcome? A devastating win by Hellraisers against EL Gaming.
READ MORE >Opinion: Twitter reaction to 'Heroes of the Dorm' shows wide eSports acceptance is still far off
A rabid crowd and an excited fanbase were ecstatic to find Heroes of the Storm fill the ESPN2 airwaves last night. Unfortunately, some of the reaction from the other side shows that eSports are still a long way from being accepted as the norm.
READ MORE >Sledgehammer Games Michael Condrey Talks Call Of Duty Championship
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Michael Condrey, co-founder and studio head at Sledgehammer Games, was on hand to take in all of the action live at the 2015 Call of Duty Championship. He talks about the growth in popularity of Call of Duty eSports in this exclusive interview.
READ MORE >Heroes of the Storm college tournament finals will air April 26 on an ESPN network
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Blizzard is holding its massive "Heroes of the Dorm" eSports tournament for Heroes of the Storm over the next month, with Grand Finals set to take place on April 26.
READ MORE >NVIDIA announces Hearthstone World Pro/Am tournament
NVIDIA is announcing its own Hearthstone tournament will be taking place this spring with a $25,000 prize pool and SHIELDs to win.
READ MORE >Capcom Announces 2015 Pro Tour
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Capcom have announced the 2015 Pro Tour, but what's on the line this year?
READ MORE >"WHOOPSIE! Sorry about that. Thanks for point that out, it's been fixed now. ^-^d"
see all 4 comments7th Annual Gamers for Giving Event Raises the Bar February 21-22
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Gamers Outreach annual charity fundraiser looks to gather $25,000 for sick children around the country this weekend, February 21st and 22nd.
READ MORE >EnVyUs Joins CS:GO Championship Series Kick-Off Season
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EnVyUs is the first team to confirm it's attendance of the 2015 CS:GO Championship series Kick-Off Season.
READ MORE >"In other news, EnVyUs has been accused of match fixing due to being the only team in the series."
see all 2 commentsVulcun hosting $1M League of Legends fantasy eSports tournament
League of Legends eSports is pretty big, so why not use your knowledge to earn real-world money from Vulcun?
READ MORE >"LOL :) I wish that it was me, right now I am happy to just cover my day to day living expenses ..."
see all 9 commentsSmite Preview: Smiting Foes on Xbox One
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Smite is coming to Xbox One, bringing a little more of the popular PC MOBA genre to consoles with a tournament focus. Shacknews talked with Hi-Rez developer Andy Anderson about how the studio has adapted the PC game to a console interface.
READ MORE >"All those pointless questions, and none of the important ones. Such as, "Will you be able to ..."
see all 2 commentsWatch us interview Smite championship players
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Shacknews recently visited the Smite World Championship in Atlanta. In this set of exclusive interviews, you can see Shacknews interview team COGnitive Gaming on the rise of eSports in general, and Smite in particular.
READ MORE >Smite associate game designer discusses Pantheon creation
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With the Smite World Championship concluded, Shacknews spoke to one of the game's associate designers about what goes into creating the Pantheons.
READ MORE >"it was a really good tourny to watch. As an avid smite player I enjoyed watching the teams from ..."
see all 3 comments343 Industries launches official eSports league 'Halo Championship Series'
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If you think you've got some serious Halo skills, then why not join the Halo Championship Series where you and your crew could win $50,000.
READ MORE >Opinion: Hearthstone tournament controversy shows the folly of eSports' ambitions [Update]
A Hearthstone tournament in Finland is actively excluding women in the name of becoming a legitimate sport. If this is the case, why should "eSports" even bother going down this path at all?
READ MORE >"Thank you for continuing to point out the positive aspects of the FGC."
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""esports" with all the uniforms and mountain dew can die in a fire. I want to see more stuff ..."
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