As eSports are becoming more and more popular, the people who are playing them at a professional level are also receiving a fair amount of popularity. These players are often sought after by various organizations for their skill and their renown, but just how far is someone willing to go in order to acquire one of these famous players? Quite far ...

It looks like Newbee will have to look for a new coach as their previous one, Mikasa, just announced that he is leaving the team. His departure reportedly comes as a result of a contract conflict between team Newbee and HuomaoTV and ZhanqiTV. This is a great blow to Newbee at any rate as Mikasa is widely credited as being one ...

Call of Duty Advanced Warfare is out, and with it a new age for the popular FPS series has begun. The previous age ended with Call of Duty Ghosts, a game that further cemented the franchise’s place on the eSports scene. This past weekend, the last Ghosts tournament took place in Paris as part of the Electronic Sports World Cup. ...

The Swedish Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team Ninjas in Pyjamas is undergoing a major roster change after one of its players announced his eSports retirement. The player in question is Robin “Fifflaren” Johansson, one of the key members of the team. Ninjas in Pyjamas performed under the same formula since 2012, so this is quite a big change for the whole team. One ...

During a recent recap of PAX Australia’s second day, developer Hi-Rez Studios has revealed it aims to bring a closed beta of its third-person multiplayer online battle arena Smite to Xbox One players sometime in early 2015. “We’re working really hard on a console version of Smite,” Hi-Rez Co-Founder and COO Todd Harris says, “and in the beginning of the ...

Idra was a pretty big name on the eSports scene back in the day – like, last year – and was infamous for a couple of reasons. First, he was a damned good Starcraft 2 player, but most importantly, his rage quits became legendary in the community. In fact, Idra  may have been more known for his temperament reminiscent of that the ...

There’s plenty of rivalry in the world of gaming as I learned some years back when every new MMORPG was challenging World of Warcraft for its crown. This rivalry was less between the companies who made the games and more between the people who were playing them. The situation hasn’t changed much nowadays, although the battleground has certainly shifted a ...

According to the Head of the Xbox division Phil Spencer, the Xbox One’s fall 2015 lineup of games is so expansive that Microsoft may have to “purposely try to move some things out” of the window to give them room to breathe. Speaking with Xbox Live’s Major Nelson, Spencer mentioned next fall will be downright “crazy” for Microsoft’s current generation ...

Responding to a fan on Twitter, Xbox division boss Phil Spencer admitted Ensemble Studios’ Halo Wars was an “under-appreciated” title, specifically praising its cinematics and real-time strategy controls. “I agree, under-appreciated. Cinematics in Halo Wars were great for the time and controller RTS worked,” he said. “Reminded me of StarCraft on N64.” Unfortunately, Halo Wars was developer Ensemble’s last game ...

A new age of Call of Duty will begin tomorrow with the launch of Advanced Warfare. The latest title in the series is very different than its predecessors thanks to its very futuristic vibe. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare will be focused on storytelling and the single player campaign, but what about the multiplayer? CoD has become very popular on ...