Tomorrow marks the end of the group stage of Nation Wars 4. Unlike previous iterations of this tournament, Nation Wars 4 is partnered with Blizzard Entertainment, and as a result, this iteration is far larger than the tournament has ever been. There is $30,000 of prize money involved, and any country can participate as long as they have three players ...
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AfreecaTV Announces Starcraft 2 GSL Plans for 2017
To the detriment of all StarCraft 2 fans the world over, GSL was cut short in 2016. This also happened around the same time that the StarCraft 2 pro league was disbanded, which left many players and fans alike wondering what the future of the game would look like. Fortunately, AfreecaTV, the Korean streaming hub that historically sponsors and runs the ...
Read More »Legacy of the Void Gets an Official Release Date and Debuts Opening Cinematic
The final chapter in StarCraft 2’s Xel’naga story arc, Legacy of the Void, just received an official release date. Blizzard revealed the news in a live Twitch feed that debuted this morning. And here’s the good news, Blizzard’s latest addition to the StarCraft franchise will be arriving sooner rather than later. StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void will be available to everyone ...
Read More »Legacy of the Void Pre-Purchase Available Now
It’s almost time. It’s been a bit of a wait since the Heart of the Swarm, but the third and final instalment of the StarCraft 2 saga, Legacy of the Void, just became available for pre-purchase. That’s right, as of yesterday you can now lock in and claim your own copy of the game. Legacy of the Void will have gamers playing as ...
Read More »SHOUTcraft Clan Wars Returning for Season 2
TotalBiscuit announced a few weeks ago on his twitter account that Clan Wars, a Starcraft 2 series consisting of individual clan matches, would be returning in April for a second season. After the first season was cut short unexpectedly, most likely due to the unfortunate health issues that TotalBiscuit has been dealing with, many fans of the series were anticipating the ...
Read More »Starcraft 2: Legacy of the Void will feature two new Protoss units after all
Starcraft 2: Legacy of the Void, the final chapter in Blizzard’s highly acclaimed RTS trilogy will bring a host of new changes to a game that has decreased in popularity quite a lot lately. The company recently gave fans an update regarding their work on the expansion and it seems like Protoss players can look forward to more than one ...
Read More »Razer announces eSports documentary about Dota 2, League of Legends, and Starcraft 2
Generally speaking, electronic sports – or eSports for short – are not something that most people are familiar with. Sure, many of us gamers are well aware of them and some of us even follow the various competitions regularly, but for the majority of people this is still a new and strange concept. Have you ever tried explaining to your ...
Read More »David Kim reiterates that Starcraft 2: Legacy of the Void changes are not final
Earlier this month at Blizzcon 2014, Blizzard finally gave us a more detailed look at Starcraft 2: Legacy of the Void. The company announced lots of changes for the upcoming game, as well as new units and features. While most SC2 fast were very excited to take a look at all the new additions, not everybody was entirely happy with them. ...
Read More »ROCCAT is the new main peripheral partner for Intel Extreme Masters
ROCCAT is well known in the world of competitive gaming as one of the most popular providers of quality peripherals. It is for this very reason that Intel Extreme Masters announced a partnership with the company and signed it up as a major sponsor for the remaining of the Season 9 eSports tournament series. This includes four main events that will ...
Read More »Top 5 most popular eSports games right now
In recent years Electronic Sports have become ridiculously popular even among people who weren’t much into gaming before. I’ve dabbled in competitive gaming on more than one occasion and I can’t begin to tell you how glad I am to see that we live in a time when it’s finally being taken seriously. But things are not equal in the world ...
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