The League of Legends 2014 World Championships are scheduled to kick off next month with the group stages taking place in Taipei and Singapore. The winning teams will then travel to South Korea to play the remaining matches culminating with the final, which will be hosted on the FIFA Sangam Stadium. Most of the details regarding the schedule and group format were ...
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ESPN looking to broadcast more esports following the success of The International 4
Following the huge success of Dota 2’s The International 4 tournament ESPN is reportedly looking to broadcast other esports events as well in the future. The network was apparently “delighted” by the high number of viewers they saw, the Daily Dot reports. Sources close to the matter are saying that the company is especially happy with the ratings of a documentary about The ...
Read More »The latest League of Legends cinematic is the most epic thing you’ll see all day
When it comes to MOBAs, I have to admit that I generally prefer Dota 2 over all the others, but there was a time when League of Legends caught my attention in a big way. Like many other people out there, I too am very interested in playing a game if it has a good cinematic, and LoL happens to ...
Read More »Counter-Strike might get a tournament like Dota 2’s The International
With a total prize pool of over $10 million Dota 2’s The International 4 tournament is the most important event in E-Sports history. Given this huge success, Valve is taking into consideration the possibility of creating something similar for another one of their games, Counter-Strike. Although the FPS is not as popular as it once was, CS did make a comeback with ...
Read More »Valve giving Compendium owners gems after The International 4
Valve just released a new post entitled “It’s Happening” on Dota 2’s official blog. But what’s happening? The International 4 of course. The most important Dota 2 event of the year is just around the corner and it all begins next Tuesday, July 8th when the Playoffs kick in. To get us all just a little bit more excited for the ...
Read More »League of Legends 2014 Championships hosted on FIFA Stadium
Riot announced back in November that the League of Legends 2014 World Championships will take place in South Korea. Recently the company followed up by revealing a few more specific details in regards to the location. This year’s championships final will be hosted October 19th on the Sangam Stadium, best known for serving as a venue for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. The ...
Read More »Latest Dota 2 patch adds new Compendium rewards
A few days ago Valve released the latest Dota 2 patch, which comes with the usual assortment of bugfixes and hero tweaks. The patch goes by the name of 6.81b and also adds some new Compendium rewards. A quick look at the official patch notes reveals that Daily Hero Challenge, Alternate Voice Vote, and Model Update Vote are now available to ...
Read More »Dota 2: The International 4 prize pool has reached $5 million
The biggest Dota 2 event of the year has just reached a new milestone. As of this writing, the prize pool for The International 4 championship is already at over $5 million. Believe it or not the total prize money was $3 million just a few days ago. This incredible surge can be attributed to the Dota 2 Compendium which ...
Read More »Dota 2: TI4 prize pool already over $3 million thanks to Compendium
Valve has released the Compendium for the most important Dota 2 event of the year, The International 2014. The Compendium is an interactive digital book that allows players to keep track of teams and matches. The item costs $10 and adds $2.5 to The International 2014 prize pool with each purchase made. As of this writing, the total prize pool ...
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