Esports Union? It Might Be Happening!
Over at e-frag.net, some interesting emails have popped up, and it could be the start of something big for esports players. Respected esprots journalist Richard Lewis has broken this story, with an email sent out by Na Vi CEO to major tournament organizers like ESL and Dreamhack. Plenty of other esprots organizations were named as well, take a look: The e-mail, that was sent to representatives of major tournament organisers...
The Best CS:GO Players Of All Time! 20-11
Counter Strike has been a competitive esports game for a long time now. Recent years have seen CS:GO take the center stage, and with Valve’s support, it is one of the most popular games, behind the mobas Dota2 and League of Legends. Over on gfinity.net, veteran esports journalist Thorin has taken the time to highlight the best of these esports pros: With more than three full years of competitive Counter-Strike: Global...
Is Valve Pushing CS:GO Backwards?
The recent patches have done a ton of great things to CS:GO, especially to push the competitive scene further, but what about all the great custom maps and modes. With a huge tweak to the physics engine, there are a bunch of things you can no longer do in game, and it is cutting back on the interactions players have on each map. Over on the next page, we have a video going into these removal of these interactions and more, as...
Smoke Tactics From The Pros!
On the next page, we have a video from winoutpro that is filled with some great tactics you can use on the de_mirage map. Teaching us these placements is Luminosity’s Fallen, which used these same tactics when his team was named Kabum and they took out Fnatic convincingly, so you know they are useful. Last year they had top 8 finishes at a ton of majors, so this video is filled with lots of great insight into using...
Is Gaming Just A Waste Of Time? Does It Matter?
Whether you are just playing for fun, or playing esports for a profession, is your gaming pointless? Well, of course it is, in context, but that really isn’t all that bad. Over on his youtube channel, veteran esports journalist Thorin has a great video on this view from other media outlets, like espn. What these outside sources forget is that streamers and pros are making real money. Then again, that is not being...
100,000$ Up For Grabs! Who Will Take It?
Over this weekend was the Gfinity Champion of Champions tournament. With at 100,000$ prize pool with 50,000 going towards first, 4 top team were invited to duke it out for big money and bragging rights. There can be only one Champion though, and over at hltv.org, MIAA has the rundown of the epic final between EnVyUs and Fnatic: EnVyUs have been crowned the Gfinity Champion of Champions after defeating fnatic 3-2 (16-12 on...