Category Archives: Pro gamers

UK community reacts to HotS esports cancellation: ‘Talented people put their heart and soul into the game only to have it ripped away from them overnight’

December 15th, 2018
UK community reacts to HotS esports cancellation: ‘Talented people put their heart and soul into the game only to have it ripped away from them overnight’
Blizzard Entertainment has swung the axe into the Heroes of the Storm (HotS) esports scene by announcing there will be no more Heroes Global Championship (HGC) or Heroes of the Dorm. While the game will still be updated, some HotS developers are moving onto other teams within the company. It's the latest piece of bad PR…
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Esports Awards 2018: All the winners listed

November 13th, 2018
Esports Awards 2018: All the winners listed
The esports industry gathered last night for the third Esports Awards at The Brewery in London. Hosted by Eefje "Sjokz" Depoortere, Alex "Goldenboy" Mendez, Adam Savage and Lottie Van Praag, the night saw awards presented by industry stars including Trevor "Quickshot" Henry, Ali-A, Vikkstarr123, Frankie Ward and Two Angry Gamers. More than 3.3m community votes…
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Video: Top 5 plays from week 5 of the ESL Rainbow Six Prem

November 8th, 2018
Video: Top 5 plays from week 5 of the ESL Rainbow Six Prem
We've teamed up with ESL UK again to bring you the top 5 plays from last week's Rainbow Six UK & Ireland Premiership. The video below includes highlights from week fiveof the Premiership Winter Season. Match commentary comes from Demo and Ace of Pyrite again (read our interview with Demo from the Paris Major earlier…
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EA suspends UK FIFA player Faze Tass over use of the word ‘fag’

November 7th, 2018
EA suspends UK FIFA player Faze Tass over use of the word ‘fag’
EA has suspended UK FIFA pro Tassal "Faze Tass" Rushan from competing in qualifiers and live events for a currently undisclosed length of time. Tass breached EA's code of conduct when he used the word 'fag' in one of his FIFA videos on YouTube. He used the word to describe a player card - Inter…
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Skrapz Player Profile: From Manchester to the main stage

October 4th, 2018
Skrapz Player Profile: From Manchester to the main stage
It was only two years ago when the name Matthew “Skrapz” Marshall was relatively unheard of in the competitive Call Of Duty scene. Fast forward to 2018 and he has made a name for himself - he's acquired a P1 Visa with Red Reserve and is moving to Texas for the next season. So how did…
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