HearthStone
The Journey to Un’Goro deck in Hearthstone has been used in many eSports competitions but there is one part of the set that has been frustrating to many players. The Rogue quest has been difficult for many in that when a player plays four minions with the same name, a spell will make all of one’s minions at 5/5 for the remainder of a game. This is regardless of whether the minions are duplicates or if they have been bounced […]
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Overwatch
A new Overwatch patch was added onto the game this week. Blizzard has a number of big changes although the most noteworthy come from the different types of changes that are coming about to the characters in the game. One particular hero is not going benefit from the patch in particular. Some bug fixes have also been introduced into the patch as usual. General Changes Some eSports competitions may come with special changes where secondary fire and weapon options may […]
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Overwatch
Assault competitions in Overwatch have used some tiebreaker rules that have been rather controversial in many eSports competitions. The rules state that if one team keeps the other from capturing a single percentage of a map then that first team just need 1 percent of the map to win. While it is designed to reduce ties and to also encourage teams to think about defensive moves in matches, it has been rather concerning as many things can happen in an […]
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Dota 2
The Unibet organisation released a new report called the Champions of eSports that lists information on who is competing in Dota 2 among other eSports. The analytical report states that even though the number of eSports tournaments around the world fell from nearly 5,000 in 2015 to about 3,900 in 2016, the payouts for competitors has increased. The total went from $65 million to about $95 million with rough estimates projecting that it will go up to $150 million in […]
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Overwatch
The upcoming Overwatch League from Blizzard is expected to be one of the most anticipated events in the esports world. It is expected to bring about teams from all around the world with plenty of new esports betting opportunities available for all. The strong effort to promote the league is especially being managed through the broadcasting efforts for the league. Two of the more prominent casters in the esports industry will be returning to the United States to be the […]
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Call of Duty
UMG Media Corp has announced a new pro-am Competition Call of Duty Infinite Warfare esports event in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. This event will be held on April 8-9 at the Machine Shop at Mill Square. The UMG Sault Ste. Marie Pro-Am Competition is open to all people as an amateur tournament. While the event is designed to provide CoD players with a new form of competition, it is also being designed as a means of gauging esports interest in […]
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Overwatch
The Overwatch PIT Championships has been introduced as an event that brings North American and European teams together. The event will be held from March 20 to April 19. This is being promoted by the One Game Agency, the operators of the PIT Tournament Series. The event will take place online and entail twelve teams from each region. There were be two separate tournaments for each of these regions. The first place team in each region will win $6,750. The […]
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Overwatch
Washington DC is aiming to become the next big capital for esports. The Events DC organization is reporting that a multi-million dollar arena is being built for future esports events. The esports arena is especially being targeted for events in Overwatch and other major esports that have become rather popular in the DC area and its many college campuses in recent years. This new esports arena is being designed in Ward 8 of Washington DC. It is specifically in the […]
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Heroes of the Storm
Panda Global, a prominent esports organization, has received a significant sponship deal with Funimation. This marks the second time that an anime library has sponsored an esports group. Panda Global, which hosts its own Heroes of the Storm team as well as Gears of War and Smash Bros. teams, did not release details on the terms of the agreement. Funimation states that video games have become a key part of anime culture in recent. This especially comes as many anime […]
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League of Legends
Esports betting experts will have to watch for how individual League of Legends teams respond to changes made by Patch 7.5. While this patch does not introduce the new and substantially improved Galio that has been promised, it still has some key changes. A few of the less-popular champions have gotten some updates in the hopes that people will opt for them a little more often. Aatrox will get 25 percent more base attack damage and 20 to 50 percent […]
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