French Friday for ESL One Cologne’s groups A and B
After a first day of breathtaking matches including Titan and Cloud 9’s overtime marathon watched by over 257,000 fans on GOTV alone, we’re heading into more CS:GO madness today. The matches did have some surprises, like some games being way closer or clearer than most fans expected, while we also saw Cobblestone and Overpass premier […]
“No matter what you do before the event, the unexpected will happen”: an interview with Wargaming’s head of eSports
World of Tanks is rapidly becoming one of the biggest eSports titles in the world, with over USD$2.5 million in prize money awarded globally this year alone. With a truly epic Grand Finals event having happened in April 2014 and Season 5 on the way, we took the opportunity to speak to Nicolas Passemard about […]
Fnatic hubris, Superteam rising and ROCCAT’s Alistar: a look at what’s to come at gamescom
The EU LCS Summer Playoffs are at gamescom once again, and thousands of people are scrambling to get seats to see it live. Whether watching the EU LCS from Riot’s gamescom arena, at home or from just outside Riot’s gamescom arena because you couldn’t get there fast enough, it’s nice to know a little about […]
Did groups C and D go according to plan at ESL One Cologne?
The second half of the first day at gamescom saw yet more big teams clash in the ESL One CS:GO tournament. With a US$250,000 prize fund contributed by the community, teams such as Katowice champion Virtus.pro, DreamHack champion Fnatic and newcomers such as dAT team were there to give you your afternoon dose of CS:GO […]
Win cool stuff and experience eSports first-hand at the ESL Arena by CM Storm!
A couple days ago we started our giveaway in cooperation with CM Storm to celebrate our partnership here at gamescom, and it’s still going! You can still enter for the next three days and win awesome prizes such as headsets, mice, keyboards and mousepads. Details on what exactly’s up for grabs and how to enter […]
“Number of kills is not representative of a player’s ability as a slayer”: an interview with Team Epsilon’s Swanny
Team Epsilon is one of the most impressive teams in all of Call of Duty, their lineup built around raw slaying power. This trait coupled with their experience makes each player on the team an absolute wrecking ball in the game. They’re one of two teams constantly vying for the title of top European team, […]
The first surprises in groups A and B of ESL One Cologne
The first visitors day of gamescom also marked the kickoff of ESL One Cologne 2014. The third major tournament in CS:GO with a US$250,000 community-funded prize pool brought together the 16 best teams in the world, with all-star teams such Ninjas in Pyjamas, HellRaisers and LDLC competing alongside new faces on the scene like London […]
“I think the next step for CoD is to follow the footsteps of LoL and Dota”: we speak to the rising stars of Team Curse
Team Curse is a constant and consistent name in all eSports, but their Call of Duty team has been building a steady following this past year. Making a name for themselves in tournaments such as the Call of Duty Winter Invitational and MLG Anaheim, Team Curse is one of the US teams poised to take […]
“The key to a good LAN event is rest, good diet and solid preparation up until you stop playing on Sunday evening”: we chat to the titans of TCM
Coming from the UK, TCM is often hailed as the top Call of Duty team in Europe, a title they fiercely fight with Epsilon for. They are the first European team to ever break into the top eight at a North American event, proving that European teams can actually compete on the extremely high level […]
“It no longer feels that eSports is a sideshow at a games convention”: an interview with Richard Lewis
ESL recently had the opportunity to talk to the legendary Richard Lewis in the leadup up to gamescom, where he’ll be joining us at ESL One as an analyst along with SirScoots. Find out what he had to say about his lengthy career, gamescom and more below. ESL: Hello, Richard! Could you please introduce yourself […]
