6 reasons you should watch World of Tanks this weekend
Season 4 of the Wargaming League Europe culminates in an epic finals between the top six teams at ESL’s studios in Cologne, Germany, this weekend. Now, there’s nothing better than watching tanks blow each other up, but if you need more convincing, here’s a taster of what’s to come… Tanks blow each other up I […]
Intel Extreme Masters Toronto groups: so hype you could cry
The excitement building around StarCraft 2 late last week wasn’t just because of amazing upcoming tournaments like the Red Bull Battlegrounds in Detroit. The buzz burst out of the Twittersphere like candy from the pinata: The groups for Intel Extreme Masters Toronto had been drawn, and they were freaking #HyuNbelievable. With 4,000 WCS points and […]
10 awesome cosplays we saw at gamescom 2014
Here at ESL, we love cosplay, and with gamescom having had its own dedicated cosplay village, our photographers were bound to capture some on film sooner or later. While we may not have been able to recognize all of the characters (alas, our combined pop culture knowledge is not yet infallible), we were certainly able […]
Announcing the Halo PAX Prime Showdown presented by ESL and Twitch
Following the successful Halo: The Master Chief Collection Gamescom Showdown tournament, Twitch and ESL are delighted to announce that they will be working together with 343 once again to bring you the Halo PAX Prime Showdown, starting on Saturday the 30th of August and concluding with the grand finals on Sunday the 31st of August. […]
“Aim to improve when you practice and the rest will come naturally”: an interview with Evil Geniuses’ Ian “Crimsix” Porter
As an organization, Evil Geniuses fields some of the most dominant teams across multiple eSports. Nowhere is this more true than with competitive Call of Duty. Evil Geniuses acquired compLexity gaming’s Call of Duty team earlier this year. The former compLexity has consistently crushed the scene for years now, the team having reached a point […]
Gamescom 2014 aftermath: Alliance, Fnatic, SK Gaming and Dark Passage heading to Worlds
Gamescom 2014 has come and gone. Records were broken, plays were made, victors got crowned and losers were consoled. For League of Legends, gamescom was the scene of the EU LCS Playoffs and the International Wildcard Qualifier, with four of the sixteen participants of the League of Legends Season 4 World Championships to be decided […]
eSports speak: gamescom 2014 interview roundup
During gamescom, we were lucky enough to get interviews with a wide variety of awesome eSports players and personalities, which gave us some great insights in their games, strategies and the people behind the big names. As such, here’s a guide to all our gamescom interviews – why not check out a few that you […]
“The Canadian StarCraft II scene deserves a little more attention”: an interview with Maru “MaSa” Kim
Maru “MaSa” Kim is a mainstay of ROOT Gaming, having join the team a little over two years ago. He is often overshadowed by more well-known Canadian players such as Scarlett or HuK, but this is no longer the case as he beat both of them to the Canadian qualification spot for Intel Extreme Masters […]
ESL One Cologne shatters industry viewership records at gamescom 2014
At this year’s gamescom, Ninjas in Pyjamas were crowned champions of the US$250,000 ESL One tournament. However, while the team’s epic victory was definitely headlineworthy for the Counter-Strike community, even those who are not followers of the game have had to marvel at the sheer number of people who tuned in to watch the event. […]
The amazing crowds of gamescom 2014
Going to gamescom isn’t an experience you’re likely to forget in a hurry, and we don’t want you to! While you recover after five days spent checking out the huge amount of stuff to see, do and play that was at Koelnmesse, why not see if you can find – and tag – yourself in […]
