When world champions collide: Return of the All-Stars

For the 2014 All-Stars in Paris, five regional teams will be fighting for bragging rights as the world’s best region. In addition to this, two special rival teams whose members have been chosen by fans - Team Ice and Team Fire - will be competing in four challenges. However, a lot has changed since last […]

From convivial grassroots to international diehard: North America's LCS

The interseason transfer phase started off with a series of major roster changes. long-time names like Alexey "Alex Ich" Ichetovkin, Brian "TheOddOne" Wyllie and William ''scarra'' Li are stepping down to make way for other talent. Reasons for these roster changes vary. While some teams want more individual skill, others need dedicated shotcallers or more […]

Two surprise champions crowned at the EPS Germany Finals

Last weekend, the German ESL Pro Series concluded with the Spring Finals. With FIFA 14, StarCraft II and League of Legends all having been played, there were a lot of opportunities for upsets and less well-known players to step up and take the the stage. While SnEijDeR, last season’s FIFA champion, once again showed everyone […]

The growth of Infinite Crisis eSports and Gamescom 2014

A good indicator for the size of an eSports scene is the amount of sponsored teams actively competing in it. In this regard, the Infinite Crisis eSports scene has been steadily growing with  big organizations such as Natus Vincere, AbsoluteLegends and Dignitas all picking up teams in recent times. They compete with other established organizations […]

Two worlds clash at the EPS Spring Finals

This Saturday the ESL Pro Series Germany Finals in League of Legends take place. Four teams made it this far and will now face off in the semifinals and grand finals, deciding who inherits the throne in German LoL from Planetkey Dynamics, who dropped out during the group stage. Tick, Trick & Duck are probably […]

Clash of continents: The All-Star is upon us

Being used to nigh-on daily League of Legends action between the several pro leagues makes it difficult to cope with the lull between the two season splits. However, as a means to support us in fighting off the shakes, Riot provides us with another iteration of All-Star on May the 8th to the 11th.  This […]

The pressure is on as the ESL One qualifiers draw to a close

While Fnatic and Team Dog have already secured their spots next to Alliance and Navi in Frankfurt’s World Cup stadium for the ESL One, the qualifiers for the other regions are reaching their climax as teams battle it out for the remaining four tickets. One spot remains for each region, and the action in Europe, […]

A look inside the Red Moon Workshop

The ESL One Frankfurt Compendium just hit the Dota 2 in-game store, with the Red Moon Workshop having created some amazing items for it. We got in touch and asked them a few questions about their work and the life of a workshop artist. A look at how Red Moon developed the items for the […]

EPS title holder defends as Korean superstar sets his sights

For the first time in the history of the German ESL Pro Series Finals, a Korean StarCraft II player is in with a chance of winning the title, with Jo “Patience” Ji Hyun having qualified in his first ever season of EPS. Of those fighting for the title, he has the least EPS experience, having […]

Curse of Naxxramas: what Gnimsh thinks and more

Hearthstone’s eSports scene has been growing steadily recently, and following on from his first place position at IEM Katowice in March, Gnimsh has expressed his approval for the newly revealed card Poison Seeds, which will be released in the upcoming expansion Curse of Naxxramas. The new card itself costs 4 mana, with the effect "Destroy […]