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 […]

The fabulous FabE.eSports

Hailing from Benelux, Fab eSports have an all-out blitz play style. The members of FabE have taken more than just a few first place finishes in LAN events. Heading into international competitions, the Benelux team tends to catch their opponents off guard with their extremely offensive style.  The new, quicker pace in Call of Duty: […]

Win a SanDisk Extreme PRO SSD to mark our new partnership

Started at gamescom, SanDisk and ESL partner in three core, European markets to support the ESL Pro Series with SanDisk‘s recently introduced SanDisk Extreme PRO SSD. This will keep the trend of Hot Swap SSDs for the players running, allowing them to easily switch between warm up area and the stage in minutes. In the […]