"We do have our strengths, but we still have lots of things to work on": an interview with Black"

We had the pleasure of getting in touch with Vici Gaming very own, Black^. After delivering fantastic games time and time again during ESL One New York, VG went home with the ESL One trophy in the bag. We talked about the teams impressions of ESL One New York, his thoughts on the current patch […]

Rise of the underdogs at the Intel League of Legends Invitational

Last weekend saw the Intel League of Legends Invitational play host to the best teams from across the United Kingdom and Ireland. The winner walked away with the biggest share of the €5,000 prize pot, and qualification into Riot’s 4 Nations event this December. Held during the MCM Comic Con, it was characterized by great […]

OpTic, TCM and many more taking part in the Halo MCC Launch Invitational

Teams are set! The Master Chief Collection Launch Invitational is taking form. After the announcement of the team captains last week for the upcoming tournament in Southern California, the captains have made their decisions and the full team rosters are set in stone. Here is what the teams will look like: The rosters StK Heinz […]

"Dawngate does MOBA differently": an interview with the Dawngate devs

We had the chance to talk about Dawngate with two of the developers from Waystone Games before their Race to the Gate tournament. Dave Cerra, Lead Producer and Alex Hetu, Lead Systems Designer sat down with us and shared their thoughts about the ongoing beta phase, the competitiveness and the metagame. ESL: The MOBA market […]

Vote and make your favorite LCS teams compete at IEM San Jose

Starting today the League of Legends community gets the chance to bring the tournament at Intel Extreme Masters San Jose to the next level. Whereas most organizations have only released little to no information on their roster, some of the best Western League teams are up to compete at the SAP Center in San Jose […]

Vae victus! Nosgoth Closed Beta Cup Series announced

Together with Square Enix, we’re pleased to announce that ESL will be running a Nosgoth Closed Beta Cup Series from the start of November in both Europe and North America. With a prize pot of €1,300 / US$1,300 every month until the closed beta finishes, now’s the perfect time to get involved in the epic […]

Guild Wars 2 joins ESL’s Go4 with $25,000 competition

ESL is happy to announce that it will be working with ArenaNet in order to help develop the esports scene of its globally successful MMORPG Guild Wars 2. With ArenaNet’s World Tournament Series already searching for the world’s best Guild Wars 2 players, we hope to encourages up and coming professional players of all levels […]

Evolve: Taking a closer look

The Evolve Big Alpha is a mere two days away. And we want to make sure you get acquainted with the unique complexity of the game. Unlike other straight forward FPS titles, Evolve employs a whole new level of strategy and approach to the game by blending together MOBA, FPS and stealth elements. Therefore we […]

ESL One Battlefield group stage overview

It’s been a bumpy ride but the top 12 teams, determined by the season ranking, have now been assigned to their groups. We can now take this opportunity to outline the big dogs as well as some potential surprises. With the groups set out, lets break down some of the teams we’re expecting to see […]

Top 8 photos from Rumble in the West plus the best three human tanks

The Poznan Game Arena saw Rumble in the West being a huge success for both the teams playing as well as Wargaming having a great time bringing the pros and the community together once again. We collected some of our favorite photos from the event to show you what you might have missed or to […]