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TSM Dyrus Publishes Long-Awaited Donezo Manifesto

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The 24 year-old ex-pro had mentioned his plans to share all his personal thoughts on the drama he had experienced first hand as a pro player on TSM, but noted it would have to wait until after he retired to avoid burning too many bridges.

Top 3 Dota Players to Follow for the Fall Major Season

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It can be really hard to be a fan of specific teams in Dota. Even with the roster lock system, players change lliances (huehuehue) so its a common occurrence that by the time you throw your support behind an organization,...

Esports Edition’s Worlds Day 1 MVP: CLG Xmithie

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The 2016 League of Legends World Championships have officially begun. CLG kicked off the tournament facing off against Europe's number one team in G2. Much to the delight of the home crowd at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco,...
Fnatic Spirit on stage

Fnatic Release Spirit with Plans to Rebuild

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Fnatic and jungler Dayun “Spirit” Lee have parted ways, the organization announced Wednesday. Farewell, @FNC_Spirit! Announcement » https://t.co/Resj9Mn7th 🎥 https://t.co/93oNLMNnxz pic.twitter.com/phcXZFFmJT — FNATIC (@FNATIC) September 28, 2016 “Working with Dayun for the last year has been an absolute pleasure,” wrote team manager  Finlay “Quaye”...
Team Dignitas walking off stage

76ers Acquire Team Dignitas, Apex Gaming

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The Philadelphia 76ers ownership group has entered the world of esports, acquiring controlling interest in Team Dignitas and Apex Gaming, as stated in a Monday press release. The organization plans to merge assets from both and compete across many...
EternalEnvy

An Ode to EternalEnvy – Dota’s “Everyman”

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People tend to either love or hate EternalEnvy. He's a self-admitted weeb and doesn't hesitate to speak his mind. He's also prone to tilting and throwing the occasional match. We are all EternalEnvy, at least a little bit. Look...
CS:GO

Power of the Playmaker: A Double-Edged Sword

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The Playmaker: An Ambiguous Role Unlike other esports such as League of Legends or DOTA 2, CS:GO has never had clear-cut definitive roles. Although there are roles, for example everyone knows what an entry fragger or a lurker might be, players...
Dota's Rising Stars

Dota’s Rising Stars: Breakout Players, 2015-2016 Season

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2015-2016 Breakout Players The Post TI5 reshuffle brought a bunch of new teams and players to the main stage in Dota. Newer organizations (OG, Digital Chaos) and older (Team Liquid) fielded Dota squads comprised of veteran and greenhorn players. A...
EG Roster Changes

EG Roster Changes: Fear Retires, Arteezy Returns

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Evil Geniuses always seems to be at the center of the Dota2 roster shuffle nexus. EG Roster Changes for Post TI6: Departures: Fear, PPD.  Fear's retirement wasn't a huge surprise. He has a repetitive strain injury and has been alluding to retiring...
Batstone

Announcing Batstone: A Different Way to Play Hearthstone

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Introduction Recently many of the Hearthstone professional players have been discontent with the state of Hearthstone. One of the loudest speakers has been James ‘Firebat’ Kostesich, Hearthstone World Champion for 2015. Over the last few weeks he has put out...
NiP victory at StarSeries S2

NiP Back Packin’ the Maik

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Maikelele Stands In This past weekend the StarLadder i-League StarSeries Season 2 Finals wrapped up with Ninjas in Pyjamas claiming the title. They competed against several top tier teams and came out on top, despite having to use a stand-in...
CS:GO

NiKo’s Nightmare Over: Oskar to Mousesports

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oskar to Mousesports On August 22nd, Mousesports officially announced the addition of Tomáš "oskar" Šťastný to their roster. Back in June, despite being one of their best players, oskar was benched by Hellraisers because he had signed a forward contract with another...