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Hearthstone launches The Spirit of Competition anniversary event Blizzard have decided to hold a small anniversary event for its Hearthstone player base, which will award the players' dedication to grinding out Blizzard's TCG game for over six years with new decks and new Tavern Brawl modes. The anniversary in question will be named The Spirit of Competition and will run between March 4 -17. During the event, the players will obtain six free card packs by simply logging in. The awarded set of packs will contain two packs from each of the expansions, including Rise of Shadows, Saviors of…

Ex-CS:GO pro sentenced to 116 years in prison for fraud A former Brazilian CS:GO pro and social media influencer Shayene "shAy" Victorio has reportedly been sentenced to 116 years in prison after being convinced of for embezzlement related to a business she and her ex-partner ran from 2013-2017. Although not one of the most famous personalities in the Anglosphere, shAy is an established figure in the Brazilian esports scene, known for her competitive background in the Counter-Strike scene, where she is regarded as one of the biggest female esports stars. Active from 2008-2019, shAy competed in both Counter-Strike 1.6…

ALEX rumoured to leave Vitality Alex "ALEX" McMeekin has reportedly told his teammates at Vitality he is looking to leave the team due to personal reasons and constant travelling the French CS:GO squad has to endure to compete in tournaments. The British In-game-leader has made a shocking announcement earlier this Tuesday, March 3, when he declared his intentions of leaving the team after growing weary of the constant travelling with Vitality, who are currently preparing for the busy schedule, which will see them compete in six events in the next four months. ALEX's announcement comes during a difficult time…

Cloud9 announces new Dota 2 roster Cloud9 have announced a new Dota2 roster, which will feature Cloud9's golden child Jacky "EternaLEnVy" Mao, who was one of the inaugural members of the original C9 team alongside his two former teammates who will reunite under the old banner. Although Cloud9 revealed their return to Dota2 scene at the end of January with a new roster, the North American squad has made some massive roster changes this Tuesday, March 3, when they added three new members on a permanent basis. Joining Rasmus "MISERY" Filipsen and Johan "pieliedie" Åström will be Marcus "Ace"…

Riot suspends LCK amid coronavirus concerns Riot Games reportedly suspended the League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) indefinitely as a result of the coronavirus outbreak in South Korea, making LCK the latest in the long list of esports events affected by the illness. One of the strongest leagues in the League of Legends scene, LCK, as well as its second-tier of competition, Challengers Korea (CK), will reportedly shut down after the first round of Week 5 matches, which will conclude on Friday, March 6. Additionally, it was revealed that the Sunday Night LCK – the league's weekly talk show…

Everything we know about Riot’s FPS title Valorant After months of waiting, Riot Games have finally decided to release the official gameplay preview for Valorant, as well as a plethora of other details about the company's first FPS title. Valorant, previously known simply as "Project A" has been first announced back in October, during League of Legends' 10-year anniversary, alongside other Riot Games' projects such as Wild Rift, mobile version of Teamfight Tactics, fighting game dubbed Project L, open-world co-op RPG title – Project F, LoL Esports Manager game and the already released strategy card game Legends of Runeterra.…

Smash World Tour – everything you need to know Smash World Tour, has been announced earlier this Sunday, March 1, as a series of more than 25 community events for both Smash Ultimate and Melee, created in collaboration between VGBootCamp and several prominent figures in Super Smash Bros. community. The circuit is billed as the biggest event with the largest prize pool in Smash's history (US $250,000), marking a new era of Smash esports scene. As revealed, the Smash World Tour will be a blend of international tournaments from both Melee and Ultimate scene, combining the two into an actual…

IEM Katowice 2020, the most-watched non-Major CS:GO tournament On Sunday, March 1, G2 Esports and Natus Vincere met at the Spodek Arena in Kyiv, Ukraine in the grand finals of the Intel Extreme Masters XIV – Katowice 2020, where Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev and company swept their French counterparts to hoist one of the most prestigious trophies in CS:GO competitive scene. Although there was no live audience at Katowice due to the COVID-19 fears, the event did not fail to draw in masses of CS:GO fans, who tuned in to watch history being written on their TV screens. More precisely,…

More leaked images from Riot Games’ FPS title surfaced First images of Riot Games' first-person shooter have been leaked earlier this Sunday, March 1, giving the fans an early glimpse of the characters, weapons, maps and other features Valorant (formerly known as Project A) will bring. The leaks surfaced from IGN Southeast Asia, who uploaded images of the upcoming Riot's FPS ahead of the release date, which caused quite a stir in the gaming community, especially among those who have been eagerly waiting for more information about one of the most anticipated game releases of 2020. As claimed by…

ALTERNATE aTTaX promote DuDe to analyst and move Scrunk to IGL role A German professional esports organisation ALTERNATE aTTaX announced on Saturday, February 29, that they have made some drastic changes to their CS:GO squad, promoting their In-game-leader Dustin "DuDe" Großmann to analyst role, while filling the vacant spot by coach Robin "ScrunK" Röpke, who will return to the battlefield on a temporary basis. DuDe has been a member of ALTERNATE aTTaX since January 2019, when he arrived from PANTHER Gaming alongside his now-former teammate Mateusz "mantuu" Wilczewski, who left ALTERNATE aTTaX for OG back in December 2019. Shortly…