Esports News, Features, Recaps And Interviews
The biggest stories from the world of professional gaming, including League, CS:GO, Dota 2, VALORANT, and more.
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FaZe Clan Fans Rally Around Member Disavowing Its Gay Pride Post
FaZe Clan is one of the biggest names in gaming. The group of professional influencers counts Drake, Pitbull, Snoop Dogg, and many others among its investors. Its CEO has described it as “the Dallas Cowboys meets Supreme meets MTV.” And currently its social media mentions are a full-on culture war as fans defend a screenshot…
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Controversial Street Fighter Champion Banned From Several Major Tournaments
South Korean fighting game player Seon-woo “Infiltration” Lee revealed last night that he’s been barred from attending several major community events, including this year’s Evolution Championship Series (Evo). While the news came as a shock, many of those familiar with the highly accomplished competitor’s controversial past consider it a long time coming.
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Lawsuit: Blizzard Lets Minors ‘Gamble’ On ‘Worthless’ Hearthstone Card Packs
Blizzard is facing a proposed class-action lawsuit over card packs sold to minors in Hearthstone, its popular World of Warcraft-themed trading card game. A parent in Arizona claims his child purchased hundreds of dollars worth of the cards without realising how rare it is to get good cards out of the packs. And the purchases…
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Activision Blizzard’s New Diversity Game Tool Comes Across Terribly
Today Activision Blizzard fulfilled its daily oopsie quota by blogging about how the publisher’s subsidiaries have apparently been using a special tool to help develop more “diverse” characters. It apparently thinks it can accomplish this without, I don’t know, actually talking to or hiring marginalised developers. Why rely on pesky, fallible humans when we have…