It'll only run for a week, but the Microsoft Store in Sydney is trying something a little different in their flagship stores. Rather than just selling hardware and a whole lot of games, they're offering something more useful: knowledge.
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Twitch reflexes and impeccable aim are important in Rainbow Six Siege, but so is being incredibly patient and choosing the right moment to strike.
An exclusive broadcasting deal between ESL, one of the largest esports organisations in the world, and Facebook, a malignant social media tumour too insinuated into daily life to safely remove, has shown the shortcomings of gaming company Valve's hands-off approach after the first major Dota 2 tournament subject to the deal become a spectating nightmare.
The Gamescom PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Invitational hopes to prove that the popular battle royale game has what it takes to become an esport, poor camerawork aside. But as the tournament continues, quirky tactics and unorthodox wins have raised questions about the rules.
The PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Invitational tournament kicked off today at Gamescom. The first major round of solo matches was full of badarse snipes and tense finishes. Unfortunately, viewers missed plenty of these moments thanks to some shoddy camera work.
Early this morning, esports organisation ESL announced a number of changes to its rules regarding cheating, doping, bribery and, most notably, match-fixing. In accordance with these changes, four former players from iBuyPower who were lifetime banned for fixing a match will be allowed to compete in ESL events.
That's right - ESL has announced a partnership with Emirates Airline that will see all passengers on every flight gaining access to on-demand eSports content through the Inflight Entertainment Systems.
UPDATE 10/5/17 5:00AM: This story seems to have been based on a hoax designed to get BuzzFeed and, by extension, other sites to publish an inaccurate news article. Sly Buehl Rigilio is quoted in a new article on Infowars saying that he and his friends posed as trans women to trick BuzzFeed “for the laughs”.
One of the biggest trends in gaming for the last year is top sporting franchises buying up esports IP. Each major franchise wants to get its esports real estate before the whole thing gets even bigger, and the latest organisation to take notice is the Australian Football League -- which also just happened to buy Melbourne's Etihad Stadium last October.
Valve's anti-cheating software, known as VAC, monitors public Counter-Strike matches for evidence of cheating, like aim assist or changing value modifiers. Traditionally, any pros found cheating have been barred from competing in tournaments, but one organiser has decided to let them back in.
It's been in the works for years, but finally world class esports is coming to Australia - and not in the form of an exhibition or a one-off event. The Intel Extreme Masters circuit is coming to Sydney in May, and it's bringing the world stage with it.
Earlier this year, a new esports league, The Professional eSports Association (PEA), burst onto the scene. It was unique in that it was owned by bigtime esports teams, rather than a third party. Immediately there were worries of impropriety. Now, in the wake of a recent controversy, the PEA has suspended its Counter-Strike league.
The final rounds of the ESL One New York Counterstrike: Global Offensive tournament were held yesterday. You've already seen someone toss their gun at another player in the semi finals. Here are some other amazing plays from the final match between Natus Vincere and Virtus.pro.
In the ESL One New York 2016 semi-finals for CS:GO, European powerhouse Natus Vincere took a three game series against the previously unstoppable Team Liquid 2-1. Despite Ice-T telling everyone not to fuck with Team Liquid, NaVi dared to and came out the other side looking better than ever.
Overwatch's first major international tournament was held over the weekend in Cologne, Germany. Hosted at Gamescom, Europe's largest games trade show, the ESL Overwatch Atlanta Showdown saw competition from eight pro teams. With a prize pool of $US100,000 ($131,145) in the balance, professional players busted out their best Tracers and most bad arse Genjis and fought for glory.
It was only yesterday that I was breaking down the colossal farce that has become the unveiling of the World Esports Association. That was 24 hours ago -- which reportedly was all that was required before the new world order began to unravel.
Last week the world of Counter-Strike was up in arms: someone was starting a new association for esports with a select group of teams in a manner that invited all manner of questions. What was the World Esports Association (WESA) about? What rights did the teams give up to be a part of the cabal? What was the association's plans for non-associate members? Would there be exclusive leagues? And what part did ESL, the tournament organisers behind it all, have?
To quell concerns about the direction of the association, ESL chief executive (and WESA board member) Ralf Reichert and the association's interim commissioner Pietro Fringuelli opened themselves up to interviews. Which were horrible.
There's been a massive uproar in the Counter-Strike world over the last hour, with players, teams, organisations and commentators concerned following the formation of a new esports association.
With so little information publicly available, people feared that its formation could result in professional Counter-Strike becoming more like Call of Duty or League of Legends, where everything revolved around a centralised tournament or organisation. But the association at the heart of all the drama has come out to try and allay those concerns.
Team Secret's new DOTA 2 super-roster is off to an iffy start at ESL One Manila. Some lack of coordination has put them on the verge of elimination early following losses in their group.
Given that the industry is already at the point where people are looking to preserve the history of players, it's inevitable that someone was going to formally recognise that through a special process. Tournament organisers ESL are looking to do just that, announcing this morning the creation of the "Esports Hall of Fame".
