Boston Major - Group Stage Day 1 - Groups C and D
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Day 2 of the Boston Major has wrapped up and some fantastic games were played! Head over to our "How to Watch" Post to find out details on how to watch it live — but for now just read on as we take y ... Read More
Boston Major - Group Stage Day 1 - Groups A and B
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The Boston Major is underway, and Day 1 of the Group Stage has wrapped up. It was a doozy, too. If you're just catching up and you're looking for the shorthand notes, I've got your back!
Group A
Wings Gaming took on Malaysian hopefuls WarriorsGaming.Unity, and the best of three was probably the highlight of the day. The International Champions were bullied early on, with WG snagging first blood and shoving Wings around, but experience won over eventually as Wings managed to outlast the (relative) newcomers. Read More
Group A
Wings Gaming took on Malaysian hopefuls WarriorsGaming.Unity, and the best of three was probably the highlight of the day. The International Champions were bullied early on, with WG snagging first blood and shoving Wings around, but experience won over eventually as Wings managed to outlast the (relative) newcomers. Read More
Boston Major - How To Watch
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The Boston Major is starts today, and we're watching it right here with you on AusGamers!
First things first, be sure to check out my interview with OG's Ana, and our what to watch for guide linked bel ... Read More
First things first, be sure to check out my interview with OG's Ana, and our what to watch for guide linked bel ... Read More
5 Questions With Anathan 'ana' Pham Ahead of the Boston Major
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We got the opportunity to chat with OG's Anathan 'ana' Pham recently, and we asked him five questions in the lead up to the East Coast showdown, which will kick off properly this weekend.
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5 Things to Watch For in the Dota 2 Boston Major
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The Boston Major — the first of Valve's Dota 2 tournaments for the 2016 - 2017 season — is kicking off this weekend with Group Stages. The event, being held at the Wang Theatre in Boston, should set the scene for the rest of the Dota 2 season, although there are some notable absences. Read More
AusGamers @ BlizzCon - Day One Feels
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Well into the second day of BlizzCon 2016 I'd though I'd share some of my thoughts and reactions to the first day of the event. And what an event it turned out to be. As a life-long, or decades long, fan of Blizzard since the release of WarCraft II on PC making the trek this year felt a little bit special.
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Aussie League of Legends OPL Team Dire Wolves Gain Massive Investment from Guinevere Capital
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Every day the eSports scene is growing in Australia, and helping lead that charge is the OPL and Riot's League of Legends. Today it was announced that pro LoL team Dire Wolves had received a significant investment from sports business group, Guinevere Capital. The investment is part an ongoing trend of traditional sports businesses or individuals buying into the fast-growing eSports space, but more significantly, it's the first major move of its kind to take place locally in Australia.
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Aussie, Aussie, Aussie - LoL Oceanic Pro League Champs, The Chiefs, are Aiming for Worlds
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One of Australia's best eSports teams, The Chiefs, have set out on their chase for a spot in League of Legends' Worlds series today at the International Wild Card Qualifier campaign.
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The League of Legends 2016 OPL Grand Final All Set for this Weekend
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Where the The Chiefs and Legacy will go head to head live from 5:30pm AEST at the Courier-Mail Piazza in Brisbane on Saturday, August 13. The event is gearing up to be the biggest esports shindig Brisbane has ever seen, so naturally tickets are all sold out. But hey, this is the 21st century and what not, so there's plenty of streaming options.
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The Dota 2 International Hub is the Place to Go for Schedules, Matches, and Replays
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With a $19 million (USD) plus prize pool on offer, the biggest ever for an esports event, next week's Dota 2 International is shaping up to be the biggest event that we know of on the increasingly packed esports calendar. And you know what, it'll be a pretty cool alternative to all the chaos surrounding the Olympics in Rio.
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North America’s OpTic Gaming Win Big at the Call of Duty Crown Invitational
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This past weekend the lavish Palms Showroom at Crown Melbourne was the setting for the ANZ Challenge Division of the Call of Duty World League. Presented by PS4. And sponsored by the funny to say (and tasty to eat) Schnitz. With recent North American and European Stage 1 winners OpTic Gaming and Millenium both scheduled to take part in the competition alongside local teams the stage was set for whatever the Call of Duty equivalent of ‘action’ is to take place. Which is probably, ‘action’.
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Free-to-Play ARK Spinoff 'Suvival of the Fittest' Announced
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And as per the trailer's running commentary its aimed at the burgeoning eSports community of games, and will pit 72 players against each other in a Jurassic-themed arena where dinosaurs, dragons, rocket launchers, and shotguns co-exist. The free-to-play title is expected to hit Early Access soon and will feature full eSports tracking with cash prizes doled out to those on top of the "Survivor League".
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Riot Games Introduces Standardised Rules for League of Legends
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New standardised rules have been introduced into LCS and Global Leagues by Riot Games for League of Legends, designed to formalise the competition more, and to create a level of transparency around conduct from competitors.
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Heroes of the Storm Global Championship Circuit to Kick-Off with Spring Championship
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Blizzard's plans for taking its MOBA hit Heroes of the Storm and positioning it as a global esports event have begun. And then some. With the first of three planned seasonal cups taking place this year, the Spring Championship will see the top Heroes of the Storm players from around the globe competing for the big prize, $500,000 USD. But before that event takes place in April, there's a bunch of regional (and open) qualifiers taking place, including one for Australia and New Zealand later this month.
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Activision Acquires eSports Giant MLG
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Activision has confirmed its acquisition of Major League Gaming to work towards creating the "ESPN of eSports".
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Riot Announces OPL Grand Final as League of Legends' New Season Begins
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Well, on January 18 it begins, but we're close enough. Also, for a host of our regular readers, the announcement of Brisbane as being the Grand Final host city should come as some very good news.
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EA's Competitive Gaming Division is All About the eSports
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And it'll be headed up by Peter Moore, who's job title will be changing ever so slightly from Chief Operating Officer to Chief Competition Officer. This new division, called the EA Competitive Gaming Division, will, "enable global eSports competitions in our biggest franchises including FIFA, Madden NFL, Battlefield and more." Here's hoping they somehow find a way to fit The Sims in there.
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Last-Gen Black Ops 3 Ships Sans Campaign, Weapon Paint Shop and eSports Tools
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If you've managed to avoid making the jump from last-gen to new-gen, here's another timely reminder that last-gen machines are lower priorities than their new-gen siblings. Picking up Call of Duty: Black Ops III on Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 means you won't be playing the campaign, as those respective platforms "will feature Multiplayer and Zombies gameplay only".
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Activision Ups the Ante for Call of Duty eSports
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It's not long until Call of Duty: Black Ops III hits shelves. In the lead-up to the latest title in the yearly iterating series, Activision has announced both big bucks and multiple ways for CoD contenders to win big.
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Smite the Record - PAX Aus SMITE eSports Showdown Reaps Big Bucks
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PAX Aus just got a little bigger. Four SMITE finalist teams will share in $65,000 of sweet Australian cash which, we're told, is the "largest single day event prize in Australian eSports history". The showdown for the popular free-to-play MOBA will take place on the 31st of October atop the PAX Aus ESL eSports stage.
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