With the Dota 2 Championships, or The International, being the biggest esports event of the year - and a sporting event that boasts viewership similar to something like the NFL Superbowl - Valve is seeking proposals from cities that might want to host the tournament in 2021. Kind of like cities that bid for the Olympics, Valve is opening up The International, err, internationally.
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Valve Now Taking Proposals from Cities That Might Want to Host Dota 2 Championships
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Fortress Melbourne Partners With Alienware to Power Melbourne's Exciting New Gaming Venue
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With Fortress Melbourne set to open its doors this year, the esports, tabletop, LAN, and entertainment centre in the heart of Melbourne is set to become one of the premiere gaming venues in Australia. With the final stages of setup happening right now, last week Fortress announced that it is partnering with Dell/Alienware for all of its PC related goodness.
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League of Legends OPL Finals and Warcraft III: Reforged Join Melbourne Esports Open 2020
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In addition to all of the CS:GO action of what we're now calling IEM Melbourne comes word of more games and competition taking place at the Melbourne Esports Open across the weekend of August 22-23 at Melbourne & Olympic Parks. Notably, the League of Legends Oceanic Pro League Finals and making its 2020 debut - the ESL Pro Tour: Warcraft III.
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Xtrfy M4 Gaming Mouse Review - Oh Yeah, Speed Holes
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In realm of the ultra-lightweight gaming mouse the honeycomb design is one that has led to hardware makers being able to keep the weight down to an absolute minimum. The Xtrfy M4 follows this approach but does so in a robust, sturdy, and excellent build that feels great for competitive gaming.
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Intel Extreme Masters to Headline Melbourne Esports Open in 2020
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With the recent news that IEM Sydney wouldn't be returning this year comes the follow-up, official word that Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) is coming back to Australia but now as a key part of this year's Melbourne Esports Open. Which is set to take place on the weekend of August 22-23 at Melbourne and Olympic Parks - with IEM competition taking over Rod Laver Arena.
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Overwatch League Fans Can Access Detailed Stats via New Stats Lab System
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"Presented by State Farm", which we assume is an American company that has something to do with something. Anyway, as the Overwatch League's 2020 season gears up for kick-off this weekend - the new Stats Lab tool (currently in Beta) will offer anyone access to statistical data. And more data. And even more data.
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IEM Event Will Not be Returning to Sydney in 2020
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A headline that reads like bad news for local esports, but how ESL Australia made the announcement changes things. With a short and fun video shared across social media we learn that Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) won't be returning to Sydney. Which, naturally, has led many to believe that the event is moving to Melbourne.
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Fortnite AO Summer Smash Solos Champion Crowned
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Over the weekend the Fortninte AO Summer Smash took place at the AO tournament in Melbourne, which put competitive gaming right there in the middle of one of the biggest tennis events of the year. In addition to a charity event, the main draw saw 90-players build and battle for the Fortnite Summer Smash Solos Championship on Margaret Court Arena.
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Overwatch’s Next Update to Introduce Hero Pools and Bring a Major Shake-Up to Balance Philosophy
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What’s a Hero Pool you might be asking? Based on it being summer and all we wouldn’t hold it against you to think that’s it’s a physical swimming pool where Tracer, Winston, Mei, and others go to cool off. Building off of the recent map pool, which limited players to certain maps, the proposed Hero Pool in Season 21 will disable heroes week-to-week for Competitive Play. A bold move and one that the Overwatch team admits may not persist, depending on how it performs.
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Activision Blizzard Esports to Stream Exclusively on YouTube
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With Activision Blizzard and Google signing a multi-year partnership covering cloud stuff and YouTube - with YouTube Gaming becoming the only place to watch the Overwatch League, Call of Duty League, and other esports. It's a deal that would see platforms like Twitch no longer broadcasting these events.
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SteelSeries Sensei Ten Gaming Mouse Review - Yes, Sensei!
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Our first hardware review covering the renowned SteelSeries range of peripherals focuses on the new Sensei Ten gaming mouse - which even though is seemingly focusesed on its place in competitive esports is great for day-to-day use. Outside of the usual "hey, it's got a great optical sensor", which it does, it's matte finish is also silky smooth to the touch.
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AO Summer Smash Sees Fortnite Return to the Australian Open
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Taking place over the Australian Open finals weekend the AO Summer Smash for 2020 will see Australia's largest competitive gaming tournament host players from over 12 countries - playing Fortnite. Starting with the Charity Pro-Am on Saturday February 1 and then the Solo’s Championship on Sunday February 2 - it's sure to be a fun weekend of competition.
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Razer's CES 2020 Line-Up Includes an All-In-One Mini-PC and Eracing Simulator Concept
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With the Razer Tomahawk Gaming Desktop sporting a stylish and small build that houses the latest in Intel NUC micro technology and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super graphics. Plus high-end M2 SSD storage and RAM. The small and sleek build make it perfect for portability or sitting next to a large 4K display.
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League of Legends Turns 10, Riot Games Announces Several New Projects
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Including, and let's all take a deep breath, a League of Legends fighting game, a tactical multiplayer FPS, a card game called Legends of Runeterra, League of Legends: Wild Rift for mobile devices, Teamfight Tactics going mobile, an esports management sim, and even hinting at a possible Diablo-like action-RPG.
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Blizzard President J. Allen Brack Responds to that Hearthstone Incident
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We reported this week about a controversial response by Blizzard towards the winner of a recent Hearthstone esports event, suspending Ng Wai ‘blitzchung’ Chung and stripping him of his prize money after he shouted support for the protests and protesters currently engaged in action in Hong Kong. Backlash for the move went, for lack of a better term "viral", and today Blizzard's president J. Allen Brack has responded to the publisher-developer's actions.
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Blizzard Backlash Goes Global Amid Controversial Decision to Ban Hearthstone Player
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Who voiced support for protestors in Hong Kong, with Ng Wai ‘Blitzchung’ Chung stating “Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our age!” at a recent Hearthstone esports event. In response Blizzard suspended Blitzchung from competitive play for a year, alongside taking away his prize money, and even going so far as to remove casters who interviewed him. From there, people took notice.
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Xtrfy's New Project 4 Lightweight Gaming Mouse Aims to Take The Trend to the Next Level
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With the trend in question being a shift towards ultra-light, with the goal seemingly being 'let's see how just light we can make these'. The new Project 4 from Swedish company Xtrfy continues the trend of the M1, M2, and M3 but now with an eye toward esports and high-end performance.
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San Francisco Shock Take Home the Crown at the Overwatch League Grand Finals
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In a decisive victory over the Vancouver Titans, the Shock swept through the Grand Finals match 4-0. This year the Overwatch League Grand Finals took place in front of a sell-out crowd at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia - with millions more tuning in around the world.
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Intel Bringing Esports to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
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With Intel technology set to power the 2020 Tokyo Olympics via on-the-ground 5G, 3D Athlete Tracking tech, real-time stats tracking and overlays, VR Training, and a number of other initiatives being worked on with the International Olympics Committee - the company is also bringing esports to the sporting event via the Intel World Open tournament.
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Razer Huntsman Tournament Edition is a Tenkeyless Optical Esports Dream
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The new Razer Huntsman Tournament Edition is due for release later this month and continues the Hunstman tradition of offering a premium high-performance gaming keyboard. This time with Razer's light-activated Optical Switches for ultra-fast response, and in a tenkeyless design built with esports in mind.
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