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Celtic Throwdown: Irish e-Sports

June 10, 2016 David Savage

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Anyone interested in e-sports, listen up. There’s a big competition going down called Celtic Throwdown. Focusing on competitive fighting games like Street Fighter V, Mortal Kombat XL and  the Super Smash Bros franchise, Celtic Throwdown is held in Dublin and this year, it’s part of the Capcom Pro Tour. The main event itself will be held in […]

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Riot Games Releases New Penalty Index For Pros

February 24, 2016 Laura Kelly

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In an effort to improve clarity among League of Legends players and LCS fans, Riot Games have released a new directory of possible offences in pro tournaments. The company has been slated for banning players or applying sanctions without explaining thee reasons to fans. This new penalty index seems to be a step in making sure that […]

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Major League Gaming Acquired By Activision

January 5, 2016 Laura Kelly

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For all you hopefuls fighting to join the ranks of Major League Gaming, you might want to pause for a second to say hello to your new prospective bosses. In a deal made at the end of last month, MLG was officially signed over to become a part of Activision Blizzard’s media networks division. The […]

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Riot Games Bans G2A Sponsorships For Professional Teams In LCS

October 8, 2015 Eoin Farrell

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Riot Games, the developers of League of Legends, has banned professional teams participating in the League Championship Series from being sponsored by game reseller G2A.com. In a statement on the League of Legends subreddit by Riot Games staff member RiotSargonas, the developer had actually formally banned them from sponsoring teams on September 18 and “Have […]

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League of Legends – The Garena Servers Problem

February 4, 2015 Laura Kelly

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I’m willing to bet, that if you’re reading this article right now, there’s a high chance that you’ve either played or at least heard of the game League of Legends. The popular MOBA, created by Riot Games, has been around since 2009 and has grown exponentially in those 6 short years and with recent numbers […]

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Winner of the Dota 2 Announced Largest E-Sports Pool Prize in History!

July 22, 2014 Mairead

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This morning Chinese team Newbee have fought their way to winning the Dota 2 International World Championships with a grand total of $5million of winnings. Dota 2, the multiplayer online battle arena video game was released in 2013 as a free to play title for Micrsoft Windows, Mac and Linux available exclusively through Steam. Starting in 2011, […]

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