January 2012
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Twisted Metal as an eSport? →
Never thought I would see a game like Twisted Metal with the eSport tag applied to it. I don’t think its the right kind of game for competitive play but at the same time its good that eSports is expanding into non-traditional games
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aAa Interview on Fragster →
MLG StarCraft 2 Winter Online Qualifiers: Full... →
The Online Qualifiers for the Winter Pro Circuit Season are almost upon us! The Top 8 from each region will be flown, all expenses paid, to NYC to compete in the Arena. These 24 players will be joined by the Top 8 finishers from MLG Providence ‘11: Leenock, Naniwa, DongRaeGu, Mvp, Huk, MC, Haypro, and Idra.
Here, now, is the list of confirmed players for the Online Qualifiers, along with their...
I'm MIA or at least AWOL
Ok I’ve been grinding my ass off in World of Tanks for the American Heavy split and eventually the Russian split as well. Today I also go keys for the Tribes Ascend Beta and DOTA 2 beta so add those in with school and a personal life and I’m getting stretched for time. I’ll try and keep this somewhat updated every couple days or if I see something that really catches my eye.
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ESFI : The game has changed: Koreans flocking to... →
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Millenium announces team house →
BoxeR appointed playing head coach of SlayerS →
Reblog for your chance at a Tribes Ascend Beta...
probesandpylons:
1. Reblog to enter
2. Must be following me!
3. Contest ends January 26, 2012 12AM, EST (9PM PST)
4. Ask box MUST be open or you will be disqualified!
No Blizzcon 2012; Blizzard Announces "2012... →
Blizzard Entertainment is proud to announce the 2012 Battle.net World Championship, a major global eSports event featuring some of the best pro-gaming competition in the world. Slated to take place in Asia toward the end of 2012, the Battle.net World Championship will host this year’s StarCraft II and World of Warcraft Arena World Championship tournaments. Blizzard gamers and eSports fans from...
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Kiev results!
MMA won out over Diamaga and Kas took out Zenio for 3rd (Starcraft)
Moscow 5 took the Kiev title after beating TSM andDignitas beat out SK for 3rd (League of Legends)
Not as big but still important the CS 1.6 winners were Natus Vincere with SK taking 2nd and Moscow 5 picking up 3rd (CS 1.6)
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Starcraft Analysis: Unit of the Week →
starcraftkarp:
So I realize there was no UotW last Monday. And I apologize for that. I got caught up in preparing for the new semester and blah blah blah things you don’t need to know :D
So enough of that! I present to you this week’s unit…
The Reaper
Biological / Light
Requires Barracks with Techlab
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Day[9]'s sponsoring LoL's inclusion in the After... →
Day[9] I want to hug him
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How to get into an eSports job →
starcraftkarp:
crucius1337:
Day9 drops a knowledge bomb about how to land yourself a job in the eSports industry
It’s funny cause I’m already doing stuff like that on my own initiative :D
go me.
I need to get that Reddit WoT tournament going.
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ESFI World article on IEM and new comers →
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“There is no such thing as bad knowledge”
– (paraphrase) Day9 a.k.a Sean Plott (via optokinetic)
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New SC2 Tournament IronSquid! as cast by... →
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NASL offseason show matches announced →
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“As of late, there is WAY too much painfully toxic drama in the community that...”
– Tasteless on the Starcraft drama going around
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Roald 'ROYCHEZ' Van Buuren: ESL IEM Global... →
roychez:
Counter-Strike 1.6, League of Legends, StarCraft 2 - what an amazing weekend will this be! The best of the best in terms of players, teams, casters and epicness have lined up to attend ESL’s Intel Extreme Masters Global Challenge Kiev.
Below are the groups for each game, and their casters…
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probes & pylons are all you need.: On not... →
kimrom:
So, over the past week while I was in Las Vegas for CES, the SC2 community seems to have discovered that SteelSeries no longer sponsors Grubby. A player we have been supporting and sponsoring for an enormous amount of time, as his career has taken him through various teams to now…
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TSM moving servers to EU-W
i will play on EU-W with you any chance too see you? We’re actually planning on moving to EU-W for good after Kiev as we figure there is more competition there in ranked teams than on the NA server.
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How Blizzard Killed a Tournament (Reddit)
Let me tell you a story about my experience at a “LAN” tournament today. Earlier today, 80 Starcraft players including QXC, RSVP, VER, and many of the best players in the Chicago area met for a free-admission, 200$ tournament. Here is the hype post on Reddit for this tournament:http://www.reddit.com/r/starcraft/comments/ohhoy/115_chicagos_biggest_tourney_barcraft_70_players/
This...
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Nightend and Strelok replacing Beastyqt and... →
Golden and Dragon leave Slayers →
crucius1337:
January 16th, 2012, Seoul - We are sad to announce that Dragon and Golden decided to leave our team. Golden, who has been a part of our team since the very beginning, decided to part ways with our team after a long discussion with our management, where he expressed his strong desire to explore his opportunities in a foreign team. Dragon, however, decided to put gaming aside, at...
HongUn joins eShara →
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thenameisell:
MAN MODE
I’M A MAN!
Roald 'ROYCHEZ' Van Buuren: Female action at... →
roychez:
Tomorrow, Saturday 14 January, female Counter-Strike action will take place in the Stockholm E-Sports Arena in Sweden. 62,000SEK is what will be fought for by ten of the world’s best female teams.
The ten teams are divided into two groups, of which the top two will progress to the playoffs. Group…
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Startale and Quantic teaming up! →
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OGN to start broadcasting League of Legends
source: ThisIsGame Quick summary of the article: 1.OnGameNet has partnered with Riot Games and will be broadcasting LoL. 2. Two projects are in the works: a) “LoL Night Show 나는 캐리다” (LOL Night Show I’m the Carry): Hosted by caster “TaeHyung Kim” (김태형), it will focus on giving tips&information in real time while playing the game, and the goal is to recreate an...
Roald 'ROYCHEZ' Van Buuren: MC leaves oGs to fully... →
roychez:
Image in courtesy of SK-Gaming.com
StarCraft 2 legends Min Chul ‘MC’ Jang has left Korean pro team oGs to fully join their partnered team, SK Gaming. This comes as no surprise, as SK manager reis was known to be close with the player.
SK Gaming and oGs were already collaborating together,…
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GSL 2012 returning Jan. 27! →
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Go For Broke!: FGC in 2012 [SFV Edition] →
min7yfr3sh:
2011 ended on a pretty awesome note for me personally. Pretty much one of the best holidays ever with the purchase of a new laptop and cell phone. After moving out it was pretty tough to do anything online regarding FGC stuff (SuperTurboPodcast Blog). Now I’m back online in full swing trying…
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Know your eSports history! Altitude! →
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Interview with Robert Haxton of Team Dignitas... →
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Upcoming events on Twitch.TV →
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State of the Game leaving MLG to become... →
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Riot Games SOPA Attorney AMA (reddit) →
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TossGirl Interviews Jaedong →
GO VOTE FOR DAY[9]!! THIS IS FOR THE SHORTY... →
Hell yeah Day[9]!
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ROYCHEZ: League of Legends goes big: Korea →
roychez:
South Korean e-sports scene website, Fomos.kr, has reported that Ongamenet (OGN), a South Korean broadcasting channel, has picked up League of Legends.
OGN are known for their involvement in e-sports, especially in StarCraft: Brood War, sponsoring their own team and holding their own…
I'm playing to much and not finding stuff enough!
BLEH! title :( At least I’m having fun and so should you!
