ESL will lift their indefinite bans on players from before Feb. 15, 2015 starting on Aug. 1 after updating their stance on cheating sanctions, the tournament organizer announced on Monday.The ruling, which will allow players to participate in ESL events once again, affects the entire ex-iBUYPOWER roster, Hovik "KQLY" Tovmassian, Simeon "dream3r" Ganev, Joel "emilio" M

Anders Blume believes that CS:GO has a problem, but he isn't sure how big it is yet. The latest iteration of Counter-Strike has been growing rapidly over the past few years, shattering viewership records and giving more and more top teams the financial support they need to dedicate themselves to playing the game at the highest level. But online leagues are still a major pillar of the game's financ

Dealing with a difficult boss fight is one thing, but a difficult levels is something else entirely. With a boss, you basically just need to learn when to dodge and when to attack. With levels, no sooner do you master one challenge before the next comes at you... and then the next one, and then the next one.RELATED: The Top 10 Weirdest Levels in GamingTry not to have any PTSD flashbacks as theScor

There is no shortage of CS:GO happening from one week to the next and it can be tough for even hardcore fans to keep track of it all, so we've narrowed down your choices to the few must-watch matches of the week.TyLoo vs. EHOMEWhere: TBDWhen: July 27Why: Decides the Chinese rep for the $250,000 eventIf you haven't heard of ROG Masters 2017, you probably can't be blamed, especially since all eyes w

Rogue have signed well-known North America player Spencer "Hiko" Martin, three players from Enigma6 Group and former Counter Logic Gaming coach Garett "Grt" Bambrough, the organization announced on Sunday."Hiko and Grt are legends in the North American scene and their experience and veteran presence will help develop the incredible talent this team possesses into future stars," in-game leader Josh

Gambit have won the PGL Major Kraków, defeating Immortals 2-1. It is their first ever Major win and the second Major win for a CIS team.Not quite the CIS team everyone expected to win or the Brazilian team expected to make finals, as SK Gaming entered the tournament as general favorites and Virtus.Pro were the hometown heroes, Gambit put on a show in the three game series. While they were dominate

One of the most important general skills to learn in League of Legends is the idea of roaming. Roaming is not just leaving the lane, it is a combination of applicable mechanical and macro thinking which can win games outright through its successful usage.When one roams, they are impacting the map aside from their lane during the laning phase. Doing so to great effect will make the game much harder

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Evolution is the most important event in fighting games. For 15 years, winning Evo has stood as the pinnacle of all fighting game achievements. It doesn’t really matter that these days, Evo doesn’t always have the biggest prize pools, but that doesn’t matter. It’s always the biggest tournament with the best players in the world, and winning Evo once makes you an Evo champio

This Week in Gaming is your definitive weekly guide to the biggest stories and controversies behind the latest esport and gaming headlines. This is everything you need to know about the week that was, but on steroids.We Like...Comic-Con!San Diego Comic-Con 2017 is currently in full-swing and our heads are swimming with news and announcements, like a Doctor Doom movie coming down the pipe and this

Cloud9 have returned to Dota 2 once again with the signing of The International 2017 qualified team Team NP.Welcome @EternaLEnVy1991, @MSSDota, @PieLieDieDota, @Aui_2000, and @LiquidFATA back to the #C9DOTA2 roster! https://t.co/76ofvSSXwl #TI7 pic.twitter.com/jsXA3aWto7— Cloud9 (@Cloud9) July 21, 2017 Cloud9 released their last Dota 2 roster in May, after originally signing the team formerly know

The application period for a spot in the franchised 2018 NA LCS has been extended to July 28 from the original deadline of July 14, according to a Riot Games spokesperson.The decision was made "to allow some applicants a bit more time to pull everything together to submit," the spokesperson said.RELATED: Riot announces NA LCS franchising, details Academy League and Players' AssociationOn

HellRaisers have signed The International 2017-qualified team Planet Dog, the organization announced Thursday."I'm really excited to be joining HellRaiers as their first Dota team in over a year and to go to The International together for the first time," player Alexei "j4" Lipai said in a press release. "HR are a great organisation and we both got on really well from our first meeting. We're all

Excitement over the PGL Major has been overshadowed by community outrage following PGL's decision to allow teams to use a controversial "jump bug" following BIG's use of it in a surprise victory over FaZe Clan in the first round of the group stage.The bug occurs at certain walls where a player can "bunny hop" in order to see over the edge without opposing players seeing them or being able to retal

With Immortals, Eugene "Pobelter" Park has seen seasons that run the full spectrum of success. The team had dominant regular season performances in 2016, but started 2017 with a whimper. Now, with the addition of jungler Jake "Xmithie" Puchero and coach Kim "SSONG" Sang-soo, the team is once again in strong form, sitting atop the NA LCS rankings with a 9-3 record in a first-place tie with Counter