Tag Archives: eSports

Whether you're a DotA 2 fan, League of Legends fan, or just like a bit of eSports in general, there's no reason not to be excited this weekend, as the DotA 2 International 2013 championships kick off with a bang – and it's got the biggest eSports prize pool ever. …

League of Legends is a popular game in its own right, but it's also a flagship competitive esports title and that means the best teams in the world get a lot of support. To help improve that, Riot Games has now introduced team badges for average Joes, meaning you and …

Yesterday, we heard from one professional League of Legends player, about how he felt that managers were one of the biggest problems with Esports teams, especially his old one, MRN, which had been plagued by a manager that was unscrupulous with his money. That manager, Phan has now expressed his …

Pro gaming, as we've discussed before, is one of the easiest professional sports to get into. While you still need to be extraordinarily skilled and get extremely lucky, you can simply play and play and end up as part of a team. You don't need to wait for it to …

Starladder TV, a competitive esports network, has announced the immediate ban of two DotA 2 players after they were caught fixing games, in order to receive a payout. But this wasn't even some shady offer from a nefarious individual, they just got caught betting against themselves. According to Joindota, Aleksey …

Today we are going to look at the latest product from Thermaltake's sub-brand, Tt eSPORTS, the Shock gaming headset.  This model is designed specifically with PC gamers in mind although the 3.5 mm interface means it's compatible with most devices.  It is designed for those who find the Shock One …

Pizza is a staple food of the gamer. I've eaten it while playing board games, tabletop wargames and of course, PC/console games. It works because it's hot, greasy and easy to eat since it's built around holdable slices. No need to bother with a knife and fork, keeping at least …

It was way back at the end of January that I discussed why I felt esports were better than real sports and apparently I'm not the only one, as a bar is now set to open up in out fair capital, providing gaming inspired drinks while broadcasting esports as the in-house …

Be Quiet has announced its joint partnership with Esports organisation Team-Dignitas, in a move that will see it provide hardware for the systems used by the team players, but also likely some monetary support too, in exchange for the team wearing the BeQuiet logo on their apparel (among others) and …

The Chinese run G-1 esports League that was set to run qualifying games for its DotA tournament, found itself under a DDOS attack, that was supposedly used in order to manipulate results of the games to affect the outcome of a large bet placed on the games. According to PCGamesN, …

Twitch, the game streaming service that only appeared on the scene a couple of years ago, has just hit a new milestone, with 28 million players taking a peek at someone else's gaming action at some point in February. It wasn't just a lot of people viewing for ten minutes …

Own3D, one of the bigger names in online game streaming for the past few years, has announced that it plans to close its doors for good at some point today, as well deleting all recorded and uploaded streams, prompting many to begin mass downloads in an effort to save the …

I'll admit from the get go I'm not a big sports fan. I don't go to the pub with the “lads” and drink generic beer and shout at a TV while a band tries to play in the corner. I went through the phase many people do of being interested …

Sports around the world, whether they be based in the real world or online, have trash talking as part of their culture. It's an accepted practice and is annoying when you're on the receiving end, but we don't expect people to be 100 per cent gentlemanly 100 per cent of …

Today we are going to look at a pair of Tt eSPORTS Chao Dracco Signature Headphones. They represent a slight departure from the gaming orientated nature of the Tt eSPORTS brand and the products we've seen from them previously.  The Dracco Signature is more of a lifestyle product which isn't …

Thermaltake are well known for their extensive range of PC cases and power supplies but they also produce an extensive range of gaming peripherals under the Tt eSPORTS brand.  We have looked at a number of Tt eSPORTS headsets in the past such as the impressive Shock Spin HD headset …

The gaming market is very competitive this year with key players such as Steelseries and Razer unleashing a wide selection of superb products.  Thermaltake may be relatively new to the scene, but under the TT eSports name they have managed to come up with a number of impressive products such …

We have looked at a couple of products from Thermaltake's eSPORTS division over the past year including the impressive MEKA mechanical gaming keyboard and the great value Black Gaming mouse.  So we are excited to see what they can deliver with their latest gaming headset. Today we are going to …

The biggest gaming competition on the planet is the World Cyber Games. Brainchild of the absolutely-gaming-bonkers South Koreans, WCG's headquarters in downtown Seoul has seen massive growth in the sport over the past 10 years. One of the areas of biggest improvement is in the human-machine interface and the gaming …