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Developer will continue to issue balance fixes and work with partners on esportsBlizzard has ceased development on StarCraft 2, at least in terms of new content.An update to the game's official website clarified what the team would and wouldn't update going forward, with executive producer Rob Bridenbecker noting that the…

Step down, CommanderAfter 10 incredible years of sci-fi strategy action, Blizzard Entertainment has announced that it is ceasing development of further content for one of its most successful releases of all-time, StarCraft II. In a statement on the Blizzard website, Vice President Rob Bridenbecker said that the team were "eternally…

Gerwyn Price defeated Dirk van Duijvenbode 5-2 to win the 2020 BoyleSports World Grand Prix in Coventry on Monday. A rampant Price dominated much of the contest to lead 4-1 in his bid to claim back-to-back televised titles after also winning the World Series of Darts Finals in September. Van…

Gerwyn Price and outsider Dirk van Duijvenbode will contest the BoyleSports World Grand Prix final on Monday night after coming through contrasting semi-final encounters in Coventry. Price progressed to his first World Grand Prix final after Dave Chisnall missed three match darts in a dramatic deciding leg of a thrilling…

Smash Bros Ultimate has now been out for nearly two years. It has definitely lived up to its name as the ultimate form of Smash Bros. The roster is huge, and the new additions provide both excitement and genuinely fresh movesets to the game. It is hard to think of…

In the Dota 2 world, September marks the annual post-TI Chinese Roster Shuffle. Every year as soon as TI finishes, Chinese Dota 2 powerhouses shuffle their roster for the upcoming season. The lack of TI this year did not stop the organizations from completely overhauling their rosters, and preparing for…

German gaming brand LVL partnered up with Hertha BSC football club to grow the FIFA 21 scene in Berlin. The new tournament series will be called La LVL Liga. Starting on October 10th, a lengthy tournament event will commence and go on until the end of the 2020/21 Bundesliga in…

IBM will manage the technology for Activision Blizzard’s Overwatch League, a sign esports is starting to demand the most sophisticated cloud and AI technologies. With esports on the road to becoming a mainstream phenomenon alongside traditional sports, we can expect to see more of this kind of marriage in the…

At the moment, Fortnite is facing declining player numbers and an overall decline in interest. Accusations that Fortnite is dying are nothing new, but it would be hard to argue that it isn’t getting smaller. Part of that might be because Fortnite beginning to feel a little stale. With the…

With only a few days to go before the Overwatch League finals are taking place, it’s time to get ready for the biggest OWL event of the year. Four teams and six match-ups will determine the next OWL Finals Champion and the winner of $1,500,000 in prize funds. A potential…