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    DreamHack Summer 2013: StarDust, Alliance, NiP big winners

    • June 15, 2013 at 5:15 am

    From June 15-18th, the Summer edition of the infamous DreamHack festival takes place, and it features a lineup of e-sport tournaments including StarCraft 2, CS:GO and the ASUS RoG Dota 2 tournament, among others. Check out the live streams below: Photo: Jennika Ojala

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GSTL: MVP_Super gets reverse triple-kill: “We will definitely enter the playoffs in first place”

  • June 14, 2013 at 5:25 pm

Team MVP’s Super helped secure victory for his team over PRIME on Friday, recording wins against a triple-threat of Terran players in Maru, ByuN and MarineKing in the deciding match.”We will definitely enter the playoffs in first place,” he told Thisisgame.com in his post-match interview.”If we keep this up, staying at…

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Dota 2 Competitive Hero Tier List – May 2013

  • June 11, 2013 at 12:08 am

It’s that time again! With the International qualifiers complete, we thought we would take the chance to look at the state of Dota 2 for the month of May. This list is based entirely on pre-patch data, so you can look at it as a snapshot of the 6.77 era….

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Competitive League of Legends Champion Tier List: May 2013

  • June 9, 2013 at 11:15 pm

Another month has passed, and that means another edition of the ESFI Competitive League of Legends Tier List is here! This month has been a little quieter than the last few. The LCS was on break and all other regions took a break for a week so their All Stars…

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INnoVation sweeps sOs 4-0, claims WCS Season 1 championship

  • June 9, 2013 at 2:24 pm

Thisisgame.com interviewed INnoVation after his clean sweep of Protoss player sOs in the WCS Season 1 grand final on Saturday night. ESFI’s Samuel Cho translated the interview below. INnoVation earned $40,000 for his first place finish, while runner-up sOs won $20,000. Mvp and Soulkey finished 3/4th, taking home $10,000 each….

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Mvp defeats ForGG, Innovation up next: “If I go to the finals, I will show much better games than I show now”

  • June 8, 2013 at 3:13 am

How do you feel advancing to the round of 4? I haven’t played in Korea a lot since I chose to go to EU. Now that I’ve passed the round of 16, I’m getting nervous. It’s been a while since I felt this nervous. I’m glad I was able to…

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WCS: sOs gets to semis after sweeping Alicia: “I was lucky to win my mirror match today”

  • June 8, 2013 at 3:10 am

Thisisgame.com interviewed sOs following his match against Alicia in the WCS Season 1 Finals round-of-8 – a match he had no problem winning, not losing a single map. For his effort, sOs will match up against the streaking Soulkey in a Protoss vs. Zerg. The winner will advance to the…

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Soulkey 3-1′s RorO, faces sOs next in WCS Finals round-of-4

  • June 8, 2013 at 3:04 am

You are the first to enter the round of 4. How do you feel? Once again, I played in the first series, so I’m tired. I didn’t play as well as I should have, and it’s a relief I was able to make it through. Your opponent today, RorO, is…

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INnoVation heads to WCS semifinals: “I still show signs of weakness”

  • June 8, 2013 at 2:58 am

“I hope many fans come to watch the Season Finals,” Innovation told Thisisgame.com in his post-match interview after sweeping aLive 3-0 in the WCS Season 1 finals round-of-8. His victory has him set for a clash against Mvp in one of the semifinals. Read the complete translated interview below: You…

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Progression: ‘In the community we trust’

  • June 7, 2013 at 10:09 pm

The PKTV myth One of my most lingering memories in of all my years in competitive gaming took place in an IRC channel in 2005. A handful of dedicated Painkiller players (the CPL’s choice for their ill fated million dollar tournament series) were flooding into #CPL complaining to The CPL’s…

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WCS: sOs takes second in Group C: “I mind-game my opponents in extended series”

  • June 7, 2013 at 5:49 pm

How do you feel about advancing? When I first saw my group, I thought it would be very challenging to advance to the next round. I’m very glad I was able to do so. It looked like your play was more build-oriented rather than unit control. There isn’t a specific…

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INnoVation: “My goal is to be the champion, nothing less!”

  • June 7, 2013 at 5:46 pm

“I am confident in my TvT,” Innovation told Thisisgame.com on Thursday after he advanced from the group stage and into the quarterfinals, where he will meet aLive on Friday. Innovation 2-0′d his group, winning against Revival and RorO. Samuel Cho translated the interview below: How do you feel about finishing first…

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WCS Finals: ForGG tops Group C, plays vs. Mvp in quarterfinal round

  • June 7, 2013 at 5:41 pm

Thisisgame.com interviewed Millenium’s ForGG after he safely advanced to the playoff round of the WCS Season 1 global finals. ESFI’s Samuel Cho translated the interview in its entirety below: You have advanced to the round of 8. How do you feel? It feels nostalgic to play here at Yongsan again….

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