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Monday marks the kickoff for the offline portion of the North American segment of Blizzard’s 2013 World Championship Series. Taking place at the MLG Studios in the heart of Manhattan, StarCraft fans will have more than a beautiful skyline to entertain them as 16 of the best players will compete to earn a spot in the playoff bracket for the Regional Finals.
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With so many people now in the running for the WCS Premier League, it becomes apparent that there’s no easy way to describe all the participants. What happens if an absolute nobody makes it in? What will we know about them? How can we prepare ourselves? In the spirit of…
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E-sports documentaries aren’t new to the e-sports industry. Last year gave us Liquid Rising (2012) directed by Michael Krukar. Still in development we have Star Nation by Justin Agnew and Sons of StarCraft by Jeff Alejos, projects which have been filming for close to two years now. So it’s not…
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As a final farewell to Wings of Liberty, ESFI presents an extensive, but by no means exhaustive, timeline of the past two and half years. The timeline details major tournaments, events and notable patches.
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The most recent Battle.net release allows for the greatest level of observer interface customization we’ve seen yet. With this new found power, tournaments organizers and streamers may be tempted to pack in game data and advertising, but if television is any indication, this would be the wrong course of action.
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The final stop of the 2012/2013 IEM tour will be in Hanover, Germany for the IEM World Championship finals. Not only is this the World Championship, but this is the first ever global offline StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm tournament. IEM hosted the first official StarCraft 2: Wings of…
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Fnatic is a multi-gaming organization based out of the United Kingdom and Australia. Named the e-sports team of the year in both 2006 and 2009, Fnatic houses divisions for popular e-sport titles such as League of Legends, StarCraft 2, Dota 2, and most notably, Counter Strike. Patrik “cArn” Sättermon, a retired player…
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Ukrainian StarCraft 2 professional Aleksey “White-Ra” Krupnyk recently paid a visit to South America to participate in showmatches in Brazil, Argentina and Peru, challenging local semi-professional players as well as fans to play the upcoming StarCraft 2 expansion, Heart of the Swarm. ESFI correspondent Sam Choi interviewed Krupnyk during his visit…
Today marks a new page in Canadian eSports history. eSports Canada, a not for profit, volunteer organization which promotes all things eSports north of the border has announced the eSports Canada Alliance. Stimulating the amateur scene is a critical part of the growth of any game as an eSport, and…
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Eivind Fonn, 28, isn’t your average student. A Norwegian living in Zurich, Fonn is currently working hard to finish his thesis. But in his free time, he has a secret passion project that is steadily gaining momentum within the e-sports community. Aligulac, as a word, was initially formed when Eivind…
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In part one of our interview series which we began last week, we spoke with the members of Team Axiom and Team Acer in anticipation of their upcoming entry into the GSTL. For part two, we asked the players individual questions, talking with MMA about his mental state after the…
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Last week, ESFI got an exclusive opportunity to talk with the members of Team Axiom and Acer. Topics cover the establishment of the two teams’ partnership, the upcoming GSTL Season and their preparations, thoughts on Proleague and a possible participation, gauging excitement for the upcoming expansion, and their thoughts on…
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