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One of the most entertaining European Dota 2 teams have left their organisation after their contracts expired. The Ad Finem team has left the organisation, and will be announcing details of their new home in the coming weeks. The core of the team has been playing together for many years, …
Read More »Epsilon finally confirm the signing of Call of Duty player Josh from Splyce
The European Call of Duty scene has been rocked by roster changes in recent weeks, with many of the top teams switching players in some way. However the most interesting story was the one that apparently started it all. Josh ‘Joshh’ Sheppard who was a member of the Splyce team …
Read More »Hearthstone’s Ben Brode raps about Journey to Un’Goro
When Blizzard revealed the latest Hearthstone expansion fans were generally quite happy, and all seemed good in the world. Then someone noticed that the announcement trailer didn’t have a song in it and all hell broke loose. Fortunately a thread on Reddit about the lack of a song caught the …
Read More »Stream.Me Signs Carl “Perfect Legend” White for new eSports team
Stream.Me has announced that it is creating its own eSports team and the first signing is Carl “Perfect Legend” White. Perfect Legend is a fighting game player who has won Evo four times in his career. Currently he is mainly playing Mortal Kombat X, although is expected to jump over …
Read More »Footballer Gerard Piqué is working on his own eSports organisation
F.C. Barcelona defender Gerard Piqué has announced his plans to enter the world of eSports. In an interview on Spanish radio Piqué said that he had only learnt of eSports in the last few months, but already was looking into options to enter the scene. Instead of looking to invest …
Read More »ScreaM officially joins Team EnVyUs
After weeks of uncertainty and confusion over just where CS:GO player Adil "ScreaM" Benrlitom would end up, he has finally put pen to paper and signed for Team EnVyUs. ScreaM, who is known as the master of the one taps, became one of the hottest free agents in the world …
Read More »MLB pitcher Trevor May becomes a streamer and brand ambassador for Luminosity
North American organisation Luminosity has brought in Trevor May, a pitcher for the Minnesota Twins baseball team, as a brand ambassador. According to a statement given to Dot eSports the two parties are currently in talks over May acquiring a financial stake in the organisation, but to get the ball …
Read More »Team YP adds a Street Fighter player to its Overwatch roster
Team YP, the eSports organisation owned by YouPorn, has announced that it will add Valentin “Valmaster” Petit to its Overwatch roster. Valmaster is better known as a Street Fighter player, but is looking for a new challenge and is picking up Overwatch. He will join the rest of the team, …
Read More »Fnatic Overwatch team to get an LA team house
Fnatic will start up a new gaming house in Los Angeles for its Overwatch team when they return from Korea. In an interview with Yahoo eSports Fnatic founder Sam Mathews revealed the news. “It’s unannounced, but our Overwatch team is American and currently they’re in Korea,” said Mathews. “Esports is …
Read More »Former REUNITED Overwatch team signs with eUnited
The former REUNITED Overwatch team, which has been looking for a new organisation since the start of the year, has signed with eUnited. The team has been a free agent since REUNITED closed its doors in January, and now four members of that roster have signed with eUnited. Thomas "Morte" …
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