ESL’s DMCA Takedowns Draw Ire From Valve And Fans

ESL wants to pioneer esports on Facebook; the fans want freedom to choose streams Disclaimer: this is straight news. The contents of this article do not reflect the views of Mineski Corporation. The Electronic Sports League (ESL), the world’s largest and oldest international esports organization, has recently been subjected to criticisms over their decision to … Read more

Direct Invites for Dota 2 Asia Championships 2018 Revealed

DPC-less Invictus Gaming to defend their title The first six teams that will fly to Shanghai, China this March for the Dota 2 Asia Championships 2018, a Major Dota 2 tournament organized by Perfect World, has already been announced. Top Dota 2 Pro Circuit teams, Team Secret, Team Liquid, Virtus.pro, Newbee, Vici Gaming, and Dota 2 Asia Championships defending champion Invictus Gaming will be … Read more

WESG 2017 APAC Finals Starts Tomorrow

Philippine representatives vie against the region’s best The World Electronic Sports Games 2017 Asia Pacific Finals finally kicks off tomorrow at the Jiaozhou Fangyuan Stadium in Jiaozhou, China to determine who among the 327 players from 38 countries will advance to the WESG world championship. Starting on January 11, Asia Pacific’s best Hearthstone, Starcraft II, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO), and Dota 2 players … Read more

Six Teams Officially Withdraw From Galaxy Battles

Newbee, Kinguin are the latest to back out A total of six participants from the Galaxy Battles II: Emerging Worlds, a premier Dota 2 tournament set to take place in the Philippines this January, have formally announced their withdrawal from the competition since Valve repealed its Major status on early Friday morning. After Virtus.pro, Team … Read more

OpTic Gaming Also Pulls Out of the Galaxy Battles

OpTic Gaming quits even after Fallout Gaming decided to go on America-based Dota 2 team OpTic Gaming was the fourth team to announce their withdrawal from the Galaxy Battles II: Emerging Worlds, an international Dota 2 tournament which is set to take place in the Philippines this January, after Valve removed its Major status on … Read more

Galaxy Battles Management: The Event Will Go On As Scheduled

Galaxy Battles Management releases their official statement Image banner © Galaxy Battles The following statement was originally posted here. The Galaxy Battles II: Emerging Worlds is a Dota 2 tournament series organized by Fallout Gaming. Its second iteration is set to take place at the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan this January.

Valve Removes Galaxy Battles’ Major Status

PH’s new government regulations concerns Valve Galaxy Battles II: Emerging Worlds, an international Dota 2 tournament which will be held in the Philippines this January, has been stripped off of its Major title after Valve expressed its concern over esports players coming in the country, In an announcement posted earlier today, Valve stated that they … Read more

Boombacs to Replace XRAG in HappyFeet For WESG 2017 APAC Finals

HappyFeet gets a standin Philippine-based Dota 2 squad HappyFeet announced a last-minute change in their official line-up as they fly to Jiaozhou, China for the World Electronic Sports Games 2017 APAC Finals. In a Facebook post made by the organization, HappyFeet stated that they will be competing at the WESG 2017 APAC Finals with former Clutch Gamers support Marvin “Boombacs” Rushton, instead … Read more

Who Will The Philippine Representatives in WESG Be Up Against?

HappyFeet, Entity Gaming, Mineski-CS:GO, EnDerr are against some steep competition 16 top-notch Filipino esports athletes will be welcoming the new year with a bang as they fly to Jiaozhou, China on January 11-14 to represent the Philippines for the World Electronic Sports Games 2017 Asia-Pacific Finals. After successfully securing a slot at the WESG 2017 Philippines … Read more