US$30,000 Gigabyte International Dota Cup 2012 announced
Computer hardware manufacturer Gigabyte is backing a year-long US$30,000 prize pool Dota Allstars tournament dubbed the Gigabyte GEST International Dota Cup 2012. Read more »
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MBC Game records its last show, will close at the end of the month
MBC Game, the Korean cable television company which brought us the fabled MBC Game Starleague StarCraft: Brood War tournament series (better known as MSL), recorded its last show yesterday, a farewell segment titled “Adieu, MBCGame“. Read more »
Diablo III Beta Patch 10, possible release date announcement coming soon
The Diablo III closed beta is set to receive a new patch which includes some minor game balancing and mechanic changes, according to a post on the Diablo III blog made this morning by game director Jay Wilson. Read more »
S$10,000 Soulcalibur V tournament coming early March
There will be a Soulcalibur V tournament in Singapore confirmed for early March with a massive prize pool, according to a Facebook post made by Soul Singapore, a Singapore-based Soulcalibur community organisation. Read more »
IEM Season 6 Global Challenge Kiev begins tomorrow
The Intel Extreme Masters Season 6 Global Challenge Kiev begins tomorrow with not just an international roster of competitors, but also an all-star line up of caster-commentators on both free and premium video streams. Read more »
PlayStation Vita to officially launch in Singapore 22 Feb priced at S$399
The PlayStation Vita WiFi-only model will retail at S$399 when it is officially launched in Singapore on 22 February and will be accompanied by a total of 27 games, according to an announcement made by Sony on Tuesday. Read more »
Battlefield Fridays resumes this Friday with UMvC3 and Soulcalibur IV
Battlefield Fridays, the weekly community-run fighting games event, will resume this Friday, 13 January after a two-month break with Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and Soulcalibur IV as featured titles according to a post on the official BFF Facebook page. Read more »
Three possibilities for Diablo III’s release date
Between a Best Buy store display claiming a 1 February launch for Diablo III and recent reports from Korea revealing that the Korean Game Rating Board has derailed Blizzard’s plans for a simultaneous worldwide launch for the game, what are we supposed to believe? Read more »
AEONSports overhauls Dota team line up for 2012
AEONSports has almost completely refreshed their Dota team lineup for 2012 by signing the members of Team SG, who won the League of Cyber Games Dota 2 tournament in Iskandar, Johor, Malaysia last year. Read more »
Four esports games to watch out for in 2012
What will 2012 have in store for esports? It has become clear, to myself at least, that the esports experience is not just about competitive gaming, but also about the spectator experience and how it can form an emotional connection between a game and its players. With this in mind, I picked out four games […] Read more »
