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Not So Massively: Grey Goo’s $75k tournament, Nexon’s LawBreakers

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Valve announced that Dota 2's Reborn update will be released to the live servers in the next few weeks. Online RTS Grey Goo launched...
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Hi-Rez Studios’ COO Todd Harris on Paladins, Tribes: Ascend, and e-sports

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It was kind of a surprise when Tribes: Ascend fans were told this week to expect new stuff for the game after it sat...

ESPN is hiring an e-sports editor

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Remember a year or so ago when ESPN CEO John Skipper created a minor stink in the nerdosphere by pooh-poohing e-sports and intimating that...

Not So Massively: HOTS’ ranking woes, LoL’s server move problems

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League of Legends finished setting up its new North American server in Chicago, reducing ping times for east coast players but dramatically increasing them...

Not So Massively: Path of Exile’s crafting scandal; Sins of a Dark Age’s sunset

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This week in Not So Massively games, League of Legends players revealed a reproducible exploit that causes skillshot projectiles to become invisible and may...

SMITE has officially launched on the Xbox One

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Hi-Rez has officially launched SMITE on the Xbox One. The firm says via press release that its mythology MOBA is in fact the first...

Not So Massively: Star Citizen demos live gameplay; Dota 2 team kicks member after $6m win

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Last week, Star Citizen released impressive Gamescom 2015 demo videos showing live gameplay footage of players walking around a space port and a mission...

League of Legends documentary looks at the lives of five players

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One thing is for sure: Online gaming wouldn't exist without the passionate communities behind them. A new documentary called Live / Play looks at...

ESL to test for cannabis at this month’s Counter-Strike tourney in Cologne

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The Electronic Sports League will test pro Counter-Strike players for cannabis and other banned substances at the $250,000 ESL One Cologne later this month....

Gamescom 2015: First hands-on look at Hi-Rez Studios’ Paladins

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Hi-Rez Studios pulled quite the ace out of its sleeve during Gamescom with its freshly announced new addition to the shooter market, Paladins. The...

Blizzard files ‘Compete’ e-sports trademark

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Blizzard is looking to strengthen its e-sports brand, as the multi-game developer has filed for a trademark relating to TeSPA's Compete tournament service. According to...

Not So Massively: NSM at Gamescom 2015; Splatoon’s Octoling hack

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It's been a fantastic week for online gaming with dozens of MOBAs and competitive shooters on the show floor at Gamescom 2015. Hi-Rez Studios...

Not So Massively: Dota 2’s $18m main event, Hearthstone’s expansion

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This week, third-person MOBA SMITE revealed its new support character Khepri, the ancient Egyptian scarab god. League of Legends pushed its HUD overhaul to...

Not So Massively: HoN Tour season four; cheating in Hearthstone and League of Legends

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It's been a busy week for online gaming, with Star Citizen releasing alpha patch 1.15 and delving into the details of its new audio...

The Daily Grind: Have you ever used performance-enhancing drugs while MMOing?

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Last week, a former pro e-sports player went on the record to say that he -- and pretty much everyone else in the top...

Not So Massively: RUST assigns random genders; US Senator facilitates e-sports visas

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Star Citizen rebalanced thrusters, hitpoints and weapons in its latest alpha release to the public test server, and the upcoming Star Marine FPS module...
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Pro e-sports player admits using performance-enhancing drugs, says doping is widespread

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Remember when it became clear that major league baseball was awash in drugs? That drugs weren't just a problem that some players had but...

Not So Massively: Path of Exile’s Awakening and Heroes of Newerth’s new character Skrap

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This week in not-so-massive online games, third-person MOBA SMITE confirmed that it's raised over $640,000 in competitive tournament prize money through sales and crowdfunding...

SMITE reorganizing e-sports payouts after handful of teams score 90% of prize pools

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SMITE's e-sports scene had a great year in 2014, although Hi-Rez identified one significant problem with how it's been handling the game's crowdfunded prize...

Not So Massively: Dota 2’s $15M compendium, Vainglory’s Android launch

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Star Citizen started delivering weekly progress updates on its overdue FPS module this week, and two developers talked about how you'll be able to...

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