Scouting Report: Asia Game Festival 2018
Games, Animation, Music, and Esports gathered together at Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre on 9 & 10 June. I dropped by to take a look once I had landed from Japan that Sunday Morning. Animefest Arriving at around 12 noon, I was greeted by the sound of some familiar Japanese anime tunes as some the Cosplayers...
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Dota Weekly: China Supermajor, Direct TI Invites, DPC 2019, Short Film Contest (Week of 4th June)
The China Supermajor The China Supermajor is underway and has been living up to expectations so far. Great format (Groups + Double Elim) – No BO1s. No team eliminated in the first day, and groups turned out to be very balanced. Good streaming platform. On Twitch, as people would like it. Amazing production and content. Check out...
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Dota Weekly: ESL One Birmingham, 7.16, and Roster Changes (27th May)
Esports / Dota Pro Circuit ESL One Birmingham Virtus Pro shows their strength yet again VP was undefeated throughout the entire ESL One Birmingham tournament. In no surprise, the top DPC team made quick work of OpTic Gaming, with a clean 3-0 sweep in the grand finals. No[o]ne was awarded the MVP, getting a second Mercedes-Benz for the team....
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Dota Weekly: MDL Changsha, Scccuh, Ranked Reset, and Baby Roshan (20th May)
Esports / Dota Pro Circuit The MDL Changsha Major PSG.LGD win yet another major and look especially strong since a great showing at DAC, winning their second major back-to-back (and don’t forget, placing second in DAC, only losing to Mineski in a 2-3 series). PSG.LGD secured the 4th TI8 direct invite slot when they secured top 4. However,...
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EVOS Takes down Gigabyte Marines in VCS 2018 Spring
We have a new champion in Vietnam. Last Saturday, EVOS esports took on veteran team Gigabyte Marines for the crown and the right to represent the newly-formed region at the MSI Play-Ins. It was a nail-biting, action-packed Best-of-Five that eventually crowned EVOS the winner. We managed to sit down with the manager To Hoang Dung for an interview...
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