Between 2005 and 2008, Jang “Moon” Jae-ho was the best Warcraft 3 player on the planet. Despite fierce competition — more global than any other esport of that era — Moon stood out as a player who had “cracked” the most popular RTS title in the world.
When the talents of the world's greatest gamers are put to the test and neither player backs down — this is the stuff of iconic esports moments.
On Oct. 19, 2003, esports was all over the news in my home country of Bulgaria. Usually a cautionary tale of how video games are harmful to the bright youth of the country, this story was different.
With 18 years of competitive gaming wisdom at his side, Grubby has become one of the most popular Heroes of the Storm and Warcraft 3 streamers on Twitch. I asked Grubby about what makes someone good at Heroes of the Storm, whether or not the game is as "beginner friendly" as people think and what type of changes he would like to see in the game:
Jarod Nandin, a community figure in the cosplay scene in South California has passed away due to COVID-19.
Not only does this mark ToD's return to active play, but it also is the first signing for NLG outside of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
Kerry LaRose, Esports Lead at Blizzard Entertainment, was instrumental in executing upon Blizzard's new involvement in the ESL Pro Tour from start to finish. Kaeo Milker is the Production Director of Warcraft 3: Reforged, and previously was the Production Director of Blizzard titles such asHeroes of the Storm, Starcraft 2, and the original Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos. LaRose and Milker joined Inven Global's Nick Geracie for an interview at DreamHack Anaheim 2020.
Esports hub Juked has announced a partnership with DreamHack Anaheim for 2020. Juked will provide an official platform for all tournaments held at the event this weekend with a detailed calendar, stre
With Juked now three months into open beta, we decided to catch up with co-founder ChanManV. He walked us through the creation of Juked, how they manage to stay in touch with all the esports scenes, and what the future holds for the platform.
The following was sent to Inven Global as a press release. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. February 12th -- Esports aggregation platform Juked.gg has announced it raised a $800,000 pre-seed round to accelerate
The Warcraft 3: Reforged release was about as rocky as it gets, and the devs responded to fan criticism in hopes of quelling the masses today. Fans still aren't satisfied though, calling out more unanswered questions and problems in the release. Read more on the situation here:
The remaster of Warcraft 3 was supposed to be a highlight for Activision Blizzard in 2020. After being one of the few highlights at the infamous "do you guys not have phones" BlizzCon of 2018, the hyp
Humans and Orcs will once again return to the battlefield against one another as Warcraft III: Reforged's multiplayer beta is set to begin this week. According to a press release sent from Activision Blizzard, players will be able to play as either Humans or Orcs in 1v1 or 2v2 matchmaking games. Fear not lovers of the Undead and Night Elf races, both classes will be coming in the upcoming weeks alongside new game modes.
The 2019 World Cyber Games (WCG) held from July 18th to 21st had its grand finale. WCG, which returned in 6 years, had Crossfire, Clash Royale, Hearthstone, Dota 2, Wangzhe Rongyao, and Warcraft 3 as
World Cyber Games (WCG) has come back in 6 years in Xi'an, China. The games being played in this WCG are Arena of Valor (Wangzhe Rongyao), Dota 2, Crossfire, Warcraft 3, Clash Royale, and Hearthstone.
And this week, Blizzard released the first look at the Reforged's handling of the mysterious Night Elves. At BlizzCon 2018, we had already seen how the Humans, Orcs, and Undead races look but the new image uploaded to Playwarcraft3.com shows the most refined (debatable) race in Azeroth in full HD glory.
On March 16th the NetEase Esports X Tournament 2019 Spring will begin, featuring 16 prominent players from South Korea and China, who will be competing for a total prize pool of ¥ 100,000 (≃ $ 14,760).
With a confirmed release date of August 27th, 2019, the hype for the return of one of the most influential games of the past decade is at an all-time high. Classic servers will be available to anyone who already has a World of Warcraft subscription.
In just four days, the Warcraft 3 offline tournament the 'Iron Couch' — here is what you should know before witnessing traditional Warcraft in its most competitive modern iteration.
"It is easy to tell Warcraft 3 is on the rise thanks to increased tournament prize pools, new teams forming and pro-players once again finding sponsorship. In fact, an announcement today by the esports organization Heroes Hearth is doing its part in adding to Reforged anticipation. "
