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eSports Gaming League Will Drug Test Its Players

Posted By: Caleb Batemanon: July 23, 2015In: Gaming, Nerd NewsTags: ESL, eslproleague, eSportsNo Comments

A popular Esports personality Kody ‘Semphis’ Freisen has admitted to using the drug adderall whilst competing in a Counterstrike Go tournament causing to the ESL, The Electronic Sporting League to look at making changes to there policies and rules in response to this statement. Adderall is an amphetamine that improves cognition and reaction time. In a […] Read more

eSports Mergers Are a Thing

Posted By: Alex D'Alessandroon: July 04, 2015In: Gaming, Nerd News, NerdCulture, RumorsTags: ESL, eSports, MTG1 Comment

Modern Times Group, a Swedish media company, just bought a majority (74%) of shares in Turtle Entertainment which operates the Electronic Sports League. The CEO of the newly acquired ESL, Ralf Reichert, has said, in an interview with Fortune, that “over the past year they’ve talked to many potential suitors, including large media companies, but […] Read more