EPICENTER 2017 will decide the champion of champions in CS:GO

Stuchiu's team-by-team analysis of the EPICENTER 2017 field

In 2015, a small overlooked event called Gfinity: Champion of Champions just happened to have the top four Counter-Strike teams in the world at the time.

October 20, 2017
Karrigan says GuardiaN is playing free on FaZe Clan

Karrigan discusses the new FaZe Clan lineup and how he uses tactics

Slingshot’s Jarek “DeKay” Lewis caught up with FaZe Clan in-game leader Finn “karrigan” Andersen after the quarterfinals of the ELEAGUE CS:GO Premier. They talked about adjusting to the new lineup and having so much firepower on one team.

October 12, 2017
The ELEAGUE playoffs will be a battle royale of top teams

The ELEAGUE playoffs are a well-timed battle royal

The ELEAGUE CS:GO Premier came at an opportune time.

October 9, 2017
FaZe Clan Overwatch coach NamedHwi talked about Overwatch League and Contenders

FaZe Clan Overwatch coach NamedHwi discusses Overwatch Contenders and Koreans coming to NA

Slingshot’s Andrew Kim caught up with Ko “NamedHwi” Se-hwi, Overwatch coach for FaZe Clan, via email to talk about Overwatch League, Overwatch Contenders and Western teams signing Korean rosters for Overwatch League.

October 2, 2017
The latest DeKay Mailbag touches on VP/SK Gaming rosters, kioshima's future and more

DeKay Mailbag: VP/SK rosters, kioshima’s future and who’s had the worst 2017

After a wild summer and quick surge back into the professional Counter-Strike season, Slingshot’s Jarek “DeKay” Lewis answers more reader questions.

October 2, 2017
FaZe Clan and Team Liquid elevated themselves at ESL One New York

Turning potential into reality: The Ascension of Team Liquid and FaZe Clan

ESL One New York was the second Tier 1 tournament in the post-break CS:GO season.

September 19, 2017
FaZe Clan rebounded and Snax shouldn't be IGL

DeKay’s Final Five from ESG/ELEAGUE: FaZe rebounds and Snax is too skilled to be IGL

The weekend was filled with Counter-Strike, as ESG Tours, Group A of the ELEAGUE CS:GO Premier and DreamHack Montreal all took place.

September 11, 2017
The winds of change keep blowing in CS:GO

The winds of change continue to blow in CS:GO

When Valve introduced skins and the Major system, no one could have imagined the impact and reverberations those moves eventually made throughout the Counter-Strike scene.

September 8, 2017
G2 Esports won Dreamhack Malmo and dominated SK Gaming once again

DeKay’s Final Five: G2 Esports continues to earn rep as ‘SK Killers’ at DreamHack Malmo

It had been more than a month since the last significant Counter-Strike LAN, and many of the world’s top teams took part in DreamHack Malmö over the weekend.

September 5, 2017
FaZe and SK are among the teams vying for No. 1 in the CS:GO world

Unfinished Business: SK, FaZe, Astralis and G2 continue the fight to determine who’s the best

The PGL Krakow Major was supposed to be the fight for the crown, the final battle between SK Gaming, FaZe Clan, G2 Esports and Astralis for CS:GO supremacy.

August 30, 2017