A few days left before the start of The International 2015. On the eve of such a grand championship, we slightly unveil the curtain of mystery and share with you the announcement of Team Empire's new partner.

From today we are starting a partnership with the portal VPGAME.com, which requires no introduction. This is one of the largest Dota 2 platforms in China, which is gradually opening its doors to visitors from all over the world. 

All the functionality of dota2.VPGAME.com is already translated into English, and from today the Russian-language version of the site operates in a test mode. Some features of dota2.VPGAME.com are unique, so we can confidently say that in the near future they will strengthen their position in Europe.

Today we write another line in the history of our organization. From this moment we acquire another reliable partner with whom we can confidently move into the future. We are talking about Kinguin. This serious step will directly affect the future of Team Empire.

During past years, our team has steadily gained power, became a champion of many major championships and brought joy to our fans. We are rightly be called one of the best Dota 2 teams in the world and it's time to expand! We believe that there are other disciplines in which we can. And together with Kinguin it will be much easier.

Team Empire continues to move forward every day. We reach new heights, develop squads, expand our fan base. We have made a huge effort to keep up with the rapid development of e-sports.

All of that wouldn’t be possible without partners and sponsors who always support Team Empire. We are going together through ups and downs, they are part of our success. Without them, our project, probably, would not have been able to survive for so long. So, today we are pleased to announce the partnership with the company that is well-known all over the world - Logitech.

Sad news came to us from the embassy, ​​friends. At the time we were happy that ALOHADANCE received an US visa, came another, very sad information. One of the leaders of our team, that competes on the position of an offlaner - Maxim "yoky" Kim was rejected at the US Embassy and will not be able to represent our team on JoinDOTA MLG Pro League lan-finals.

However, management had to find him at least a worthy replacement for the period of the tournament. Under flags of the Empire, as a standin, returns Funn1k! So, Gleb Lipatnikov will travel to Columbus, Ohio to play as an offlaner of Team Empire.

Team Empire, one of the most established eSports brands, announces an exciting partnership with Pinnacle Sports, one of the most respected online bookmakers in the world.

The multi-platform partnership will see Pinnacle Sports sponsoring Team Empire’s highly successful Dota2 team and offering their large user-base the opportunity to join the growing number of fans who enjoy the excitement of betting on eSports matches.

Pinnacle Sports has established itself as the internet’s leading eSports bookmaker, accepting its one-millionth eSports bet in December 2014. The Curaçao-based operation has seen the popularity of eSports betting exceed that of traditional sports like golf or rugby.

The exhibition of new products in electronic industry CES 2015 is in full swing. We want to introduce you the new line of unique products from Seagate - external storage devices: Seven, Wireless and Personal Cloud.

Seagate Seven is the most elegant 500 gigabyte 2.5-inch external hard drive in the world: its thickness does not exceed 7 mm. The case is made of stainless steel and connection to a computer provides the interface USB 3.0. It is curious that Seven is dedicated to the 35th anniversary of Seagate. Before the appearance of Seven the thinnest portable hard drives in the line of the company were the devices of series UltraSlim - their thickness barely exceeded 1 cm.

Friends, on behalf of Team Empire, that became a family not only for it's employees, but, I suppose, for a lot of fans either, I wish you a Happy New 2015 Year! We expect a lot of tests and achievements and hope that we will overcome them with courage worthy of true Imperials.

The news won't surprise anyone, and many of you, for sure, were waiting for this moment somewhere before. We are pleased to announce that Illia "ALOHADANCE" Korobkin, who have been playing recently for our team as a standin, becomes a full member of the roster.

Empire has always been known for the ability to find young talents and we are pleased that this tradition continues. Illia shown himself as an unexpectedly confident executer in difficult game situations Also we remembered him for the ability to read the game, being one step ahead of the opponent.

Last week, on December 17, ASUS has officially introduced in Russia the new model line of gaming laptops Republic of Gamers - ASUS G551, ASUS G751 and ASUS G771, as well as a new gaming computer ASUS ROG G20.

During the presentation of production was held a showmatch between top CIS Dota 2 teams: Team Empire and Moscow 5. It passed in the format of best-of-one, where the winner gets $ 3,000, the loser "only" $ 1,000.

Good evening, dear friends! It's been a while since I wrote anything in his blog, and I am sorry that new article has sad theme. However, I believe that it is right to tell you the latest news personally.

The main theme of this blog is D2L tournament in Las Vegas. As you know, Team Empire has won the qualifier few days ago...

We knew that getting there is not easy, and not even because of the financial costs of the trip, but due to visa issues.

Today we want to announce the news that does not will please the fans of Dota 2 and Team Empire. After months of playing in the team Aleksey "Solo" Berezin decided to leave Empire.

Aleksey joined Team Empire at the end of August this year and immediately confidently joined the collective. Despite the fact that the role of support for him was relatively new, he could demonstrate excellent results with the first matches and increasing the already large army the fans.