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July 17, 2020
LCS Summer broadcast issues still unresolved
The 2020 League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) Summer Season began on June 12. Its opening day broadcast featured its new Friday Night League (FNL) format: a rework of the…
July 2, 2020
Dota 2 Patch 7.27 – Venture into new meta and item builds
Players rejoice as Dota 2 receives its much needed major update immediately after the BEYOND EPIC League concluded. It has certainly been a while since the Dota 2 game last…
October 28, 2022
Is Fortnite Season 3 bad for Competitive?
Fortnite Season 3 has gotten off to a bit of a rocky start. The map is covered in water, which while novel is getting a bit irritating. The balance of…
October 28, 2022
Will reporting players in champ select solve anything?
More than a month ago, we posted an article about the LoL Solo Queue Problems and the solution Riot never acknowledges. It began with Voyboy posting a near 10 minute…
August 4, 2023
FATE Esports stomps everyone at the Cyber.Bet Summer Cup
The Cyber.bet Summer Cup 2020 tournament went down a very strange patch from what we initially predicted. A mere day before the event the ex-SMASH roster backed out of the…
August 18, 2021
eNASCAR Heat Pro League Series Signs Deal With MAVTV
Motorsport games have seen a big increase in interest during recent times. As a matter of fact, with many ‘real’ sports leagues out for the count, organizers and fans turned…
September 9, 2024
David Beckham Announced as Co-Owner of Guild Esports
David Beckham has been announced as the co-owner of a London based Esports business, Guild Esports. Guild Esports is a talent development agency. It is going to be headquartered in…
June 26, 2020
Pokemon Unite – The new “Free-to-Start” game is making waves
In the last few days, Pokemon has made a number of exciting announcements about new games and new content. One of these announcements was Pokemon Unite. There is already a…
October 12, 2021
The Ultimate Gaming League ups the ante with a weekly Twitch schedule
The Ultimate Gaming League (UGL) has announced an all new summer schedule packed with content and competition for everyone’s taste. The UGL is envisioned as an inclusive platform for all…
August 4, 2023
Competition intensifies at Cs_summit 6 Europe
Given the fact that two groups have finished their matches, we believe that this is a perfect time to provide you with a short recap of everything that happened on…
June 24, 2020
FACEIT set to bolster an already sprouting collegiate esports scene
Esports in school are the ultimate dream for many – and for some, it has become a reality. Though rare and unusual, some schools have added esports to their curriculum.…
May 31, 2021
GrandGrant removed From EG amid sexual harassment accusations
Evil Geniuses announced they will be releasing famed Dota 2 personality Grant “GranDGranT” Harris from the organization. The decision follows a recent controversy with several women alleging sexually harrassment from…
August 19, 2024
Metro Esports and Fight for Change – An interview with Shaon Berry
Shaon Berry is a champion of youth education, engagement and development. From his time as a coach, to building a (6) year nationally televised football platform, all the way to…
August 2, 2024
Esports’ Reaction to Black Lives Matter
In late May of 2020, the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement made international headlines once more in the wake of the George Floyd protests. Within days of Mr. Floyd’s death,…
October 6, 2020
All eyes on the BEYOND EPIC tournament and Europe’s celebrated teams
Once again, the eternal clash among celebrated teams does not stop as BEYOND EPIC delivers the Europe/CIS regionals. Boasting a hefty prize pool of 200,000 USD, twelve teams were invited…
June 22, 2020
Streamer Sexual Misconduct Allegations – Does Twitch Need to Do More?
This past week has seen a series of serious allegations made at big Twitch streamers. The number of allegations has been somewhat staggering. This has led to resignations at a…
December 8, 2024
What are the Best Battle Royale Games?
The best Battle Royale games are some of the biggest games in the world at the moment. The genre seemingly came onto the scene out of nowhere. In a short…
April 17, 2024
Who’s in Charge at TSM? | Each of the owners of Team Solo Mid
Team SoloMid (TSM) is one of the most famous organizations in League of Legends (LoL) esports. With six domestic victories, TSM holds the record for the most titles in the…
June 18, 2020
PUBG Esports, PCS and Pick’ems finally get some love in Patch 7.3
The PUBG Continental Series is kicking off next week and PUBG Esports went all out on event coverage. After almost half a year of lackluster competition, changes in format and…
January 8, 2024
Is the Dota 2 10K MMR Club still a big deal?
It’s the year 2020, DOTA 2 game is celebrating its 10th anniversary, and it’s certainly getting too crowded in the 10K MMR club. As of May 1st, there are at…
June 17, 2020
ESIC welcomes Cyber.Bet in the battle against match-fixing and corruption
Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) just announced it found a new Anti-Corruption Supporter in Cyber.bet. The provider will join a list of supporters battling match-fixing and corruption within the esports betting.…
July 17, 2020
How do we tackle corruption in a multifaceted esports ecosytem?
Despite its accelerated growth over the past decade, the esports industry is still in its infancy. The infrastructure and common practices that are taken for granted in traditional sports have…
September 24, 2021
Team B8 and Dendi’s glorious comeback halted by DDoS attacks
B8’s recent victories had fans in awe who were hopeful of Danil “Dendi” Ishutin’s glorious return to the professional scene. Unfortunately, disaster struck when Dendi was DDoS-ed in multiple games,…
June 23, 2022
Fortnite Macros – How Big of a Problem Is It?
Fortnite is finally about to enter a new season, but something else has been occupying the minds of the best Fortnite players recently. It seems the debate over control methods…
October 5, 2022
LCS Breakdown: 100 Thieves vs Cloud9
The first day of the League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) concludes with victories for Cloud9 (C9) and Evil Geniuses (EG). Evil Geniuses triumphed over 100 Thieves in the first…