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January 11, 2023
ESL One Birmingham 2020 Europe – Where Online is spicier then LAN
The ESL One Birmingham 2020 is way on its way with playoffs beginning today. Playoffs are set to commence without one of the biggest names in competitive Dota 2, Team…
December 8, 2024
Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 3 – Release Date and Map
Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 3 will soon be live in the game! This latest update is only the third season in Fortnite Chapter 2. This ‘new’ version of Fortnite launched…
September 3, 2021
In-Game Advertising – Gaming through the economy
In-game advertising isn’t something new it’s something we’ve been seeing since the first generations of video games. Did you know that the first product placement in a video game dates…
September 24, 2021
How Ryoma’s Pick-Up vindicated 100 Thieves
The 100 Thieves LoL team has had its ups and downs in terms of public opinion. The organization joined the League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) in 2018 as part…
June 23, 2022
Dota 2 Battle Pass 2020 surpasses records amid bug infestation
The highly-anticipated Battle Pass 2020 for the International 10 was released on May 26. Yet, it didn’t take a day before the prize pool surpassed 8 million dollars. Effectively, this…
October 6, 2020
PUBG PCS Europe Charity Showdown returns today
Competitive PUBG is back in its full splendor. After what felt like ages ago, we finally got to witness the best PUBG Players clash in all four main competitive regions.…
May 27, 2020
SummT1G, Dakotaz, and JoshOG Extended Twitch Exclusivity Deals
Twitch streamers SummT1G, Dakotaz, and JoshOG have signed an extension to their relationships with Twitch. The news of this Twitch exclusivity deal will mean these players and their substantial chunk…
August 2, 2021
What’s with all the hype about Free Fire?
Free Fire is a very popular mobile esports game apparently. Published by Garena, the battle royale title peaks at about 80 million players per day. That’s a considerable number, and…
October 6, 2020
2020 League of Legends Mid-Season Cup: 5 Players to Watch
It has been a month since the League of Legends Pro League (LPL) had its Spring season finals. For League of Legends fans accustomed to a jam-packed calendar, the cancellation…
August 19, 2021
Dota 2 The International 10 Battle Pass is out
It has been a long road of speculation and guessing. With current events blocking the way, players across the globe were wondering if there will be a Battle Pass, and…
January 11, 2023
ESL One Birmingham 2020 kicks off with Topson’s debut
The much anticipated ESL One Birmingham 2020 is already on its way, with several regions already kicking off last week. With 330,000 USD total prize pool spread across 4 regions,…
May 26, 2025
Valorant release date announced along with new content
Much anticipated new release from League of Legends publisher Riot, Valorant, has finally been given a release date – and some exciting updates. The Valorant release date has been set…
October 6, 2020
Toxic Gaming: The never-ending fight in tackling players’ toxic behavior
Sadly, like many online communities there is rogue element of toxicity or toxic gaming in most esports games. Unfortunately, with player identities often anonymous and individuals physically separate from those…
May 22, 2020
Is Amazon’s Crucible the Next Big Esports Title?
Crucible is the first major PC game to come out of Amazon Game Studios. The parcel delivery company has expanded into the competitive gaming area with a title that resembles…
September 7, 2020
The Overwatch anniversary event is back with a ton of goodies
Overwatch has a series of in-game events along with its ongoing and changed competitive circuit. One of those event is its yearly celebration of Overwatch’s anniversary. With it comes a…
May 21, 2020
Malicious Bots invade the DOTA 2 game experience
The DOTA 2 client is plagued with thousands of bots scripted to ruin players’ experience in the game. Concerned players took it to the Reddit forum to complain about the…
May 20, 2020
The Mid-Season LoL Streamathon is here to help
In the middle of the worldwide halt, esports has hit a bit of a slump. Although not nearly as much as traditional sports, esports has seen some difficulty. Lots of…
April 6, 2023
WoW Esports goes to Twitter and the official AWC Viewer’s guide
While WoW isn’t the biggest of esports out there, it’s still got a decent following – and publisher Activision-Blizzard just created a dedicated Twitter for the game. Created about a…
October 5, 2022
The Expectations for Misfits and Kobbe
In recent League of Legends news, Misfits Gaming announced that Kasper “Kobbe” Kobberup would join as the bot laner for their League of Legends team in the LEC. The Danish…
January 11, 2023
Team Secret claims trophy at GWB 2020 among record viewer hours
The Gamers Without Borders 2020 Dota 2 tournament was hosted over the weekend with 8 participating teams play for a charitable cause. Every team was given the choice to donate…
October 28, 2022
2020 Mid-Season Cup: LCK and LPL to bring back Rift Rivals memories
With the regular Mid-Season Invitational 2020 canceled as a result of everything that’s been going on, the League of Legends esports calendar was left with a barren May. To rectify…
May 18, 2020
Is Newbee Truly Guilty of Match-Fixing?
Oh, how the mighty have fallen! The organization that has traditionally held some of the best Dota 2 Players, has been put under the grinder this past week. In 2014,…
October 28, 2022
The Epic Store error is back… again
It’s no secret that large sections of the gaming and esports community aren’t pleased by Epic. Though responsible for the Unreal Engine and Fortnite, the company has made their fair…
September 9, 2024
Can You Win Fortnite by Doing Nothing?
Fortnite is a game that takes a lot of skill at a high level. You’ve got to be adept at rotating, shooting, and outmaneuvering other players by building. However, for…
June 15, 2020
PUBG Patch 7.2: New Bots, New Ranked and New Problems
It’s no secret that PUBG had a rather tumultuous history – after being turned into an esport far too soon and facing some rather ridiculous problems like unavoidable bugs at…