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August 14, 2020
The most stacked Warzone Wednesday to date
We’re already in week 7 of Keemstar’s Warzone Wednesday FPS tournaments – and it’s the biggest one yet. Some of the biggest streamer names are joining in on the action…
June 18, 2020
Rainbow 6 Siege gets a new League – the North American League
Fans of Rainbow Six might not be surprised by what Ubisoft Montreal just released – in a bit of breaking Rainbow Six news, they just killed one of its biggest…
June 23, 2022
Cyber.bet Cup Spring Series promises even more Dota 2 action this month
Esports Betting and tournament provider Cyber.bet returns with yet another esports competition. For the first time ever, the provider dips their toes in the Dota 2 competitive ecosystem. The Cyber.bet…
January 22, 2025
LeoVegas
LeoVegas esports options are available now, and we decided it was the perfect time to run a deep review of this Casino/Sportsbook to see if it would work well for…
June 2, 2020
Doublelift, TSM, and the Closed Loop Career
The more things change, the more they stay the same. In honor of that tradition, it seems fitting for Yiliang Peter “Doublelift” Peng to adopt a coat-of-arms to serve as…
December 7, 2024
Four key stories at the WePlay! Pushka League Season 1
TI 2020 may be postponed, and Dota 2 fans may be suffering, but the WePlay! Pushka League is here to provide ample entertainment in this trying times. Some of the…
June 23, 2022
Fortnite World Cup 2020 Canceled – Has Competitive Fortnite Shut Down?
Recent events have caused a lot of casualties in sports. For the most part, Esports has continued… albeit while working from home. Even though the games are already played virtually,…
July 23, 2024
The impact of the The International 2020 being postponed
It’s that time of the year again, when Valve is preparing to release the Battle Pass for The International. Normally, there’s a lot of excitement in the air, as each…
August 22, 2024
LCK Playoffs Format Needs an Overhaul
The League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) is the oldest ongoing League of Legends league. Founded in 2012 by OGN as the League of Legends Champions, it rebranded to the…
December 7, 2024
Red Bull Esports Wololo tournament is more than just a funny name
When it comes to esports news, the biggest headlines are almost always for MOBA or shooter-games. Other genres have their own events, series, and fans of course, but it’s a…
December 7, 2024
Twitch Directory is finally here – the newest Twitch esports service
It’s been a long time coming, but Twitch just revealed their newest esports service – the Twitch esports directory. Revealed rather casually via a blog post, this new service is…
February 3, 2022
Will Gaming and Esports Startups Survive the Coronavirus Crisis?
The video game and esports industry was booming before the coronavirus crisis took hold. In 2019 the video game market likely achieved a value of $150 billion. Esports was worth…
April 28, 2020
Call of Duty Modern Warfare Update is coming
The newest Call of Duty Modern Warfare update is bringing all sorts of new content to PC, Xbox One, and PS4 players this week. The new patch is going to…
April 28, 2020
LPL 2020 Spring Playoff Finals Prediction – Who will be crowned new king of 2020 LPL?
The 2020 Spring Season for the League of Legends Pro League, also regarded as the LPL, is soon coming to its end. The third place match between IG and FPX…
May 26, 2020
Evil Geniuses and Fnatic are your BTS Pro Series Champions
Evil Geniuses and Fnatic are crowned as regional champions of BTS Pro Series. In Americas regional, Evil Geniuses defeated Quincy Crew in a clutching 3-1 finals. Meanwhile, Fnatic took an…
April 27, 2020
$2 Million FNCS Invitational Announced – More Entertainment than Skill
Speculation about what comes next after the last season of FNCS wrapped out didn’t have to last very long. Just after the conclusion of the last event, Epic has announced…
April 26, 2020
LPL Semifinal Preview – FunPlus Phoenix vs JD Gaming
With the conclusion of the match between Invictus Gaming and Top Esports, the League of Legends Pro League (LPL) 2020 Spring split now has its first finalist. Top Esports finally…
May 13, 2020
LPL Semifinal Preview – Invictus Gaming vs Top Esports
The League of Legends Pro League (LPL) is coming to a close for its 2020 Spring season. Of the starting 17 teams, there are now only four teams left to…
October 6, 2020
LCK Finals Recap – T1 sweeps Gen.G to complete three-peat
T1 won the 2020 Spring League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) earlier today in a clean 3-0 sweep over Gen.G. In doing so, T1 earned the 100 million Korean won…
August 4, 2023
Blast Premier announces Blast Rising
Popular tournament organizer Blast just announced a new online tournament – Blast Rising is going to be the latest in a series of FPS tournaments worldwide. More specifically, it’ll be…
April 28, 2020
BTS Pro Series: Americas – Playoffs Day 2 Predictions
BTS Pro Series: Americas has entered its Playoffs Stage and on day 1, only one of the favorites won their match. The other one was bested by a determined and…
April 24, 2020
Fortnite Travis Scott Event Shows Popularity but Not For Competitive
Fortnite is showing as much popularity as ever, with 12.3 million people showing up to watch a small concert in-game. This Fortnite Travis Scott event shows the game still has…
January 12, 2023
Call of Duty joins the DraftKings fantasy lineup
Draftkings has a pretty solid fantasy drafts lineup already, but as of next week, a new league will be joining their DFS product series. Specifically the Call of Duty contests…
December 4, 2020
Call of Duty: Mobile World Championship Announced
Mobile games have been up and coming for years – they’ve always quietly made up the majority of earnings when it came to video game sales, but now they’ve also…
April 23, 2020
Former champion, PPD retires from DOTA2
On 21st April 2020, Peter “ppd” Dager, former captain of team Evil Geniuses, the International 2015 Champions, retires from competitive DOTA2. The announcement came as shocking news to the DOTA2…