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August 1, 2019
ONE Esports to debut with events in Tokyo, Jakarta, and Singapore
Global esports revenues are expected to hit $1.1 billion in 2019, a jump of 27% from last year. Such numbers coupled with the recent success of the Fortnite World Cup…
October 10, 2019
Overwatch World Cup 2019 Roster Round-up
It’s almost that time of the year again. With the regular season of competitive Overwatch wrapping up year round, the shortlists and team assembly for multiple National teams has already…
June 30, 2020
EVO Championship Series 2019 is almost upon us
The big day is almost here – Vegas based EVO 2019 is about to launch. Perhaps the most popular fighting tournament in the world, EVO definitely features some of the…
July 31, 2019
Around the OWL: NYXL stutters, London Spitfire pick up steam
The first week of role lock is officially in the books for the Overwatch League, and the ripples in the meta have already been set for each team. In a…
July 31, 2019
Can SK Telecom continue their win streak? | LCK Week 8 Preview
With the final three weeks of regular season play upon us, the playoff picture is tighter than ever before as SKT, Gen.G, Afreeca Freecs and Kingzone Dragon-X all have a…
September 3, 2024
Kicking for cash – the FIFA eWorld Cup is almost here!
The FIFA eWorld cup 2019 finals are upon us! The stage is set for an intense competition between the 32 top ranked players from the global series. These talented gamers…
July 7, 2020
GGBet announces new website and MGA license for European market
GGBet have stepped up their ambitions for the esports betting industry with a new domain, a new license, and a range of special offers for summer’s biggest competitive gaming events.…
July 30, 2019
Pantheon rework – Essence kept, yet highly improved.
Pantheon had initially been released over nine and a half years ago, with no significant change to his kit since then. This had made Pantheon a fairly stagnant and basic…
August 31, 2024
What’s next for CSGO player “Coldzera”?
For a while now, Brazilian CSGO superstar is sitting at the bench and is actively looking for a new team or organization for himself. As you probably know, he got…
April 17, 2025
16 year old Bugha wins Fortnite World Cup 2019
The Fortnite World Cup was a dramatic weekend that saw a number of big players fail to perform. In their place, a generation of previously lesser-known players has shown off…
November 24, 2021
Cryptocurrencies and Esports: the bromance that never was
The world of esports has been plagued with issues related to fraud and dishonesty since day one. There are thousands of examples of partners, tournament organizers not paying their fair…
June 23, 2020
Luckbox expands its esports betting platform with eight new titles
Luckbox has added eight new games to its esports betting platform. Customers at the Isle of Man-based betting site will now get to enjoy placing bets on games like Overwatch,…
August 5, 2019
Full team rosters for the Fortnite World Cup
The Fortnite World Cup finally arrived. While the news in the last few weeks has been dominated by various console exclusive Fortnite tournaments, the biggest tournament for every platform is…
August 31, 2024
TI 9 prize pool breaks the $30 million barrier
For the first time in the history of Dota 2 and esports as a whole, we have a tournament whose prize pool has reached the same heights we see in…
July 26, 2019
Top Rank: Rating OWL’s top five MVP shortlist
After polling was released earlier this week between league GM’s, mainstream media and broadcast crew at the Overwatch League, five finalists have been selected for the 2019 OWL MVP award…
October 6, 2020
Can Origen make it to the LoL Worlds 2019?
Week 6 in the LEC continues the rematch phase of the 2019 Summer Split. In the following two weeks the entire league standings and even the chances for a Worlds…
November 21, 2019
Esports and Accessibility – Japan takes a step forward
In traditional sports, being able-bodied and capable of participating is important – all players of both team and individual sports need to be in top physical shape in order to…
August 31, 2024
Herosphere aims to simplify crypto esports betting
Anybody with an interest in esports betting and cryptocurrencies should definitely keep an eye on the latest developments from Herosphere. The Austrian tech company has recently taken steps to allow…
September 23, 2019
Echo fox to sell LCS slot for $30.25 million
Riot announced through the “lolesports” twitter that Echo Fox have submitted a proposal to sell its LCS slot to another entity. Riot is currently reviewing the proposal and will meet…
July 24, 2019
Twitch DevJam 2019 | Twitch Extensions are here, and they’re open to everyone!
Twitch is one of the biggest brands in esports – without the streaming platform, there would be significantly fewer esports fans, and showing matches worldwide would be significantly more difficult.…
July 24, 2019
Simplicity Esports is opening its second esports centre!
Simplicity Esports, along with their partner Gaming Company, recently announced that they’ll be opening their second corporate-owned esports centre. The new location will be located in Florida, and it’ll be…
February 13, 2020
Syncing with Sigma: Overwatch’s newest Tank hero
With the release of role queue soon to hit Overwatch PTR, the subsequent reveal of Overwatch’s newest Tank stalwart is fitting to say the least. Siebren de Kuiper, otherwise known…
September 23, 2019
Rivalry Reloaded: CLG and TSM jostle for third place in LCS
The once classic North American rivalry between the long standing organizations has admittedly grown stale in seasons prior, but CLG’s resurgence this Summer has put Counter Logic Gaming firmly back…
December 8, 2024
Could Age of Empires be the next big esport?
In a world dominated by esports like Dota 2, League of Legends, Overwatch and similar titles, it may seem a bit strange to consider Age of Empires as a potential…
November 4, 2019
China’s new plans to develop the national esports scene
China is well-known for its ambitious national projects. But recently it has reversed its sceptical outlook on competitive gaming to put into action a grand plan to make the most…