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June 25, 2019
Atlanta Reign Pro Dafran leaves the League
Overwatch pro player Dafran announced his retirement from the Overwatch League yesterday – his plan is to go back to the ‘comfy streamer life’ as he calls it. The Atlanta…
June 25, 2019
MDL Disneyland Major Qualifiers: preview and analysis
MDL Disneyland will be the 4th Major of the Dota Pro Circuit and one of the last two chances for a lot of teams to score enough points and climb…
September 23, 2019
NA LCS Quarter Finals preview: all eyes on TSM
The LCS playoffs will begin this weekend as the top six teams get set for battle. The best of five series between Echo Fox and Team SoloMid will start Saturday,…
June 25, 2019
LEC: Playoffs madness sweeps EU
“We are primed and ready.” – Everyone in the LEC After nine gruelling weeks of competition, we are finally near the finish line with the final six in the LEC.…
June 25, 2019
Dead or Alive 6 – ‘Greatest’ World Championship coming soon
Not long after the release of the newest entry in the popular fighting-game series, a World Championship for it has been revealed by Team Ninja. Game publisher Team Ninja didn’t…
September 18, 2020
Competitive players response to Fortnite v8.20’s changes
Fortnite is a game that is continuously in flux, not everyone seems to like this. With most new updates there is a stream of reactions from Fortnite competitive players and…
December 6, 2019
GameStop unveil their esports ambitions
GameStop are well known as being a global leader in the video gaming retail market. But the Texas-based brand have recently made moves to enter the hugely profitable world of…
August 4, 2023
Big weekend in CS:GO with the StarSeries & i-League and UML
“No Astralis? No Problem.” This weekend will mark the beginning of the 7th iteration of the StarSeries & i-League season, with 16 teams competing for the main prize of $250,000…
December 8, 2024
Fortnite Pro Players caught cheating in in-game events
Two competitive Fortnite players have again been caught cheating during an in-game event. This particular cup was a precursor to a tournament, there has been some debate over which event…
June 25, 2019
LCK Week 10: the matches not to be missed on days 3 and 4
Day 3 Gen.G vs SANDBOX Gaming Coming out of week 9, Gen.G remain inconsistent, coin flipping a large proportion of their latest wins. While they had defeated Griffin in week…
June 25, 2019
What to watch: OWL Stage Two storylines
With Stage One Playoffs in the rearview, the shift in focus has started for all 20 Overwatch League teams as the second stage kicks off next weekend. If Stage playoffs…
June 25, 2019
Dive into competitive PUBG
“If you asked anyone a year ago about PUBG succeeding as an esports, most would say it’s an improbable or impossible venture.” About two years ago PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds brought the…
June 25, 2019
Around the OWL: Vancouver Titans victorious in Stage One Playoffs
In a hectic weekend of Overwatch League action, established favorites failed to meet their mark as other less hyped playoff contenders found their groove en route to the Finals on…
November 4, 2019
Philadelphia to get a $50 million esports arena
Gamers in Philadelphia can soon look forward to enjoying the first purpose-built esports stadium in the whole of the USA. The $50 million project is being organised by Comcast Spectator…
June 25, 2019
Vici Gaming wins the DreamLeague Season 11 Major
The 3rd Major of the Dota Pro Circuit is over and the winner is a totally unexpected team from China. Vici Gaming had to win the StarLadder ImbaTV Minor to…
June 25, 2019
LEC Spring: Best and Worst
With playoffs a week away in the LEC, we take a look at the individuals that made greatness and great badness in the regular season part of the LEC Spring…
October 15, 2020
Gaming and the Monarchy – the UK’s esports market
Despite not being one of the biggest countries in the top ten of biggest esports markets, the UK has the 6th biggest esports market in the entire world – with…
June 25, 2019
WCS Winter Round of 8 is almost here!
Now that the excitement of IEM Katowice and WESG is over, it’s time to focus on the next big thing – the StarCraft II World Championship Series or WCS! Specifically,…
August 4, 2023
BLAST Pro Series kicks off this weekend in São Paulo
The BLAST Pro Series kicks off 2019 in São Paulo, Brazil this weekend, where six of the world’s top eight seeds will fight for a main prize of $125,000. With…
August 4, 2023
HyperX steps up their esports ambitions
All gamers will know that HyperX are one of the best brands in the business of gaming hardware. The US-based company have earned a strong reputation for their gaming headsets,…
April 6, 2023
WoW’s new toys support esports!
As announced some time ago, popular MMO World of Warcraft is currently holding an event – for a limited time, all purchases of two specific toys are going to contribute…
July 30, 2020
FaZe Clan sign new teenage Fortnite player
FaZe Clan has recently announced a brand new signing for their Fortnite team. This has had a little more success recently and is currently home to some of the best…
June 25, 2019
New item the Baller has divided Fortnite’s competitive community
This last week saw a new item added to Fortnite. This new addition has gone through the life-cycle of reactions to big new items in almost record time. Baller hit…
June 17, 2019
Female-only esports: Good or Bad?
Today I write about a hot button topic regarding female-only esport competition and gender division in competitive esports. Straight out the gate, my stance is that organizing female-only tournaments does…
July 15, 2024
LCK Week 9: predictions of Days 1 & 2
Day 1 Griffin vs. Hanwha Life Esports Coming into Week 9, Griffin remain the top team in the LCK, currently 12-2. That said, last week had been a shocking week…