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June 20, 2019
LoL Patch 8.19 Champions rundown
As the season is approaching the end, Riot has steered away from any major changes. Patch 8.19 mainly consists of slight champion balancing, with the usual damage, scaling and cooldown…
June 13, 2019
Trouble at the American Hearth(stone)
The Round of 16, a dual elimination tournament that’s part of the HGG or Hearthstone Global Games, started just a week ago, and already, things are shaking up to be…
September 11, 2019
Overwatch World Cup Qualifiers: Quarterfinals are set with Paris and United Kingdom making the grade
With the last leg of Regional Qualifiers completed, the final eight Overwatch National teams have been drawn with the first and second seeds placed in different pools to fairly distribute…
October 6, 2020
Get rewarded for watching Worlds
Finally, after countless years, Riot will be implementing an incentive for fans to watch one of their larger Esports events. Instead of giving out skins, Riot has revealed they will…
June 20, 2019
Dota 2 has a lot of new faces
Dota 2 is known to be a very challenging and highly competitive esport. Throughout its history there have been multiple occasions when a top-level team or even a TI champion…
July 19, 2019
Two new ranks to be introduced in Season 9
Riot has recently unveiled their new plans to change the ranking system in the upcoming Season 9. This change will involve adding two new tiers along with compressing the current…
July 9, 2019
Mindfreak qualify for Heroes of the Storm HGC Intercontinental Clash
The Australian team Mindfreak only recently entered the Heroes of the Strom scene – in April 2018, they acquired Nomia and joined. Mindfreak itself of course, is much older, having…
August 4, 2023
BIG and VP, first invites to Malta’s $150,000 SuperNova event
Quickfire has just announced that it will be hosting a new event called SuperNova CS:GO in Malta. The event will feature eight invited teams and it will have $150,000 on…
July 5, 2021
News corporations are keen to jump on the esports & video gaming bandwagon
Most of us will play video games as a kind of entertainment. But an ambitious new project looks to make video gaming platforms a central place where you can read…
June 9, 2020
Is Tal “Fly” Aizik the unsung hero of The International 2018?
The International 2018 was without a doubt the greatest edition of this prestigious event of the first 8. The first International, the third and the fifth had their great moments,…
June 13, 2019
Hearthstone season is well underway!
It’s a good year for one of Blizzard’s most popular esports – the 2018 Hearthstone Championship Tour or HCT is almost at its final stage, and the Hearthstone Global Games…
July 9, 2019
Crossfire: Washington D.C. General Manager Kate Mitchell caught in controversy regarding player and staff signings
After previously making headlines signing former NYXL duo WizardHyeong and Janus this past week. Washington D.C. General Manager Kate Mitchell has been called into question regarding the treatment and handling…
June 20, 2019
Mastercard becomes Riot Games’ new sponsor
Riot has just revealed their latest major global sponsor, Mastercard. Unlike other traditional sponsors which usually keep to one region, Matercard will be sponsoring Riot’s worldwide endeavors given their sheer size…
July 9, 2019
PUBG PS4 rumors stir after rating board leak
Rumors are stirring that suggest PUBG will finally be making its way to the PlayStation 4. Up until now, PUBG has been exclusive to PC, Xbox and mobile, and PUBG…
June 20, 2019
Around the OWL: KyKy NOT signing with Vancouver, Dafran looks for Contenders team
Contrary to previous reports, Twitter sleuths and other sources within the Vancouver OWL organization have confirmed that current Houston Outlaws Assistant Coach Kyle ‘KyKy’ Souder will not be taking over…
April 17, 2024
Are loot boxes bad for you? Why are lootboxes not in Overwatch 2?
A recently published study has suggested that loot boxes could pose a risk to gamers. The report that was released by the Australian Environment and Communications Reference Committee stated that…
April 6, 2023
The WoW Arena Championships are underway!
The fall season of the World of Warcraft Arena Championship is already well underway, and we are now two cups in. Hard to believe though that may be, we’ve already…
June 20, 2019
Overwatch World Cup Qualifiers Thailand: China and Australia pass through Group C
With three groups in the Overwatch World Cup Qualifying rounds already decided, China and Australia made their respective regions proud as they qualified with unlikely rosters that were relatively unproven…
August 4, 2023
FACEIT Major Playoffs Stage participants revealed
After two weeks of neck and neck matches, the initial 24 teams that entered the FACEIT London Major have been whittled down to just eight. These remaining teams will now…
June 13, 2019
Hearthstone Fall Championship Tour in Los Angeles
In case people are unaware, Blizzard are currently gearing up to host the Hearthstone Fall Championship Tour in Los Angeles. Taking place at the Blizzard Arena, fans and competitors alike…
June 20, 2019
Riot reveals new LCK stadium – League of Legends
Riot games has recently revealed a new stadium for the LCK, arguably the most competitive region in professional League of Legends. This new stadium, called the “LoL Park”, encompasses a…
June 20, 2019
Dota 2 Patch 7.19c – More nerfs, more drama
On September 14th, Valve released another patch designed to nerf some of the most played and somewhat overpowered heroes in the game. And to some degree they’ve done a good…
September 30, 2019
NA vs. EU: How will the best Western teams fare at Worlds?
As another year of League of Legends World Championship competition approaches, Western fans are more eager than ever for success in their regions and with Fnatic and Team Liquid looking…
August 4, 2023
The most shocking stories in the FACEIT Major so far
So far, we’ve had an excellent showing at the FACEIT London Major. 24 of the world’s best teams showed up to put on a strong fight and nobody went down…
June 20, 2019
Preseason Dota 2 Player Transfers
Like every year, after the end of The International 2018 many of the teams and players have decided to make a change, hopefully for the better. As a result, new…