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October 22, 2020
League of Legends: Wild Rift preview at Twitch Rivals tonight
Riot Games, the creators of League and Valorant have signed some pretty large partners for their latest preview. Together with Apple, Verizon and Twitch Rivals, they are set to preview…
October 21, 2020
CS:GO on an industry-wide losing spree is threatening the entire scene
Increasing industry-wide problems are developing within the competitive CS:GO esports ecosystem. Tanking regional leagues, cheating scandals, fake tournaments and organizations and athletes departing the scene are plaguing the flagship competitive…
October 20, 2020
Dota 2 MMR shifting goalposts even further as more players reach 11,000
On October 19, pro players, Artour “Arteezy” Babaev and Kim “Gabbi” Villafuerte became one of the first ten players to reach 11K MMR. In comparison, the average Dota 2 player’s…
October 20, 2020
Nayte, Kezix, and Grizi redifine winning in FNCS Season 4
The Fortnite Champion Series is the big competitive event for each Season of Fortnite. For Season 4, the series is a Trios tournament. The bigger team sizes often make for…
October 18, 2020
The Among Us FaZe In-Vent-ational starts today
Among Us is having its biggest competitive outing to date with the FaZe In-Vent-ational. The tournament is being held by the FaZe clan, featuring a roster of their biggest players…
October 16, 2020
Valorant Weekly: Act 3, Skye, Renegades x Nerd Street Gamers
Valorant Act 3 is out with a brand new set of skins and gun buddies to claim. A plethora of changes in the past two patches will completely alter your…
October 15, 2020
Do Mobile Esports have a future and can they become mainstream?
Mobile esports are competitive video games played on mobile devices that use operational systems like Android or Apple’s iOS. Like conventional esports, mobile esports grow from games that become popular…
October 14, 2020
Fortnite Daredevil Cup – First batch of Daredevils jumps into Athena
Fortnite’s latest season has featured a lot of Marvel tie ins. There have been skins, superpowers in-game, and locations on the map taken from Marvel characters. This weekend we saw…
October 14, 2020
What is the Accessory: Clothing Lines or Esports?
A lifestyle brand is a brand that attempts to sell the image of a group marketing the product to sell the product itself. In essence, it tries to convince the…
October 13, 2020
ESL One Germany to witness first elimination matches today
Two weeks since the ESL One Germany 2020 begun, we are starting to see some clear winners and soon-to-be eliminated teams. Top seeds Team Secret and OG are one victory…
October 12, 2020
Infectious sweeps Europe to secure place in Capcom Cup 2020
The Capcom Cup is one of the biggest fighting game tournaments out there, and its final roster is now filling up quickly. Infexious has become the fourteenth person to qualify…
October 9, 2020
Can Smash Ultimate Recover from 2020?
Smash Bros Ultimate has now been out for nearly two years. It has definitely lived up to its name as the ultimate form of Smash Bros. The roster is huge,…
October 9, 2020
Dota 2 gains three powerhouses after the great Chinese Roster Shuffle
In the Dota 2 world, September marks the annual post-TI Chinese Roster Shuffle. Every year as soon as TI finishes, Chinese Dota 2 powerhouses shuffle their roster for the upcoming…
October 9, 2020
LVL Berlin and Hertha BSC get into FIFA 21
German gaming brand LVL partnered up with Hertha BSC football club to grow the FIFA 21 scene in Berlin. The new tournament series will be called La LVL Liga. Starting…
October 7, 2020
Malaysian Ministry of Youth and Sports launches new Esports Integrated Initiative
Esports Integrated, a brand new initiative has recently been announced by the Malaysian KBS or Ministry of Youth and Sports. They laid out a new roadmap that is supposed to…
October 7, 2020
Fortnite’s Declining Player Base – Has Fortnite Gotten Boring?
At the moment, Fortnite is facing declining player numbers and an overall decline in interest. Accusations that Fortnite is dying are nothing new, but it would be hard to argue…
October 7, 2020
OWL Finals 2020: Back to Back or Zero to Hero
With only a few days to go before the Overwatch League finals are taking place, it’s time to get ready for the biggest OWL event of the year. Four teams…
October 6, 2020
Team Secret to be tested at ESL One Germany 2020
ESL One is back with yet another incredible online tournament for the fans. Everyone is predicting another Team Secret stomp, yet there is a chance they drop their first event…
October 5, 2020
Bateson87 wins Twitch Rivals FIFA 21 Preseason Invitational
FIFA 21 is the latest iteration of the ever-popular football series. The title is due to release soon. Before that, we’re got a series of pre-season events to show off…
October 5, 2020
Government support is essential for esports growth
There is an ongoing trend over the past few years, characterized by lack of faith in governmental institutions and politics. The trend has spilled over into esports, as more and…
October 4, 2020
The F1 Esports qualifiers for 2021 are now open!
It may feel like 2020 has been going on for a decade and won’t be over for a while, yet the year is almost over. In the F1 Esports world,…
October 4, 2020
Fortnite Champion Series Season 4 – The Players to Watch
The fourth season of Fortnite is now in full swing, and its competitive scene is heating up. Fortnite holds pretty regular tournaments but the main event in each season is…
October 2, 2020
ESL Pro League Season 12 Weekly Predictions
The ESL Pro League Season 12 is live across all four competitive regions. In our weekly piece, we provide you with our analysis and predictions of upcoming matches. All matches…
October 2, 2020
Is the OWL Overwatch giveaway a push to salvage player/viewership numbers?
Watching and engaging with the Overwatch League (OWL) can now earn you a free copy of Overwatch. In the next couple of weeks you can get you a free copy…
October 1, 2020
Symfuhny dominates Rokkr Royale Warzone and #JUSTICEFORZIGUEIRA
In celebration of the 6th season of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, a second iteration of the Rokkr Royale Warzone hit the servers yesterday. The one day event featured a…