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September 28, 2020
Riot Games announces First Strike and Team Liquid finally beats G2
“First Strike” will be the first Valorant esports tournament directly organized by Riot Games. The main event is set to begin later in December, with qualifiers running in the later…
September 25, 2020
VP.Prodigy defends VP glory after organization benches main roster
Two days ago, esports powerhouse Virtus.pro announced the benching of of their entire Dota 2 main roster. Five months ago, we praised Virtus.Pro for finally activating and reclaiming their throne …
September 23, 2020
Rocket League goes free to play today with Llamatastic celebrations
Rocket League just went free to play! As of September 23rd all you gotta do is download the game and start spinning. As a bonus, players who claim the game to…
September 22, 2020
How Among Us blew up online two years after release
The big viral games trends of 2020 have been a bit random and surprising. Twitch has been dominated by a few titles that have come out of nowhere. First up,…
September 22, 2020
FlyToMoon becomes NaVi ahead of OGA Dota PIT Season 3
OGA returns to Europe for the third season of Dota PIT on September 23. The event boasts a rewarding prize pool of 170,000 USD. It may not be the grandest…
September 22, 2020
Has transitioning esport careers after “Going Pro” become any easier?
The esports careers of a professional esports players are far from glamorous. There are countless hours of grinding, stress, weighty expectations, and bitter disappointments. In the end, is a price…
September 21, 2020
Can the plight of MIBR players lead to a new beginning?
The Brazilian CS:GO powerhouse MIBR is over as we know it. Weak performances, internal strife and organizational disputes have caused one of the most established CS:GO rosters to break apart.…
September 21, 2020
Are giant esports prize pools mandatory for tournament success?
Prize pools are one of the primary incentives for competition in esports. In many sports and esports, the competing teams can win a portion of prize money depending on their…
September 18, 2020
Origen rebranding to Astralis – Good or Bad move?
The Astralis group announced it will be merging all of its teams and interests into one unified brand. The Origen League of Legends team name will be changed to Astralis…
September 18, 2020
23savage signed by Vici Gaming as he stomps BTS Pro Series Season 3
Chinese Esports powerhouse Vici Gaming announced its highly-anticipated roster shuffle that included the Thai superstar player, Nuengnara “23savage” Teeramahanon. The announcement came as a pleasant surprise for fans, after the young…
September 16, 2020
SEC fines crypto-based betting operator Unikrn over ICO
Understanding the finer points of large corporations’ finances isn’t easy. More often then not even for the companies themselves.Between mistakes, human error, and the odd deliberate deception, issues are more…
September 15, 2020
League of Legends Worlds 2020 Post Draw Show Analysis
The Worlds 2020 Draw Show finished a few hours ago with all 22 teams now slotted into their respective groups. Distinct strengths and weaknesses can now be observed in both…
September 15, 2020
Among Us going for gold at BTS Pro Series Season 3
The BTS Pro Series Season 3 consists of three regional events held in Europe, North America and Southeast Asia. They SEA and NA events are considered premier competitions featuring the…
September 14, 2020
OWL Grand Finalists Locked in – MVP Names and All-Stars Event
The Overwatch League’s Grand Finales are now set and fast approaching. Over the past few weeks the playoffs have whittled down the OWL teams into just four powerhouses that will…
September 14, 2020
Are Developer Updates becoming the new Press Release?
Developer updates are the semi-regular updates that game developers release. The game development teams often release these updates as blog posts on their dedicated websites. In the posts, the developers…
September 13, 2020
Valorant Weekly: Upcoming patches, Combat Score and Repetitive Maps
It’s been smooth sailing for Valorant over the past few months. The only worries have been minor tweaks and bug fixes and developing the Valorant esports scene. Over the month…
September 11, 2020
Fortnite Season 4 Mythic Items – Is Season 4 Good for Competitive?
Fortnite’s Mythic items have been a contentious topic since they were introduced in Chapter 2 Season 3. Fortnite Season 4 is all part of the Superhero Theme Epic Games are…
September 11, 2020
Does rebuilding LoL rosters always make them stronger?
With the Summer Split over for the major League of Legends (LoL) esports regions, most teams’ season has come to an end. A select few teams ready themselves for the…
September 11, 2020
Twitch unveils new Versus organizer tools
If you’re an independent competitive esports organizer, you know the headache of setting up a tournament. You might do a google sheet for registration, something like BracketHQ or smash.gg for…
September 10, 2020
Fnatic’s Dota 2 roster takes yet another roster shuffle
Fnatic announced yet another roster shuffle just a month after they removed Nuengnara “23savage” Teeramahanon from their active line-up. This time, it’s Anucha “Jabz” Jirawong, who took his leave from…
September 9, 2020
Tekken Online Challenge 2020 – Competitive Tekken goes regional
Tekken is one of the biggest fighting games around, yet it has had a bit of a dry spell competitively this year. Compared to other titles like Mortal Kombat, there…
September 8, 2020
BLAST Twitch Invitational to be the last Ignition Series event of the season
BLAST is finally moving into the Valorant competitive landscape with a brand new event. The BLAST Valorant Twitch Invitational is the first of the new lineup of events organized by…
September 8, 2020
Marvel’s Mobile MOBA is making waves in Oceania
It looks like Marvel Comics are making inroads into the Esports market. This week ESL Australia, an Esports company, teamed up with NetEase, a Chinese tech company, to produce the…
September 7, 2020
Team Secret are the uncrowned champions of the 2020 Dota 2 season
The Omega League Europe Immortal Division concluded with yet another sweep by Team Secret. They have now won seven consecutive events they participated in. Furthermore, Secret dominated most of the…
September 7, 2020
Overwatch Playoffs – Week 1 That No One Predicted
The Overwatch postseason is now in full swing, with a few days of its playoffs bracket completed. The Overwatch playoffs have kicked off in light of a big game patch,…