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Valorant
May 26, 2025

Valorant Weekly: New Teams, First Strike and Competitive Policies

This week’s Valorant weekly is all about new developments in the competitive scene. Three Valorant rosters were signed over the weekend to premier Western organizations. Earlier in the week, Riot…
Esports Industry
October 25, 2020

Amazon Luna – the new gaming service makes its market debut

In case Amazon Prime, Amazon Prime Video/Music, and Amazon Alexa weren’t enough Amazon for you yet, you can add a new service to your repertoire – the brand-new Amazon Luna…
Esports News
June 23, 2022

League of Legends Wild Rift Patch 1.0 Released – Lee Sin and Changes

League of Legends Wild Rift is an exciting new mobile version of the popular game. On par with the promotional activities going on with Twitch Rivals and Verizon, the game has…
Dota 2
October 25, 2020

Taking a look at the brand new Gambit Dota 2 roster

Gambit Esports recently announced their brand new roster for the upcoming 2020-2021 season. With the long overdue International 10 fast approaching, Gambit is certainly looking forward to building a reliable…
Overwatch 2
October 23, 2020

Overwatch League might be heading into a rough offseason

Going through this pandemic hasn’t been easy on any industry, and esports was no exception. Differing local rules and measures, countless cancelled events and travel bans have seriously hurt esports…
Esports News
October 22, 2020

Are all esports organizations and teams and built the same?

As esports teams grew from the early days of bedroom organizations to multimillion-dollar franchises, they have now become professional employers. They hire full-time staff on legally-binding contracts, aim to profit,…
LoL Esports
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…
Counter-Strike
August 4, 2023

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…
Dota 2
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…
Fortnite
June 23, 2022

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…
Esports Industry
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…
Valorant
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…
Mobile Games
June 16, 2021

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…
Fortnite
October 28, 2022

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…
Opinion Esports
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…
Dota 2
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…
Fighting Games
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…
Super Smash Bros
October 28, 2022

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,…
Dota 2
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…
Sports Games
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…
Esports Industry
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…
Opinion Esports
June 23, 2022

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…
Overwatch 2
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…
Dota 2
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…
FIFA
August 14, 2024

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…
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