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April 10, 2020
Mythic Dungeon International is back this weekend
The much-loved MDI is back this year, and it’s just about to start. From the 11th until the BFA finals later this year, WoW fans can enjoy the Mythic Dungeon…
April 10, 2020
Why Cloud9 Will Win the Title at BTS Pro Series: Americas
BTS Pro Series: Americas promises to be a fun event to watch. And it’s a great chance for Cloud9 to prove its worth in this new and improved formula. Much…
April 10, 2020
Why Are so Many Overwatch Pros Switching to Valorant?
Unless you’ve been living under a rock this last week, you’ve probably heard of the big new shooter game; Valorant. This new title is only in its closed beta, but…
April 10, 2020
DraftKings Esports April Achievements to Unlock
Popular fantasy esports site DraftKings added achievements to their repertoire – for this entire season, you can boost your status by completing achievements. These achievements are broken up into milestones,…
April 9, 2020
Three key matchups in the LCS Spring Playoffs Round 2
The LCS Spring Playoffs Round 2 kicks off this weekend with two thrilling matchups. Cloud 9 meets Evil Geniuses in the Winner Bracket, while TeamSoloMid duels FlyQuest in an elimination…
April 9, 2020
StarCraft 2 Tournament Preview: StayAtHomestory Cup
StayAtHomestory Cup is brand new StarCraft 2 event organized and headlined by Dennis “TaKe” Gehlen. With the HSC 2020 tournament put into question, the StayAtHomestory event is designed to serve…
April 9, 2020
Many Roads to ESL One Rio 2020
For the first time since the creation of the 2-Majors-per-year policy, the professional CS:GO scene will see a big change. The first Major of the year has been cancelled due…
April 9, 2020
A look at EternaLEnVy, DOTA2’s most infamous player
Jacky “EternaLEnVy” Mao is one of the most popular players in DOTA 2 pro scene, but always for the wrong reasons. Known for unjustifiably kicking teammates and his toxic behavior…
April 8, 2020
Ongoing CS:GO Tournaments Recap – Flashpoint & ESL Pro League Season 11
Truth be told, there is no shortage of CSGO matches being played on a daily basis. Both ESL Pro League Season 11 Europe & North America are live alongside Flashpoint…
April 8, 2020
Competitive Rocket League took a huge blow from down under
Rocket League was on the fast track – growing steadily, gaining interest from more and more fans and investors alike. That may have just come to a grinding halt thanks…
April 8, 2020
PUBG Esports 2020 – Is PUBG Slowing Down?
PUBG Esports in 2020 is taking a bit of a different form to previous seasons. The old formats have been done away with for the most part, and a new…
April 8, 2020
LEC Playoffs Round 2 Preview
Round 2 of the 2020 LEC Spring Split Playoffs is just around the corner and we have plenty to breakdown for you. Last week, we wrote the perfect article predicting…
April 7, 2020
iRacing – the next big thing?
Given the current situation, a lot of events, esports and otherwise, are severely hampered. Amidst tons of cancellations and postponed events, it seems like nothing is happening anymore – but…
April 7, 2020
NBA 2K20 Players Tournament – Everything you need to know
In “normal” times the beginning of April would signal the NBA season coming to a close. Some end-of-season matches would be played across millions of TVs throughout the US and…
April 6, 2020
Fnatic & TNC Predator: Civil War
On the 1st of April 2020, aka April Fool’s Day, two major teams from the SEA region took it to their social medias to begin a ruse. While it was…
April 6, 2020
Does Fortnite Have a Pay to Win Skin?
Fortnite’s latest skin is a fun suit made of recycled cardboard. To some, this is just another light-hearted Fortnite skin, possibly made up to resemble how kids would make use…
April 6, 2020
2020 LoL Wildcard regions – Lighting Recap
Wildcard regions have long been stigmatized as not standing a chance compared to teams from majors regions like the LCS, LEC, LPL and LCK. However, given the sharp rise of…
April 3, 2020
DraftKings launches DFS on eNASCAR contests
With more and more sports moving partially or completely to esports at the moment, it’s no wonder that NASCAR is doing the same. Already, some sports have taken to launching…
April 3, 2020
Arms Smash Rep – Ranking the Contenders
An Arms Smash Bros rep has been unveiled, in the vaguest and most non-committal way. The controversial Byleth is being followed up with a rep from Nintendo’s Switch-native IP; Arms.…
April 3, 2020
A deep dive into the 2020 LEC Spring Playoffs
It’s that fun time in the season when G2 and FNC fans try outspam each other in Twitch chat. The LEC Playoffs are here. After eight weeks of competition (Week…
April 2, 2020
F1 Virtual Grand Prix is back for another round
In lieu of real sports events in the current crisis, several sports have switched to a different format – esports. Virtual competitions are just about the only event that can…
April 2, 2020
5 Shocking Stories at ESL One Los Angeles 2020
Premier level Dota 2 is back and teams are getting caught off guard left right and center. The ESL One Los Angeles Online edition brought massive turmoil in the global…
April 2, 2020
Cyberbet Cup delivers CS:GO competition when most needed
Betting and tournament provider Cyber.bet has announced the Cyber.bet Cup, set for next Monday. The Cyber.bet Cup is taking place between the 6th –12th of April with $10,000 in prize…
April 1, 2020
Ubisoft is supporting Stay-At-Home – and so are others
With more and more of the world turning to “inside hobbies”, for many, that’s gaming – and thankfully, the gaming industry is doing its best to support this. Several companies…
April 1, 2020
Boston Uprising player Mouffin faces Sexual Misconduct Allegations
The Overwatch Boston Uprising player Walid “Mouffin” Bassal, has been accused of serious serious sexual misconduct this week. The allegations are damning for the player, but there are also suggestions…