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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…
March 31, 2020
IESF and AESF reach a monumental agreement
Two of the biggest governing bodies in the esport world just signed a monumental agreement. The International Esports Federation (IESF) and the Asian Electronic Sports Federation (AESF) sign a Memorandum…
March 31, 2020
The Valorant Beta is coming!
For a long time, all of Riot Games’ horses were hitched to one wagon – League of Legends. That wasn’t necessarily a bad thing – the company was, after all,…
March 30, 2020
Evil Geniuses: A look at North America’s Strongest team
Evil Geniuses’ active roster now features four 10,000 MMR players. However, with the recent global events threatening the likelihood of Valve-sponsored tournaments, it is bad news for the striving team.…
March 30, 2020
Fortnite Guaranteed Win Glitch and Invisibility Found in Game
Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 2 is pretty busy at the moment, with the Fortnite champion Series, Cash Cups, and Platform Cups running every single week. That hasn’t stopped some players…
March 30, 2020
All racing games are going virtual
In the middle of the corona-crisis, fewer and fewer public activities are still allowed – amidst the cancelled events were also a whole series of esports events. Despite their virtual…
March 30, 2020
DraftKings embraces CS:GO fantasy esports
Last week, DraftKings announced the move of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive into their daily fantasy esports game roster. The premier global FPS title, is finally getting a spot with the provider…
March 27, 2020
Newzoo has a new partner in the OCE region
Popular market intelligence provider Newzoo has just announced a new partnership – with the Esports High Performance Centre that is part of the Guinevere Capital esports portfolio. The partnership aims…
March 27, 2020
Overwatch Week 4 Hero Pools Bans 4 DPS Heroes
Overwatch’s experiment with hero pools has had its weirdest week yet, with 4 DPS heroes, a support, and a tank all being disabled. This is a particularly heavy week for…
March 27, 2020
MAD Lions draws the LEC Schedule short straw for Week 9
Week 9 of the LEC kicks off today with a second attempt at the online format. Teams are already locked for Playoffs, but there is some leeway in the standings…
March 26, 2020
USL looks to Rocket League to maintain engagement
In the middle of a coronavirus-enforced tournament break, the USL has decided to run a tournament in Rocket League. The USL or United Soccer League oversees the US club soccer…