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March 18, 2020
Sakurai Doesn’t Have Coronavirus but Fighters Pass 2 is Delayed
The last week or so has seen some pretty crazy news with the outbreak of coronavirus infecting the majority of competitive games. Smash Bros is no exception. For many, a…
March 17, 2020
WeSave! Charity Play gets Dota 2 on track with OG headlining
It’s challenging times right now. The Covid-19 outbreak proves to be a much bigger threat than anything millennials have encountered. Large events like the NBA, NFL and potentially the…
March 17, 2020
Valve cancels fourth Major and Minor and It’s Bad News for teams
It’s yet another devastating news coming from Valve, just when DOTA2 fans thought that the Los Angeles major being postponed might be the worst news they hear. Unfortunately, the worst…
March 16, 2020
Fortnite and Coronavirus – FaZe Clan’s coach tests positive for COVID-19
The coronavirus (COVID-19) is having some pretty big effects on all kinds of sports. The majority of live events being delayed or played without a crowd. Events are being delayed…
March 16, 2020
ESL Pro League Season 11: Changes, Structure and Favorites
The 11th season of ESL Pro League is set to begin today with a brand new (old) format. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Denver finals and Malta events were…
March 13, 2020
Super League Gaming: Stock Market vs Real-life Success
Esports is a billion-dollar industry, but not everyone who participates can turn a profit – sadly that is also true for Super League Gaming. The company holds events for amateur…
March 13, 2020
SoftBank Backed Game Revolution is Failing but Blockchain Isn’t
In 2017 Improbable Worlds Ltd raised $502 million in an investment round led by SoftBank. The gaming startup, founded seven years ago in the UK, appears to be struggling and…
March 12, 2020
Frustrations over Los Angeles Major being postponed due to the US travel ban on Europe
It’s an unfortunate time to host a large tournament right now, in fact, any events that involve large gatherings of people are very much advised to be canceled due to…
March 12, 2020
Fortnite Champion Series Returns With Duos
The Fortnite Champion Series returns soon for the latest season of the game. Players will compete in the usual formats for a share of a $793,000 prize pool, with events…
March 12, 2020
World’s first VR MOBA tournament is aiming high
It’s no secret that, in general, MOBA games make up some of the top esports in the world. Well, specifically League of Legends and Dota 2, anyway. Now another game…
March 11, 2020
Call of Duty vs Fortnite: A Free Battle Royale Online Video Game ‘Warzone’
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare has been one of the biggest iterations of the series so far, and it just got a huge expansion. Call of Duty Warzone is the…
March 11, 2020
PUBG Patch Update 6.2 – Crossplay and Team Deathmatch on PS4 and Xbox One
PUBG’s latest patch to hit consoles is a pretty major one. It is no secret to fans of the game that PC players get the good content first. However, some…
March 11, 2020
LPL 2020 Spring Split – A super month of competitive League of Legends
If you used to love the Super Weeks in League broadcasts when they offered us an extra day of matches, you are going to love the LPL 2020 Spring Split.…
March 10, 2020
LCS now streaming on Mondays!
Usually, the League of Legends LCS had normally only be held on the weekends. This strategy is most obvious, considering the weekends yield the most viewership considering Saturdays and Sundays…
March 10, 2020
Coronavirus Esports Precautions: A Summary Of Affected Gaming Events To Date
With the coronavirus crisis still raging strong and more and more countries and regions suffering from outbreaks, it’s no surprise that several countries have placed restrictions on public get-togethers, and…
March 9, 2020
Winning the Minor does not guarantee your Major tickets: Team Aster face US visa issues
It’s supposedly a glorious day for the Chinese squad, Team Aster, after they defeat the favorites, Alliance, in a dominating 3-1 sweep at the grand finals of Kyiv minor yesterday.…
March 9, 2020
Playoffs Race breakdown: LCS Standings into Week 8
With Week 7 wrapping up tonight, eight out of ten teams are still neck and neck in the LCS standings. Tonight it will be team Liquid, GGs and Immortals finalizing…
March 6, 2020
Trackmania Nations: The ultimate racer gets a facelift May 5th
Trackmania Nations defined the early 2000s esports scene as the premier racer at tournaments. Both the Esports World Cup (ESWC) and the World Cyber Games (WCG) held competitions in the…
March 6, 2020
Video Game Stocks to Buy and Watch (Q1 / March 2020)
Interest in gaming and esports stocks is quickly growing as the esports industry gets set to triple in size over the next few years. Audiences are growing, sponsorship deals are…
March 6, 2020
Gambit secures top seed in day 1 of Kyiv minor, thanks to Gpk’s return
It’s Gambit Esports, a team that has met many bumps in their journey through DPC seasons since last year. From getting so close to qualifying for the International 2019, only…
March 5, 2020
Esports Players League and 500 Startups make history – 1$ million seed round
While it’s no secret that the esports industry is a big deal, financially speaking, it’s not often that a single deal manages to cross that magical million-dollar barrier. Yet, that’s…
March 5, 2020
Hero Pools are here – Another OWL format change
The Overwatch League has always been in flux – there have been all sorts of changes both in-between seasons and during. It’s the latter that’s happening now – in the…
March 4, 2020
Thinking Tactical: Doublelift to share starting role as Rikara signs with Liquid Academy
The four-time defending LCS champions altered their roster last week after a string of uninspired performances from Doublelift. While the lethargy for Spring split may have been felt by Team…
March 3, 2020
Valorant, aka Project A, expected to come out in Summer
Riot first teased their FPS game as project A, with only a few snippets of gameplay. After many months, Riot has finally released more details on their upcoming FPS. Riot…
March 3, 2020
OG Fan Token ($OG) launches on Socios.com | The first ever esports team cryptocurrency
Nearly eight months after Dota 2 powerhouse OG announced their partnership with Chiliz, the team announces the launch of their own cryptocurrency-powered $OG token earlier today. Back in July 2019,…