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Esports Industry
February 9, 2020

How easy is it to make money from Esports?

How easy is it to make money from esports? I often find myself wondering about the answer to this question. There are many of us out there that could only…
Esports Industry
February 7, 2020

Minecraft Gamers Can Now Play for Bitcoin

Creators Mojang revealed last November that Minecraft had outsold Tetris and become the bestselling game of all time. So, it is hardly surprising that as blockchain and cryptocurrencies become part…
Overwatch 2
February 5, 2020

Overwatch League Skins 2020 » New Season, New Skins

With the 2020 Overwatch League season having just launched – for the first time on YouTube instead of Twitch – some of the official teams have changed their Overwatch League…
Mobile Games
February 5, 2020

Skillz Plans to Disrupt Esports with Mobile Gaming

The Skillz esports disruption goal is to bring competitive play and prizes to popular mobile games. Instead of the player versus player battle titles you might expect, Skillz games can…
Overwatch 2
February 4, 2020

Overwatch League Tokens 2020, what has changed with the new season?

For the past few seasons, dedicated Overwatch League fans have been able to get rewards for watching the League on Twitch. Subscribed users that watched matches would receive some Overwatch…
Overwatch 2
January 24, 2020

Overwatch League Schedule 2020 Now Available

The next Overwatch League season is approaching quickly – after a few off-season months, the 2020 season is about to start in early February. After the opening weekend on February…
LoL Esports
January 23, 2020

Riot sets aside Fantasy LCS, what are the alternatives?

Riot Games announced some pretty disappointing news for LoL fantasy draft fans – as per a Tweet from Chris Greeley, the commissioner of the LCS announced that there won’t be…
Fighting Games
January 22, 2020

EVO Japan 2020 Schedule and Prize Pools | SSBU Fans disappointed

EVO Japan 2020 has had its full January line-up and format unveiled. This event is one of the biggest for fighting games in the world, and for fans of games…
LoL Esports
January 21, 2020

LEC Spring 2020: Can we begin the season with a 100% prediction rate

The hype season is upon us, and that can mean only thing. The LEC (previously known as EU League of Legends Championship Series) is back ladies and gentleman, better and…
LoL Esports
January 20, 2020

LCK Top Contenders as tournament resumes

The LCK 2023 season is already underway and we’re bound for yet another banger year. The LCK Spring Split started on Jan. 18th and this year we will have a…
Dota 2
January 17, 2020

DreamLeague Season 13 Favorites: Can Secret Win Their First DPC Major of the Season?

DreamLeague Season 13 is the 2nd Major of the 3rd Dota Pro Circuit and the first important event of the year in which most of the big teams are present.…
Counter-Strike
January 17, 2020

Upcoming Changes to CSGO Majors Invites Taking Place For Fall Major

You heard it right, Valve is making changes regarding CSGO Majors. After sending an email to the main tournament organizers, if tournament hosts can come to an agreement with Valve,…
Esports Industry
January 16, 2020

Record-breaking views for 2019 esports events | LoL Worlds the most-watched event

2019 was, so far, the biggest year for esports yet. With record viewership numbers, bigger prize pools and competitions than ever, esports have had a fantastic year. We’ve taken a…
Esports Industry
January 16, 2020

Esports Heading for 20 Years of Growth Says Newzoo’s Remer Rietkerk

Analytics company Newzoo says esports hit the $1 billion global revenue mark in 2019. Its head of esports, Remer Rietkerk, recently spoke with NPR’s Ari Shapiro about the potential of…
Sports Games
January 15, 2020

NHL 20 esports tournaments will be hosted by NHL teams

Sports games don’t get as much attention in the esports world as other genres do – between MOBAs and shooters, they often don’t make front-page news, despite having huge fanbases…
Esports Industry
January 15, 2020

Esports Viewer Numbers in China Now Four Times US Figures

China is currently the third largest esports market globally but that could be set to change as the country adapts its stance on professional gaming and esports audience figures grow.…
LoL Esports
January 14, 2020

LoL Esport is starting strong into the new decade with the LPL Spring Split

It’s finally time for the new LoL esports season to begin – the first season of this decade is just kicking off. The 2020 LPL Spring Split opening showdown already…
Battle Royale
January 13, 2020

Apex Legends Beats Fortnite PS Downloads in 2019

While we are well into the new year, it seems 2019 still had some revelations left. Only this week Sony announced that Apex Legends was the most downloaded free to…
LoL Esports
January 13, 2020

Legends of Runeterra Is Coming Soon: Riot Announced the Open Beta

Riot has released an announcement video on their “Legends of Runeterra” Youtube channel, introducing the game in its current form, and their upcoming plans for it in the future. When…
Esports Industry
January 10, 2020

What is HSEL and How It’s Helping High School Esports

HSEL or High School Esports League is a leading North American esports organization with over 2,100 partnered schools and 60,000 participating students. Its aim is to bring esports to students…
Esports Industry
January 10, 2020

Esports Revenue Growth Driven by Audience Inspired Brand Investment

The esports industry is expected to be worth as much as $3 billion by 2022. The global esports audience is growing quickly, motivating more and more brand investment into esports.…
Counter-Strike
January 9, 2020

DreamHack Open Leipzig is the First CS:GO Event in 2020

CS:GO is finally back. After a lengthy break, 8 teams will return to action on DreamHack Open Leipzig 2020. In this piece, you will be able to find all of…
Esports Industry
January 9, 2020

Esports start-up Midnite raises $2.5 million for its betting platform

The London-based organisation is also responsible for the popular fantasy football app Dribble, though their recently completed fundraising campaign is for a different platform: Midnite. It isn’t the first investment…
Overwatch 2
January 8, 2020

Fans appeal to Blizzard for charity skins in support of Australia’s fire

The horrifying bushfires that are currently ravishing large parts of Australia have brought out the best in people – various celebs have donated huge sums of money, countless people are…
Blizzard
January 7, 2020

ESL Pro Tour expands with StarCraft II and Warcraft III: Reforged

Seven days into the new year, the esports world is welcoming an agreement that might define the entire ecosystem in the upcoming decade. Blizzard Entertainment, ESL and DreamHack have reached…
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