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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…