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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…
January 7, 2020
The British Esports Association’s Championships are back!
It may be early in the new year but that doesn’t mean that the esports world isn’t already in full gear – the most prestigious British esports organisation has opened…
January 7, 2020
CS:GO ICE Challenge 2020 Hosted by GG.Bet Gets $250,000 Prize Pool
GG.Bet will once again host CS:GO tournament ICE Challenge, this years event in February will see a price pool five times higher than 2019’s competition. The 2020 Counter-Strike Global Offensive…
January 6, 2020
Why Are Fortnite’s Broken Lightsabers Still Here?
Fortnite Chapter 2 hasn’t been quite as update packed as previous Seasons. The main event so far has been a Star Wars crossover, especially after a pretty subdued New Years…
January 6, 2020
Riot hauls in big once again with League of Legends in 2019
Riot has raked in a massive $1.5 billion of revenue in 2019 from LoL. This comes as $100 million more than 2018’s 1.4 billion Riot collected. Despite these astronomical amounts,…
January 3, 2020
CS:GO Esports, What to Expect in January of 2020? Updates & Events
Truth be told, there is not a lot happening in the CS:GO esports scene at the moment. However, in this piece, I’ll provide you with everything that has been confirmed…
January 3, 2020
Razer Plans to Target its Young Gaming Customers with New Financial Products
Video gaming giant Razer has applied for a digital banking licence in Singapore. Its Razer Fintech arm is eventually planning Razer Youth Bank and experts predict Razer will target its…
January 2, 2020
The 10 LCS Spring 2020 Teams: have your favorites been swapped out?
The NA LCS 2020 Spring Season will officially begin on the 25th of January. As North America’s highest level of competition, teams will be set to compete to enter Playoffs…
January 2, 2020
G2 is going to expand their partnership with hardware manufacturer AORUS
The Berlin-based gaming organisation G2 is going to be expanding its existing strategic partnership with GIGABYTE’s own gaming brand AORUS. Specifically, this expansion relates to a new product released by…
December 31, 2019
The Five Most Defining Moments in Esports in 2019
Today we bid farewell to an amazing year and a decade of esports. This past year saw esports become the largest online entertainment industry on the planet. This past decade,…
December 30, 2019
Turkish League of Legends team sanctioned for mistreating players
League of Legends is the most popular esport in the world – teams from all over the planet are constantly competing in various leagues and competitions around the globe. While…