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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…
LoL Esports
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…
Esports Industry
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…
Esports Industry
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,…
LoL Esports
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…
Fortnite
December 30, 2019

Fortnite’s Next Live Event for New Years 2020 Leaks

Fortnite Chapter 2 opened with one of the biggest and most talked-about live events in a game ever. The world kind of ended, and then it didn’t. It made a huge…
Mobile Games
December 27, 2019

5G Set to Boost Mobile Gaming

The global move from 4G to 5G networks will deliver faster download speeds and lower latency times than ever before vastly improving mobile game play experience. S&P Global Market Intelligence…
Fortnite
December 27, 2019

Why Are So Many Fortnite Pros Switching to Controllers?

Fortnite is primarily played on the PC with a mouse and keyboard, at least professionally. This has always been accepted as the best way to play, like playing Street Fighter…
PUBG
December 26, 2019

PUBG esports executive director leaves organisation, looking for new opportunities

Jake “The Jaker” Sin has just announced his departure from PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds – on his Twitter of all things. He mentioned that he is looking for new opportunities and that…
Esports Industry
December 26, 2019

How Many Governing Bodies Do Esports Really Need?

Disclaimer: It is the reader’s responsibility to verify their own facts. The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the…
Esports Industry
December 24, 2019

ATU to Launch Asia’s First Dedicated Esports Private Equity Fund

ATU Partners plans what will be the first private equity fund entirely focused on esports investment in Asia titled the “ATU Esports Growth Fund.” The new fund will begin with…
Esports Industry
December 23, 2019

Germany once again at the forefront of esports development

Once again Germany is paving the way for the wider recognition of esports as a competitive discipline. Starting in March 2020, esports athletes and professionals can obtain a dedicated esports…
Fortnite
December 20, 2019

Mark Hamill Joins Ninja for Fortnite Star Wars Crossover

Star Wars becomes somewhat inescapable during the release of a new movie. It dominates pretty much anywhere you find ads or people discussing online, it had even creped its way…
Counter-Strike
December 20, 2019

EPICENTER 2019 Playoffs Predictions – Who Has the Biggest Chances to Advance?

Now that the EPICENTER 2019 group stage has been concluded, we are in for a real treat. A total of 5 matches will be played throughout the playoffs and this…
Esports Industry
December 19, 2019

US Navy Swaps SuperBowl Ads for Esports and YouTube Campaigns

Navy officials have revealed plans to drop SuperBowl advertising, instead spending much of the US Navy’s advertising budget on online advertising including esports and YouTube coverage. The US Navy plans…
Apex Legends
December 18, 2019

EA and Respawn Partner for $3 million Apex Legends Esports Series

The newly founded Apex Legends Global Series is going to cost a total of $3 million – $1 million of that are going to be the prize pool for the…
Counter-Strike
December 18, 2019

ENCE & G2 seek trophy at the last big CS:GO event before the holiday season

The last considerable prize pool of the competitive esports season will be awarded  this weekend in Saint Julian’s, Malta. The InterContinental Arena will host eight squads in their battle for…
Sports Games
December 18, 2019

Golf as an esport – the first tournament series is here

Golf is something of a niche sport – while it has its fans, it’s by no means as popular or well-known as football, baseball or even cricket. It’s somewhat similar…
Esports Industry
December 16, 2019

US Universities Continue to Develop Esports Programs

The US is the largest market for esports in the world and professional gaming is now being recognised as a sport and potential career path by many universities. At least…
LoL Esports
December 16, 2019

Catch all the live action at Tyler1 Championship Series

The Tyler1 Championship Series, more commonly known as the TCS is currently underway. The tournament is set to last a whole week between the 14th and 21st of December. This…
Esports Industry
December 12, 2019

Fortnite Player “Bugha” and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Win at The Game Awards 2019

The “Oscars for gaming” has once again celebrated a year in video games and esports and delivered some awesome new reveals. Kyle “Bugha”Giersdorf, Fortnite’s $3 million World Cup Solo winner,…
Counter-Strike
December 12, 2019

DreamHack Open Sevilla 2019 Preview – Will BiG Step Up?

DreamHack Open Sevilla 2019 is just around the corner. Even though we will not see the top 5 CSGO teams compete in this one, we will definitely see an interesting…
Battle Royale
December 12, 2019

Forza Horizon 4 Now Has a Battle Royale Mode Called The Eliminator

Forza (meaning power in Italian) is a series of racing video games for Xbox and Windows. As of December 2016, Forza had surpassed the $1 billon mark at retail and…
Dota 2
December 12, 2019

The One Esports Dota 2 World Pro Invitational Groups have been revealed

It’s the season to be merry, and Dota 2 fans have reason to be merry indeed this December – between the 17th and the 22nd of December, the One Esports…
Fortnite
December 11, 2019

Ninja talks about leaving Twitch on Kevin Hart show – Was it worth it?

When top streamer Ninja left Twitch in favour of the much smaller and less popular Microsoft platform Mixer, it caused quite the uproar among fans and streamers. Many questioned his…
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