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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
December 11, 2019
Astralis Partners with Juventus as its Stock Goes Live on Nasdaq
After revealing plans to go live earlier this month with the world’s first esports team IPO, shares in Astralis Group are now for sale to investors in Denmark. The team…
December 10, 2019
Astralis seeking redemption at the Blast Pro Series Global Final 2019
With only two Premier tier events remaining in the 2019 calendar, all teams are looking to end the year on a high note before heading to the winter break. The…
December 10, 2019
Mobile esports are taking over, entering the top 5 of the most-watched events
Not too long ago, mobile esports were dismissed as a joke, as something that couldn’t possibly compete with PC or even console-based games. Well, the Asian region alone has shown…
December 9, 2019
All Star 2019 viewership only a third of 2017 – Is LoL esports on the downturn?
This year’s 2019 League of Legends All Star event marked the 4th time North America has hosted the event. All Star had always been an international hit, attracting many of…
December 9, 2019
Glitches Cause Havoc in Fortnite Champion Series Finals
FNCS glitches caused a bit of havoc in the game during the event’s finals this weekend. Fortnite has been a relatively stable game throughout Season 2. A lot less has…
December 9, 2019
LCS 2020 Bot Lane Power Ranking: Team SoloMid, Cloud9 and CLG shuffle positions
The 2020 Free Agency window has brought a lot of changes to the bot lanes of more than half the teams in LCS currently. The League of Legends news making…
December 6, 2019
The First 15 Participants of the DreamLeague Season 13
The qualifiers for the second Dota 2 Major of the season are over and the first 15 participants to DreamLeague Season 13 are known. In this article, I will take…
December 6, 2019
Winners and Losers of the ESL Pro League Season 10 Finals Group Stage
Now that the group stage is finally concluded, we can provide you with an ESL Pro League Season 10 Finals recap. In this piece, you will be able to find…
December 5, 2019
The 2019 Tekken 7 World Tour Finals are happening this week in Bangkok
This year, one of the most prestigious fighting esports tournaments in the world is coming to Thailand! Specifically, the Tekken 7 World Tour Finals are happening this week in Bangkok.…
December 5, 2019
WAX Launches Cryptocurrency Wallet Targeted at Blockchain Gamers
Blockchain network and decentralized application (DApp) development platform WAX has released its WAX Cloud Wallet aimed at blockchain game players. Cryptocurrency wallets can sometimes be complicated to understand and use.…