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Esports Industry
October 10, 2019

University of New Haven unveils first-ever business of esports course

Anybody with an interest in esports business should check out the new course at the University of New Haven. This American college revealed that it will be featuring an academic…
Counter-Strike
October 9, 2019

Fnatic CSGO Team Victorious & Event Problems – DH Masters Malmö

After a long wait, fnatic CSGO team was finally able to lift a trophy. To make things even better, fnatic did it in front of their home crowd in Sweden.…
Dota 2
October 9, 2019

MDL Chengdu Major Qualifiers Outcome

MDL Chengdu Major will be the first Dota Pro Circuit Major of this new season. The event is scheduled to take place between November 16th – 24th and offers one…
Fortnite
October 8, 2019

Fortnite Season 11 – Start Date, Content, and More

Fortnite Season 10 has recently been extended a week, now coming to an end on October 13th. This further extension of the season has only built anticipation for Fortnite Season…
Esports Industry
October 8, 2019

The future of esports in Latin America

When it comes to esports, there are several countries and regions that come to mind. Japan, South Korea, Europe, America… but not necessarily South or Latin America. The global phenomenon…
Overwatch 2
October 7, 2019

Overwatch Contenders 2019: The Gauntlet Guide

The Giga Arena in Seoul will be the home for this years Overwatch Contenders 2019: The Gauntlet event featuring the best Contenders teams from around the globe. After a long…
LoL Esports
October 7, 2019

SKT streaming endeavour jeopardises chances at LoL Worlds

SKT’s streaming contract ends in less than a week before Worlds, having announced earlier in the month that they would be holding twitch streams for five consecutive days from the…
Counter-Strike
October 4, 2019

DreamHack Masters Malmö 2019 Playoffs Preview & Prediction

Now that the group stage is finally concluded, we want to present you with an ultimate DreamHack Masters Malmö 2019 playoffs preview which will enable you to create successful predictions…
Esports Industry
October 2, 2019

The future is now: Esports are now something you can study at University!

At least, if you are in the UK or US. For US students, this isn’t completely new. Previously, some universities have started offering esports grants and scholarships to talented players…
Counter-Strike
October 2, 2019

Astralis & Vitality cruise through DH Masters Malmö bracket – Liquid & EG face elimination

The DreamHack Masters Malmö 2019 is in full swing as Day 2 begins at the MalmöMässan Arena. Fourteen teams still remain in the battle for $100,000 in Prize Money and…
Esports Industry
October 2, 2019

DreamHack Winter 2019’s line-up features Pringles, Xbox and Fortnite

For many, Pringles, Xbox and Fortnite makes for a pretty fun night in – those people should be pretty excited that now it can be a night out as well.…
Dota 2
October 1, 2019

Can Virtus.pro stay at the top for another Dota 2 esports season?

Over the last two years, Virtus.pro has been one of the best Dota 2 teams in the world. They won numerous Majors and finished 1st (in 2017 – 2018) and…
LoL Esports
October 1, 2019

Worlds Pick’em 2019 Prediction: follow LoL Worlds and get rewarded!

The Worlds Pick’em 2019 will go live on the 9th of October. The event intends to engage more players with the League of Legends World Championship event, rewarding those who…
LoL Esports
September 30, 2019

Riot Games names OPPO as smartphone sponsor for LoL esports

You might not know the name OPPO, but you will do soon. This is because the Chinese tech company have just signed a deal where they will become the official…
Fortnite
September 27, 2019

Teams announced for Fortnite World Champion Series Season 11

Epic’s Fortnite World Champion wrapped up last week. The finals of the series season X were a little different to what came before. While they culminated in an eventful tournament,…
Esports Industry
September 27, 2019

Corruption in Australia: CSGO and Overwatch teams under investigation

Not just one but several different esports organisations based in Australia are currently under suspicion of having rigged matches and being connected to other criminal activity. Revealed in a report…
Esports Industry
September 25, 2019

Loot.bet joins forces with the ESIC to stomp down on fraud in esports

ESIC is short for Esports Integrity Commission. A non-profit independent organisation, ESIC has been around since 2016, uniting several esports organizations and companies in a common goal – to keep…
Fortnite
September 25, 2019

Fortnite Season 10 moves fast but keeps core gameplay at the core

Fortnite Season X is now about half way through and has been a fun change of pace for the game. Fortnite Season 10 has brought a lot of new stuff…
Counter-Strike
September 25, 2019

ESL One New York 2019 Preview & Predictions – Will Astralis win again?

ESL One New York 2019 is just around the corner and a lot of top contenders will fight for their share of $200,000 prize pool. In this piece, we will…
Esports Industry
September 25, 2019

RTS Arena: the new game that mixes RTS gameplay with MOBA elements will start testing this winter!

In a world where esports has shifted from strategy games to a generation of fast action a new game attempts to change the meta of the gaming industry with a…
LoL Esports
September 24, 2019

LoL Worlds 2019 Group Draw – Fnatic, SKT, RNG in the “Group of Death”

We finally have the LoL Worlds 2019 Group Draw results. The group stage represents the beginning of the 2019 League of Legends World Championships main event. It consists of 16 total…
Esports Industry
September 23, 2019

Louis Vuitton tasked with designing the LoL Worlds Trophy’s travel case and digital merchandise

The world’s most valuable luxury brand Louis Vuitton (LV) has just announced a multilayer partnership with Riot Games that includes design work for Riot’s League of Legends World Championship physical…
Fortnite
September 20, 2019

Fortnite Champion Series Season X Recap and Finals Preview

Fortnite Champion Series Season X is already winding towards its conclusion; this weekend the Fortnite Champion Series Grand Finals are due to take place. The tournament has been pretty eventful…
Dota 2
September 20, 2019

Evil Geniuses announced a new Dota 2 roster – SumaiL and s4 replaced

After finishing 3rd at three of the five Dota Pro Circuit Majors and 5th – 6th at The International 2019, Evil Geniuses has finally decided to make two important roster…
Esports Industry
September 20, 2019

PlayVIG competitive platform launches an inter-game esports competition

The free-to-play competitive platform PlayVIG just launched what is probably the first ever inter-game esports competition and leaderboard. They launched the so-called Universal Leaderboards, which features a universal points system…
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