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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…
Dota 2
September 19, 2019

The 3rd Dota Pro Circuit is drawing closer

Only two weeks are left until the start of the new Dota Pro Circuit, which will begin with the qualifier for the first set of tournaments (a Minor and a…
Esports Industry
September 19, 2019

VENN raises $17 million – The newest competitor in the esports entertainment industry to launch by 2020

The void in the esports entertainment industry might soon be filled by VENN, the newest brainchild of former Riot Games head of esports content Ariel Horn and Vivendi Universal Games…
Counter-Strike
September 18, 2019

NiP, Mousesports and FURIA squeezing in last practice before DH Masters Malmö (Predictions included)

V4 Future Sports Festival The V4 Future Sports Festival in Budapest, Hungary is where NiP, Mousesports, Virtus.Pro and MIBR are seeking to bounce back in the season after an underwhelming…
Overwatch 2
September 18, 2019

Overwatch World Cup 2019 Power Rankings » The Top 5

With all of the Overwatch World Cup rosters announced, the stage has been set for another tournament filled with drama and national pride. For the past two years, Korea has…
Esports Industry
September 17, 2019

Konami Creative Center Ginza: announced details on new esports complex

Popular game publisher Konami recently announced at the Tokyo Game Show 2019, that they would be establishing an all new esports complex. This new complex will be part of their…
LoL Esports
September 17, 2019

The ticketing disaster of the LoL World Finals – Fans disappointed!

What’s the issue? Firstly, the League of Legends World Championship finals tickets had partially went on sale an astonishing two hours before the scheduled time. This immediately led to outrage…
Fortnite
September 16, 2019

Complexity Gaming launches Mobile Mondays! The first mobile weekly Fortnite tournaments

The Esports organization Complexity Gaming has announced a new addition to the competitive Fortnite scene, one with a bit of a difference. Mobile Mondays are launching with a series of…
Esports Industry
September 13, 2019

Gen.G draws attention to player health with new campaign

Esports are all about performance. Better, faster, stronger and more more more are what it’s all about – sadly, that often leaves the humans behind the screens in a bad…
LoL Esports
September 13, 2019

Last few regions to give us the line-up for LoL Worlds 2019 this weekend

It has been a long and steamy Summer season around the competitive League of Legends scene. The East did not take the MSI 2019 loss well and doubled the efforts…
Esports Industry
September 12, 2019

Team SoloMid set to finally break ground on the ultimate training facility

Among the esports news of over a year ago, NxT Design Studio announced that they, together with at Cresa Real Estate, were working on the design for the new Team…
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