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August 7, 2019
Valve has finally released the Immortal Treasure 3
Recently Valve finally released the Immortal Treasure 3 for Battle Pass owners. Many fans have been waiting for it to arrive for a long time and they can now finally…
August 7, 2019
NERD plans to make it simple to invest in esports
Competitive gaming is one of the fastest growing sports and entertainment trends of the 21st century. Although the esports industry is expected to hit $1 billion in revenues in 2019,…
August 7, 2019
Proposed Ivern changes, a step in the wrong direction
Ivern changes Auto attack: Instead of having to sit in bushes, Ivern’s auto attack is now permanently ranged. Riot justifies the change as Ivern is already receiving the ranged auto…
August 7, 2019
What happened during the LLA 2019?
This 2019 witnessed the first and second season of Latin America League of League of Legends, also known as “Liga Movistar Latinoamérica” for sponsorship reasons, featured by a fully unified…
August 6, 2019
Despite all odds, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate sets viewership record at EVO 2019
If you watched the EVO 2019 tournament over the weekend, then be assured there were thousands more watching the event that time. In fact, the number of viewership at the…
August 6, 2019
Video Games and Violence: Correlation is not Causation
In lieu of several tragic mass shooting incidents in the span of just a few short days in the US, lawmakers and politicians are once again quick to come forth…
August 6, 2019
Watch Dota 2 on plane flights with Air China
This may be the start of something great, competitive game VODs being available throughout flights across the world. However, that may still be a few years away considering the general…
August 5, 2019
Riot Games Officially announced that they’ve been working on a new fighting game
League of Legends publisher, Riot Games, is pretty much known only for the MOBA. One of the most popular esports in the world, LoL has been popular for years! Now…
August 5, 2019
gob b Retires – BIG decided to Restructure CSGO team
German CS:GO fans and enthusiasts were crushed by the latest news that hit their scene. Gob b, probably the best in-game leader from esports in Germany decided not to play…
August 5, 2019
Top Esports on what helped them win PUBG Mobile Club Open 2019
PUBG Mobile Club Open 2019 tournament concluded just last week with China’s Top Esports walking away with prize money of $180,000, the biggest prize in mobile esports history so far.…
August 5, 2019
4 interesting facts about this year’s TI9 participants
The International 2019 is right around the corner and the 18 participants are in training right now, preparing for the biggest event of their careers. Even though many of them…
August 5, 2019
Epic launches The Fortnite Season X Championship Series
The Fortnite World Cup pushed Fortnite just beyond the LoL competitive rankings for the all-time viewership records for an Esports event. However, with the Fortnite World Cup dominating the scene…
August 2, 2019
Ninja moves from Twitch to Mixer
Ninja is the biggest name in Fortnite streaming and probably all streaming. This week, he’s had major news to announce. He is ditching his home for many years, Twitch, to…
August 2, 2019
Nothing is certain seven weeks into the LEC
Week 7 of the LEC will determine if Playoffs spots are up for grabs for all teams below Splyce in the standings. Theoretically all 9 teams are in still in…
August 2, 2019
Betway seals a 6-digits agreement with the Dota 2 team PSG.LGD
While Betway already has some experience in the world of esports, including their sponsorships to Dota 2 and CS:GO teams such as Ninjas in Pyjamas, ESL Pro League and ESL…
August 2, 2019
Overwatch Contenders finally revealed details on The Gauntlet
Almost as popular as the main Overwatch League, the Contenders League is full of OWL-hopefuls and more importantly, a ton of incredibly talented and skilled players and some really epic…
August 1, 2019
The Summit X and the Dota 2 competitive ecosystem
This year’s Beyond the Summit Dota 2 event was forced to endure the harsh realities of the “new and improved” DPC (Dota Pro Circuit) System. The Summit was the bastion…
August 1, 2019
ONE Esports to debut with events in Tokyo, Jakarta, and Singapore
Global esports revenues are expected to hit $1.1 billion in 2019, a jump of 27% from last year. Such numbers coupled with the recent success of the Fortnite World Cup…
August 1, 2019
Overwatch World Cup 2019 Roster Round-up
It’s almost that time of the year again. With the regular season of competitive Overwatch wrapping up year round, the shortlists and team assembly for multiple National teams has already…
July 31, 2019
EVO Championship Series 2019 is almost upon us
The big day is almost here – Vegas based EVO 2019 is about to launch. Perhaps the most popular fighting tournament in the world, EVO definitely features some of the…
July 31, 2019
Around the OWL: NYXL stutters, London Spitfire pick up steam
The first week of role lock is officially in the books for the Overwatch League, and the ripples in the meta have already been set for each team. In a…
July 31, 2019
Can SK Telecom continue their win streak? | LCK Week 8 Preview
With the final three weeks of regular season play upon us, the playoff picture is tighter than ever before as SKT, Gen.G, Afreeca Freecs and Kingzone Dragon-X all have a…
July 30, 2019
Kicking for cash – the FIFA eWorld Cup is almost here!
The FIFA eWorld cup 2019 finals are upon us! The stage is set for an intense competition between the 32 top ranked players from the global series. These talented gamers…
July 30, 2019
GGBet announces new website and MGA license for European market
GGBet have stepped up their ambitions for the esports betting industry with a new domain, a new license, and a range of special offers for summer’s biggest competitive gaming events.…
July 30, 2019
Pantheon rework – Essence kept, yet highly improved.
Pantheon had initially been released over nine and a half years ago, with no significant change to his kit since then. This had made Pantheon a fairly stagnant and basic…