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June 4, 2019
How Riot Games decides what champions to buff / nerf
Riot have recently released a post detailing their criteria when deciding to either buff or nerf champions. This aims to add greater transparency towards the balancing process to address the…
June 3, 2019
Team Liquid win DreamHack Masters Dallas 2019
Now that DreamHack Masters Dallas 2019 is finally over, we have our winners who yet again confirmed that they’re one of the best teams on the CSGO scene. Team Liquid…
June 3, 2019
NA LCS Summer 2019 – Predictions of Week 2 Day 1 matches
Cloud9 vs. Echo Fox Cloud9 have managed to translate their success in the Spring Split to date, with a strong start in the first week, now 2-0. Echo fox are…
May 31, 2019
FaZe Clan uses an 11-year-old Fortnite player
The FaZe Fortnite team has been making headlines for the last week as more details emerge about their ongoing legal battle with Tfue. The finical aspects of the case are…
May 31, 2019
LCS Summer Split: a League apart
The North American LCS is now the 2nd best league in the world. The European LEC is at the top. Welcome to League of Legends in 2019. Team Liquid shattered…
May 31, 2019
Overwatch vs. Fortnite: A tale of two pro scenes
Last week, both Blizzard Entertainment and Epic Games were in the headlines after the Overwatch League’s former commissioner, Nate Nanzer, switched companies and joined Epic Games in a sensational move.…
May 30, 2019
SLIVER tv – Korea’s newest mobile esports platform
With esports ever-soaring popularity in south-east Asia, it’s not unusual to see new esports ventures popping up. As is unfortunately the case almost everywhere, most of them are, simply put,…
May 30, 2019
LoL PBE 9.11 update: the major Champions changes
Akali – Akali has been gutted this patch. Passive energy restoration has been reduced at its later stages, with AP ratio down from 0.7 to 0.5, and AD ratio down…
May 30, 2019
It’s finally time – Apex’s first esports tournament is here!
Fans of Respawn Entertainments popular Battle Royale title can rejoice – it’s almost time for the very first licensed pro Apex Legends competition! Better known as perhaps the only recent…
May 29, 2019
Aganim Scepters for everyone with Dota 2 Patch 7.22
After months and months of waiting, we finally got a new patch. Patch 7.22 brings a lot of hero and item updates, changing the meta quite significantly. Dota 2 Patch…
May 29, 2019
Friday Fortnite returns in June
KEEMSTAR and FaZe’s Friday Fortnite tournament is making a return to the competitive scene. The tournament is hosted by KEEMSTAR and organised by FaZe. Despite being dormant for a while…
May 29, 2019
Mordekaiser: rework of the Iron Revenant
One of the oldest champions in League of Legends, Mordekaiser has finally received some attention from Riot. Let’s be honest, before Riot intended to rework him, rarely anyone ever touched…
May 28, 2019
Kanazawa, Japan, wants to take over the esports world
Japan played an important role in the history of video games – for a very, very long time, the Asian country was the center of all things console-gaming. Sony, Nintendo…
May 28, 2019
Natus Vincere on the verge of signing Boombl4
After a series of bad results, Natus Vincere finally decided that it was a time to mix things up and make a roster change. Take note that their last roster…
May 28, 2019
Team SoloMid roster updates
Team SoloMid faired well this season despite their slow start, they were able to quickly improve, now looking extremely strong heading into the Summer split. TSM were able to place…
May 28, 2019
DreamHack Masters Dallas kicks off today | Groups analysis and predictions
The first of the DH Masters event is set to kick off today at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas. Sixteen teams will battle for $250,000 in Prize…
May 24, 2019
Fortnite Pros VS Public tournament announced
Australian Fortnite fans are being treated to another tournament with a difference, this time it’s an open call for the general public to face off against professional Fortnite Players. Fortnite:…
May 24, 2019
Replays feature enabled, Orisa and Baptiste get buffs with the PTR Patch Notes May 23
In the latest patch to hit the Overwatch PTR servers this week, Overwatch have finally released an in-client replay system that will grant players the ability to watch back their…
May 24, 2019
Overwatch “Skins in the Game” – Support your favorite OWL team!
The Overwatch League wants to count how much love and support we can give our favorite team with the new “Skins in the Game” mini-event running between May 27-31. It…
May 23, 2019
The Pacific Showdown is about to go down – Overwatch Contenders
Next to the official OWL, there is another popular Overwatch League – the Contenders. Where the OWL itself is made up entirely of pro players, the Contenders competitions are made…
May 23, 2019
cs_summit 4 | The summit before the storm
Before the mayhem lands at Dreamhack Masters Dallas next week, five of six Dallas participants will measure their strength on the 4th iteration of the cs_summit in Los Angeles. Teams…
May 23, 2019
Bacon, Maple Syrup and… esports? Canada’s place in the esports world
Next to its southern neighbour, Canada seems like paradise for many, at least those that don’t mind lots and lots of snow. Indeed, Canada is well-known for several things, including…
May 23, 2019
A battle for supremacy – Overwatch Contenders 2019: Atlantic Showdown
Next weekend, the Overwatch Contenders scene is doing a one of a kind tournament format that will bring OW Contenders champions from three different regions onto the same stage as…
May 22, 2019
Team check: Overwatch League Stage 3 Week 1
With the second half of the Overwatch League season in the crosshairs, many teams within the league are making final adjustments as they push for playoff aspirations, while other teams…
May 22, 2019
Royale weekend in the National PUBG League
The OGN Super Arena in Manhattan Beach, California will once again seat all the NPL teams as they take a respite from the league play. NPL and NPL Contenders teams…