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Esports Industry
April 2, 2019

Esports and charities – when a community comes together for a good cause

Charity work is important – there are so many important causes out there that need people’s support, both fiscal and otherwise. Generally speaking, charities are a pretty amazing thing –…
Fortnite
April 1, 2019

Tfue and Cloak beat Baller at Fortnite Luxe Cup

This weekend’s Luxe Cup had a few surprises. It comes after a few major updates from Fortnite that been unpopular, to say the least. Over the course of the event,…
Esports Industry
April 1, 2019

Esports Mogul teams up with Melbourne Melee

Melbourne Melee is well known as being one of Australia’s leading esports communities for the Super Smash Bros title, and it is going to be getting a helping hand from…
Esports Industry
April 1, 2019

Asian Upstarts – China flew to the top

What do you think is the country with the biggest world-wide esports revenue? The US? Japan? Korea? No, not quite. China, with a staggering $37.9 billion of esports revenue in…
Rainbow Six
March 29, 2019

Rainbow Six Siege’s US nationals are kicking off next week!

The second season of the US Nationals in Rainbow Six is back, much anticipated by both fans and players alike. It is set to kick off in just over a…
Overwatch 2
March 29, 2019

Atlanta Reign Pro Dafran leaves the League

Overwatch pro player Dafran announced his retirement from the Overwatch League yesterday – his plan is to go back to the ‘comfy streamer life’ as he calls it. The Atlanta…
Dota 2
March 29, 2019

MDL Disneyland Major Qualifiers: preview and analysis

MDL Disneyland will be the 4th Major of the Dota Pro Circuit and one of the last two chances for a lot of teams to score enough points and climb…
LoL Esports
March 29, 2019

NA LCS Quarter Finals preview: all eyes on TSM

The LCS playoffs will begin this weekend as the top six teams get set for battle. The best of five series between Echo Fox and Team SoloMid will start Saturday,…
LoL Esports
March 29, 2019

LEC: Playoffs madness sweeps EU

“We are primed and ready.” – Everyone in the LEC After nine gruelling weeks of competition, we are finally near the finish line with the final six in the LEC.…
Fighting Games
March 28, 2019

Dead or Alive 6 – ‘Greatest’ World Championship coming soon

Not long after the release of the newest entry in the popular fighting-game series, a World Championship for it has been revealed by Team Ninja. Game publisher Team Ninja didn’t…
Fortnite
March 28, 2019

Competitive players response to Fortnite v8.20’s changes

Fortnite is a game that is continuously in flux, not everyone seems to like this. With most new updates there is a stream of reactions from Fortnite competitive players and…
Esports Industry
March 28, 2019

GameStop unveil their esports ambitions

GameStop are well known as being a global leader in the video gaming retail market. But the Texas-based brand have recently made moves to enter the hugely profitable world of…
Counter-Strike
March 27, 2019

Big weekend in CS:GO with the StarSeries & i-League and UML

“No Astralis? No Problem.” This weekend will mark the beginning of the 7th iteration of the StarSeries & i-League season, with 16 teams competing for the main prize of $250,000…
Fortnite
March 27, 2019

Fortnite Pro Players caught cheating in in-game events

Two competitive Fortnite players have again been caught cheating during an in-game event. This particular cup was a precursor to a tournament, there has been some debate over which event…
LoL Esports
March 27, 2019

LCK Week 10: the matches not to be missed on days 3 and 4

Day 3 Gen.G vs SANDBOX Gaming Coming out of week 9, Gen.G remain inconsistent, coin flipping a large proportion of their latest wins. While they had defeated Griffin in week…
Overwatch 2
March 26, 2019

What to watch: OWL Stage Two storylines

With Stage One Playoffs in the rearview, the shift in focus has started for all 20 Overwatch League teams as the second stage kicks off next weekend. If Stage playoffs…
PUBG
March 26, 2019

Dive into competitive PUBG

“If you asked anyone a year ago about PUBG succeeding as an esports, most would say it’s an improbable or impossible venture.” About two years ago PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds brought the…
Overwatch 2
March 25, 2019

Around the OWL: Vancouver Titans victorious in Stage One Playoffs

In a hectic weekend of Overwatch League action, established favorites failed to meet their mark as other less hyped playoff contenders found their groove en route to the Finals on…
Esports Industry
March 25, 2019

Philadelphia to get a $50 million esports arena

Gamers in Philadelphia can soon look forward to enjoying the first purpose-built esports stadium in the whole of the USA. The $50 million project is being organised by Comcast Spectator…
Dota 2
March 25, 2019

Vici Gaming wins the DreamLeague Season 11 Major

The 3rd Major of the Dota Pro Circuit is over and the winner is a totally unexpected team from China. Vici Gaming had to win the StarLadder ImbaTV Minor to…
LoL Esports
March 22, 2019

LEC Spring: Best and Worst

With playoffs a week away in the LEC, we take a look at the individuals that made greatness and great badness in the regular season part of the LEC Spring…
Esports Industry
March 22, 2019

Gaming and the Monarchy – the UK’s esports market

Despite not being one of the biggest countries in the top ten of biggest esports markets, the UK has the 6th biggest esports market in the entire world – with…
StarCraft Esports
March 21, 2019

WCS Winter Round of 8 is almost here!

Now that the excitement of IEM Katowice and WESG is over, it’s time to focus on the next big thing – the StarCraft II World Championship Series or WCS! Specifically,…
Counter-Strike
March 21, 2019

BLAST Pro Series kicks off this weekend in São Paulo

The BLAST Pro Series kicks off 2019 in São Paulo, Brazil this weekend, where six of the world’s top eight seeds will fight for a main prize of $125,000. With…
Esports Industry
March 21, 2019

HyperX steps up their esports ambitions

All gamers will know that HyperX are one of the best brands in the business of gaming hardware. The US-based company have earned a strong reputation for their gaming headsets,…
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