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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 –…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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,…