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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,…
Blizzard
March 21, 2019

WoW’s new toys support esports!

As announced some time ago, popular MMO World of Warcraft is currently holding an event – for a limited time, all purchases of two specific toys are going to contribute…
Fortnite
March 20, 2019

FaZe Clan sign new teenage Fortnite player

FaZe Clan has recently announced a brand new signing for their Fortnite team. This has had a little more success recently and is currently home to some of the best…
Fortnite
March 20, 2019

New item the Baller has divided Fortnite’s competitive community

This last week saw a new item added to Fortnite. This new addition has gone through the life-cycle of reactions to big new items in almost record time. Baller hit…
Esports Industry
March 19, 2019

Female-only esports: Good or Bad?

Today I write about a hot button topic regarding female-only esport competition and gender division in competitive esports. Straight out the gate, my stance is that organizing female-only tournaments does…
LoL Esports
March 19, 2019

LCK Week 9: predictions of Days 1 & 2

Day 1 Griffin vs. Hanwha Life Esports Coming into Week 9, Griffin remain the top team in the LCK, currently 12-2. That said, last week had been a shocking week…
Esports Industry
March 18, 2019

‘E my sports’ Simpsons episode makes waves

Popular and long-running TV series The Simpson saw something pretty interesting this last Sunday. Bart Simpson, bratty son of Homer Simpson, got into esports! Specifically, he got so good he…
Esports Industry
March 18, 2019

Xtrfy targets the Australian gaming market

The Swedish gaming equipment manufacturer, Xtrfy, has taken steps to enter the Australian gaming market by teaming up with the nation’s top esports team – Grayhound Gaming. This will tie…
LoL Esports
March 18, 2019

NA LCS Week 9: Predictions of Day 1

NALCS Week 9 will determine the teams that battle it against each other in the quarter-finals next week. Cloud9 vs. FlyQuest Cloud9 remain one of the best teams in the…
Overwatch 2
March 15, 2019

Dafran claims top spot for jersey sales as Fanatics release their stats for 2019

There’s no doubt the new season of Overwatch League brought some renewed faith to everyone partaking in the league, but this year’s additions have been mercurial in their impact as…
Dota 2
March 15, 2019

New hero Mars: is that balanced?

As I’m sure you’ve felt it on your own MMR, Dota 2 has a new hero. His name is Mars, being obviously inspired by the Roman god with the same…
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