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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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
March 15, 2019
Apex Legends is the new BR star
For a long time, there were only two names in the Battle Royale world – Fortnite and PUBG. While fans of PUBG may disagree, Fortnite was certainly the bigger star…
March 14, 2019
Esports are up high, down under in Australia!
When it comes to esports, Australia probably isn’t the first country you think of. Between big places like Korea, China and Japan, or even the US, it’s easy to forget…
March 14, 2019
Full details of the TEKKEN World Tour by Bandai Namco now revealed!
The third tournament season of the Tekken World Tour is about to start, and details for it were just revealed by publisher Bandai Namco! This time around, the fighting game’s…
March 14, 2019
LEC Week 9: The road ends here
“The Spring Split of the LEC is about to conclude and we are no closer to knowing who goes to playoffs still.” In less than 24 hours the battle for…
March 14, 2019
How Red Bull became a major player in the world of esports
With the recent news that Red Bull will be the official supplier of the 2019 LEC Spring and Summer Split, it’s time to take a quick look at how this…
March 13, 2019
Upset Season? Sleeper threats in Stage One Playoffs
With three teams guaranteed their positions in the playoffs already, it’s important to breakdown the latent team strength of New York Excelsior, Vancouver Titans and Toronto Defiant heading into this…
March 13, 2019
G2 Esports picks up promisq
G2 Esports has announced that they will be picking up a second substitute, promisq. While signed as a substitute player, it is likely we will be seeing him soon due…
March 13, 2019
Best Bets: Overwatch League Stage 1 Week 5
With playoff implications in the crosshairs for a few teams, Week Five brings another round of opportunities for those on the rise. Los Angeles Gladiators really came into their own…
March 12, 2019
Mobile Gaming is here to shake up esports
Esports and gaming aren’t exactly new – they’ve been around for a few years at least. The world of gaming is always in flux though, and things that are popular…
March 12, 2019
Around the OWL: Week Four Recap
Week Four of the Overwatch League centred heavily around both Los Angeles teams as the Gladiators found a resurgence of form while the Valiant continue their historic slump. Los Angeles…