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Blizzard
December 14, 2018

There’s No 2019 Esports Calendar for Heroes of The Storm

Blizzard have made a game-changing announcement regarding the future of Heroes of the Storm, and in particular its esports offering. The studio have advised that they are currently scaling back…
Overwatch 2
December 14, 2018

Overwatch League 2019 Primer: new schedule, more teams, better structure

The Overwatch League has announced major changes to the format and playoff structure for the league in Season Two. On their preview show Watchpoint, the broadcast team broke down the…
Dota 2
December 14, 2018

DPL Season 6 Playoffs

DPL Season 6 is arguably the most important Dota 2 league in China. This league brings together the top 12 teams from the region and takes place over a period…
Esports Industry
December 14, 2018

Could competitive puzzle games make it big in the esports world?

There is little denying the fact that many casual gamers like to play titles like Tetris or Puyo Puyo as a fun way to pass the time. But could we…
Esports Industry
December 14, 2018

Why esports scholarships hold the future for competitive gaming

A growing number of universities and colleges in the UK and US are now offering special scholarships and courses in esports. These are designed to help young people successfully launch…
Esports Industry
December 13, 2018

China clamps down on esports like Fortnite and PUBG

The Chinese government has shocked the esports world by placing a ban on top gaming titles like Fortnite and Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds. This comes as a result of a new Online…
Overwatch 2
December 13, 2018

New skins coming to Overwatch with Winter Wonderland event

Blizzard have decided to put a freeze on their Overwatch player base with a flurry of new skins and holiday themes in this year’s Winter Wonderland event. The event will…
Fortnite
December 13, 2018

Fortnite’s newest patch hasn’t made people happy

When it comes to games like Fortnite that heavily rely on a weapons and item meta, it’s easy to make fans unhappy with even the slightest adjustment – whether it…
LoL Esports
December 12, 2018

PBE 9.1 Patch Rundown

Champion changes Ashe – When enemies are spotted by Hawkshot (E) before being taken down, Ashe will gain an assist. Note, this only applies when the enemy had previously not…
Overwatch 2
December 12, 2018

Talkin’ Strategy: How DPS Meta can change the Overwatch League

For casual fans of the Overwatch League, it might be difficult figuring out just why and how some of the best players in the world end up using the team…
LoL Esports
December 12, 2018

Schalke 04 Esports Academy Team accepting player applications

Considering the recent success of Schalke 04, their application to join the LEC (previously known as EU LCS) has been approved by Riot games. As part of the new league,…
Esports Industry
December 11, 2018

Japan’s esports market shows record growth

Whilst Japan has traditionally lagged behind its Asian rivals in its take-up of esports, it seems as though the nation is ready to join the competitive mobile gaming revolution. This…
Esports Industry
December 11, 2018

Adidas signs esports sponsorship deal

Non-gaming related companies signing sponsorship deals is a pretty common event now, really – while in the beginning it was mostly things like energy drinks providers, hardware manufacturers etc, nowadays…
Esports Industry
December 11, 2018

The fight for esports to achieve official recognition in Argentina

Argentina’s professional esports players have taken a few steps closer to becoming officially recognised as athletes. The moves made by the Argentinian Esports Association (AADE) could help the nation’s pro…
Counter-Strike
December 10, 2018

DreamHack prepares a tournament for Brazil

Esports like CS:GO and Dota 2 appeared and developed in two main regions, namely Europe and North America. But from there they quickly spread to other parts of the world…
Esports Industry
December 10, 2018

South Korea outlaws boosting for profit

Gaming in general and esports in particular often have a slightly odd stance when it comes to legal matters – most laws weren’t created with them in mind, and new…
Esports Industry
December 10, 2018

Should esports get its own dedicated Olympics?

The efforts to include esports as a recognised Olympic sport appear to have stalled with the International Olympic Committee stating that the move would be ‘premature’. Despite this disappointment, there…
Hearthstone
December 7, 2018

Magic: The Gathering launches esports league with huge price pool

One of the most popular card games ever made, Magic: The Gathering is going digital – or rather, the digital version is going esports. At the Game Awards 2018, it…
Dota 2
December 7, 2018

Reworked hero abilities

Patch 7.20 brought a lot of big changes and among them there are plenty of heroes whose abilities have been partly reworked. This brought about a completely new meta, with…
Counter-Strike
December 7, 2018

CS:GO goes F2P and gets Battle Royale

After teasing a big CSGO content drop on Twitter, Valve today pushed a brand new update to live servers that adds a new battle royale mode and brand new skins.…
Esports Industry
December 6, 2018

Female esports players numbers reach new record high

Sadly, getting women engaged in esports, to the point where they actively participate is till a bit of an issue. While progress is absolutely being made, and many games make…
Esports Industry
December 6, 2018

Why a German politician wants to eliminate the term ‘esports’

There has been plenty of opposition to the growth of esports in the traditional sporting world. But this week saw one of the fiercest criticisms of the competitive gaming phenomenon.…
Esports Industry
December 5, 2018

Tej Kohli launches esports arm with Rewired GG

Self-made technology billionaire Tej Kohli just announced a pretty big move into esports – a €50 million investment outreach to support esports in Europe. After Asia and North America, Europe…
Overwatch 2
December 5, 2018

Washington Justice reveal branding, announce four players to roster

After weeks of speculation, Washington D.C. have announced their branding and some of their roster information for their 2019 lineup, including star players and coaches such as Song “Janus” Jun-hwa…
Overwatch 2
December 5, 2018

Around the OWL: San Francisco sign Striker, ZachaREEE joins Dallas Fuel

With the Free Agency window close to wrapping up, San Francisco Shock and the Boston Uprising have come to a deal that will see star DPS player Kwon “Striker” Nam-joo…
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