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Dota 2
November 1, 2018

DreamLeague Season 10 Playoffs

DreamLeague Season 10 is the first Minor of the new competitive season. The tournament offers a prize pool of $300.000, as well as 500 points for The International 2019 and…
Esports Industry
November 1, 2018

Top 5 Esports Arenas in the US

Dedicated esports arenas are an incredibly recent thing. While bigger esports events themselves have been around for some time, they used to usually take place in rented spaces, sometimes even…
PUBG
November 1, 2018

PUBG Corp. teases DC Villain outfits in ‘Prison Break’ event

PUBG Corp. just took to Twitter to tease an upcoming cosmetic content drop. The Twitter video showcased two players emerging from the prison on Miramar dressed as the Joker and…
Esports Industry
October 31, 2018

Australian Esports company is angling to take the lead in Asia’s esports market

One of the biggest esports companies in Australia – esports Mogul – is shaping itself up to go bigger. After a recent operations review, the company put out a statement…
Esports Industry
October 31, 2018

Setbacks for esports’ Olympic ambitions

The German Olympic Sports Federation (DOSB) dealt the nation’s gamers a bitter blow when it declared that esports couldn’t be considered to be a legitimate sporting activity. The announcement was…
LoL Esports
October 31, 2018

PBE 8.22 Patch rundown

This PBE patch is fairly significant mainly due to the reworked Dark Harvest’s changes, along with the usual champion and item tweaks. Champion LeBlanc – LeBlanc is extremely abusive in…
Fortnite
October 30, 2018

Can Fortnite break the gender deadlock in esports?

Whilst esports has traditionally been seen as being a bit of a boy’s club, a string of recent female signings to Fortnite teams could signal that the tide is set…
Hearthstone
October 30, 2018

Hearthstone is back at BlizzCon

It’s been a tough battle for our Hearthstone teams who have been facing off against one another since July, trying to secure a spot at the Hearthstone Global Games Final.…
LoL Esports
October 30, 2018

Ranked splits & rewards in 2019

Riot Games has recently unveiled new plans for the upcoming 2019 Ranked season through a fairly detailed official post. The ranked season as we know it has been left untouched…
Counter-Strike
October 30, 2018

FaZe win EPICENTER 2018

If you’re a FaZe fan, we’ve got good news for you. FaZe just beat NaVi in the EPICENTER 2018 grand finals. It has been a while since FaZe has come…
Esports Industry
October 29, 2018

Why music stars are joining the esports revolution

Whilst esports tournaments tended to be focused on the on-screen action, it has become evident that music is set to play a larger part in how we enjoy these gaming…
Blizzard
October 29, 2018

Blizzard unveil their esports mobile app

The American games developer and publisher, Blizzard Entertainment, have recently unveiled their new mobile esports app. The app is available for iOS and Android mobile devices and it looks to…
LoL Esports
October 29, 2018

Europe vs. China, LoL Worlds 2018 – Who will emerge victorious?

Fnatic and Invictus will be going head to head in the finals of the 2018 League of Legends World Championships. The winner’s prize pool will likely be lower than the…
StarCraft Esports
October 26, 2018

StarCraft II is gearing up for the WCS Finals!

Yes you heard right, among all of the thrilling and exciting events at this year’s BlizzCon, StarCraft II will see it’s World Championship Series draw to a close with an…
Counter-Strike
October 26, 2018

Top 5 CS:GO Events to happen before 2018 ends

It has been an excellent year for Counter Strike, but if you still haven’t had enough of the action, you’ll want to take a look at the events we have…
PUBG
October 26, 2018

Long awaited Night Mode lands on PUBG Mobile

If you are a PC PUBG player, it might not exactly be the news you were hoping for, but PUBG Mobile has received a night time mode, along with a…
Overwatch 2
October 26, 2018

Overwatch World Cup 2018 Primer: The best in the world get ready to capture gold

Blizzard have just announced the schedule format for the 2018 Overwatch World Cup that is set to take place in early November. The competition begins November 2 thru 3 during…
Dota 2
October 26, 2018

ESL One Hamburg 2018 Playoffs predictions

The Playoffs Stage of ESL One Hamburg 2018 is already underway and over the next 3 days we will find out who the winner is. The result will not weigh…
HotS
October 25, 2018

BlizzCon’s opening week brings Heroes Of The Storm action

It’s no surprise that BlizzCon is jam-packed with events and things to do and see. Players and fans get unprecedented access to tournament matches for their favorite esports games and…
Esports Industry
October 25, 2018

Unikrn paves the way for esports betting in the US

The Seattle-based esports betting company, Unikrn, recently hit the headlines when it was announced that they had received a license that permits them to facilitate live esports betting in a…
Counter-Strike
October 24, 2018

OpTic India player reveals his cheating story

Scandals in CS:GO can be extremely damaging to the community and they bring lots of public attention to esports from the outside world, and not for good reason. Recently, a…
Overwatch 2
October 24, 2018

Blizzard leaks Atlanta branding for OWL; Paris roster fully announced

In a weird turn of events, Blizzard have forced Atlanta to play their hand a little early as they accidentally released a picture of the new branding and logo scheme…
Esports Industry
October 24, 2018

Could Malta become a new esports hotspot?

Whilst nations like South Korea, the US and even Sweden have long been associated with the competitive gaming phenomenon, it seems that the small European archipelago of Malta is set…
LoL Esports
October 24, 2018

Patch Notes 8.21 Rundown

Champions Alistar: Base health down from 613 to 573. Ashe: Passive frost shot slow has been increased from 10-20% to 15-30%. To compensate, the crit slow has been reduced from…
Overwatch 2
October 24, 2018

The worst team from OWL Season One have announced a brand new roster

Shanghai Dragons have made serious personnel changes heading into Season Two of the Overwatch League after saying adios to several of their main roster from last year early in the…
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