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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…