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June 11, 2019
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…
November 4, 2019
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…
June 24, 2020
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…
July 9, 2019
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…
August 4, 2023
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.…
June 11, 2019
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…
November 4, 2019
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.…
June 11, 2019
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…
October 21, 2019
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…
June 19, 2019
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…
November 4, 2019
Challenges facing the mobile gaming revolution in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia’s gamers have taken mobile gaming to heart. With the region accounting for a staggering 49.1% share of the global mobile gaming market in 2018, it’s evident that Southeast…
September 27, 2019
League of Legends Patch 8.24 rundown
Neeko will be arriving sometime in the middle of patch 8.24 along with her Winter Wonder Neeko skin and a handful of chromas. As expected, the patch contains a few…
July 27, 2020
The new year is coming and Hearthstone is on a roll
2018 was a pretty good year for Hearthstone as an esport. Just last month, Team China managed to beat the expected champ Brazil in the Grand Finals of the Hearthstone…
June 19, 2019
MegaFon Winter Clash preview
MegaFon Winter Clash is an invite-based Dota 2 event scheduled to take place between December 7th – 9th in Moscow, Russia. The tournament is attended by 6 prestigious teams and…
November 4, 2019
Astralis signs two-year partnership deal with Unibet
The Danish esports team, Astralis, has recently signed a two-year partnership deal with the online betting company, Unibet. The global partnership deal will see Unibet becoming Astralis’ official betting parter,…
September 27, 2019
What you need to know about the Snowdown event
Riot Mort, a Senior Lead Designer for League, has tweeted out complete information regarding the game’s new event, Snowdown. Similar to past events, like the most recently Worlds, players will…
June 9, 2020
High hopes for mobile esports with the Clash Royale League finals
Last Saturday saw the finals of the Clash Royale League kick off in Tokyo, Japan. The finals featured six top-level Clash Royale teams who went head to head in a…
September 27, 2019
Dark Harvest needs to be changed, here’s why
For returning players who have taken a break from pre-season, you may have noticed Dark Harvest had received a major change. The rune now grants a “stack” when you damage…
August 17, 2022
2019 Rocket League Pro Circuit revealed
Rocket League’s Pro circuit isn’t brand new, but this is one esport that with a die-hard following. While there aren’t too many stops on the circuit, organizers have promised there…
June 19, 2019
Dota 2 Patch 7.20 general changes
Patch 7.20 is one of the biggest patches we’ve had in recent years and the changes are substantial. The article offers a quick presentation of the general changes contained within…
June 19, 2019
Meet the lineup: Chengdu Hunters make first signings
The Chinese organization, owned and operated by big esports entities like HUYA Inc., have taken a nationalistic approach with their first player signings heading into the 2019 season. This mix…
August 4, 2023
Shroud’s Old Guys Club fights for a Major Spot
Whilst Shroud formally stepped down from playing CS:GO competitively on the Cloud9 roster to focus on streaming full time, recently he has partnered up with some old buddies to rekindle…
June 12, 2019
The esports 2019 lineup is already taking shape in China
Yes, you heard that right, even though 2018 is nowhere near over yet, China has been getting ready for 2019 and the continuing developments of esports as an industry. In…
June 19, 2019
Major changes to come in the loading screen, including chat
As previously shown on the “Ranked 2019 video” by Riot Games, the loading screen will get a big makeover. The new loading screen will soon be hitting the Public Beta…
November 4, 2019
Audi steps up its esports ambitions
The famous German car manufacturer, Audi, has made further moves to make its presence felt in the esports world by partnering up with two esports teams. The premium car brand…