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June 19, 2019
Fear returns to Dota, joins J.Storm
After 7 months of watching from aside, Clinton “Fear” Loomis has returned to professional Dota 2 after being invited to play for the 3rd strongest team in North America, namely…
November 4, 2019
The gaming world reacts to the fall of Heroes of the Storm esports
Blizzard Entertainment’s decision to cancel next year’s Heroes of the Storm esports tournaments has caused shockwaves in the gaming world. Countless pro gamers have taken to the internet to voice…
December 15, 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…
June 11, 2019
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…
December 15, 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…
November 4, 2019
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…
November 4, 2019
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…
May 7, 2020
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…
June 19, 2019
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…
July 24, 2019
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…
June 19, 2019
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…
July 9, 2019
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…
September 3, 2024
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,…
November 4, 2019
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…
June 11, 2019
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…
November 4, 2019
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…
August 4, 2023
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…
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…
