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LoL Esports
May 13, 2020

Pro players punished due to poor behaviour

Riot has recently released a long post detailing multiple pro players who had engaged in poor behaviour, and as a result, have either been punished or issued a warning. While…
FIFA
August 26, 2021

Premier League and EA Sports unite to launch FIFA 19 esports tournament

The Premier League has finally responded to rumours that it will be launching its own esports competition. The ePremier League tournament will allow gamers to compete on the FIFA 19…
Dota 2
June 20, 2019

ESL One Hamburg 2018 Preview

Although it’s not a part of the Dota Pro Circuit for the 2018-2019 competitive season, ESL One Hamburg 2018 is an important tournament that brings together many of the world’s…
Counter-Strike
August 4, 2023

The top 5 players during the CSGO Major

The recent FACEIT London Major saw many different stories play out and many pros played like they’ve never played before. In this article, we take a look back at the…
Counter-Strike
August 4, 2023

New CSGO update adds MP5-SD, new player models

Valve has just pushed out a brand new update to CS:GO and it adds the MP5-SD to competitive matchmaking, adds new player models to some maps, and makes a few…
Overwatch 2
June 20, 2019

Around the OWL: Paris’ expansion team hold player trials, Washington signs first female OWL coach

Of all the recent expansion teams announced for the league, Paris have been unusually quiet for a region that is bustling at the brim with excitement for Overwatch League action…
Fortnite
June 20, 2019

Fortnite removes bouncers, adds new trap in latest patch

Epic Games’ Fortnite is the most popular game in the world and has been for some time now without showing any sign of slowing down any time soon. The game…
Overwatch 2
June 20, 2019

Meet the lineup: Atlanta OWL sources confirm SIX players for Season Two

With a whirlwind of news coming out of the Atlanta Overwatch League organization these past few weeks, sources on Twitter have confirmed the first six players on this new lineup…
LoL Esports
June 20, 2019

Should remakes be submitted to a vote?

A reddit thread popped up, opening up a discussion on whether remakes should be submitted to a voting stage. There are reasonable arguments for both sides, hence, Riot is implementing…
Esports Industry
June 13, 2019

ESL One sponsor DHL wants to target younger audiences

With esports being the billion dollar industry that it already is, it’s no surprise to find that new companies, even ones not generally involved in esports, are interested in sponsoring…
Overwatch 2
June 20, 2019

Overwatch is aiming for the top, says Nate Nanzer

Nate Nanzer, the commissioner of the Overwatch League, has high hopes for his game. Overwatch is, of course, one of the most popular esports in the world already, but it’s…
Dota 2
June 20, 2019

PVP Esports Championship preview and predictions

PVP Esports Championship is the first Dota 2 LAN event of the 2018-2019 competitive season. However, because of Valve’s decision to have a much smaller number of Dota Pro Circuit…
LoL Esports
June 20, 2019

Greater stat customisation & more to come in preseason

Riot MapleNectar, a “Gameplay producer” for League of Legends, has recently released a forum post detailing the upcoming changes which will hit the preseason. One of these big changes will…
LoL Esports
September 11, 2019

World Championship Play In Preview: EDG and Cloud9 looking to sweep the competition

With the World Championship hype well underway, the Play In stage pits the Regional champions from every region as they battle it out for the final spot in each World…
Esports Industry
September 11, 2019

DreamHack is coming to Asia!

One of the world’s biggest and most well-known gaming festivals – the DreamHack – is going to go (more) global. Featuring LAN competitions, live concerts, digital art contests and more,…
Fighting Games
June 30, 2020

Street Fighter V is coming to the world of esports in Japan

Yes you heard that right, the extremely popular beat-em-up series is going to expand its reach when it comes to its esports side – SFV has been popular all around…
Dota 2
June 20, 2019

DreamLeague Season 10 participants and preview

DreamLeague Season 10 is the first Dota Pro Circuit LAN event of the new competitive season. This tournament will be a Minor, having a prize pool of $300.000 and offering…
Overwatch 2
July 28, 2020

Around the OWL: Dafran confirmed for Atlanta OWL team, Rascal signs with SF Shock

The rumor mill continues churning in the Overwatch League as several sources have indicated that Dafran is looking past the Contenders scene and is instead signing with the newly expanded…
Esports Industry
June 13, 2019

The Red Bull Factions are taking place in Milan

Though hardly as well known as the Pax or E3, the Milan Games Week is nevertheless impressive. Taking place in the Italian city Milan – as the name reveals –…
Counter-Strike
August 4, 2023

Get $100 by betting on ESL One New York! – CSGO

ESL One New York 2018 kicks off on September 26! The tournament will act as the battleground for some of the biggest names in the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive scene. Naturally,…
LoL Esports
June 20, 2019

LoL Patch 8.19 Champions rundown

As the season is approaching the end, Riot has steered away from any major changes. Patch 8.19 mainly consists of slight champion balancing, with the usual damage, scaling and cooldown…
Hearthstone
June 13, 2019

Trouble at the American Hearth(stone)

The Round of 16, a dual elimination tournament that’s part of the HGG or Hearthstone Global Games, started just a week ago, and already, things are shaking up to be…
Overwatch 2
September 11, 2019

Overwatch World Cup Qualifiers: Quarterfinals are set with Paris and United Kingdom making the grade

With the last leg of Regional Qualifiers completed, the final eight Overwatch National teams have been drawn with the first and second seeds placed in different pools to fairly distribute…
LoL Esports
October 6, 2020

Get rewarded for watching Worlds

Finally, after countless years, Riot will be implementing an incentive for fans to watch one of their larger Esports events. Instead of giving out skins, Riot has revealed they will…
Dota 2
June 20, 2019

Dota 2 has a lot of new faces

Dota 2 is known to be a very challenging and highly competitive esport. Throughout its history there have been multiple occasions when a top-level team or even a TI champion…
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