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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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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 –…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
July 19, 2019
Two new ranks to be introduced in Season 9
Riot has recently unveiled their new plans to change the ranking system in the upcoming Season 9. This change will involve adding two new tiers along with compressing the current…
July 9, 2019
Mindfreak qualify for Heroes of the Storm HGC Intercontinental Clash
The Australian team Mindfreak only recently entered the Heroes of the Strom scene – in April 2018, they acquired Nomia and joined. Mindfreak itself of course, is much older, having…
August 4, 2023
BIG and VP, first invites to Malta’s $150,000 SuperNova event
Quickfire has just announced that it will be hosting a new event called SuperNova CS:GO in Malta. The event will feature eight invited teams and it will have $150,000 on…
July 5, 2021
News corporations are keen to jump on the esports & video gaming bandwagon
Most of us will play video games as a kind of entertainment. But an ambitious new project looks to make video gaming platforms a central place where you can read…
June 9, 2020
Is Tal “Fly” Aizik the unsung hero of The International 2018?
The International 2018 was without a doubt the greatest edition of this prestigious event of the first 8. The first International, the third and the fifth had their great moments,…
June 13, 2019
Hearthstone season is well underway!
It’s a good year for one of Blizzard’s most popular esports – the 2018 Hearthstone Championship Tour or HCT is almost at its final stage, and the Hearthstone Global Games…
July 9, 2019
Crossfire: Washington D.C. General Manager Kate Mitchell caught in controversy regarding player and staff signings
After previously making headlines signing former NYXL duo WizardHyeong and Janus this past week. Washington D.C. General Manager Kate Mitchell has been called into question regarding the treatment and handling…
June 20, 2019
Mastercard becomes Riot Games’ new sponsor
Riot has just revealed their latest major global sponsor, Mastercard. Unlike other traditional sponsors which usually keep to one region, Matercard will be sponsoring Riot’s worldwide endeavors given their sheer size…
July 9, 2019
PUBG PS4 rumors stir after rating board leak
Rumors are stirring that suggest PUBG will finally be making its way to the PlayStation 4. Up until now, PUBG has been exclusive to PC, Xbox and mobile, and PUBG…
June 20, 2019
Around the OWL: KyKy NOT signing with Vancouver, Dafran looks for Contenders team
Contrary to previous reports, Twitter sleuths and other sources within the Vancouver OWL organization have confirmed that current Houston Outlaws Assistant Coach Kyle ‘KyKy’ Souder will not be taking over…