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July 30, 2018
Technical issues put a damper on World of Warcraft leveling experience
Blizzard prepares for the imminent release of World of Warcraft Battle for Azeroth on August 14. In anticipation of this milestone, a new patch rolled out two weeks ago, adding…
July 30, 2018
StarCraft II Ace Serral crushes competition at 2018 WCS Valencia
StarCraft II fans were in for a treat last week when the third of the four 2019 WCS circuit events took place. The best non-Korean players in the world got…
July 30, 2018
Astralis cruise to victory in Counter Strike Global Offensive ELEAGUE Premier
The ELEAGUE Counter Strike Global Offensive Premier concluded on Sunday, after one exciting week for the fans of the first-person shooter. The tournament began on July 21 and had a…
July 27, 2018
Activision Blizzard finalize agreements; Paris and Guangzhou confirmed for Overwatch League expansion teams
In a blockbuster announcement earlier this week, Activision Blizzard confirmed Paris and Guangzhou have hashed out agreements with investors to purchase an expansion slot for Season Two of the Overwatch…
July 27, 2018
DOTA Summit 9 Team Analysis before The International 2018
DOTA Summit 9 is the last tournament before The International 2018. The event brings together 6 teams and gives them the chance test some of their strategies in preparation for…
July 26, 2018
ELEAGUE Premier 2018 Playoffs Viewer Guide – Teams, Schedule, Live Stream
After a week of exciting Counter Strike thanks to the ELEAGUE CS:GO Premier 2018 tournament, we now have the playoffs to look forward to this weekend. Out of the eight…
July 26, 2018
Sneak peak of new Hearthstone cards – The Boomsday Project
Following Blizzard’s announcement of the new Hearthstone expansion, The Boomsday Project, they have finally given viewers a few sneak peak of cards to come in the coming expansion. This follows…
July 26, 2018
Overwatch ‘Wrecking’ the competition: How will Hammond fit into the meta?
Overwatch’s newest hero has ascended into play this week. The robo-tank, wrecking ball gizmo operating hamster has finally been unveiled to the community, but how will his play style affect…
July 25, 2018
Overwatch League Grand Finals predictions: how will Philadelphia and London matchup?
With the Grand Finals to the inaugural season of Overwatch League on the horizon, Philadelphia Fusion and London Spitfire are set to do battle after overcoming the first seed teams…
July 25, 2018
Overwatch League Top 5: Ranking the most impactful players in the Overwatch League playoffs
To be considered an elite team in the Overwatch League, you must have elite players to tow the line. The inaugural playoff series for OWL has given us hellacious comebacks…
July 25, 2018
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Corp. Unveils Huge 5 Year Esports Plan
If anybody ever doubted PUBG Corps.’ dedication to ensuring their game is a success as an esport, their recent 5 year plan announcement at a press conference in Berlin should…
July 25, 2018
Counter-Strike NIP take FACEIT EU Minor in emotional victory
Out of all of the FACEIT Minors so far, the European Minor was the one that we were the most unsure about who would come out on top in. There…
July 24, 2018
League of Legends EU LCS Match Predictions, Week 6 Day 1
Game 1 – Unicorns of Love vs. Misfits Gaming The Unicorns of Love are not having a good time, having lost five out of their past six games, placing them…
July 23, 2018
League of Legends League Championship Korea Match Predictions, Day 2 & 3
Day 2 Game 1 – SK Telecom T1 vs. bbq OLIVERS While by no means are SK Telecom dominating the LCK scene, currently placing around the lower to middle ranks…
July 23, 2018
Heroes of the Storm Global Championship Copa America 2018 Phase 2 begins this week
Heroes of the Storm Copa America is a major tournament for the popular hero brawler produced by Blizzard. The tournament started earlier this year and it has two stages, spanning…
July 23, 2018
The 2018 CWL Pro League Playoffs begin on Friday July 27
The regular-season for the teams playing in Division B of the 2018 CWL Pro League ended last week. They have joined the ones who advanced from Division A earlier this…
July 23, 2018
Starcraft 2 GSL vs the World starts on August 2
Players from South Korea have been dominating the Starcraft stage for two decades. They proved to be equally successful when playing the sequel and are more than a match for…
July 23, 2018
Blizzard Simplifies the World of Warcraft Pricing Model
World of Warcraft had its ups and downs over the years, but it remains the most popular MMORPG in the world. Blizzard intends to keep it that way and releases…
July 20, 2018
A Brave New OpenAI
It wasn’t that long ago that OpenAI, the company behind the scary Shadow Fiend bot that destroyed the best players in the world during The International 2017, had announced its…
July 20, 2018
Heavy Metal and Gaming – the perfect combo?
The world’s largest gathering for heavy metal music takes place every year in Wacken in Germany. The event draws visitors from all around the world and it’s pretty much the…
July 20, 2018
FACEIT Asia Minor Championship recap
The FACEIT Asia Minor championship has now come to an end. We can now look back and see which teams have won and who came out on top. At the…
July 19, 2018
Fortnite’s new tournament bombed – is the game really esports ready?
By now it’s pretty well-known that Fortnite’s makers Epic Games are hosting a tournament and that the prize-pool is worth millions of dollars – 100 million to be exact. People…
July 18, 2018
There’s a new force in the esports world and it wants to challenge China: India
Several Asian countries are esports-superpowers already – First and foremost, South Korea, but also Japan, China, even Taipei and Indonesia produce some extremely skilled players. Now there might be a…
July 18, 2018
Overwatch League semifinals Preview and Predictions: Can London Spitfire continue their miracle run?
After a monumental comeback series against Los Angeles Gladiators, London Spitfire looked like their vintage selves in a resounding two match sweep that saw London take six maps uncontested. In…
July 18, 2018
PUBG gets custom servers and more in latest patch
In PUBG’s latest patch, the developers have reworked the custom server system and brought the feature to all players. Currently, the patch is only available on the test server, but…