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June 12, 2019
Taipei, Taiwan is hosting the 2018 Hearthstone All-Star Invitational!
The Hearthstone All-Star Invitational returns this December – more specifically, between the 28th and the 30th of December this year, Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium in Taiwan is going to be…
June 19, 2019
Critical Hit: Why drug testing in the Overwatch League is long overdue
The Overwatch League has come under the microscope recently after fellow Dallas Fuel Flex player Timo “Taimou” Kettunen claimed ‘at least 20 players’ in the Overwatch League are regular users…
November 4, 2019
PUBG comes to the PlayStation 4
It’s the news that many Playstation fans have been waiting for; PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is finally coming to the PS4 and PS4 Pro. The legendary battle arena title has already been…
June 19, 2019
Guangzhou and Chengdu reveal new branding for Overwatch League
Following a few weeks of speculation, the branding and logos for two new Chinese Overwatch League teams have been revealed as the Chengdu Hunters and Guangzhou Charge have now been…
June 11, 2019
Tyler’s TCS is back!
The Tyler1 Championship Series, also more commonly known as the TCS, will be returning late this year. A trailer released by Tyler1’s Twitter reveals that the event will start on…
June 2, 2020
Call of Duty does spectacularly at the Esports Awards 2018
The esports awards ceremony in London can easily be called the Oscars of gaming – the prestigious ceremony that took place on Monday saw Call of Duty doing particularly well…
November 4, 2019
Why the US Army is getting serious about esports
In a bid to counter flagging recruitment numbers, the US Army is turning to esports to encourage young adults to join its ranks. The US Army has reportedly been targeting…
June 19, 2019
The Kuala Lumpur Major Playoffs day 3 preview
The Kuala Lumpur Major is about to enter its 3rd competitive day for the Playoffs Stage and its 5th competitive day overall. The 12 remaining teams look ready for battle…
November 4, 2019
UEFA launches the eChampions League
The governing body of football in Europe, UEFA, has recently announced that it will be partnering up with EA Sports to launch the eChampions League. This will give gamers the…
June 12, 2019
Esports are worth billions and here are the companies that lead the charge
The industry that is esports started small, not many years ago – now it’s a billion dollar behemoth that is growing steadily. It’s a self-sustaining industry consisting of too many…
May 7, 2020
Does esports have a sexual harassment problem?
Whilst esports is one of the most innovative entertainment trends of the 21st century, there’s growing concern that it is prone to one of the most backwards human behaviours –…
June 12, 2019
Demetrious ‘Mighty Mouse’ Johnson named as Chief Brand Ambassador for ONE eSports
Southeast Asia has become a hotbed for esports action for the past few years. With that trend continuing to heat up, Chatri Sityodtong, Chairman and CEO of ONE Championship declared…
June 19, 2019
An uneventful end: Dafran’s career sabotage, and the future of Atlanta Reign
In a bizarre turn of events this week, Daniel “Dafran” Francesca committed career sabotage as he purposely started to lose games on his stream. The bad run of form only…
November 4, 2019
Could Diablo Immortal be the most hated game of 2018?
Diablo Immortal is Blizzard Entertainment’s latest venture into the mobile gaming realm, but what could have been a brave move to broaden the Diablo franchise looks as if it has…
July 3, 2019
The Kuala Lumpur Major: groups and top contenders
The Kuala Lumpur Major is about to start and the set-up for the Group Stage has been announced. Groups [trx_columns count=”2″] [trx_column_item] Group A Team Secret paiN Gaming Ninjas in…
October 6, 2020
Esports Summit in Japan will focus on new esports strategies for Asia
This December, the North Asia Esports Summit is taking place in Chiba, Japan. More specifically, on the 4th and 5th of December this year, experts and industry participants from all…
August 4, 2023
Catch up on IEM Chicago before the Playoffs this weekend
If you didn’t know already, IEM Chicago, one of the biggest international CS:GO events to take place this quarter, has been underway this week. As of writing, we are slowly…
June 12, 2019
ONE Championship is investing $50m into esports expansion
ONE Championship is the name of Asia’s largest martial arts sports media firm – and so far, it hadn’t had much to do with esports at all. The organisation wasn’t…
November 4, 2019
McDonald’s moves into the German esports scene
Competitive gaming and fast food have historically enjoyed a fairly close relationship, and that looks to get a lot closer as McDonald’s recently made the decision to focus their attention…
November 4, 2019
Washington DC’s bid to become an esports hotspot
Washington DC might be better known for being the US government’s seat of power, but the capital city has made impressive steps to take advantage of the competitive gaming phenomenon.…
June 19, 2019
Reinforce cut from Overwatch League analyst desk, Fusions signs with Boston Uprising
Last week, long time Overwatch professional player turned analyst Jonathan “Reinforce” Larsson announced his departure from the Overwatch League analyst desk via Twitter. This announcement marks the end of a…
July 9, 2019
Overwatch World Cup 2018 Recap: South Korea dominate for the three peat, China take second place
Over the weekend, the top eight Overwatch National Teams competed for international supremacy as South Korea won the World Cup for the third straight year. This year was more competitive…
June 12, 2019
BlizzCon 2018 was as good as fans had hoped
It’s over – the biggest event of the year for fans of any of Blizzard’s games and esports tournaments. Over 40.000 gamers gathered in person (and even more of them…
June 19, 2019
League partner chromas to be available for Blue Essence
Roughly a month ago, Riot decided to release the League of Legends Partnership program in an effort to grow the audience of Riot certified or approved streamers. This program granted…
June 9, 2020
Is this the rise of the Chinese teams?
For the first time since the Season 2 World Championships, a Chinese based team has taken out the title as the world’s best team. The finals of the 2018 League…