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Hearthstone
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…
Overwatch 2
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…
PUBG
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…
Overwatch 2
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…
LoL Esports
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…
Call of Duty
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…
Esports Industry
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…
Dota 2
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…
FIFA
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…
Esports Industry
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…
Esports Industry
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 –…
Esports Industry
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…
Overwatch 2
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…
Mobile Games
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…
Dota 2
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…
Esports Industry
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…
Counter-Strike
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…
Esports Industry
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…
Esports Industry
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…
Esports Industry
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.…
Overwatch 2
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…
Overwatch 2
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…
Blizzard
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…
LoL Esports
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…
LoL Esports
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…
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