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May 15, 2018
PUBG’s Public NA Qualifier for $2M tournament starts next week
If you didn’t know already, PUBG Corp. is set to host one of the biggest esports tournaments ever later this year, and qualifiers will be open for all players to…
May 14, 2018
The StarCraft 2 World Championship Series returns to Austin
May is an amazing month for StarCraft fans, with major tournaments for both the remastered version and the latest installment in the series. While Brood War fans are anxiously waiting…
May 14, 2018
Heroes of the Storm fans can buy BlizzCon Opening Week 2018 Tickets
May is normally a quiet month for Heroes of the Storm players who prepare for the tournaments of June. In 2018, the Heroes of the Storm Global Championship Mid-Season Brawl…
May 14, 2018
Treyarch to Unveil New Call of Duty Black Ops 4 on May 17
Call of Duty is the second most popular first-person shooter after Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, when it comes to the frequency and magnitude of tournaments. In addition to being an esports…
May 12, 2018
Centaur Warrunner Dota 2 Guide – Initiate Fights like a Boss in 7.15
Centaur Warrunner is a tanky offlaner who excels as a team-fight initiator. He has the highest strength gain of any hero, and as such has a very large health pool…
May 11, 2018
Overwatch Patch Update: Pink Mercy arrives as Brigitte faces changes
The start of a new season in competitive play for Overwatch has brought the introduction of a new map last week with Rialto. The escort map was playable during the…
May 10, 2018
The new epicentre of esports? Japan
For a nation that has given us video gaming powerhouses like Nintendo, Sony and Bandai Namco, Japan has proven to be remarkably resistant to joining in the competitive gaming phenomenon.…
May 10, 2018
4 Reasons why Fortnite is the most viewed game on the Internet
You’ve probably seen how much of an impact Fortnite has had on internet culture over the past few months. It’s very surprising to see a game take the world by…
May 10, 2018
World of Warcraft’s gold is now 7 times more valuable than Venezuela’s actual currency
Venezuela’s official currency—the bolivar—is on a rapid decline. And that’s putting it lightly. In fact, its fall was so severe that the bolivar is now worth seven times less than…
May 9, 2018
The Top 5 CS:GO Teams You Should Be Following Right Now
As the year has progressed, the 5 teams at the top of competitive CS:GO have completely changed. SK and Cloud9 have been kicked off of the top spot, and returning…
May 9, 2018
The International 2018 Battle Pass Has Arrived
Finally, after many weeks of speculation and wondering, The International 2018 Battle Pass is here. This article presents some of its key features and the reasons why you should definitely…
May 8, 2018
Hearthstone Championship Tour Americas Summer Playoffs | Event Overview
The first season of the Americas 2018 HCT series will be kicking off in just a few days, on the 12th of May. The tournament will last a short two…
May 7, 2018
Protoss players dominate the Afreeca Starleague Season 5
Blizzard has kept his promise and brought StarCraft back into the spotlight with the Remastered edition. South Koreans have always dominated this game and it was only natural for them…
May 7, 2018
The 2018 CWL Pro League Stage 2 comes to MLG Arena in Columbus
2018 CWL Pro League Stage 2 is a professional Call of Duty offline competition organized by MLG, Activision and Sledgehammer Games. It has a regular season in which 16 teams…
May 7, 2018
2018 Heroes of the Storm Global Championship Mid-Season Brawl starts on June 9
Heroes of the Storm is Blizzard’s take on the MOBA genre, a game inspired by the classics, but with a twist of its own. Described as a hero brawler it…
May 7, 2018
Killing Kingzone
Over the years, the LCK became the hallmark of competitive League of Legends. Teams from all over the world have strived to beat their South Korean counterparts at international events…
May 7, 2018
Pangolier Dota 2 Guide – Master Pangolier in Patch 7.14
Pangolier is an offlane hero who excels at disrupting the enemy’s lines and who can also deal a surprising amount of damage with only a few items. His ultimate is…
May 5, 2018
Tiny Dota 2 Guide – Bigger than ever in Patch 7.14
Tiny is one of the most popular heroes in Dota 2 esports. He is usually played as a safe lane core, although can also be quite effective in the mid…
May 4, 2018
Invoker Dota 2 Guide – Highest Skill Cap in Patch 7.14
Invoker is a hero who lanes very poorly but can potentially carry his team through the mid and late game with ease. The hero has one of the highest skill-caps…
May 4, 2018
OWL Recap: Boston Uprising one game away from perfect 10-0 Stage run
With Stage Three coming to a close, Boston Uprising find themselves one match away from being the first Overwatch League team to finish a stage with a perfect record. Uprising…
May 3, 2018
Tinker Dota 2 Guide – Maintain Permanent Map Presence in Patch 7.14
Tinker is an incredibly powerful hero, however he needs a lot practice to be able to play well. The more you play him, the faster you will be able to…
May 3, 2018
Will Fortnite be one of the next esports?
With Fortnite blowing up in phenomenal ways in recent months, many people have wondered whether the game is on its way to becoming one of the next esports titles. It’s…
May 3, 2018
The second season of WCS Challenger 2018 starts in June
The WCS Challenger 2018 is upon us and qualifiers are scheduled to start in early June. Blizzard counts on European and North American professional players to spice things up in…
May 3, 2018
Music group Imagine Dragons enters the wonderful world of esports
Imagine Dragons has just invested in a company called ReKTGlobal. This means that Imagine Dragons will partially own all of ReKT’s previous investments, a major one being Team Rogue. In…
May 3, 2018
EPICENTER XL Playoffs Analysis and Predictions
The EPICENTER XL Major is entering its Playoffs Stage. With only 8 of the starting 12 teams remaining in the race, the battle for the 1500 qualification points and the…