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May 13, 2020
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…
May 7, 2020
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…
May 13, 2020
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 11, 2019
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…
August 4, 2023
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…
January 15, 2020
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…
June 21, 2019
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…
June 13, 2019
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 24, 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…
June 13, 2019
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…
June 13, 2019
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…
June 21, 2019
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…
June 13, 2019
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 21, 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 24, 2019
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…
August 3, 2020
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…
May 13, 2020
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 9, 2019
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…
May 14, 2020
LoL Patch 8.14 – New cursor, SSW skins and much more!
Notable champion changes Fizz – Seastone Trident (W) has been updated, now refunding mana and reducing the skill’s cooldown by 1 second every time a minion is killed. The empowered…
June 13, 2019
Electronic sports competitions are coming to high schools because of start-up PlayVS
After decades of parents and teachers alike campaigning to keep video games and sometimes even devices like phones away from schools and classrooms, one start-up wants to head in the…
August 4, 2023
Top 5 teams to look out for during the FACEIT London Major
The FACEIT London Major will be taking place between September 12 and September 23. It will be one of the biggest CS:GO events in history and will be one of…
July 9, 2019
Massive Akali rework – Champion rundown
As one of the oldest champions in the game having been released in 2010, Akali will be getting some much needed attention. While she is a strong champ filled with…
June 13, 2019
StarCraft Remastered DanJJING SL Season 3 Enters Final Stage
DanJJING Star League Season 3 is the most important StarCraft Remastered online tournament in June and July. After more than a month of intense matches, the event is ready to…
June 13, 2019
Ten days left to qualify for Heroes of the Storm Horizon Clash
Heroes of the Storm fans prepare for the Western Clash while watching the games played in the HGC Open Division. Asian players have something special coming their way, as the…
June 13, 2019
World of Warcraft Battle For Azeroth Pre-Patch goes live today
Blizzard plans on launching the World of Warcraft Battle For Azeroth expansion on August 14. Nearly a month before that important moment for the fans of the franchise, the videogame…