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July 17, 2020
NA Scouting Grounds Draft: Winners and Losers
Another edition of the Scouting Grounds is in the books. With this year’s draft picks already decided it’s time to take a look at the teams that bolstered or broke…
June 24, 2019
Team Secret 3-0 Team Liquid to Win the DreamLeague Season 8 Major
The DreamLeague Season 8 Major is over and Team Secret proved that they are once again the strongest Dota 2 team in the world. As a result of this victory,…
June 24, 2019
KSV eSports purchases Samsung Galaxy
With the recent acquisition of the Samsung Galaxy League of Legends team by KSV eSports, many are left to wonder what that means for the 2017 World Champions heading into…
September 30, 2019
International Roster Moves – SKT make coaching changes as G2 Esports rebuild
This year’s LoL free agency madness has proven to be just as frantic as the year past. As the NA LCS franchise teams were confirmed, roster moves were being made…
July 17, 2020
NA LCS: Breaking down all the trade drama and roster rumors for every team in 2018
Team SoloMid (TSM) After another miserable group stage exit at Worlds, it was clear something had to change for NA’s most popular LoL organization. As their spot in the newly…
June 24, 2019
Dota 2’s New Ranking System – a Divine 5’s Perspective
Last week, on November 22, the very first Dota 2 ranked season began and most of the community was hyped for the changes that came along with it. This was…
June 24, 2019
Zoe – The Bubbliest Girl to hit the Rift
With the release of patch 7.23, we now have another champion swarming on the Rift. Zipping around at seemingly impossible speeds, Zoe, the Aspect of Twilight, is now jumping and…
June 24, 2019
Close, But No Cigar – OG Fail to Qualify for DreamLeague Season 8
It looks like Christmas came early this year for Virtus.pro, and Santa was wearing a Na’Vi T-shirt! And this wasn’t just a Na’Vi fanboy Santa either. It was Dendi himself,…
June 24, 2019
The Winds of Change Are Blowing Over the SEA
During the first month of the 2017-2018 competitive season, Southeast Asia was dominated by one team. With one exception (ESL One Hamburg), Mineski qualified for every single tournament of the…
June 24, 2019
Are Unstable Times Ahead for European League of Legends Teams?
A turbulent state of affairs has been unfolding within the League of Legends community of late, particularly in regards to the EU LCS. At the end of October, Riot Games…
June 17, 2019
Esports to enter the Olympics
Competitive gaming first entrance to the Olympic scene will be guided by Intel. As many know, the esports scene has constantly shown strong growth year after year, finally, the Olympic…
August 4, 2023
Na’vi Signs electronic: Will He Save Them?
Last Monday (11.6.17) the CIS team Natus Vincere signed Denis ‘electronic’ Sharipov from FlipSid3 Tactics, exchanging their own player Denis ‘seized’ Kostin in return. After a bad run of form…
June 24, 2019
Report: SKT get demolished 0-3 against SSG
With the whole world watching from the Bird’s Nest in China, many assumed that the series would go either way. With both SKT looking slightly shaky and SSG looking on…
September 30, 2019
The Top 10 LoL players in 2017
Are you a League of Legends fan? If you’re an avid player or spectator of this popular esport, you’re not alone – as LoL has a global following of millions.…
May 20, 2019
Post TI7 roster lock-ins for the best teams – Dota 2
The Dota 2 season has come to an end with the conclusion of the 2017 International. As the next season approaches and the deadline to submit the final rosters for…
August 19, 2021
Group draws for League of Legends World Championships
Earlier this week in Tuesday, Riot hosted their annual Worlds Group Draw Show for the biggest League of Legends tournament of the year. The show streams the group draw /…
August 4, 2023
Results Guide: CSGO and Dota 2
The past 10 days has seen the conclusion of two major CS:GO tournaments and various qualification tournaments for larger Dota 2 events. DreamHack Master Malmo 2017 (CS:GO) Dreamhack’s four day…
August 4, 2023
DreamHack announces fresh start for previous cheaters
DreamHack has announced they will be aligning “to ESIC reccommendations on sanctions for cheating in esports”. The Esports Integrity Coalition (ESIC) had previously been launched mid last year as a…
June 24, 2019
H2K threatens to leave the EU LCS
H2K has released a major bombshell to both the community and Riot games this week, insisting that if Riot does not “provide financial stability”, they will be withdrawing from the…
June 11, 2019
Riot Sanjuro reportedly sacked from Riot Games
Riot Sanjuro has reportedly been fired from Riot Games. Riot has yet to give an official response to the incident. They have released a statement to the effect that they…
August 4, 2023
CS:GO roster changes – Crowns, Passion and TyLoo revamp teams
The Crowns Esports Club announced they have settled on their roster for the upcoming ESEA premier season. The team had been looking for new members due to their recent underwhelming…
August 4, 2023
Visa Issues Plague Space Soldiers – What Next?
Ahmed Cayli has announced in an interview with The Score Esports that Space Soldiers will be unable to attend the DreamHack Montreal event due to visa issues. As the organization…
May 7, 2020
PUBG tops Dota2 as steam’s most popular game
PlayerUnknown’s Battle Grounds (PUBG), which officially launched on Steam on the 23rd of March, has for the first time taken Dota 2 over as the most played game. Since release…
June 17, 2019
F1 announces esports offering
In recent news, Formula 1, Gfinity and Codemasters will be joining forces to release the first ever the Formula 1 esports Series. This announcement follows earlier news regarding the launch…
June 24, 2019
A recap of this year’s International 2017
The biggest esports tournament has wrapped up with a climactic battle between Team Liquid and Newbee, marking the end of this year’s The International 2017. Team Liquid has pulled off…