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June 14, 2021
Are female esports competitors taken seriously?
Over the past few years, female esports player numbers have been reaching new highs year upon year. Opportunities within the industry have also steadily increased with developers and event organizers…
October 6, 2020
Are unhealthy esports sponsorships enhancing bad habits?
Sponsorships play a crucial role in the esports industry. As an entertainment industry, esports relies heavily on external investment for its income. These investments often come in the form of…
June 23, 2022
Riot Games announces First Strike and Team Liquid finally beats G2
“First Strike” will be the first Valorant esports tournament directly organized by Riot Games. The main event is set to begin later in December, with qualifiers running in the later…
January 11, 2023
VP.Prodigy defends VP glory after organization benches main roster
Two days ago, esports powerhouse Virtus.pro announced the benching of of their entire Dota 2 main roster. Five months ago, we praised Virtus.Pro for finally activating and reclaiming their throne …
September 9, 2024
Rocket League goes free to play today with Llamatastic celebrations
Rocket League just went free to play! As of September 23rd all you gotta do is download the game and start spinning. As a bonus, players who claim the game to…
September 22, 2020
How Among Us blew up online two years after release
The big viral games trends of 2020 have been a bit random and surprising. Twitch has been dominated by a few titles that have come out of nowhere. First up,…
January 11, 2023
FlyToMoon becomes NaVi ahead of OGA Dota PIT Season 3
OGA returns to Europe for the third season of Dota PIT on September 23. The event boasts a rewarding prize pool of 170,000 USD. It may not be the grandest…
August 4, 2023
Has transitioning esport careers after “Going Pro” become any easier?
The esports careers of a professional esports players are far from glamorous. There are countless hours of grinding, stress, weighty expectations, and bitter disappointments. In the end, is a price…
August 4, 2023
Can the plight of MIBR players lead to a new beginning?
The Brazilian CS:GO powerhouse MIBR is over as we know it. Weak performances, internal strife and organizational disputes have caused one of the most established CS:GO rosters to break apart.…
September 21, 2020
Are giant esports prize pools mandatory for tournament success?
Prize pools are one of the primary incentives for competition in esports. In many sports and esports, the competing teams can win a portion of prize money depending on their…
July 15, 2024
League of Legends Worlds 2020 Post Draw Show Analysis
The Worlds 2020 Draw Show finished a few hours ago with all 22 teams now slotted into their respective groups. Distinct strengths and weaknesses can now be observed in both…
September 15, 2020
Among Us going for gold at BTS Pro Series Season 3
The BTS Pro Series Season 3 consists of three regional events held in Europe, North America and Southeast Asia. They SEA and NA events are considered premier competitions featuring the…
June 23, 2022
Fortnite Season 4 Mythic Items – Is Season 4 Good for Competitive?
Fortnite’s Mythic items have been a contentious topic since they were introduced in Chapter 2 Season 3. Fortnite Season 4 is all part of the Superhero Theme Epic Games are…
September 10, 2020
Fnatic’s Dota 2 roster takes yet another roster shuffle
Fnatic announced yet another roster shuffle just a month after they removed Nuengnara “23savage” Teeramahanon from their active line-up. This time, it’s Anucha “Jabz” Jirawong, who took his leave from…
October 28, 2022
Tekken Online Challenge 2020 – Competitive Tekken goes regional
Tekken is one of the biggest fighting games around, yet it has had a bit of a dry spell competitively this year. Compared to other titles like Mortal Kombat, there…
October 12, 2021
BLAST Twitch Invitational to be the last Ignition Series event of the season
BLAST is finally moving into the Valorant competitive landscape with a brand new event. The BLAST Valorant Twitch Invitational is the first of the new lineup of events organized by…
September 9, 2020
Marvel’s Mobile MOBA is making waves in Oceania
It looks like Marvel Comics are making inroads into the Esports market. This week ESL Australia, an Esports company, teamed up with NetEase, a Chinese tech company, to produce the…
September 7, 2020
Team Secret are the uncrowned champions of the 2020 Dota 2 season
The Omega League Europe Immortal Division concluded with yet another sweep by Team Secret. They have now won seven consecutive events they participated in. Furthermore, Secret dominated most of the…
September 7, 2020
Hamboigas wins the FTW Valorant Summer Showdown qualifiers
Valorant is still a relatively new game, and it hasn’t stopped attracting droves of fans, players and tournament organizers! In fact, so many have flocked to the game, that there…
September 7, 2020
Rapha set to dominate PGL Quake Pro League Season 2
Quake is one of the oldest esports that still has a sizable number of fans. It feels like millennia ago when FACEIT kicked off the Pro League play, as we…
September 7, 2020
PUBG Mobile being banned is a threat to the entire Indian esports scene
India has, somewhat surprisingly, banned PUBG Mobile and PUBG Mobile Lite, along with other other apps. In total, the country has banned 118 Chinese apps that are available in the…
January 11, 2023
Omega League Playoffs – Matches to look forward to
It has been a gruesome month of Dota 2 over at the Omega League Europe Immortal Division. Finally, the group stage concluded and we have our top 8 teams, who…
September 7, 2020
Analysing Gaming Burnout and How it Affects Player Mentality and Fortitude
Gaming burnout is a prevalent issue in the esports industry as well as the broader gaming world. Doing one thing on a repeated basis, no matter how interesting, will eventually…
September 7, 2020
We would be breaking down everything wrong with The International 10 today
The International 10 (TI10) was supposed to be the pinnacle of festivity for the Dota 2 community. After all, Dota 2 has grown exponentially over the decade, so fans expected…
August 4, 2023
ESL One Cologne 2020 reaches Playoffs stage across all four regions
The online edition of ESL One Cologne 2020 has reached Playoffs across all four regions. The two biggest regions of Europe and North America saw unexpected exists by tournament favorites,…