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May 13, 2020
A look at EternaLEnVy, DOTA2’s most infamous player
Jacky “EternaLEnVy” Mao is one of the most popular players in DOTA 2 pro scene, but always for the wrong reasons. Known for unjustifiably kicking teammates and his toxic behavior…
April 7, 2020
iRacing – the next big thing?
Given the current situation, a lot of events, esports and otherwise, are severely hampered. Amidst tons of cancellations and postponed events, it seems like nothing is happening anymore – but…
May 18, 2020
NBA 2K20 Players Tournament – Everything you need to know
In “normal” times the beginning of April would signal the NBA season coming to a close. Some end-of-season matches would be played across millions of TVs throughout the US and…
September 18, 2020
Does Fortnite Have a Pay to Win Skin?
Fortnite’s latest skin is a fun suit made of recycled cardboard. To some, this is just another light-hearted Fortnite skin, possibly made up to resemble how kids would make use…
June 23, 2022
2020 LoL Wildcard regions – Lighting Recap
Wildcard regions have long been stigmatized as not standing a chance compared to teams from majors regions like the LCS, LEC, LPL and LCK. However, given the sharp rise of…
August 14, 2024
5 Shocking Stories at ESL One Los Angeles 2020
Premier level Dota 2 is back and teams are getting caught off guard left right and center. The ESL One Los Angeles Online edition brought massive turmoil in the global…
May 9, 2024
The Valorant Beta is coming!
For a long time, all of Riot Games’ horses were hitched to one wagon – League of Legends. That wasn’t necessarily a bad thing – the company was, after all,…
March 27, 2020
Overwatch Week 4 Hero Pools Bans 4 DPS Heroes
Overwatch’s experiment with hero pools has had its weirdest week yet, with 4 DPS heroes, a support, and a tank all being disabled. This is a particularly heavy week for…
March 27, 2020
MAD Lions draws the LEC Schedule short straw for Week 9
Week 9 of the LEC kicks off today with a second attempt at the online format. Teams are already locked for Playoffs, but there is some leeway in the standings…
March 26, 2020
Anathan: The two-time champion who watches Gordon Ramsay videos instead of practicing
The news about a 20-year-old Australian boy who won 15 MILLION dollars twice is astonishing to most people. While there is truth to that, Anathan “ana” Pham accomplished it with…
October 16, 2020
Amuka Esports acquires tournament organizer Incendium Gaming
The Canada fighting tournament community has gotten a little bigger recently, as two major organizers have merged to combine and extended their resources in bringing you major tournaments. Amuka Esports…
October 6, 2020
LCS, LEC slated to return online this weekend
After a tumultuous few weeks that have rocked the schedule for international LoL across the globe, a slight return to normalcy will occur with LEC and LCS being reinstated after…
March 19, 2020
Dota 2 update 7.25 brings overpowered and broken features
The DOTA 2 dev team dropped the update version 7.25 for millions of active players at home. The large update was initially scheduled to go live after the Los Angeles…
August 4, 2023
ESL Pro League Season 11: Changes, Structure and Favorites
The 11th season of ESL Pro League is set to begin today with a brand new (old) format. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Denver finals and Malta events were…
February 3, 2022
SoftBank Backed Game Revolution is Failing but Blockchain Isn’t
In 2017 Improbable Worlds Ltd raised $502 million in an investment round led by SoftBank. The gaming startup, founded seven years ago in the UK, appears to be struggling and…
March 12, 2020
Fortnite Champion Series Returns With Duos
The Fortnite Champion Series returns soon for the latest season of the game. Players will compete in the usual formats for a share of a $793,000 prize pool, with events…
October 28, 2022
Call of Duty vs Fortnite: A Free Battle Royale Online Video Game ‘Warzone’
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare has been one of the biggest iterations of the series so far, and it just got a huge expansion. Call of Duty Warzone is the…
August 14, 2024
LPL 2020 Spring Split – A super month of competitive League of Legends
If you used to love the Super Weeks in League broadcasts when they offered us an extra day of matches, you are going to love the LPL 2020 Spring Split.…
March 10, 2020
Coronavirus Esports Precautions: A Summary Of Affected Gaming Events To Date
With the coronavirus crisis still raging strong and more and more countries and regions suffering from outbreaks, it’s no surprise that several countries have placed restrictions on public get-togethers, and…
March 9, 2020
Winning the Minor does not guarantee your Major tickets: Team Aster face US visa issues
It’s supposedly a glorious day for the Chinese squad, Team Aster, after they defeat the favorites, Alliance, in a dominating 3-1 sweep at the grand finals of Kyiv minor yesterday.…
March 6, 2020
Trackmania Nations: The ultimate racer gets a facelift May 5th
Trackmania Nations defined the early 2000s esports scene as the premier racer at tournaments. Both the Esports World Cup (ESWC) and the World Cyber Games (WCG) held competitions in the…
March 5, 2020
Hero Pools are here – Another OWL format change
The Overwatch League has always been in flux – there have been all sorts of changes both in-between seasons and during. It’s the latter that’s happening now – in the…
May 15, 2020
Valorant, aka Project A, expected to come out in Summer
Riot first teased their FPS game as project A, with only a few snippets of gameplay. After many months, Riot has finally released more details on their upcoming FPS. Riot…
October 20, 2021
OG Fan Token ($OG) launches on Socios.com | The first ever esports team cryptocurrency
Nearly eight months after Dota 2 powerhouse OG announced their partnership with Chiliz, the team announces the launch of their own cryptocurrency-powered $OG token earlier today. Back in July 2019,…
October 6, 2020
The new generation of investors: Millennials and Generation Z rocket gaming revenue
As the Millennial generation mature and become some of the world’s highest spending consumers, their interest and that of Generation Z in gaming and their patronage of the sector looks…