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Esports Industry
December 19, 2019

US Navy Swaps SuperBowl Ads for Esports and YouTube Campaigns

Navy officials have revealed plans to drop SuperBowl advertising, instead spending much of the US Navy’s advertising budget on online advertising including esports and YouTube coverage. The US Navy plans…
Sports Games
May 18, 2020

Golf as an esport – the first tournament series is here

Golf is something of a niche sport – while it has its fans, it’s by no means as popular or well-known as football, baseball or even cricket. It’s somewhat similar…
Esports Industry
October 24, 2022

US Universities Continue to Develop Esports Programs

The US is the largest market for esports in the world and professional gaming is now being recognised as a sport and potential career path by many universities. At least…
LoL Esports
May 13, 2020

Catch all the live action at Tyler1 Championship Series

The Tyler1 Championship Series, more commonly known as the TCS is currently underway. The tournament is set to last a whole week between the 14th and 21st of December. This…
Esports Industry
December 12, 2019

Fortnite Player “Bugha” and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Win at The Game Awards 2019

The “Oscars for gaming” has once again celebrated a year in video games and esports and delivered some awesome new reveals. Kyle “Bugha”Giersdorf, Fortnite’s $3 million World Cup Solo winner,…
Fortnite
December 11, 2019

Ninja talks about leaving Twitch on Kevin Hart show – Was it worth it?

When top streamer Ninja left Twitch in favour of the much smaller and less popular Microsoft platform Mixer, it caused quite the uproar among fans and streamers. Many questioned his…
Mobile Games
May 13, 2020

Mobile esports are taking over, entering the top 5 of the most-watched events

Not too long ago, mobile esports were dismissed as a joke, as something that couldn’t possibly compete with PC or even console-based games. Well, the Asian region alone has shown…
LoL Esports
December 10, 2019

All Star 2019 viewership only a third of 2017 – Is LoL esports on the downturn?

This year’s 2019 League of Legends All Star event marked the 4th time North America has hosted the event. All Star had always been an international hit, attracting many of…
LoL Esports
January 20, 2020

LCS 2020 Bot Lane Power Ranking: Team SoloMid, Cloud9 and CLG shuffle positions

The 2020 Free Agency window has brought a lot of changes to the bot lanes of more than half the teams in LCS currently. The League of Legends news making…
LoL Esports
November 21, 2023

The LCS Offseason Roster Shuffle – Who goes where?

A few weeks since the League of Legends Free Agency period kicked off, things are starting to settle down in the North American LCS scene. With some confidence and speculation,…
LoL Esports
December 4, 2019

New Saudi-Arabian League of Legends Event has $2M in Prizes

The Middle East isn’t exactly the prime area when it comes to esports – where most of the time, the International esports scene is centred around North America and Asia,…
Esports Industry
October 24, 2022

History in the making – Esports are debuting at the SEA Games

It’s been a long fight – fans and players alike have wanted to see esports included in the Olympics for years, but it hasn’t been going too well. Under significant…
LoL Esports
October 16, 2024

LCS 2020: Evil Geniuses Scouting Report

The Evil Geniuses organization has been a notorious name in esports since their inception in 1999. Their inclusion and dominance over a variety of game titles has come as no…
Esports News
May 13, 2025

Midnite

If you are a fan of esports and/or sports betting, then you will know what it takes to be recognised as a top site. Midnite is a site that offers…
LoL Esports
November 21, 2023

League of Legend’s Wolf retires from professional play

Lee Jae Wan, more commonly known as Wolf by the League of Legends community has officially announced his retirement from professional play. This “retirement” means Wolf will no longer play…
Esports Industry
October 20, 2021

Blockchain and Free-to-play Games to Drive Gaming Market Growth Worth $90 Billion

The integration of blockchain technology into the gaming market and the emergence of new blockchain based games, as well as free-to-play gaming models, is set to drive massive industry growth…
LoL Esports
November 24, 2021

Thai-based MEGA Esports CEO banned from LoL esports until 2022 for not paying players

League of Legends is, hands down, the biggest esport in the world. It ranks first in viewership numbers; hours watched on streaming services and has some of the biggest tournament…
Sports Games
February 3, 2022

Blockchain-based F1 Delta Time ready to auction Formula 1 game collectibles

A Formula 1 licensed blockchain-based game, F1 Delta Time, has announced it will be running an auction for ten Formula 1 branded digital collectibles and in-game assets. These collectibles are…
LoL Esports
November 25, 2019

Organizations fail to inform their players of third-party offers – Is this wrong?

ESPN Brazil recently made big revelations that multiple LoL clubs have kept their players in the dark by failing to inform them of offers that had been sent over by…
Esports Industry
October 20, 2021

What are Nifties to Gaming and Why Are the Winklevii getting into Collectibles?

In fact, why should gamers care? Well, “nifties” actually refers to digital and blockchain-based collectibles like CryptoKitties, one of which was sold for $170,000 in 2018. In fact, by December…
Fortnite
November 18, 2019

100 Thieves Sign Two New Fortnite Players

100 Thieves have this weekend announced two more players that are coming on board their roster. This latest addition replaces the players that 100 Thieves lost back in September, but…
Esports Industry
August 2, 2024

AMD’s Esports Growth Could See It Steal the CPU Market from Intel

Intel has dominated the CPU market for well over a decade. Now AMD is gaining ground and stealing market share from Intel and it could continue to do so via…
PUBG
August 14, 2024

PUBG Global Championship Semifinals: who are the favorites this weekend?

The PUBG Global Championship (PGC) kicked off last weekend with 32 teams hungry for glory and share of $3M in prize money. The OGN Super Arena in Oakland featured the…
Esports Industry
August 2, 2024

New Jersey Allows Esports Betting in Time for League of Legends Final

In a one-off move, the Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) for the state of New Jersey allowed betting on the League of Legends World Championship final this past weekend. Sportsbooks…
Fortnite
November 11, 2019

Are Fortnite’s Bots a Problem? Ninja Made His Opinion Clear

Ninja’s regular Fortnite streams are usually one of the few places you can look for positivity about the game. Throughout Mechs, Ballers, and whatever else Epic throws out there, Ninja…
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