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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…
LoL Esports
November 11, 2019

G2 Esports vs FunPlus Phoenix, post LoL Worlds Final match discussion

The 2019 League of Legends World Championship is arguably the most exciting Worlds event to date, filled with multiple upsets. Unfortunately for Europe, 2019 was doomed once again to see…
Overwatch 2
October 24, 2022

Overwatch 2 – everything we know from BlizzCon

Blizzard made waves with their announcement of the Overwatch 2, the sequel of one of their most popular esports games. Conveniently happening right after the huge Hong Kong scandal, Blizzard…
LoL Esports
September 16, 2020

LoL Worlds Finals – A new era for Europe dawns

Last week we asked: “Is this the fall of the super region Korea?“. The answer was a resounding yes after LEC & MSI champions G2 dominated SKT (3-1). The semifinal…
Hearthstone
November 6, 2019

VKLiooon is the first female to be crowned Hearthstone Grandmasters Champion

Esports struggles with gender equality a lot more than it should. There are some fantastic players in just about every game out there, yet for some reason or another, few…
Esports Industry
June 14, 2021

Gaming Industry Bodies Set Esports Principles for Fair Play

Five video game industry associations have joined forces to create a set of principles for “fun and fair” play for the esports industry. The collaborating bodies are America’s Entertainment Software…
Fortnite
November 5, 2019

Ninja thinks Fortnite Chapter 2 Updates need to happen more often

So far, Fortnite Chapter 2 has been pretty different. Alongside all of the new mechanics (with their new items such as the Mythic Goldfish), the new map, and the revamped…
Fighting Games
June 30, 2020

EVO 2020 trailer released: the fighting games event returns to Las Vegas

By now a staple in every fighting games fan’s calendar. As we can see from the EVO 2020 trailer, the next iteration of the popular Evolution Championship Series or EVO…
Esports Industry
October 6, 2020

Ubisoft Entrepreneurs Lab Adds Another Blockchain Gaming Startup

The French gaming company responsible for massive titles like Assassin’s Creed appears to have recognised blockchain’s potential in the gaming industry for some time. It has now selected another blockchain…
Overwatch 2
August 2, 2024

Discontent and a dozen cancellations setting the tone for upcoming Overwatch World Cup

Over the past few months we have kept a close eye on the Overwatch World Cup (OWWC). Ever since the Overwatch World Cup 2019 rosters were announced, the stage was…
Esports Industry
September 24, 2021

New Wave Esports Lists on the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE)

Earlier this year New Wave Esports hoped to become the first esports investment company to become publicly traded. The company provides capital and support services to the esport sector and…
Esports Industry
October 24, 2019

Esports Guide for Parents: a useful guide created by the British Esports Association

We’ve come a long way since the times when games were for children, and when parents told their teenagers that they needed better hobbies. Well, some parents probably still do…
Esports Industry
October 24, 2019

Is Cloud Gaming the Future of Esports?

Cloud gaming has become something of a buzzword in recent years, with lots of publishers and developers rushing to become ‘the Netflix of gaming’. The real prospects go far beyond…
Overwatch 2
October 24, 2019

Around the OWL: Seoul Dynasty sign Profit and Gesture as they part ways with London Spitfire

Another day, another major shakeup on the Overwatch League transfer market as Seoul Dynasty have successfully pulled off their gambit to pick up two former world championship players in one…
LoL Esports
September 16, 2020

LoL Worlds 2019 Group Stage Head-to-head: Best matches of the weekend

With the final round of group stages wrapping up this weekend at the 2019 League of Legends World Championship, all eyes are set on SK Telecom T1, Team Liquid, Royal…
Fortnite
November 4, 2019

Fortnite Chapter 2 – Is it a brand new game?

Fortnite has had its biggest change to date this week. After vanishing for a few days down a black hole, Fortnite Season 11 finally started. Except it isn’t actually Fortnite…
Esports Industry
October 20, 2021

How Esports is Pushing Cryptocurrency into the Mainstream

Cryptocurrency has always been a bit of a strange topic outside of its own niches. It is still used on a large scale. Yet, if you relied on normal media…
Esports Industry
February 14, 2020

The trailer for the new Riot FPS games is out

For the longest time, Riot Games was known for one thing – League of Legends. Recently, another issue drew some attention – in light of the Hong Kong protests, some…
Esports Industry
November 4, 2019

Hiro Capital aims to stimulate growth of esports and gaming in Europe

A new investment capital firm called Hiro Capital has pledged to pump over £100 million into gaming and tech across Europe. The brand will be investing in video games, esports…
LoL Esports
May 13, 2020

LoL Worlds 2019 Group Stage Preview

Now that the play-in stages have been solidified for the 2019 League of Legends World Championship, the final 16 teams have been decided as they look to start their campaigns…
Esports Industry
November 4, 2019

University of New Haven unveils first-ever business of esports course

Anybody with an interest in esports business should check out the new course at the University of New Haven. This American college revealed that it will be featuring an academic…
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