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June 2, 2020
‘Apex Legends’ is following in the footsteps of Fortnite and PUBG
There’s been plenty of accusations from fans of all three popular Battle Royale games about them stealing content and ideas from each other – Fortnite adopted elements from Apex, such…
July 8, 2019
LoL MSI 2019 | Week 1 day 1 Main Event predictions
The Play-In stage of the Mid-Season Invitational 2019 just concluded and we are all waiting for the Main Event starting on the 10th of May and that will be held…
June 26, 2019
Riot Games employees prepared to walkout
According to various reports, Rioters are preparing to walk off the job as a protest towards the higher management at Riot games. Earlier in the week, it was revealed by…
July 19, 2019
Blizzard’s biggest event is back and better than before!
Blizzcon, the most prestigious and biggest Blizzard event of the year is coming back around! As every year, Blizzcon is taking place in November – specifically, on November 1st and…
October 6, 2020
MSI 2019: 13 Champions 1 Trophy
The League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational a.k.a “mini-Worlds” kicks off today at the GG Stadium (VCS Studio) in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The Play-in stage of the event will…
June 25, 2019
The Magical Cat, Yuumi: new LoL champion rundown
One of the more interesting champions Riot have added, a new never seen before mechanic on her Q, while also changing up the traditional support style. Yuumi is the first…
October 28, 2024
Esports in the Sun – Spain and its place in the esports world
For most people not from Spain, the country is synonymous with lovely beaches and great summer holidays. Of course, that’s not all it has to offer – alongside wonderful sights,…
June 25, 2019
Overwatch World Cup 2019: new year, new format
After a recent announcement on their website, Blizzard Entertainment has now confirmed the return of one of their premier Overwatch competitions as the Overwatch World Cup gets set to return…
June 24, 2020
Myths and Might – Magic: The Gathering’s Mythic Championship 2 is here!
Despite not being the most traditional ‘esports’, Magic: The Gathering is an incredibly popular game that draws leagues of fans much like Overwatch and CS:GO do – based on this…
July 19, 2019
LoL player Kim “PraY” Jong-in retires from competitive scene
PraY, one of the longest standing veterans in the competitive League of Legends scene has finally announced his retirement following his absence from the 2019 Spring split. Kim “PraY” Jong-in…
June 25, 2019
OpenAI at The International 2019: Bots vs Champions
OpenAI, the company that develops cutting edge artificial intelligence tools, got involved into Dota 2 around two years ago. Initially, they developed a bot that was able to beat any…
January 29, 2020
Chipotle teams up with the world’s biggest esports tournaments
All gamers will know that tacos and burritos make for some of the food best-suited to staying fully fuelled when gaming. Now Mexican food and esports are looking to have…
October 26, 2020
Fortnite World Cup begins hours after major update
The ever-changing nature of Fortnite can often leave pro players reacting to updates during the practice period for major events. This has never been more evident than now, as Epic…
December 6, 2019
The Melbourne Esports Open is back for 2019
From August 31st until September 1st, the Melbourne Esports Open is going to be held at Melbourne Olympic Park – it’s set to be by far the biggest weekend for…
June 25, 2019
The WCS Winter Champions have been crowned!
Last weekend, the StarCraft 2 World Championship Series Winter event took place, and over an action-packed two days, both the Americas and Europe found their respective Winter Champs! In the…
December 6, 2019
Could the Wormhole app supercharge your enjoyment of esports?
Over the past few years, there has been no shortage of incredible software that helps you get much closer to your favourite esports tournaments. Whilst the achievements of Twitch’s live…
August 17, 2022
Rocket League is spicing things up – the new Rocket Pass 3 is coming!
Rocket League, the incredibly popular mix of soccer and racer that took the esports world by storm is far from resting on its glory – in fact, Psyonix, the publisher…
August 3, 2020
Self-played Millionaires – when teens make it big with games
Who hasn’t dreamed about making it big in one way or another? Picking up a wallet on a train and returning it for half a million in reward money, winning…
June 25, 2019
Fortnite competitive players are frustrated with “Arena” ranked mode
Fortnite has a history of running in-game events as qualifiers for their major tournaments. This ensures a wide field of entry and allows surprising new players to get as much…
July 24, 2019
Tfue and Cloak beat Baller at Fortnite Luxe Cup
This weekend’s Luxe Cup had a few surprises. It comes after a few major updates from Fortnite that been unpopular, to say the least. Over the course of the event,…
June 25, 2019
Asian Upstarts – China flew to the top
What do you think is the country with the biggest world-wide esports revenue? The US? Japan? Korea? No, not quite. China, with a staggering $37.9 billion of esports revenue in…
June 25, 2019
Dive into competitive PUBG
“If you asked anyone a year ago about PUBG succeeding as an esports, most would say it’s an improbable or impossible venture.” About two years ago PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds brought the…
June 25, 2019
Vici Gaming wins the DreamLeague Season 11 Major
The 3rd Major of the Dota Pro Circuit is over and the winner is a totally unexpected team from China. Vici Gaming had to win the StarLadder ImbaTV Minor to…
June 25, 2019
LEC Spring: Best and Worst
With playoffs a week away in the LEC, we take a look at the individuals that made greatness and great badness in the regular season part of the LEC Spring…
August 4, 2023
HyperX steps up their esports ambitions
All gamers will know that HyperX are one of the best brands in the business of gaming hardware. The US-based company have earned a strong reputation for their gaming headsets,…