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Apex Legends
August 14, 2020

Apex Legends is already launching a competitive scene

Apex Legends has barely been available a week yet, but it is already pushing its way into the Esports market. The new shooter combines elements of a Battle Royale with…
Apex Legends
February 13, 2019

Apex Legends overtakes Fortnite in streaming

This week saw the launch of EA’s Apex Legends, a team-based Battle Royale game that has been labelled a Fortnite killer. The big launch of this free-to-play game has certainly…
Overwatch 2
June 17, 2019

Overwatch League 2019: Week 1 Day 1 Preview

Overwatch League action returns to the centerfold this week with the first day of competitive play set to start this Thursday, February 14. With this years format, teams are competing…
Overwatch 2
June 17, 2019

OWL Season Two preview: New York Excelsior

The New York Excelsior organization kept fans busy with their high highs and dismal lows over the 2018 season. In regular season play, there was no team more dominant on…
Overwatch 2
February 13, 2020

Hit or miss? Community reacts to new Paris Overwatch map

It’s been one week since the first new Overwatch map of 2019 has been released on PTR Servers. The new assault map, taking root in the illustrious city of Paris,…
Fortnite
July 24, 2019

Epic addresses Fortnite’s aim assist exploit

Epic has acknowledged the recent exploit that was found in Fortnite. When performed properly, the bug allowed players to take out others with near super-human accuracy. The assistance given to…
Mobile Games
June 9, 2020

Red Bull M.E.O. was a brawl, a clash, an adventure!

The Red Bull M.E.O. Global Finals are over and done with – the biggest mobile gaming bash out there has finally happened. After several months of regional qualifiers worldwide, the…
Overwatch 2
October 21, 2019

All 20 Overwatch League Teams receive new Twitter hashtags for 2019 season

The Overwatch League has been taking steps to go above and beyond their competition to legitimize themselves as the next big esport league. In accordance with that goal, Overwatch League…
Esports Industry
July 3, 2020

SIS pioneers a new way to bet on competitive gaming

The UK-based sports betting service, Sports Information Services (SIS), has announced that it is spearheading a new way to provide betting on competitive gaming for traditional bookmakers. This will feature…
Esports Industry
June 11, 2019

China approves esports careers as professions

Right after a controversial message from a German Olympic Sports Federation executive that esports apparently ‘don’t exist’, the nation of China swings the other way – they just made a…
Fortnite
July 24, 2019

TSM Myth calls for unionization after Fortnite backlash

Fortnite Professional Player Myth has called for Fortnite players to organise and unionize in response to recent actions by Epic. This comes on the back of a few recent missteps…
LoL Esports
June 18, 2019

MSI 2019 to be held in Vietnam and Taipei

The 2019 Mid Season Invitationals, also known as this year’s MSI will be held for the first time in Vietnam and Taipei. What is the Mid Season Invitationals? MSI is…
Esports Industry
November 4, 2019

Betway to sponsor the Berlin International Gaming esports team

The popular online bookmaker, Betway, have made another sponsorship deal with a top esports team. It was recently announced that Betway would be partnering with the Germany-based esports organization, Berlin…
LoL Esports
July 9, 2019

Riot’s declining revenue and the role of merch

Ever since the introduction of Fortnite, League of Legends has been struggling with both maintain new player growth and overall player retention. Even with Riot’s recent emphasis on battle passes…
LoL Esports
June 18, 2019

World Domination: Counting down each regions best team and their most fearsome rivals

With the 2019 competitive season revving up its action, teams from all around the world have big-time aspirations as they look to once again lay their sights on the Summoners…
LoL Esports
June 18, 2019

Sylas: LoL’s new champion overview

Just a week into 2019, Riot has unveiled the first new champion for the year, Sylas. Sylas is very interesting, with a new mechanic being added allowing his ultimate to…
Overwatch 2
June 18, 2019

Blizzard Korea servers punish 18,188 players for toxicity in Overwatch

On the second day of the new year, Blizzard Korea made an unprecedented move by doling out punishment to upwards of 18,000 players on the same day. The charges range…
LoL Esports
June 18, 2019

RNG roster announcement

As the new year begins, Royal Never Give Up, more commonly known as RNG, have revealed their full roster line up. With the exception of AmazingJ, RNG have stuck to…
Sports Games
November 4, 2019

Why basketball teams are getting serious about esports

Although basketball is one of the world’s most popular sports, several high profile basketball clubs have shown that they are more than willing to enter the rapidly growing world of…
LoL Esports
September 27, 2019

2018 KeSPA Cup Round-up: SKT eliminated as Griffin and Gen. G impress

Quarterfinals of the KeSPA Cup have been completed and early favorites SK Telecom have suffered a defeat at the hands of DAMWON Gaming. During the qualifying rounds, SKT looked mightily…
Mobile Games
July 8, 2020

Mobile esports games: Top titles to look out for this year

2019 looks to be a great year for mobile gaming with many exciting adventure, racing and battle royale titles in the pipeline. Whilst upcoming potential mobile hits like Stardew Valley,…
Esports Industry
June 8, 2020

Can esports overcome its racism problem?

Toxicity in esports is nothing new. But there are growing concerns that video games publishers and esports tournament organisers are turning a blind eye to racism. Recent reports have shown…
Esports Industry
November 4, 2019

Alexander Garfield’s new Popdog venture aims to improve esports

The esports pioneer, Alexander Garfield, has set up a new company called Popdog with the aim of making esports more transparent and scalable. Popdog will gather together three pre-existing companies…
Esports Industry
November 4, 2019

Could competitive puzzle games make it big in the esports world?

There is little denying the fact that many casual gamers like to play titles like Tetris or Puyo Puyo as a fun way to pass the time. But could we…
Esports Industry
November 4, 2019

Why esports scholarships hold the future for competitive gaming

A growing number of universities and colleges in the UK and US are now offering special scholarships and courses in esports. These are designed to help young people successfully launch…
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