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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…
Esports Industry
May 7, 2020

China clamps down on esports like Fortnite and PUBG

The Chinese government has shocked the esports world by placing a ban on top gaming titles like Fortnite and Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds. This comes as a result of a new Online…
Overwatch 2
June 19, 2019

New skins coming to Overwatch with Winter Wonderland event

Blizzard have decided to put a freeze on their Overwatch player base with a flurry of new skins and holiday themes in this year’s Winter Wonderland event. The event will…
LoL Esports
June 19, 2019

PBE 9.1 Patch Rundown

Champion changes Ashe – When enemies are spotted by Hawkshot (E) before being taken down, Ashe will gain an assist. Note, this only applies when the enemy had previously not…
Esports Industry
November 4, 2019

Should esports get its own dedicated Olympics?

The efforts to include esports as a recognised Olympic sport appear to have stalled with the International Olympic Committee stating that the move would be ‘premature’. Despite this disappointment, there…
Hearthstone
June 24, 2020

Magic: The Gathering launches esports league with huge price pool

One of the most popular card games ever made, Magic: The Gathering is going digital – or rather, the digital version is going esports. At the Game Awards 2018, it…
Dota 2
July 9, 2019

Reworked hero abilities

Patch 7.20 brought a lot of big changes and among them there are plenty of heroes whose abilities have been partly reworked. This brought about a completely new meta, with…
Counter-Strike
August 4, 2023

CS:GO goes F2P and gets Battle Royale

After teasing a big CSGO content drop on Twitter, Valve today pushed a brand new update to live servers that adds a new battle royale mode and brand new skins.…
Esports Industry
June 11, 2019

Female esports players numbers reach new record high

Sadly, getting women engaged in esports, to the point where they actively participate is till a bit of an issue. While progress is absolutely being made, and many games make…
Esports Industry
June 11, 2019

Tej Kohli launches esports arm with Rewired GG

Self-made technology billionaire Tej Kohli just announced a pretty big move into esports – a €50 million investment outreach to support esports in Europe. After Asia and North America, Europe…
Esports Industry
November 4, 2019

Challenges facing the mobile gaming revolution in Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia’s gamers have taken mobile gaming to heart. With the region accounting for a staggering 49.1% share of the global mobile gaming market in 2018, it’s evident that Southeast…
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