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June 19, 2019
Jiizuke is Italy’s big hope at the League of Legends All-Stars event
The big LoL event starts on December 6th in Las Vegas, Nevada – that much League-fans probably already know. Most of the players that will be participating in the event…
November 4, 2019
Can esports maintain its phenomenal growth?
There is little doubt that esports has been growing at a hugely impressive rate. The esports industry is expected to become a $1 billion dollar business in the next couple…
November 4, 2019
McDonald’s moves into the German esports scene
Competitive gaming and fast food have historically enjoyed a fairly close relationship, and that looks to get a lot closer as McDonald’s recently made the decision to focus their attention…
June 12, 2019
BlizzCon 2018 was as good as fans had hoped
It’s over – the biggest event of the year for fans of any of Blizzard’s games and esports tournaments. Over 40.000 gamers gathered in person (and even more of them…
June 19, 2019
League partner chromas to be available for Blue Essence
Roughly a month ago, Riot decided to release the League of Legends Partnership program in an effort to grow the audience of Riot certified or approved streamers. This program granted…
June 9, 2020
Is this the rise of the Chinese teams?
For the first time since the Season 2 World Championships, a Chinese based team has taken out the title as the world’s best team. The finals of the 2018 League…
November 4, 2019
Why payments hold the key to the esports betting revolution
Esports betting has become one of the surprise spin-offs of the competitive gaming revolution. Whether it’s going to a traditional sports bookmaker to put down a real-money bet on a…
July 9, 2019
Top 5 Esports Arenas in the US
Dedicated esports arenas are an incredibly recent thing. While bigger esports events themselves have been around for some time, they used to usually take place in rented spaces, sometimes even…
June 19, 2019
Ranked splits & rewards in 2019
Riot Games has recently unveiled new plans for the upcoming 2019 Ranked season through a fairly detailed official post. The ranked season as we know it has been left untouched…
October 30, 2018
FaZe win EPICENTER 2018
If you’re a FaZe fan, we’ve got good news for you. FaZe just beat NaVi in the EPICENTER 2018 grand finals. It has been a while since FaZe has come…
July 9, 2019
Long awaited Night Mode lands on PUBG Mobile
If you are a PC PUBG player, it might not exactly be the news you were hoping for, but PUBG Mobile has received a night time mode, along with a…
June 1, 2020
True potential: advertising in esports
Gone are the days where video games were created for a tiny niche market and relegated to the last shelf on the bottom right in the stores – now video…
November 4, 2019
Nike sponsors its first esports player
The sportswear company, Nike, are well known for their multi-million dollar sponsorship of top-level sporting stars, but the brand have recently made the surprise move to sponsor their first esports…
January 15, 2020
Why keeping fit is key to esports success
Whilst playing video games is commonly associated with junk food and bad posture, it seems that a new generation of esports stars are learning to take care of themselves. With…
July 24, 2019
NA competitive LoL player focusing too much in Fortnite
A few days ago, IWillDominate fired up an interesting discussion in a tweet, concerning the amount of time that a por League of Legends player from North America had spent…
July 24, 2019
Fortnite In-Game Tournaments have arrived!
Professional leagues are notoriously hard to break into when it comes to esports. Players have to be competent, good at the game and be able to showcase their skills. Some…
October 18, 2018
Skadoodle steps down from competitive CS:GO
In a sudden move, Skadoodle has confirmed that he will be stepping down from playing CS:GO competitively. It’s a move we have seen all too often from star players in…
July 24, 2019
Top earners of Fortnite revealed
It’s no secret that pro esports can be a great way to make a living. Teams tour the globe, take part in fierce competition and get treated like kings. In…
September 30, 2019
Team Liquid eliminated from Worlds
Following a fairly common trend over the past few years, North America’s top team coming out of the Summer Playoffs has once again failed to get past groups. That said,…
June 19, 2019
Nerfs Galore – Dota 2 Patch 7.19d
I’m not sure what’s happening in IceFrog’s life but his latest Dota 2 patch, 7.19d, is another giant step towards the cemetery for many of the game’s heroes. We’ve seen…
June 19, 2019
League of Legends Season 8 ranked rewards
The Season 8 for League of Legends ranked play is coming to an end, with Riot revealing that the ranked season will close on the 12th of November. Along with…
July 9, 2019
PUBG North American Esports League to start January 2019
Plans to build a brand new arena for esports events in California and a new North American Esports league hosted by PUBG Corp. have officially been confirmed. PUBG Corp. previously…
October 5, 2018
New CSGO update adds MP5-SD, new player models
Valve has just pushed out a brand new update to CS:GO and it adds the MP5-SD to competitive matchmaking, adds new player models to some maps, and makes a few…
July 9, 2019
Crossfire: Washington D.C. General Manager Kate Mitchell caught in controversy regarding player and staff signings
After previously making headlines signing former NYXL duo WizardHyeong and Janus this past week. Washington D.C. General Manager Kate Mitchell has been called into question regarding the treatment and handling…
June 20, 2019
Mastercard becomes Riot Games’ new sponsor
Riot has just revealed their latest major global sponsor, Mastercard. Unlike other traditional sponsors which usually keep to one region, Matercard will be sponsoring Riot’s worldwide endeavors given their sheer size…