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February 2, 2025
LCK Top Contenders as tournament resumes
The LCK 2023 season is already underway and we’re bound for yet another banger year. The LCK Spring Split started on Jan. 18th and this year we will have a…
August 29, 2022
NHL 20 esports tournaments will be hosted by NHL teams
Sports games don’t get as much attention in the esports world as other genres do – between MOBAs and shooters, they often don’t make front-page news, despite having huge fanbases…
April 29, 2022
LoL Esport is starting strong into the new decade with the LPL Spring Split
It’s finally time for the new LoL esports season to begin – the first season of this decade is just kicking off. The 2020 LPL Spring Split opening showdown already…
November 24, 2021
Legends of Runeterra Is Coming Soon: Riot Announced the Open Beta
Riot has released an announcement video on their “Legends of Runeterra” Youtube channel, introducing the game in its current form, and their upcoming plans for it in the future. When…
October 6, 2020
What is HSEL and How It’s Helping High School Esports
HSEL or High School Esports League is a leading North American esports organization with over 2,100 partnered schools and 60,000 participating students. Its aim is to bring esports to students…
June 1, 2020
Esports Revenue Growth Driven by Audience Inspired Brand Investment
The esports industry is expected to be worth as much as $3 billion by 2022. The global esports audience is growing quickly, motivating more and more brand investment into esports.…
May 18, 2020
Esports start-up Midnite raises $2.5 million for its betting platform
The London-based organisation is also responsible for the popular fantasy football app Dribble, though their recently completed fundraising campaign is for a different platform: Midnite. It isn’t the first investment…
January 7, 2020
ESL Pro Tour expands with StarCraft II and Warcraft III: Reforged
Seven days into the new year, the esports world is welcoming an agreement that might define the entire ecosystem in the upcoming decade. Blizzard Entertainment, ESL and DreamHack have reached…
October 15, 2020
The British Esports Association’s Championships are back!
It may be early in the new year but that doesn’t mean that the esports world isn’t already in full gear – the most prestigious British esports organisation has opened…
November 24, 2021
Turkish League of Legends team sanctioned for mistreating players
League of Legends is the most popular esport in the world – teams from all over the planet are constantly competing in various leagues and competitions around the globe. While…
December 30, 2019
Fortnite’s Next Live Event for New Years 2020 Leaks
Fortnite Chapter 2 opened with one of the biggest and most talked-about live events in a game ever. The world kind of ended, and then it didn’t. It made a huge…
August 2, 2024
5G Set to Boost Mobile Gaming
The global move from 4G to 5G networks will deliver faster download speeds and lower latency times than ever before vastly improving mobile game play experience. S&P Global Market Intelligence…
November 24, 2021
Why Are So Many Fortnite Pros Switching to Controllers?
Fortnite is primarily played on the PC with a mouse and keyboard, at least professionally. This has always been accepted as the best way to play, like playing Street Fighter…
November 24, 2021
PUBG esports executive director leaves organisation, looking for new opportunities
Jake “The Jaker” Sin has just announced his departure from PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds – on his Twitter of all things. He mentioned that he is looking for new opportunities and that…
December 26, 2019
How Many Governing Bodies Do Esports Really Need?
Disclaimer: It is the reader’s responsibility to verify their own facts. The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the…
October 28, 2022
ATU to Launch Asia’s First Dedicated Esports Private Equity Fund
ATU Partners plans what will be the first private equity fund entirely focused on esports investment in Asia titled the “ATU Esports Growth Fund.” The new fund will begin with…
November 24, 2021
Mark Hamill Joins Ninja for Fortnite Star Wars Crossover
Star Wars becomes somewhat inescapable during the release of a new movie. It dominates pretty much anywhere you find ads or people discussing online, it had even creped its way…
December 19, 2019
US Navy Swaps SuperBowl Ads for Esports and YouTube Campaigns
Navy officials have revealed plans to drop SuperBowl advertising, instead spending much of the US Navy’s advertising budget on online advertising including esports and YouTube coverage. The US Navy plans…
May 18, 2020
Golf as an esport – the first tournament series is here
Golf is something of a niche sport – while it has its fans, it’s by no means as popular or well-known as football, baseball or even cricket. It’s somewhat similar…
October 24, 2022
US Universities Continue to Develop Esports Programs
The US is the largest market for esports in the world and professional gaming is now being recognised as a sport and potential career path by many universities. At least…
May 13, 2020
Catch all the live action at Tyler1 Championship Series
The Tyler1 Championship Series, more commonly known as the TCS is currently underway. The tournament is set to last a whole week between the 14th and 21st of December. This…
December 12, 2019
Fortnite Player “Bugha” and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Win at The Game Awards 2019
The “Oscars for gaming” has once again celebrated a year in video games and esports and delivered some awesome new reveals. Kyle “Bugha”Giersdorf, Fortnite’s $3 million World Cup Solo winner,…
December 11, 2019
Ninja talks about leaving Twitch on Kevin Hart show – Was it worth it?
When top streamer Ninja left Twitch in favour of the much smaller and less popular Microsoft platform Mixer, it caused quite the uproar among fans and streamers. Many questioned his…
May 13, 2020
Mobile esports are taking over, entering the top 5 of the most-watched events
Not too long ago, mobile esports were dismissed as a joke, as something that couldn’t possibly compete with PC or even console-based games. Well, the Asian region alone has shown…
December 10, 2019
All Star 2019 viewership only a third of 2017 – Is LoL esports on the downturn?
This year’s 2019 League of Legends All Star event marked the 4th time North America has hosted the event. All Star had always been an international hit, attracting many of…