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October 20, 2021

A huge crypto exchange just invested in Blockchain Esports

On June 5, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges – Binance – announced its plans to collaborate with chiliZ esports. According to the press release, the partnership will involve sizeable investments,…
LoL Esports
June 21, 2019

Final team roster for the 2018 EU LCS Summer Split.

The time for the 2018 EU LCS Summer Split is rapidly approaching. This means that the teams are pretty much fully set, and will enter the split with the following…
LoL Esports
July 9, 2019

A quick overview of the 8.12 PBE updates

There are not that many items that have been changed in this week’s PBE cycle, however, these changes will definitely impact the meta a fair amount if it goes through…
StarCraft Esports
March 29, 2024

Zerg players dominate the North American StarCraft 2 stage

2018 has been a great year so far for both StarCraft 2 and StarCraft Remastered Zerg players. The trend seems to continue as the most important North American competition came…
LoL Esports
June 21, 2019

South Korea announces LoL roster for Asian Games, Peanut and Faker reunited

For the 2018 Jakarta Palembang Asian Games, Korea announced a mixture of old favorites and fresh faces as the Korean LCK pros get set to represent their country. All about…
LoL Esports
October 5, 2024

Patch 8.11 – A quick rundown

New champion Pyke has been released in Patch 8.11. As one of the most hyped up champions to date, aiming to completely change the support meta, Riot has responded accordingly,…
Overwatch 2
June 21, 2019

OWL to add six new teams, Berlin confirmed for expansion

Activision Blizzard has confirmed the addition of six new teams to the Overwatch League next season. After publishing their quarterly reports this past week, CEO of Activision Pete Vlastelica mentioned…
Dota 2
November 21, 2023

Disruptor Dota 2 Hero Guide for Patch 7.16

Disruptor is a support hero who excels at catching enemies out and disabling them. He can be a strong lane support thanks to Thunder Strike, and his abilities scale well…
Dota 2
November 21, 2023

Lone Druid Dota 2 Guide – Go Full Bear Mode in Patch 7.14

Lone Druid is a very unique hero whose main strength comes from his Spirit Bear which can carry items and act independently from his hero. The Spirit Bear has quite…
LoL Esports
October 24, 2022

Royal Never Give Up wins Mid Season Invitational

Royal Never Gives Up defeats Kingzone, taking out the Mid Seasonal Invitational champion title. Royal Never Gives Up, also known more commonly as RNG, has always been one of the…
LoL Esports
June 21, 2019

With 127 million viewers, the 2018 MSI final is the most watched esports match ever

The League of Legends 2018 Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) finals officially became the most watched esports match to date. Based on the data from Esports Charts, the Bo5 series between Kingzone…
LoL Esports
June 21, 2019

League of Legends Teams to Compete in the High Stakes Tournament Clash

League of Legends fans have long argued that there is a gap separating casual players from professionals. Riot was quick to introduce the “ranked play” system, which is currently the…
StarCraft Esports
March 29, 2024

StarCraft II gets new balance patch and more ladder maps

Blizzard has reaffirmed their commitment to keeping StarCraft II popular, despite the game’s obvious decline in recent years. It remains the most played real-time strategy game and it also has…
Overwatch 2
May 13, 2020

Act of balance: Hanzo’s storm arrows facing a nerf on PTR Overwatch

If anyone’s ever told you balancing the meta in a video game is easy business, they lied to you. From Blizzard to Riot Games and beyond, every game developer has…
LoL Esports
June 21, 2019

Unwarranted Hype: Why North America continues to fail on the international stage

After a brief collapse in the early goings of the group stage, Team Liquid fought back to earn some wins against Flash Wolves and Fnatic as North America’s LCS representative…
PUBG
July 9, 2019

PUBG’s Public NA Qualifier for $2M tournament starts next week

If you didn’t know already, PUBG Corp. is set to host one of the biggest esports tournaments ever later this year, and qualifiers will be open for all players to…
Overwatch 2
May 13, 2020

Overwatch Patch Update: Pink Mercy arrives as Brigitte faces changes

The start of a new season in competitive play for Overwatch has brought the introduction of a new map last week with Rialto. The escort map was playable during the…
Fortnite
September 18, 2020

4 Reasons why Fortnite is the most viewed game on the Internet

You’ve probably seen how much of an impact Fortnite has had on internet culture over the past few months. It’s very surprising to see a game take the world by…
Counter-Strike
May 10, 2018

The Top 5 CS:GO Teams You Should Be Following Right Now

As the year has progressed, the 5 teams at the top of competitive CS:GO have completely changed. SK and Cloud9 have been kicked off of the top spot, and returning…
StarCraft Esports
June 13, 2019

Protoss players dominate the Afreeca Starleague Season 5

Blizzard has kept his promise and brought StarCraft back into the spotlight with the Remastered edition. South Koreans have always dominated this game and it was only natural for them…
Dota 2
March 23, 2023

Pangolier Dota 2 Guide – Master Pangolier in Patch 7.14

Pangolier is an offlane hero who excels at disrupting the enemy’s lines and who can also deal a surprising amount of damage with only a few items. His ultimate is…
Dota 2
April 24, 2023

Invoker Dota 2 Guide – Highest Skill Cap in Patch 7.14

Invoker is a hero who lanes very poorly but can potentially carry his team through the mid and late game with ease. The hero has one of the highest skill-caps…
Fortnite
September 18, 2020

Will Fortnite be one of the next esports?

With Fortnite blowing up in phenomenal ways in recent months, many people have wondered whether the game is on its way to becoming one of the next esports titles. It’s…
Dota 2
March 28, 2024

Mirana Dota 2 Guide – Make the Enemy Fear Your Arrow in Patch 7.14

Mirana, or PotM as she’s also known as, is a very strong and flexible hero. She can be played as a mid hero, off laner or a roamer. PotM is…
Dota 2
March 23, 2023

Ember Spirit Dota 2 Guide – Deal Incredible Amounts of Damage in 7.14

Ember Spirit is a very fun, fast-paced hero with which you can easily out-play your opponents. He takes a lot of skill to play well, although when mastered can sometimes…
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