ESTNN had the pleasure to sit down and talk with Kevin “Hauntzer” Yarnell, top laner for Golden Guardians, after week three of the 2019 Summer Split. Hauntzer is known for his time in TSM, where he found himself to be one of the best top lane players in the LCS. After a disappointing 2018, TSM […]
WePlay! has announced that open registration for their first Dota Underlords tournament has begun. Open Registration for WePlay!’s first Dota Underlords tournament is officially underway as of this morning. According to an official press release from the organization, open registration for the $15,000 USD tournament is now live and will run from today, July, 15th to […]
Just in case someone missed it, the Shanghai Dragons took down the San Francisco Shock 4-3 last night, and ESTNN’s Charlotte August is here with a quick recap. The Shanghai Dragons fended off the reverse sweep from the San Francisco Shock last night in a must-watch upset, taking the Stage 3 Grand Finals with a […]
Weekly.gg has made its mark in the esports industry for veterans and newcomers alike with its recent launch of a tailored email newsletter: a to the point newsletter for esports professionals. The email goes out to subscribers every Friday, containing curated news told in a unique way. The people behind Weekly.gg, Alan Ruchtein, Gonzalo Sanchez […]
The Spring season for Clash Royale League: West has concluded, and Team Liquid is the winning team! After a rocky start, TeamLiquid managed to pull together and finish off strong with key performances from their whole roster. Now let’s take a look at ESTNN’s final 1v1 rankings. 1st – Boeufmac from Team Liquid finishes with […]
FlyQuest vs Team Liquid Team Liquid (“TL”) started off the day with a clean win over FlyQuest (“FLY”). They played through their bottom lane win condition well, and it seemed like FLY had no answers to their opponents. At as early as three minutes, TL dove FLY’s bottom duo to get First blood. Through the […]
The Shanghai Dragons defeated the SF Shock in the Overwatch League Stage 3 Finals today. The Overwatch League has found their Stage 3 Champions as the Shanghai Dragons surprised the San Francisco Shock today at the Blizzard Arena, winning the Grand Final 4-3. Shanghai, infamous for their 42-game losing streak, have finally found their way […]
With Stage 3 of the Overwatch League reaching its conclusion today, many fans are eager to watch their favorite players and teams come back to the Blizzard Arena. But when does Stage 4 actually start? When Does the OWL Stage 4 Start? Stage 4 of Overwatch League officially begins on Thursday, July 25 and will […]
The Washington Justice have announced that they have signed flex player Elliot ‘ELLIVOTE’ Vaneryd and main tank Lukas ‘LullSiSH’ Wiklund to their main roster. The Washington Justice announced that they have signed Elliot ‘ELLIVOTE’ Vaneryd and Lukas ‘LullSiSH’ Wiklund to their main roster in a tweet today from the organization. 🚨 Please give a warm […]
Similar to China, today fans also found who the last European team would be to join the big names in TI 9. EU Closed Qualifiers Group Stage TI 9 The groups were very interesting to watch because they were full of surprises. Teams that many considered to be favorites couldn’t even make it to the […]
ESTNN’s Veselin Ignatov walks fans through the results of the TI 9 Chinese Closed Qualifiers. After several days of amazing Dota, fans finally know the name of the last Chinese team that will attend the biggest tournament in Dota 2 – The International 2019, this time in Shanghai, China. The Group Stage in the Chinese […]
Overwatch player and streamer Nathan “KarQ” Chan sat down with ESTNN and talked about his exposure to esports, going pro and drops some tidbits for younger players for their journey in esports. Overwatch player and Twitch streamer Nathan “KarQ” Chan has once again been elected as Team Canada’s community lead for this year’s Overwatch World […]
Team SoloMid vs Clutch Gaming Team SoloMid (“TSM”) kicked off the weekend with an exciting win over Clutch Gaming (“CG”). It was back and forth, but TSM’s mid/late game shot-calling proved superior. Akaadian got First Blood in a gank top, while also helping to dive bottom and kill the CG duo. TSM had a solid […]
SK Gaming vs Excel Esports Excel Esports (“XL”) finally found their first win of the split with a fairly convincing win over SK Gaming (“SK”). SK Gaming started off the game by taking a Mountain Dragon at eight minutes, but XL responded by sending all their members to the pit to fight. This fight went […]
Earlier today, the recently formed team known as Revival announced that they had signed DPS extraordinaire TviQ, who was let go from the Florida Mayhem at the beginning of June. TviQ has become a household name in the world of professional Overwatch. He first made his skills known when he was signed to Rogue, winning […]
Similar to the previous year, the TI 9 Collector’s Cache is back yet again. This time, it features multiple items from this year’s Call to Arms, in addition to other workshop items. As always, it is available to buy for $2.49. What’s more, if you open thirteen of them, you`ll also gain thirty-two Battle Levels. […]
Rogue vs Schalke 04 The first day of the LEC after Rift Rival showcased Schalke 04 (“S04”) defeating Rogue (“RGE”). The early game was relatively quiet as the lanes fought and the jungler farmed. That was until 9 minutes. Vander killed Ignar for First Blood in the 2v2, which prompted RGE to go to the […]
ESTNN’s resident Teamfight Tactics expert Manny Gomez walks those new to autobattlers through their first game of Teamfight Tactics. Unless you’ve been hiding from the internet for the past few months or have zero interest in MOBAs, then you probably have heard of the new Auto Chess (name taken from the DOTA 2 mod)/ Autobattler […]
ESTNN’s Veselin Ignatov walks fans through the Group Stage of China’s Closed Qualifiers for TI 9. After two days of intensive action, the group stage in the Chinese Closed qualifiers for TI 9 is over. This was definitely one of the hardest group stages out of all regions because every single team which took part […]
The topic of Dota Underlord’s Battle Pass has been on ever since the first rumors started. Having said that, the first real information about it came from Valve a couple of days ago. According to them, “The week after you`ll see the release of progression and what we call the Proto-Battle Pass. This beta Battle […]
In a precedent-defying limited gameplay stream today, the community got its first look at 2019’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Multiplayer. Twitch streamers CourageJD, TeePee, LEGIQN, and ProSyndicate played 5 iterations of a brand new 2 vs. 2 Multiplayer game mode called “Gunfight”. Today, we got a good look at the game engine, basic mechanics, […]
Team SoloMid (“TSM”) and Cloud9 (“C9”) are organizations every League of Legends fan knows well. The legacies of these teams go back years, and their rivalry does the same. Because of this, it is always a treat to watch them go head-to-head no matter the occasion. This weekend they will battle on the Rift once […]
Despite the fact that everyone is preparing for TI 9, ESL One has just announced the first team on their list for ESL One Hamburg, which will take place at the Barclaycard Arena in October this year. Of course, it is Virtus.pro, which was expected, considering the fact that they are the current champions there. […]
ESTNN’s Cole Ricke takes fans through the OWL Power Rankings before the start of the Stage 3 Playoffs. The Overwatch League kicks off the Stage 3 Playoffs this week, and ESTNN is here with our updated power rankings. OWL Stage 3 Playoff Power Rankings 1. Vancouver Titans This one isn’t a surprise. Vancouver’s dominance […]
Activision will reveal the first live gameplay of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare today at 10:00 AM PST, 1:00 PM EST, 6:00 PM BST. As per a tweet yesterday from the official Infinity Ward account, we will be getting our first look at 2019’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Multiplayer mode today at 10:00 AM […]
It looks like someone might have accidentally caught a picture of Octane’s upcoming Twitch Prime skin. Leave it to Reddit to fill us in on knowledge humanity is not meant to know. Due to a potential glitch in the character select screen for Apex Legends, one plucky Redditor was able to snag this picture of […]
Lux is stuck between a rock and a magical hard place in the third issue of Riot Games’ collaborative series with comic-giant Marvel. Riot Games released the third issue of the Lux comic series today, focusing on the dangers and troubles that Lux faces inside Demacia. The cover hints at the comic’s story, as Garen […]
Apart from SEA, the other region which “elected” it’s representative is the CIS. During the Group Stage, Vega Squadron was the main attraction as they completely ripped through their enemies, finishing as winners without dropping a single game. Their luck was with them in the first game of the Playoffs against Na’Vi as well. However, […]
ESTNN’s Slava Britvin breaks down last weekend’s ESL One Cologne and highlights key takeaways from Germany. ESL One Cologne celebrated it’s fifth anniversary this past weekend, and it was an electric affair. Almost every top team traveled to Germany to fight for the trophy in the “Cathedral of Counterstrike.” Liquid cemented themselves as the number […]
ESTNN’s Veselin Ignatov walks fans through the results of the SEA TI 9 Closed Qualifiers. After several days of amazing drama, the SEA open and closed qualifiers are finally over. As expected, it all came down to Mineski and Team Jinesbrus to determine which team will head to Shanghai for TI 9. In the end, […]
Activision Blizzard announced Johanna Faries as Call of Duty Esports League Commissioner today. Activision Blizzard promoted Johanna Faries to the Commissioner position of the Call of Duty Esports League today, according to a post on their official website. Faries, who worked for the NFL before becoming Head of Call of Duty Esports, now takes on […]
ESTNN’s Malik Shelp walks fans through everything that happened at the OWL Atlanta Homestand Weekend. The Atlanta Reign Homestand is all wrapped up, and it was vastly different from the Dallas Fuel Homestand that happened earlier this year. Different, for sure, but different isn’t always bad. My name is Malik and today we’re going to […]
100 Thieves announced that they have brought Doug Barber, the previous owner of clothing brand Reigning Champ, onboard as Vice President of Brand & Apparel. 100 Thieves hired Doug Barber to lead a brand new position, Vice President of Brand & Apparel, according to an official press release by the organization. Doug Barber previously owned […]
Beyond the Summit has announced the first two participating teams and on-air talent for Summit 10. After several months of uncertainty, Beyond the Summit has confirmed that Summit 10 is will take place at the end of July. For the past couple of years, The Summit has been an immense part of every Dota 2 […]
ESTNN had the chance to talk to Matthew ‘Deftly’ Chen following their victory in Week Three over 100 Thieves. Deftly has been part of the Golden Guardians for the past two years and has seen recent success with the rest of the Golden Guardian squad. He has long been considered a strong North American talent […]
As you are probably aware, the new auto battles genre is slowly taking over the world. It all began from a small Custom game in Dota 2, but now, both Valve and Riot Games have their standalone version of Auto Chess. Let’s not forget Drodo studios, the main creators of this new genre, who also […]
The Group Stage round-robin has just finished and we now know the names of the four teams which will be going to the playoffs. Having said that, the biggest favorite did not make it. In fact, they just felt shortly after losing the last game in the group stage against Vega. The top four teams […]
ESforce and Rockbank partner to bring free Battle Pass Upgrades when players apply for a Rocketbank card and spend 645 Rubles (approx. $10USD) and refer their friends. Russian tournament organizer ESforce has partnered with Rocketbank today according to an official press release from the organization. The partnership includes sponsorship of the upcoming Dota 2 TI […]
ESTNN’s Veselin Ignatov walks fans through the teams participating in the TI9 EU Closed Qualifiers. After the end of the EPICENTER Major, all eyes were set on the biggest prize in Dota 2 – The International 2019. Having said that, the first two Open Qualifiers in all regions are now over, which means that it […]
Echo Fox vs Golden Guardians The first match of the day featured the Golden Guardians (“GGS”) defeating Echo Fox (“FOX”). The focus of their strategy was on the bottom lane, as they dove bottom to get Huhi two kills and unlocked him to roam. Huhi went middle and top with his team to help secure […]
ESTNN’s Veselin Ignatov walks players through the newly introduced Dota: Underlords Ranking System. Dota: Underlords has added a ranking system to Valve’s brand new autobattler, and we’ve got everything you need to know to climb the ladder. Dota: Underlords’ Ranking System Explained In most games, players earn more MMR points when they finish a game […]
The second qualifier for TI 9 in Southeast Asia has finished. We now know the names of all of the teams that will attend the closed qualifiers. 496 Gaming The first team which made it through the open qualifier massacre was 496 Gaming. They had a difficult time, especially in the semifinals against PG.Barracx.They […]
IGC has laid off several employees from different parts of the OpTic Organization following their acquisition of Infinite Esports and Entertainment. As many OpTic fans already know, Immortals Gaming Club finalized their acquisition of the esports organization in early June. However, there have been even more consequences that have just come to light; according to […]
The second open qualifiers for TI9 in Dota 2 are now over. Having said that, all the teams that managed to go through need to prepare themselves for the upcoming Closed Qualifiers that start in just a few days. Team Serenity The first team that managed to prevail was Team Serenity. They fell short in […]
Valve has released Immortal Treasure 2 and the Wrath of Mo’Rokai. Today, Valve has decided to release the second Immortal Treasure, as well as the new event, Wrath of Mo’Rokai for every player that owns the Dota 2 Battle Pass. In addition to that, every Battle Pass owner has been granted 10 bonus levels since […]
Dennis “dennis” Edman announced on Twitter today that he has joined Team Gamer Legion’s Counterstrike: Global Offensive squad. Both Dennis “dennis” Edman and Gamer Legion announced today that the 28-year-old Counterstrike player has joined the Gamer Legion CS: GO squad. Announcement regarding our #CSGO Roster "Excited to bring on a player of @denniscsgod caliber, with […]
Tournament Organizer WePlay! revealed their first tournament for Dota: Underlords, Valve’s take on the autobattler genre. WePlay! announced their first online Dota: Underlords tournament. The tournament will feature two separate open qualifiers for participants in both the North American and European time zone slots. The qualifiers are set to begin on July 27th and July […]
ESTNN’s Charlotte August takes fans through the final two teams they’ll see at the Atlanta Reign Homestand this weekend. Welcome to the final part of ESTNN’s Atlanta Reign Homestand Weekend Primer! Previously, we looked at the Toronto Defiant, the Philadelphia Fusion and the Guangzhou Charge. This time, we’ll be closing it out with the Shanghai […]
Today has been a packed day due to the start of the Open qualifiers for the biggest event in Dota 2 – The International. Having said that, the CIS region has always been one of the most interesting to watch. That’s mainly because of the many “davai-322” kind of plays that happen in nearly every […]
The first Open Qualifier for the SEA region is finally over after an entire day of epic action. Following the results, three teams are now one step closer to their dream – TI 9. The second round of the open qualifiers in this region starts tomorrow. Team Jinebrus The first team that made it to […]
1. Vancouver Titans The Titans have been made to bleed at the hands of the L.A. Valiant. Not only was it reaffirmed that the Titans cannot dominate DPS compositions like they can triple support triple tank compositions, but it also reminded fans that there is still some spice left in the league without an artificial 2-2-2 […]
The regional Open qualifiers for TI 9 have started and the fight for the biggest tournament of the year has begun. Having said that, two Chinese teams already secured their spots for the Closed qualifiers. Despite that, there is still one more Open Qualifier to go, so we don’t know all the names yet. Invictus […]
Welcome to Part 2 of ESTNN’s Atlanta Reign Homestand Weekend Primer! Last time we looked at the Atlanta Reign, Washington Justice and Florida Mayhem. This time, we’ll be covering the Toronto Defiant, the Philadelphia Fusion and the Guangzhou Charge. Without further ado, let’s begin! Toronto Defiant Kicking off part two is one of two Canadian teams, […]
Dota Underlords, as well as the other similar titles such as Teamfight Tactics and Auto Chess, are slowly but surely taking over the world. Having said that, according to Valve, Dota Underlords is getting a Batte Plass as early as next week. In addition to that, the developers are planning to launch the game’s progression […]
A Standalone version of Auto Chess is coming to PC, and it’s going to be on the Epic Games Store. The new genre of auto battlers is taking over the world at the speed of light. Apart from the original creators, Drodo Studios, of the game, Valve and Riot Games also made their own versions […]
ESTNN’s Veselin Ignatov walks players and fans through the Meta Analysis for last week’s EPICENTER Major. The EPICENTER Major was the last big tournament for this DPC season. Now we know all twelve teams with a direct invite. Additionally, the open qualifiers for the rest start in just a few days from now. In addition […]
Beyond the Summit is back with BOT TI ahead of The International 9. As the dust settled from EPICENTER, all teams are currently focusing on the upcoming TI 9. In fact, the qualifiers for that amazing tournament start today. However, there is still one more event event happening next week – BOT TI 2019. It […]
In Part One of ESTNN’s Atlanta Homestand coverage, Charlotte August walks fans through three out of the eight teams in attendance: the Atlanta Reign, the Washinton Justice and the Florida Mayhem. Stage 3 of the Overwatch League is coming to a close. Before playoffs kick off, however, Overwatch League’s second homestand will take place this […]
ESTNN’s Phillip Miner takes players through the now-live Apex Legends’ Season 02. Be prepared, however; the patch is massive. Apex Legends fans, be sure to put aside some time for downloading today, as the hotly anticipated Season 02 is upon us. In fact, the download should be live by the time you read this. According […]
ESTNN’s Veselin Ignatov walks fans and viewers through all of the directly invited teams of the upcoming TI9. Before EPICENTER Moscow, the last DPC Major of the season, fans knew almost all of the teams that had snagged a direct invite to TI 9. Now, following the end of that epic tournament, we know all […]
The Montreal Rebellion revealed the signing of two players last night: Jeffrey “Vizility” de Vries and Stanislav “Mistakes” Danilov. The Montreal Rebellion have announced that they have signed DPS players Jeffrey “Vizility” de Vries and Stanislav “Mistakes” Danilov to their active roster. Meet the New and Improved Rebellion Vizility Vizility climbed his way into the […]
Playing CS:GO without utilizing the wealth of console commands available is like playing a game but only ever trying its demo – you simply can’t unlock the whole experience. That said, it can be hard to know what commands to prioritize implementing when so many exist. With over 3,000 CS:GO commands in the game, you’re […]
Everyone’s favorite dream event may actually take place. It seems that Overwatch League fans should be excited about a possible event that originated from a meme, as AvastCon might actually come to pass. It even has a website. Created by Connor ‘Avast’ Prince, AvastCon appears to be taking place at a Chuck E Cheese in […]
We finally have details on Apex Legends’ long-awaited Ranked Mode. One of the most awaited features coming to Season 02 of Apex Legends is the new Ranked League. Apex Legends developer Respawn Entertainment has revealed details on this hotly anticipated feature in an official Reddit post on the r/apexlegends subreddit. How Ranked Mode Works, Straight […]
FURIA announced a partnership with Nike today on the teams official website. It will debut as FURIA’s CS:GO team takes the stage at ESL One Cologne. Brazillian esports organization FURA revealed a sponsorship with Nike today, per the company’s official website. This partnership is Nike’s first entrance into team sponsorships. The sport fashion conglomerate partnered […]
Activision Blizzard announced today that Immortals Gaming Club and WISE Ventures will field franchises in the upcoming Call of Duty League. Immortals Gaming Club will field a Call of Duty Franchise when the League starts next year, according to Activision Blizzard. According to the team, Immortals will retain the newly purchased OpTic Gaming brand for […]
The International 9 now has the highest prize pool ever for a TI tournament. The International 9 has now officially broken the record for the highest prize pool of all time, having raised over $25M USD. Now that the EPICENTER Major has ended, all eyes are on TI9. We already know all of the direct […]
Dendi announced his return today to professional Dota. EPICENTER was the last Major of this DPC season and it was a true joy to watch. As soon as it ended, Valve announced Patch 7.22d, which made things even better. And then, just when fans thought that it can’t get any better, the news of Dendi […]
ESTNN’s Veselin Ignatov walks fans through the final day of the Moscow EPICENTER Major. After a week of amazing Dota 2, it is finally time to say goodbye to one of the most amazing Majors in this DPC season. There were a lot of surprises along the way but in the end, Vici Gaming was […]
Today was the final installment of the epic battle between EU and NA. This year’s Rift Rivals has been fairly lopsided so far, with EU dominating day one but NA making some upsets on day two. Today, the teams fought in a best-of-five relay race series. Essentially, each team will play at least one game […]
It was our second last day of the EPICENTER Major today. The remaining teams in the lower bracket battled it out for a chance to play in tomorrow’s finals. We saw some unexpected surprises on the main stage. PSG.LGD vs TNC Predator Our first games of the day were PSG.LGD versus TNC Predator. LGD […]
Team Liquid vs G2 Esports Team Liquid (“TL”) brought some hope for NA with a big win over G2 Esports (“G2”). They won the 2v2 for side select before moving into the crazy 5v5. G2 drafted a rather… unique team composition that didn’t work very well for them. Seeing as NA lost all their matches […]
ESTNN’s Ashwin Palepu takes CoD fans through the way too early winners, losers and the questions marks after CWL’s ensuing Rostermania. Rostermania has finally calmed down a little bit and the first half of cross-division play is over, so now seems like a good time to take a way-too-early look to see who got better, […]
Toronto continued its additions today with the signing of Mangachu. The Toronto Defiant announced earlier today that they have signed Canadian DPS star, Liam “Mangachu” Campbell. Mangachu is well-known in the competitive scene, with fans referring to him as the “silly hero specialist” due to his ability to play off-meta heroes like Mei, Torbjorn and […]
ESTNN’s Veselin Ignatov walks fans through the Day 6 of the Dota 2 EPICENTER Major. Slowly and steadily, the last Major for this DPC season is coming to an end. We will remember this event with some of the most surprising results at a big event recently. Having said that, today was the most important […]
Toronto Defiant announced the signing of Logix from their Contenders team today. The Toronto Defiant recently announced that DPS player Logix will be joining their main roster. Logix has been called up from the Defiant’s Contenders team, Montreal Rebellion, and is now returning to the Overwatch League stage. Today we call up another from @MTLRebellion. […]
Infamous disbanded today as announced in a tweet from a member of the squad. EPICENTER is definitely not a tournament that Infamous will remember. They came into the event with some hope to earn the precious DPC points. However, this did not happen mainly because they were in one of the strongest groups. What’s more, […]
Cloud9 vs G2 Esports The first match of the tournament featured G2 Esports demolishing Cloud9. In typical G2 fashion, they utilized flex picks fantastically and even stole C9’s Yasuo-Gragas combo. In game, they slaughtered C9 all over the map. Mikyx killed Sneaky in lane, and though Blaber ganked bottom to even that out, Mikyx ended […]
Well, now we know what Project Whirlwind was all about. In what may be one of the largest esports partnerships of all time, Team Liquid unveiled a strategic partnership with Marvel Entertainment today when the TL League of Legends team entered the Rift Rivals tournament wearing Captain America/Team Liquid crossover jerseys. The partnership includes exclusive […]
OverActive Media announced Bell, Canada’s largest communications company, as a Founding Marketing Partner. OAM and Bell Partner Up OverActive Media (OAM) revealed a strategic partnership with Canada’s largest communications company, Bell, today. As part of the deal, Bell acquired a minority interest in OAM and became OAM’s first Founding Marketing Partner. The multi-year agreement includes […]
ESTNN’s Malik Shelp walks fans through our Overwatch League Power Rankings for Stage 3, Week 4. Last week was all about the Sombra-Reinhardt duo’s: between Danteh and Muma, BQB and Fate, FCTFCTN and Shax, RCK and Fusion we could be seeing a new meta dominate the scene. The Double Sniper saw some love last week, […]
The trailer for Season 2 of Apex Legends leaked online, and we’ve got everything you need to know. The trailer for Season 02 of Apex Legends has leaked! Whether or not the leak was intentional we’ll never know (since another new character that’s been teased, Crypto, is a hacker), but regardless, Apex fans have been […]
Today, teams can register for the TI9 Open Qualifiers for Dota 2. TI9 Registration is now open Starting today, you can now register to take part in the Open Qualifiers for TI9, which will take place from July 3-6. There is only one more direct invite slot left for the biggest event in Dota 2- […]
Seoul Dynasty announced Fissure’s retirement early this morning. The Seoul Dynasty announced on their Twitter that their main tank player, Chang-hyung “Fissure” Baek, would be retiring from the Overwatch League and professional Overwatch, effective immediately. [ Thank you, Fissure ]#RoarOn pic.twitter.com/nvpyXlKQ3w — Seoul Dynasty 🐯 (@SeoulDynasty) June 27, 2019 Fissure’s History Fissure has become a […]
It appears as though Battle Pass owners are getting spoiled once again. After Valve announced the addition of their Battle Pass Level Bundle, players can now also claim the Dark Willow Announcer Pack. Having said that, this item is available only for the Battle Pass owners with 75 or more levels. Immortal Treasure II and […]
NRG vs. SK SK won the 2v2 set and ThunderStruck kicked off King of the Hill with a win for NRG over Soking. SergioRamos came out and swept NRG, taking down ThunderStruck, Hazard, and Carter to win the match for his team. Team Liquid vs. Complexity Complexity continues their dominance in 2v2 and Razzer secures […]
The Rift Rivals between Europe and North America is only one short day away. In this tournament, each region sends their top three teams from last split to duke it out for a year’s worth of bragging rights. Its not as high a prize as Worlds or MSI, but the rivalry between the two regions […]
With just a few days left from the last Major of this DPC season, all eyes are slowly starting to focus on the upcoming TI, the most notable Dota 2 tournament. The current prize pool for TI 9 is around $19,600,00, which is just insane. Having said that, it still needs more to surpass last […]
It was a full day of lower bracket matches today at the EPICENTER Major, with four of our teams eliminated. Let’s see who ended up heading home at the end of day five. PSG.LGD vs Forward Gaming Game one showed that PSG.LGD can still outmanoeuvre when they’re outdrafted. It was a difficult game for Maybe’s […]
The LEC’s Origen and peripheral-maker Logitech announced a partnership this afternoon. Logitech and RFRSH Team Up RFRSH Entertainment and Logitech revealed their two-year partnership today in an official press release. Origen, a RFRSH brand, will start to use Logitech products when competing in the LEC. Additionally, the players will “be integrated in[to] the development of […]
ESTNN’s Charlotte August is back with the Match of the Week for Week 4 of the Overwatch League. Overwatch League Match of the Week The Stage 3 Playoff picture is beginning to take shape in the Overwatch League. This marks the last Stage Playoff round of the season, and teams are giving their all in […]
Looks like the next BLAST event is heading to Demark. RFRSH Entertainment and BLAST Pro Series announced this morning that the next BLAST Pro Series Event will take place in Copenhagen. BLAST will host the tournament itself in the 12,000-seat Royal Arena in downtown Copenhagen, and the press release states that fans will be able […]
Looks like Mineski has found their replacement for the recently released Ahjit. Mineski Reloaded Mineski announced the addition of Nikobaby this morning as a replacement for their long-time carry, Ahjit. This DPC season has been very hard for Mineski. In fact, their most notable performance is a second place at ESL One Mumbai, which was […]
Karma The first champion on this list has had a lot of spotlight on her recently. Karma was given significant buffs to her Inner Flame (Q) and Inspire (E) and made her into a high priority powerhouse in solo queue and professional play. She wasn’t on the radar at all before these buffs, but since […]
ESTNN walks you through Day 4 of the EPICENTER Major Moscow. Another day passed by at the last Dota 2 Major of this DPC season. Yesterday, Team Liquid showed everyone that their roster change to w33 was for the better as the European powerhouse blazed through LGD and Virtus.Pro in the Upper Bracket. Be sure […]
FURIA were kings for an hour. They shocked everyone with their impressive run at the ECS Season 7 Finals, but now they need to change up their game if they want to improve. At the beginning of the year, almost nobody knew about the relatively-unknown Brazilian team, FURIA. And now, after two S-Tier events, everyone […]
It’s an excellent time to be an Apex Legends fan. The hype may have died down significantly since Season 1, but Respawn Entertainment and Electronic Arts are set to put the hype machine back in motion for Season 2. A flurry of speculation and guessing surrounds this hotly anticipated update, so we here at ESTNN […]
The third day of the EPICENTER Major was a day of action-packed games. We saw some games in our upper bracket series take unexpected turns, and our lower bracket series gave us some brutal stomps. Here’s how things played out today on the main stage. Upper Bracket Team Secret vs Virtus.Pro (UB Round 1) Secret […]
A tweet today from the official Team Liquid Twitter account announced the reveal date for the mysterious Project Whirlwind. Team Liquid’s official Twitter account posted a cryptic tweet this afternoon, teasing something called mysterious: “Project Whirlwind.” The tweet itself contains Team Liquid’s most prominent sponsors, including Monster, Alienware, SAP, Honda, HyperX, Need for Seat, and […]
The Atlanta Reign posted three job opportunities last night that have us thinking. Last night, the Atlanta Reign posted three job opportunities for inside the organization. That, in and of itself, is not groundbreaking. What is interesting, however, is what those job opportunities are. The fledgling Overwatch League franchise posted openings for a Director of […]
After a few down years for Call of Duty, Infinity Ward’s return to the Modern Warfare franchise has people excited. Modern Warfare is Back Gaming retailer Gamestop has released a top 10 list of most preordered games after E3, and Call of Duty Modern Warfare tops the list. Infinity Ward’s return to the franchise clearly […]
After CWL Anaheim, the CWL underwent its most eventful Rostermania of the Black Ops 4 season. With only two events left, one of them being the CWL Championship, players and general managers did all they could to assemble their best available roster to finish out the year. Ultimately, only OpTic Gaming, 100 Thieves, Gen. G, […]
From a Shaky Start to Wild Win Streak At the start of 2019, not many people would’ve predicted that the former League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) Finalists – 100 Thieves, would finish their spring season with a 4-14-win rate. A devastating start for everyone involved had one of the most star-studded North American rosters […]
Cloud9 vs Counter Logic Gaming Cloud9 (“C9”) showed they were ready for Rift Rival with a convincing win over Counter Logic Gaming (“CLG”). Wiggily did manage to secure First Blood for his bottom lane, but Svenskeren showed him up. He, along with Zeyzal, made multiple plays around the middle lane to accrue a gold lead. […]
A tweet from NoChance today signaled a need for a sponsor for their bootcamp prior to the Starladder Berlin Minor. The Mikail “Maikelele” Bill-led team NoChance is currently looking for a bootcamp sponsor in order to prepare for the upcoming StarLadder Berlin European Minor. NoChance is additionally still looking for an organization. So far we […]
ESTNN’s Veselin Ignatov walks fans through the second day of the Dota 2 EPICENTER Major in Moscow. The EPICENTER Major Had A Crazy Day 2 EPICENTER, the last Major for this DPC season, kicked off yesterday. We saw some very interesting results which the vast majority of the viewers certainly did not expect. Having said […]
A savvy reddit user, u/j1mCS, managed to scope out ESL Pro League Season 9’s playlist for the tournament. What’s the ESL Pro League Season 9 Break Song? We’ve all been there. Tune into a Counterstrike tournament and go, “What’s that break song?” What follows is an exercise in futility, asking in Twitch chat and looking […]
EPICENTER, our final Major of this DPC season kicked off yesterday. Eight of our teams faced off in a series of Bo3’s to determine the seeding for Groups A & B. Let’s take a look at how the day played out. Opening Matches Group A: Team Secret vs. PaiN Gaming PaiN Gaming delivered a solid […]
Team Liquid vs Golden Guardians Team Liquid (“TL”) kicked off the day with a win over the Golden Guardians (“GGS”). GGS put Froggen ahead, with First Blood and First Tower, and amassed some decent early leads. But TL wouldn’t sit back, and found picks onto Hauntzer and Olleh in the mid game. At 24 minutes […]
Vitality vs SK Gaming The first game of the day was an exciting one, with Vitality (“VIT”) grabbing the win over SK Gaming (“SK”). It did start off well for SK though, as Selfmade ganked mid to get Pirean First Blood. Mowgli struck back with a gank of his own a few minutes later, going […]
Chaos E.C. have made the announcement official. Lasse Aukusti ‘MATUMBAMAN’ Urpalainen will be joining the team’s active roster. Team Liquid’s decision to drop Matumbaman from their line-up came as shock to many Liquid fans. Earlier this week they announced Aliwi ‘w33’ Omar as Matumbaman’s replacement, w33 was previously playing with Chaos. Liquid debuted their new […]
It’s been a few days since the somewhat unexpected decision of Team Liquid to put Matumbaman on the bench. Instead of him, the TI 7 winners decided to bring in w33 as their mid laner ahead of Epicenter. The Romanian prodigy is a skillful player, but only time will tell if he will fit in. […]
We sat down and talked with Neil “Pr0lly” Hammad, Head Coach of 100 Thieves, after their loss to Golden Guardians. Pr0lly talked about the slow start of 100 Thieves, what methods they are using to improve, his thoughts on the meta and how that has influenced the rise of the West. So this might be […]
Excel vs Vitality Vitality (“VIT”) finally put their first win on the board with a win over Excel (“XL”). As both teams were 0-4, many thought this match would be close, but VIT absolutely smashed their opponents. It all started with Mowgli and his successful ganks in the bottom and top lanes. After ganking top […]
ESTNN’s Malik Shelp takes viewers through the Power Rankings for Week 3 of the Overwatch League. Overwatch League Power Rankings Welcome to ESTNN’s Overwatch League Power Rankings for Week 3 of Stage 3. Last week, viewers caught an insane upset and fans and analysts alike are making their predictions for the playoffs. The Houston Outlaws […]
ESTNN’s Veselin Ignatov walks us through the most dangerous heroes for teams to pick at the EPICENTER Major. Most Dangerous Picks The Epicenter Major is going to be the last Major for this DPC season. This means that it is also the last chance for some teams to hold on to that direct invite for […]
We caught up with Kim “Ruin” Hyeong-min, Top Laner for CLG, after their victory over Golden Guardians during week three of the LCS. We were able to ask him about how he feels in the LCS, the difference between the different regions he has played, and even some picks he would like to pull out […]
You probably know by now that Dota 2 Auto Chess is one of the most successful games nowadays. That’s why some of the top game developers decided to make a similar title in order to grab the ever growing fan base. Valve’s own project is called Dota Underlords. The game was first available only to […]
This week, Team SoloMid (“TSM”) and Optic Gaming will battle on the Rift to break away from the six-team clump in the standings. Both teams have a lot to prove and defeating the other is crucial for them. OPT started off this split undefeated, but lost games against Cloud9 and Team Liquid. TSM is the […]
ESTNN’s Veselin Ignatov breaks down Mineski’s carry problem. Apart from w33 joining Team Liquid, one of the most notable SEA teams is also tinkering with their roster. Today, Mineski parted ways with Ahjit after his six-month run with the organization. If fans are looking for a reason for the release, they should look no further […]