The year is coming to an end and the newly formed Call of Duty League is on the horizon, slated to kick off in early 2020. With a new year and a new era of Call of Duty approaching, we thought it would only be right to cap it all off by discussing the top […]
We break down all the Lower Bracket action happening at the ONE Esports Dota 2 World Pro Invitational. After a couple of days of amazing action, we slowly reached the penultimate day of the ONE Esports Dota 2 World Pro Invitational. There were tons of surprises along the way but in the end, the best […]
In 2019, we don’t think there’s any place for s1mple in the MVP race. This year the choice is even harder. Last year, the competition for MVP award was extremely stressful, but clear – Nicolai “device” Reedtz and Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev met each other in a tough battle, and s1mple came out as the winner. […]
Germany have announced a a dedicated visa for esports players and professionals will become available in spring 2020. As part of new changes to the Skilled Immigration Act, the German Federal Government have created a visa specifically for esports professionals. The esports focused visa will allow for smoother recruitment of Non-EU players and coaches by […]
Advertising has almost entirely moved to digital mediums to cater to younger target audiences. The U.S. Navy announced that they will not be rolling out a Super Bowl in lieu of spending the money on online advertising and esports. The Navy investing in esports may seem strange at first, but this is a growing theme […]
The Fortnite World Cup has made 2019 a big year for Epic’s popular battle royale. With a $30 million prize pool, the World Cup has skyrocketed a lot of young Fortnite players into millionaire status. It’s also shined a light on previously unknown players who continued to have a lot of success since this past […]
The 2019 season of professional League of Legends is over. After an exciting year filled with creativity and skillful play, three players stood apart from the rest as the best in the world. At the World Championship, MSI victors G2 Esports and Chinese superstars FunPlus Pheonix met in the Finals. Unsurprisingly, the top three players […]
All the action from the Lower Bracket at the ONE Esports Dota 2 World Pro Invitational. It was another day of action today in Singapore as the first round of our Lower Bracket kicked off. There were quick stomps and drawn-out battles. If you missed out on any of it, we’re breaking it down for […]
A blow for the SEA scene and carry vtFaded as Alpha x Hashtag announce they’re disbanding their Dota 2 roster. The SEA Dota 2 scene is in the middle of one of it’s best chapters lately. With plenty of new teams who are slowly improving, as well as teams that have proved themselves as some […]
This year was a roller coaster of emotions for every Dota 2 fan out there. Our favorite game went through many changes – and even reached some of the lowest player counts since 2014. However, it seems like the Outlanders Update brought Dota 2 back to life after introducing a ton of new things. The […]
On the eve of the final major competitive Fortnite tournament in 2019, Epic Games dropped some vital information regarding the upcoming competition. In response to the huge number of players dropping into Arena Duos to prep for Winter Royale, we are increasing the prize pool and adding over 20,000 new placements to the Official Rules […]
Although severely underrated, the NA West region features some talented competitive Fortnite players. Arkhram and Falconer are two premier players who have achieved high placements in both LAN and online environments. The prize pool situation is a bit unfortunate for NA West, but it ultimately means that these duos will need to work harder to […]
Europe possesses possibly the best pool of talent in competitive Fortnite. The region consistently features the largest prizes as well due to the number of players as well. With players like benjyfishy, Mongraal and MrSavage, there’s no doubt that we can expect some high scores during the upcoming Winter Royale. Let’s take a look at […]
The NA East competitive Fortnite region features some of the most recognizable names across the entire scene. Players like Tfue, Ninja and Bugha are just a few who’ve made a name for themselves as Fortnite players out of this region. With the Winter Royale 2019 rapidly approaching, let’s take a look at the format, times […]
The Playoffs began in Singapore today, with two action packed series in our Upper Bracket. The Group Stage of the ONE Esports Dota 2 World Pro Invitational is finally over. We had two days of non-stop action between the best teams in the world. If you missed any of the action, be sure to check […]
Ogre’s Arcana has finally dropped, along with a new treasure and a new reward line for the holiday season. After waiting for a couple of months, the TI 9 Arcana Winner finally gets the prize. Alongside the Ogre Arcana, Valve also gave us information about TI 10, as well as a couple of other rewards. […]
Dota Underlors is back on the rise yet again after it received the Outlanders Update. Although some people didn’t like the new changes, the overall player count clearly states that the fans of the game are enjoying it more than before. However, it seems like the devs of this awesome game have another gift for […]
One of the most important Overwatch events of the year just took place, and it had almost nothing to do with the Overwatch League. The weekend of December 13th featured the first-ever Open Division: Breakable Barriers, a new series where Contenders and Open Division players, along with former Overwatch League players and streamers, test each […]
Our very final Dota 2 event of the year kicked off its second day, continuing the Bo2’s in our Group Stage. It was another day of action in Singapore, as our Group Stage continued. If you didn’t catch yesterday’s exciting series, we covered some of the biggest moments for you. But there was plenty of […]
SEA Team Geek Fam welcome Filipino mid player, Karl Jayme, in their latest roster shuffle. The SEA Dota 2 scene is looking better than ever. Apart from TNC and Fnatic, a new name emerged after TI 9 came to an end. Geek Fam rebuilt their roster from the ground up with the addition of three […]
One Esports announce the Singapore Major, set to be the final DPC Major before TI 10. The ONE Esports Dota 2 World Pro Invitational is currently in its peak, with twelve of the best teams in the world fighting for the lion’s share of the $500K USD prize pool. Despite that, we already have information […]
Dignitas has stepped up its Academy game for 2020 with the re-signing of mid laner Tanner “Damonte” Damonte. Damonte was with Dignitas in 2019 and there was a lot of concern in the NA community that a young talent would go to waste. While Digitas ended up signing Henrik “Froggen” Hansen for the main mid […]
A reliable source close to the deal has told ESTNN that the Kiyv-based broadcasting company Maincast has won tender for the Russian language broadcasts of ESL events. While it hasn’t been officially approved as of publishing, the estimated deal is set to be between $11 million to $15 million. It will be a three-year contract. […]
Despite not being a DPC tournament, the ONE Esports Dota 2 World Pro Invitational gathered the absolute best teams in the world in Singapore to play for that mind-blowing $500k USD prize pool. Having said that, Day 1 of this amazing event was a blast to watch. We saw some pretty amazing stuff, including the […]
CORSAIR has acquired yet another major gaming & esports brand as it acquires SCUF Gaming, the popular controller brand used by professional console gamers across esports. CORSAIR was founded in 1994 and in recent years has added Elgato and Origin PC to its collection of products that it offers alongside the companies own selection. Andy […]
Apex Legends is set to go big on esports in 2020 with the announcement of the Apex Legends Global Series in 2020. Featuring 12 live events throughout the year, the events will be operated by PGL and GLL and offer up $3 Million in prize pool winnings. Starting on January 25th with the event continuing […]
Twitter is no stranger to drama and hurtful words. From politics to movies, nothing is safe when it comes to Twitter – and that includes esports. It’s no surprise that Call of Duty’s competitive scene recently fell victim to the social media platform’s mob mentality and occasional outright hostility. It’s clear that Activision wants to […]
The Overwatch League has partnered with TeamSpeak in a new three-year deal starting in the 2020 season. The deal will see the league integrate TeamSpeak into its system to facilitate all in-game communications. Ian Bamford, CEO of TeamSpeak discussed the partnership in a release: “Being selected as the official voice supplier for the Overwatch League […]
Days after announcing his retirement from professional play, Cho “Mata” Se-hyeong has announced that he’ll be joining LPL side Royal Never Give Up as the team’s League of Legends Head Coach. Royal Never Give Up made a number of other roster and coaching announcements. Former Young Miracles jungler Li “xiaolongbao” Xiao-Long will join as the […]
2019 Worlds Championships winners FunPlus Phoenix (FPX) have signed top laner Kim “Khan” Dong-ha to their 2020 LPL roster. The team also announced that they’d be re-signing 2019 top laner Kim “GimGoon” Han-saem. In a statement, FPX said: “We are happy to announce that Khan has joined FPX as a top laner. In the meantime, […]
Over the weekend, the first-ever GLL Apex Legends tournament took place. The tournament ran in two different regions, the EMEA and North American cups, each worth $25,000 each. The tournaments were the first taste of tier 1 Apex Legends since the Apex Legends Preseason Invitational in September. There was lots of action, with 24 total […]
The Russian esports organization Virtus.pro just revealed their new CS:GO roster, the full squad of the Kazakhstan team AVANGAR. According to the official information provided, the new CS:GO team signed long-term contracts with the Russian organization. The first event for the new roster of the Bears will be EPICENTER 2019, will be held in Moscow […]
All the available info on Blast Premier 2020 including teams, formats and prize pools. During BLAST Pro Series Global Final 2019, the tournament operator revealed the invited teams for the Premier’20 season. For now, we know all 12 teams that will participate in the Spring regular season, and system of the league overall. Let’s take […]
Mousesports have secured their third consecutive LAN victory with a win over G2 Esports at cs_summit 5. The two teams met in the Grand Final of the Los Angeles event after defeating OG and Virtus.pro in the semis. The international squad takes home the lion’s share of the $150,000 prize pool. A Brawl On Mirage […]
Star Wars has officially impacted the Fortnite Chapter 2 map. See what’s new in the Battle Royale mode! Back in mid-November, Fortnite fans got a taste of a collaboration with the monumental Star Wars saga. The first time around allowed players to purchase a Stormtrooper skin. These skins mirrored the Imperial troopers featured in the […]
The Danish machine closed their competitive year with an impressive victory at Riffa. In their final match, Astralis overran Team Liquid with an impressive 2-0 score. With that done, Astralis secured their top position in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive world rankings until the end of the year – and grabbed $350.000. Liquid were fighting well in […]
Scott “Custa” Kennedy, main support for Los Angeles Valiant and former member of Dallas Fuel, announced his retirement from the Overwatch League. The end of the year is the theater of many retirement announcements in the Overwatch community. After Jacob “JAKE” Lyon from Houston Outlaws, Zion “Persia” Yang from Boston Uprising, Guangzhou Charge’s Won-jae “Rise” […]
If you remember, we announced that ESL and DotaBuff will team up and create a new league called Reach. The idea behind this project is to help the tier two and three players. As you know, that’s one of the biggest issues in Dota 2’s professional scene right now. There are just not that many […]
The offseason has had a few ‘shock’ moves, like Broxah heading to Team Liquid and LCS sides fielding just one North American player in the mid lane. It might be safe to assume, however, that G2 Esports sending Caps to ADC and Perkz back to mid lane might be the biggest shock of the offseason […]
With the offseason in full swing and roster moves calming down, LEC fans learned the return date of the European League of Legends Championship today. They’ve only got just over a month to wait as the LEC Spring Split gets underway on January 24th. Riot Games revealed the news alongside ticket details for the LEC […]
Nine of our teams have now secured their place in the World Electronic Sports Games including PSG.LGD, TNC Predator and FlytoMoon. Even though there are no more DPC tournaments left for 2019, there are a couple of very interesting tournaments outside the DPC that are definitely worth watching. One of them is the ONE Esports […]
Kyle “Bugha”Giersdorf takes home the esports player of the year award at this years Game Awards. Kyle “Bugha” Giersdorf is responsible for one of the most impressive victories in competitive Fortnite history. In front of thousands in attendance and millions watching at home, Bugha systematically handled the competition at the Fortnite World Cup. He made […]
Eugene “Pobelter” Park has joined Team Liquid as a Positional Coach for the 2020 LCS Season. His focus will be on the top half of the match. Pobelter will use this new position to assist Team Liquid Head Coach Jang “Cain” Nu-ri and Assistant Coach Kang “Dodo” Jun-hyeok. The deal came about after Pobelter reached […]
DreamHack is jumping back into the Fortnite atmosphere with its second Fortnite Open in just over two months. This time around, DreamHack is making the journey into North America to the Anaheim Convention Center. From February 21st to the 23rd, Fortnite players of varying skill levels will fill the venue with hopes of walking away […]
Auto Chess takes down the competition to win 2019’s Best Innovative Game Award from Google Play. 2019 will probably go down in history as one of the best years for the Auto Battlers. After the custom game called Dota 2 Auto Chess exploded onto the scene, many companies rushed to make their very own Auto […]
Gen.G, who operates the Overwatch League team Seoul Dynasty, has revealed that it will play its 2020 Homestand games at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza in South Korea. The location is a landmark representing Seoul, known for its involvement with the fashion and streetwear scene. This will mark the first time the DDP will host a […]
UK-based esports organizations Excel Esports, most notable for involvement in the LEC has partnered with Neosurf to introduce a brand new League of Legends preseason tournament. The 2020 Neosurf Cup will feature the full 10-man League of Legends rosters of both Excel Esports and Misfits Gaming, battling it out in a best-of-five at Excel’s London-based […]
The Overwatch League’s second season was a booming success both for teams and individual players. Through the ups and downs storylines were created, rivalries flourished, and most players shined at one point in the season. Today, we are going to be running down the top 10 Overwatch League Players of the year. 10. Young-seo “KariV” […]
Now that the qualifiers for the second DPC tournaments are over, the teams can now focus on one of the biggest non-DPC tournaments in the last couple of years. The One Esports World Pro Invitational will begin in just a couple of days from now. Despite not providing any points for TI 10, it will […]
DreamHack will run and operate the 2020 regional UK League of Legends series the UKLC. DreamHack will take over the operation of the UK event after LVP dropped out in November. The UKLC is the UK & Ireland’s regional League of Legends competition. The event will be run by DreamHack in partnership with Riot Games […]
DreamHack will bring the Nordic Championships League of Legends series back for 2020. The Nordic Championship is the regional LoL competition for the Nordic states (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden) which DreamHack will run in partnership with Riot Games. DreamHack has operated the event since 2018. The championship will feature six weeks of League play […]
Twitch has locked down DrLupo, TimTheTatman and Lirik. The three represent some of the largest streamers on Twitch currently. DrLupo has 3.6 million followers, LIRIK has 2.5 million, while TimTheTatman has 4.1 million followers. Twitch did not disclose the length of term nor compensation detailed in the contracts. The deals help Twitch retain the massive […]
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare has made some significant changes to the usual gameplay formula of the franchise. Preston “Prestinni” Sanderson has the sort of unique position of having played through a three-year development cycle of Call of Duty, starting his pro career with Black Ops 3, yet still a new enough player where he […]
Xiao8, EHOME’s coach, will stand-in for Faith_bian this month due to an injury. EHOME was considered as one of the most promising teams in China this year. However, their results so far have not been on as good as people wanted them to be. After a series of mistakes, the Chinese team failed to qualify […]
Erberk “Gilius” Demir is the final player to join the Schalke 04 LEC roster for 2020. Gilius’ signing also marks the final signing of the offseason for LEC and LCS sides, pending approvals and confirmations. Gilius most recently played for the German esports organization Ad Hoc Gaming but the 22-year-old has had a storied career […]
PUBG Esports has announced plans for the 2020 schedule. Featuring four global events, revenue sharing and partner events. Firstly, PUBG is looking to double-down the 2019 format for PUBG esports as they reveal four PUBG Global Series (PGS) events in 2020. The events will take place in April, July, October and November, each featuring 32 […]
Tfue and Ninja’s competitive history adds another chapter. In the age-old tale of Tyler “Ninja” Blevins versus Turner “Tfue” Tenney, we’ve seen each gain an upper-hand on the other. This rivalry started years ago, and it is one of the first of its kind in Fortnite. When these two players cross each other’s paths in-game, […]
The groups and format have just been announced for WePlay!’s Bukovel Minor. After the dust has settled from the intense qualifiers, the pro teams are slowly preparing for Christmas. With no big tournaments on the radar for December, they can take start preparing for 2020. As you know, the first big tournament of the year […]
Get ready to queue into the $15M USD Winter Royale 2019 tournament! Now that the Chapter 2 Season 1 Championship is over, it is time to move on to the next professional Fortnite event. That just so happens to be a three day $15M USD duo Winter Royale 2019 event. Epic Games announced the Winter Royale’s […]
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) will have a new category in this year’s Sports Emmy Awards that will celebrate esports for the first time as its own entity. The new award, “Outstanding Esports Coverage” will recognize the delivery & coverage of an esports’ end of season final or championship event. The […]
Sweden-based tournament organizer DreamHack is wrapping up the year by celebrating its 25th anniversary and looking ahead to 2020 – announcing its full line-up of events for 2020. The Swedish production company which specializes in esports tournaments and gaming festivals celebrated its 25th anniversary by revealing the 11 stops, spread over three continents that will […]
Results from the FNCS Finals are in, how did your favorite squad stack up against the competition? The second iteration of the Fortnite Champion Series came and went with a different format and somewhat surprising results. Player disconnects and missing points plagued the weekend of competition, but there were still some solid takeaways from the […]
Red Bull AdrenaLAN celebrated esports and gaming with tournaments, speedruns, hackathons, and live streams between Dec. 7 and 8. Call of Duty League team Toronto Ultra also attended AdrenaLAN and brought the first official Modern Warfare tournament to the city. Attendees met and greeted the players, as well as competed against each other. The ultimate […]
Red Bull AdrenaLAN showcased esports and gaming talent on the weekend of Dec. 7 and 8. One of the guests was League of Legends player and live streamer Kelsie “KayPea” Pelling, who hosted the 1v1 tournament and duked it out in matches outside of the bracket to showcase her skills. ESTNN met up with KayPea […]
WePlay! have announced that fans can grab free invites to attend the Bukovel 2020 Minor. Last week was packed with some high-quality Dota 2 games. After a couple of days of intense action, we now know the names of all teams going to the next Major and Minor. ‼️ WePlay! @DOTA2 Bukovel Minor 2020 Invites […]
Finland for the first time walked away from Nation Wars 2019 trophy in hand. In what was another impressive display of professional esports, Serral managed to lead himself and his Finnish teammates to victory over South Korea. Nationwars finally came to an end after 4 months of Starcraft. Twenty-four nations from around the world came […]
Mousesports have come out victorious at the ESL Pro League Season 10 Finals in Odense, Denmark. The European squad defeated Fnatic in the Grand Final, outclassing the Swedish side with a 3-0 scoreline in a best-of-five series. Fnatic had advanced to the Grand Final after taking down Natus Vincere, while Mousesports joined them after completing […]
Jacob “JAKE” Lyon, flex DPS with Houston Outlaws for over two years, just announced his retirement on Twitter. Jacob “JAKE” Lyon made a name for himself in the Overwatch League with some incredible plays as Junkrat and Soldier for the Houston Outlaws. After two years in the League and experience as team captain for the […]
CDEC Gaming announce the addition of Lai “Ahjit” Jay Son to their competitive roster. CDEC Gaming used to be one of the best Chinese teams, especially around TI 5. However, after the memorable second place there, they slowly started to transition into the tier two scene. That said, the team did some changes recently and […]
Day three is quickly shaping up for an exciting finish to Fortnite Chapter 2 – Season 1. Professional Fortnite player the world over competed in four heats across several regions on day two. These heats narrowed 96 teams down to 24, who will compete in a six-match Grand Final. At the end of those six […]
Red Bull AdrenaLAN celebrated Joseph “Mang0” Marquez’s birthday on Dec. 7 by giving players and fans a high-octane esports experience at Toronto’s Enercare Centre. Mang0’s Birthday Bash featured Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash. Bros Ultimate tournaments that drew in top competitors like Juan “Hungrybox” Debiedma and Jason “ANTi” Bates. A birthday cake was […]
Fortnite Champion Series Chapter 2 – Season 1 is coming to a head, and teams are punching their tickets to the finals. On day one, we saw Europe, NA East, NA West, Brazil and the Middle East compete in the first round of heats. As previously determined, the top six teams from each heat in […]
Our attendees from the rest of our regions are now confirmed, we can expect to see RNGU, Geek Fam, Gambit and Nigma. This last week was full of Dota 2 action, as teams were battling out to claim the slots for DreamLeague Season 13, a.k.a the Leipzig Major. In the end, the usual suspects (with […]
An easter egg by Blizzard was discovered in Starcraft II’s multiplayer that gives a loving tribute to two of the most well known StarCraft personalities who unfortunately passed away recently, TotalBiscuit and iNcontroL. Reddit user Subsourian pointed out the easter egg on StarCraft’s subreddit. In multiplayer, Xel’Naga towers will occasionally display a plaque of either […]
Riot Games has announced it will support third-party developers via a new publishing group called Riot Forge. Riot Forge will be used to expand the League of Legends Universe, specifically into new genres and platforms. This is the first initiative of its kind at Riot, Riot Forge will enhance the Riot Games Research and Development […]
Fortnite Battle Royale’s competitive community can rest easy knowing that duos are coming back. Earlier today, Epic Games announced the return of the ultra-popular Winter Royale tournament. Fortnite’s official website states that: “Winter Royale is back in 2019 and bigger than ever! Three separate Duos tournaments on three different days in December with $5M prize […]
North America and South America finally have their representatives for the upcoming Leipzig Major. These regions are quite interesting to watch, with impressive performances over the last few months. North America We wrap up the DreamLeague NA Closed Qualifier with another 2-0! GGs to Fighting PandaS. Our spot in the DreamLeague Season 13 Major is […]
After announcing his retirement from professional play early last week, Maurice “Amazing” Stuckenschneider has already found a new home. He’s joined Misfits Gaming as the team’s new Strategic Coach. Amazing has had, well, an amazing professional career, with stints at TSM, Fnatic, Origen, FC Schalke 04 – and most recently in the NA LCS as […]
SK Gaming is due to sign former Ad Hoc Gaming support Dino “LIMIT” Tot to the team’s 2020 LEC starting roster. The Croatian will replace former SK Gaming support Han “Dreams” Min-kook, who SK Gaming sold to Schalke 04 Esports in November. LIMIT is the second signing that SK Gaming has made this offseason after […]
Another region is set and ready for the DreamLeague Season 13 Major. After a couple of days of intense action, two CIS representatives triumphed over their competition. As a result, Virtus.Pro and Natus Vincere have secured their spots at the Leipzig Major. After TI 9 came to an end and VP changed their roster, CIS […]
Just today, OG announced their introduction into CS:GO and released their roster. This move has been highly awaited for by fans for a long time and it has finally happened. There is only one change from what they were going to create initially, as Mateusz “mantuu” Wilczewski joins the European team instead of Elias “Jamppi” […]
Digitas is set to sign the former 100 Thieves support Zaqueri “Aphromoo” Black and buy the contracts for Golden Guardians mid laner Henrik “Froggen” Hansen and Team SoloMid jungler Jonathan “Grig” Armao, according to ESPN. The three now complete the Dignitas roster which has added AD carry Johnson “Johnsun” Nguyen and resigned Heo “Huni” Seung-hoon […]
The term “grief” in competitive gaming references the act of one player purposely sabotaging another player’s game. It’s something that can happen for a variety of reasons. Unfortunately, at times, the competitive atmosphere in gaming breeds players who are willing to go to extreme lengths to ruin another player’s path to victory. Second place finisher, […]
Former Vitality mid laner “Jiizuke” di Mauro is set to sign for North American team Evil Geniuses. The report from ESPN comes as Evil Geniuses failed to sign former Griffin mid laner Jeong “Chovy” Ji-hoon, who will instead join DragonX. Jiizuke will join fellow new signing Bae “Bang” Jun-sik who joined from 100 Thieves earlier […]
Kotaku Australia has reported that Riot Games Oceania will downsize the Oceanic Pro League (OPL) ahead of its 2020 season. Riot Games Oceania have announced their intention to downsize the OPL. The majority of this will come from teams losing the operating subsidies provided by Riot. The subsidy was designed to help offset operating costs […]
Slowly but steadily, the qualifiers for the second roll of DPC tournaments are coming to an end. With that in mind, China and Southeast Asia are the first regions to have teams qualify for the Leipzig Major. Let’s take a look at what happened in China and Southeast Asia. China We're going to the #DreamLeague […]
Beijing News has reported that Bilibili is set to pay $113 Million (800 million yuan) over three years to Riot Games for the exclusive Chinese broadcasting rights for League of Legends Worlds. Bilibili outbid Chinese streaming sites Huya and Douyu in the process. For context, Bilibili is one of many major streaming platforms in China […]
A popular esports organization has released three European Fortnite players from their roster. Misfits Gaming took to Twitter on December 2nd to announce the release of Joakim “Osmo” Osmo, Arun “Kylix” Swift and Musse “Ares” Salah. These three former Misfits members were part of the same Fortnite Champion Series squad along with Dino “Khuna” Smriko […]
We break down everything you need to know about the Leave of Legends All-Stars event for 2019. League of Legends All-Stars 2019 gets underway on December 5–7 and marks the final event of the 2019 League competitive calendar. While the events are full of the usual esports talent, the pro’s will also be joined by […]
Gonzalo “ZeRo” Barrios announced today that he will be leaving Twitch to stream exclusively on Facebook Gaming Gonzalo “ZeRo” Barrios will now dip his toes into the “Streaming Wars” by joining Facebook Gaming. Barrios has built quite a following during his 9-year professional career. Barrios will continue to post his video-on-demand (VOD) content to YouTube […]
The Los Angeles Times has reported that Riot Games has agreed to payout at least $10M to women who have worked at the company over the past five years. This comes as the company settles a class-action lawsuit over alleged gender discrimination, according to a court document filed Monday. The suit was first filed in […]
After a pretty awesome Day One in the qualifiers for the second Major of the year, it’s time to see which team managed to earn their spot in the Playoffs. Let’s take a look at what happened in some of the regions competing for glory – and an invite. CIS Ez for @dotaSolo😏 #GOGOVP pic.twitter.com/ttJKx6ZdoH […]
Misfits Gaming Group previously announced their entry into the Call of Duty League with the unveiling of their team known as the Florida Mutineers. With their team now officially on the books for the CDL, they’ve now revealed their full roster for the upcoming 2020 season, and they look formidable! The Mutineers have released a […]
Global Loot has announced its latest tournament on its platform that will host a $50,000 shared prize pool for Apex Legends. The tournaments will take place throughout December and will award $25,000 dollars per region. The esports events organization is previously known for their online tournaments in Autochess and PUBG. This marks their entrance into […]
The first season of ESL and DotaBuff’s new competitive platform, Reach, is set to start December 13. ESL and DotaBuff joined forces a couple of months ago to create a platform that aims at improving the quality of life of tier 2 and 3 players in Dota 2. It basically gives them an opportunity to […]
CS:GO powerhouse Astralis have taken the victory at the ECS Season 8 Finals in Arlington, Texas. The Danish squad took down North American side Team Liquid in the Grand Final, securing the series with a 2-1 scoreline. The two teams met in the Grand Final after beating Evil Geniuses and Fnatic in the semi-finals. https://twitter.com/ecs/status/1201305309488328704 […]
The closed qualifiers for DreamLeague Season 13, a.k.a the Leipzig Major, are now officially live. Day one was fantastic to watch as fans saw some interesting results. Even though it’s too early to tell what will happen in each group, we can already see some of the potential favorites. Let’s see some of the most […]
The Fortnite tournament at DreamHack’s Winter event featured some of the best players across the globe. Sweden’s own Elmia Convention Center played host to several hundred Fortnite competitors in a bring your own computer (BYOC) open event. There aren’t many LAN tournaments for Fortnite, so this would allow viewers a better look at the current […]
The University of California Irvine is hosting an SSBU tournament to help hospitalized children on Giving Tuesday. In case you don’t know what “Giving Tuesday” is, it’s a ‘holiday” of sorts after Thanksgiving. It is, of course, after the shopping madness of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The focus of this day is giving to […]
Misfits Gaming are due to sign former Furious Gaming AD carry Ju “Bvoy” Yeong-hoon and Fnatic Rising support Ronaldo “Ronaldooo” Betea who will return to the mid lane according to Esportmaníacos. Ronaldoo role swapped to support for Fnatic Rising in 2019, however, he will now return to his former lane for Misfits Gaming in 2020. […]