Cloud9 is far and ahead the best team in the LCS, but there are some who show promise to defeat them. For the past two years, Team Liquid dominated the LCS. None though their demise would be so quick, but 2020’s Cloud9 roster blew past all expectations and claimed the LCS throne. Their spring split […]
A special update is coming for America’s most patriotic holiday. With the amount of praise that Call of Duty: Warzone has gotten over the past year, COD fans want as many game updates as possible. So, Activision/Blizzard is giving fans exactly that to celebrate the Fourth of July. Updates on Updates CharlieIntel, one of the […]
It’s that time of the year again, the Collector’s Cache is here. After a few weeks since Valve decided to release the Battle Pass Bundle, we now have another surprise. One of the most interesting aspects of every Battle Pass is the Collector’s Cache. This is a special item that allows each player to receive […]
Most Valorant Agents are equipped with tools to play mind games, but Raze is one loud and proud duelist. Raze is an unapologetic and explosive agent that focuses on disrupting and destroying the enemy team. All of Raze’s abilities can damage your teammates so think twice before throwing caution to the wind. Raze was considered […]
In their most recent podcast, NRG owners H3CZ and Andy Miller discussed the possibility of CoD Champs being held on LAN. Hector ‘H3CZ’ Rodriguez and Andy Miller are both co-owners of NRG, owners of the Chicago Huntsmen and many other successful esports teams. In their recent podcast together “The NRG Duo Podcast” they discussed the […]
Accusations against EVO’s Co-Founder Joey ‘MrWizard’ Cuellar alleging sexual misconduct involving minors’ surfaced on Twitter, prompting the organization decision. Tournament organizers made the announcement on Twitter on July 2. “Over the past 24 hours, in response to serious allegations recently made public on Twitter, we have made the first of a series of important decisions […]
Captain America has made his way into Fortnite: Battle Royale. The rumors are true, and Marvel Comics character Captain America has found his way into Fortnite. With the recent release of Fortnite Patch v13.20, Twitter leakers hinted at the famous comic book character finding his way into the popular Battle Royale title. Today’s Fortnite item […]
One of the concerns of Valorant in closed beta was the minimal pool of agents to choose from. Riot answered this issue with Reyna, a pub stomper with a broken toolkit if not shut down early. Reyna’s abilities Reyna is a disgustingly powerful Agent, and fans had no idea the slaughter that was coming with […]
From now on, Haval is an exclusive sponsor of Virtus.pro. Russian esports powerhouse Virtus.pro announces their partnership with Haval, a Chinese marque owned by Great Wall Motors. “The first of its kind massive-scale partnership is aimed at the first esports club’s Dota 2 roster” – says the announcement. Jerome Saigot, CEO of “Haval Motor Rus” […]
Torbjørn “mithR” Nyborg joins Renegades on a permanent basis after a 3-month trial period. The move to a long-term partnership became possible after the very successful trial period; Over the course of the three months under mithR’s coaching, the Renegades achieved victories at ESL One: Road to Rio – Oceania and Dreamhack Masters Spring Oceania. […]
Black Ops fan favorite Sgt. Frank Woods looks to be dropping into Verdansk with Captain Price in a Black Ops X Modern Warfare crossover In the recent Season 4: Reloaded update to Call of Duty Modern Warfare and Warzone, plenty of new files were added to the game. This included new audio files, which indicate […]
The House of Lords Gambling Committee says video game loot boxes should be regulated under gambling laws. The Lords say Loot Boxes should be classified as “games of chance”. Bringing them in line with the UK Gambling Act 2005. “If a product looks like gambling and feels like gambling, it should be regulated as gambling,” […]
G2 Esports has welcomed a new General Manager for its League of Legends side, as Taco Storm joins G2. Taco Storm was formally at Riot Games and joins G2 Esports in a role previously held by Oliver “IzpAH” Steer, and before that Mitch “Boris” Voorspoels. The reason for IzpAH’s departure from G2 Esports is at […]
Rocket League Championship Series will get some big changes for season 10. Psyonix is going to be shifting from a two-season a year format to one year-long season for the game’s 10th RLCS season. The changes will come into effect for the newly named Rocket League Championship Series X (RLCSX). The season will get underway […]
One of Fortnite’s best young talents has joined one of esports most prominent organizations. Professional Fortnite player and popular Twitch personality Cody “Clix” Conrod announced his departure from Misfits Gaming after spending over a year with the organization. The 15-year-old double Fortnite World Cup finalist began teasing an announcement earlier this week. Many believed that […]
Here is how the meta could change in Dota 2’s newest patch. Dota 2 is a game that tends to go through regular updates. A few years ago, Valve used to release a lot of big updates that completely changed the game. However, since many players weren’t so keen on this, the company decided to […]
Valorant’s agents each have their own toolkit which offers something unique in every match. This article will be running down Phoenix’s abilities, and how to use them to dominate. Phoenix was featured in Valorant’s most recent cinematic, Duelists, for when the game launched earlier in June. This hot-head uses fire to control the enemy, clear […]
The Houston Outlaws end their sponsorship with their partnered streamer Violet, effective “immediately.” The Houston Outlaws released Violet from their content creation staff in a short text, a week after the team referred to the streamer using their dead name publicly. is it wrong to hurt from getting let go thru a text middle school […]
Valorant has a lot of agents, each will have a toolkit specialized at providing specific utility to their team. Duelists are one of the classes of Valorant that play aggressively and Jett is no exception. One of the initial poster children for Valorant is the pseudo-Airbender Jett. Jett uses a host of abilities to obtain […]
Fortnite Chapter 2 – Season 3’s first patch is officially here. Fortnite is nearly three weeks removed from the release of Chapter 2 – Season 3. From the very beginning, Fortnite leakers informed their following of many different intricacies about this new season. We know that cars will make their appearance at some point, and […]
G2 Esports has subbed in ADC Kristoffer “P1noy” Albao Lund Pedersen for week four of the League of Legends European Championship. P1noy will start his first weekend of matches since joining G2 Esports at the start of the year. The ADC player will need to adjust fast, with G2 Esports currently at 4-3 as they […]
Although it was only going to be available for a few days, Valve have decided to extend the sales of the Battle Pass Bundle. The Battle Pass Bundle is one of the things that makes every Battle Pass so special. Offered by Valve each year, this promotion allows players to get a bunch of Battle […]
After a string of amazing performances,Team Secret decide it’s time for a well-earned rest. It’s safe to say that Team Secret is the best team in the world. They have been absolutely flawless in the last couple of months. In fact, ever since the COVID-19 pandemic, the European powerhouse have won pretty much all their […]
Executive Producer Anna Donlon speaks to Valorant fans on Acts, Episodes, new agents, and more. Valorant Executive Producer Anna Donlon spoke on the game’s future in a video released today by Riot Games. In the video, Donlon clarifies the difference between Acts and Episodes, and teases the release of the next Valorant agent along with […]
Donald Trump has been temporarily suspended from Twitch. United States President Donald J. Trump received a suspension from the popular Twitch streaming website earlier today. Esports insider Rod “Slasher” Breslau reported the news on his Twitter account. According to Slasher, President Trump’s ban came down due to ‘hateful conduct.’ Breaking: Twitch has suspended (not banned) […]
100 Thieves is experimenting with their LCS roster. Changes are coming to the 100 Thieves League of Legends Championship Series starting roster this week as jungler William “Meteos” Hartman and William “Stunt” Chen will be benched for week four. In place of the benched starters, 100 Thieves will look to Academy jungler Juan “Contractz” Arturo […]
200 Player Matches are Finally Coming to Call of Duty: Warzone After months of speculation following leaks from the game files, it is finally announced that 200 player matches will be coming to Call of Duty: Warzone. The official Call of Duty twitter posted a gif that spells out the number 200 in parachute emojis. […]
Apex Legends’ meta is shaking up with the Lost Treasures balancing update with Revenant becoming a top-four Legend. The Apex Legends meta update is one of the most solidified metas in esports. In recent months, Gibraltar and Caustic have shaken up the Wattson, Pathfinder and Wraith meta, which has dominated for the longest time. Despite […]
The $500K prize pool will be split between three regions, with LCQ’s, guaranteed spots and an imminent roster lock. The Call of Duty League has announced it will hold it’s end of year championship for CDL Challengers teams online. This may come as a worry to professionals and fans alike. It could be a sign […]
We take a look at some of the big changes in the latest Dota 2 update, including the brand new item Blitz Knuckles. After IceFrog promised us a new update a few days ago, it finally arrived. The first part of path 7.27 is finally here, and it covers the general, as well as the […]
NA East’s first trios tournament produced some exciting results! Competitive Fortnite’s premier Practice Server hosted the first-ever Intel NUC Elite Cup for both NA East and NA West trios. The competition featured some of Fortnite’s most notable names, including World Cup Champion Bugha, Tfue, UnknownxArmy, Clix and many more. Practice Server also hosted Open Qualifiers, […]
Here is what went down in China’s division of the Beyond Epic tournament. BEYOND EPIC was a really interesting tournament that gathered some of the best teams in the world. Even though it was online, we saw the most dominant European, CIS and Chinese teams playing across three divisions for their share of the prize […]
The Florida Mutineers take the crown this week as they become the first team to win three Home Series’ this year, but how do the rest of the teams line up? 12. Paris Legion (-) The Paris Legion took a 3-0 and 3-1 defeat from the Florida Mutineers and London Royal Ravens sending them home […]
Europe’s best trio proved their talent in the Amar Trios Cup. Competitive Fortnite’s first legitimate trios tournament is in the books after two days and three rounds of intense competition. Many wondered what the landscape would look like, given the new map, weapons and overall feel of Fortnite Chapter 2 – Season 3. The $10K […]
Here is what’s new with the roster of one of the biggest Dota 2 teams in the world. Natus`Vincere are one of the most loved Dota 2 teams out there. Many of the old-school players probably remember the days when this was the best team in the world. Even though that’s definitely not the case […]
Fnatic and G2 are currently looking up at Mad Lions and Rogue. Here’s a fun fact: Since its inception in 2013, the LEC has seen the split end with either Fnatic or G2 in first or second place EVERY. SINGLE. SPLIT. More currently, the last two splits included both G2 and Fnatic in first and […]
A famous Twitch icon has received a channel ban from Twitch. Herschel “Dr Disrespect” Beahm IV has been banned on Twitch today for an unknown reason. The news first broke via esports insider Rod “Slasher” Breslau on Twitter. Details are sparse at this point, but Slasher states that this was not due to a DMCA […]
The Fortnite developers updated all parties on the missing DreamHack Anaheim payouts and the Support-A-Creator program. Epic Games released another blog post update today, addressing the lack of DreamHack Anaheim payouts and the state of the Support-A-Creator program. The former of which had not been discussed by Epic Games since the event concluded back in […]
Rise Nation is rising up again. Rise Nation announced along with their rebrand that they have an interest in and have had discussions about joining the Call of Duty League as recently as a few months ago. After announcing the team’s rebrand and upcoming charity Warzone event which starts tonight at 5:10 PM EST. Co-founder […]
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Virtus.Pro win against OG, and the latest battle pass continues to break levels, with TI 10’s prize pool reaching $20 million USD. The Beyond Epic: Europe & CIS is slowly coming to an end. This tournament brought together some of the best teams in these two regions who fought with everything they have. After Alliance […]
Epic Games implemented a significant change to competitive playlists much to the delight of competitive players. Fortnite Chapter 2 – Season 3’s competitive landscape is beginning to take shape. One week after the season’s release, Epic Games released a tentative schedule including Trio and Solo Cash Cups, announced Daily Trios Cups and some exciting third-party […]
Corey “Corey” Nigra and Jason “JasonR” Ruchelski have joined FaZe Clan as a part of their Valorant roster. Valorant is released in full with patch 1.02 bringing in Competitive play for the main player base. Even in the mode’s absence, organizations such as TwitchRivals, 100Thieves, and T1 have put on impressive competitions amongst the top […]
Riot Games is taking more steps to contribute to the fight against COVID. Today, Riot Games announced a new, limited-time event for League of Legends players. From today until July 23 at 1 pm PT, all proceeds from the sales of certain in-game items will be donated to support frontline healthcare workers. There are a […]
OG and Rumble Gaming partner up to take the esports org to the next level. In a bid to continue their growth in the NA market, European esports organization, OG, have signed with talent agency, Rumble Gaming. Billed as full-service esports and gaming company, Rumble Gaming offer a wide range of services specifically targeted at […]
A summer of Rocket League competition awaits. Today, Mission Control announced a new partnership with the Special Olympics. Mission Control is a gaming platform that brings all sorts of communities together. As a result of the partnership, there will be a summer-long Rocket League competition for Special Olympics athletes from New York and Oregon to […]
Let’s take a look at some of the best heroes to buy this item for in 2020. Blink Dagger is one of the most popular items in Dota 2. Even though it doesn’t provide any stats, plenty of heroes buy it all the time in order to position themselves properly. Those of you who played […]
Immortals have decided to part ways with General Manager Keaton Cryer and head coach Thomas “Zaboutine” Si-Hassen. Both Keaton and Zaboutine have been part of Immortals since its acquisition of OpTic Gaming’s LCS roster in late 2019. The pair had been a part of OpTic since they joined the League of Legends Championship Series Franchising […]
Here are some of the best heroes that you can buy this item on. Aghanim’s Scepter is one of the most popular items in Dota 2. Those of you who played in the days of DotA probably remember that back then, this item only used to work on a handful of heroes and only for […]
It appears that Seth “Scump” Abner has been fined by the Call of Duty League for his opinion on this year’s game. In a recent Huntsmen YouTube video, members of the organization created a tier list of Call of Duty games. When coming to Modern Warfare, Scump referred to it as “the worst CoD of […]
Ninja reportedly turned down a substantial offer from Facebook Gaming. What is next for one of the world’s most popular gamers? Nearly a year ago, Microsoft dished out professional athlete-type contracts to Tyler “Ninja” Blevins and former Counter-Strike pro, Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek in order to elevate the Mixer streaming platform. Microsoft hoped that these acquisitions […]
New York Fortnite players will have a chance to win big money in a regional online tournament series! Competitive Fortnite continues to heat up after recent competitive announcements involving DreamHack, a season three competition update and Daily Trios Cups. Epic Games’ partnerships continue with esports organization Andbox. The New York-based franchise made a huge announcement today, […]
Let’s take a look at one of our favorite supports, Senna, the Redeemer. Senna is best described as a Marksman type champion, like most in her archetype she finds her home in the bottom lane, though with Senna she does so as a support. With good early game harras, a strong transition into the mid […]
Valorant has received patch update 1.02 which promised to bring competitive playback but instead brought quality of life changes. On Jun 22, Riot announced that in patch 1.02 competitive would be making its way back to Valorant. This didn’t happen, but Riot did roll out several hero and quality of life changes for Valorant. The […]
Lost Treasure is the latest update coming to Apex Legends. The update brings a new limited-time mode and balance changes to freshen up the game in Season 5. Apex Legends newest update has just launched with tonnes of changes during this mid-season update. The latest update continues the trend of themed content based on the […]
Daily cups will return in Chapter 2 – Season 3! Fortnite’s latest competitive season is ramping up to be one of the best in the Battle Royale’s three-year history. Although we likely will not see any more offline events in 2020, Epic Games is compensating for that loss exceptionally well. Thus far, we’ve learned that […]
If you’re lucky, you can win a few battle pass levels. BEYOND EPIC EU/CIS is an event that brought together some of the best teams in the world. Even though the tournament started a few days ago, we still don’t know which teams will win the groups. Although the series themselves are pretty interesting to […]
Riot has announced the changes that will be coming to ranks and competitive play for Valorant. Sitting in my room introducing one of my friends to Valorant, I remember why it is so hard to play the game. Unrated mode can be a crapshoot, not only with your own team but the enemy team as […]
Things are heating up on the competitive side of Fortnite in Chapter 2 – Season 3. Fortnite Chapter 2 – Season 3 has been out for nearly a week after much anticipation. Professional players and fans alike have been eagerly awaiting the announcement of how the competitive landscape will look. We know that Season 3 […]
DreamHack is dipping its toes back into competitive Fortnite with a $1.75M USD online tournament series. DreamHack announced its reemergence into the Fortnite competitive scene earlier today with a $250K USD open online tournament series. This event is the first of its kind from DreamHack after two successful Fortnite tournaments in Sweden and Anaheim over […]
Here are some of the best Dota 2 heroes in the pro scene right now in 2020. Even though not every pub player watches pro Dota 2, those of us that do know every single series is really interesting. Regardless of the patch, or the tournament that we’re watching, each game has something new to […]
CoL and EG take home the victories at BLAST Premier Spring Finals EU and NA. The inaugural season of BLAST Premier has come to a close, crowning Complexity and Evil Geniuses champions of their respective regions. The Spring season began on LAN, though eventually moved to online play due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The […]
Two weeks into the Summer Split, we take a look at what to expect moving forward. Cloud9 is undefeated and atop the standings, which we all could have and probably did predict. The Spring Split presented us with a team on the verge of greatness and their biggest question coming into the Summer Split was […]
We take a look at some of the most popular support heroes of 2020. Even though some people underestimate it, the support role in Dota 2 has always been one of the most important ones. If you don’t have good supports on your team, you’re not going to win the game. Apart from helping the […]
The London Royal Ravens vs Dallas Empire series saw yet another in-game error which caused a delay, — lets just say the pros were not happy. During the qualifier match between the London Royal Ravens and Dallas Empire, Skrapz seemed to leave the game after round one of the Search and Destroy. Following this he […]
Min-hyung “Chilhwa” Park, former coach for O2 Blast, joins the Overwatch League with Washington Justice. After a successful year coaching O2 Blast to victory in the Overwatch Contenders Korea, Min-hyung “Chilhwa” Park makes his debuts in the Overwatch League. The Washington Justice signed him as an Assistant Coach for the team. We are happy to […]
After a two-week tryout, Thomas “zYKK” Hosono joins the Toronto Defiant with a long-term contract. Thomas “zYKK” Hosono is staying with the Toronto Defiant after his two-week tryout, as the French player is now signing a long-term contract with the Overwatch League team. We welcomed him temporarily a few weeks ago, & now we welcome […]
Stefan “Onigod” Fiskerstrand, formerly known as “Spectr9l,” joins the Dallas Fuel as a DPS player. The Dallas Fuel announced signing former Team Doge player Stefan “Onigod” Fiskerstrand. From @Envy, to @TeamDogeOW, and now to the Fuel. Please give @Onigod a warm welcome to the team! He’ll be joining us for the #OWL2020 season. Let’s get to work. […]
Although it was just released a couple of weeks ago, we already know when this Battle Pass will come to an end. This years Battle Pass has been absolutely amazing, with all sorts of rewards which have made it really desirable. As a result, the Dota 2 community broke yet another record and by the […]
Ethan “Stratus” Yankel, a former player who became streamer for the Washington Justice, mutually parts ways with the team. Another week, another change for the Washington Justice. After Elliot “ELLIVOTE” Vaneryd leaving the team and Seung-jun “Sup7eme” Han switching from Development Coach to Head Coach, there is movement in the content creation staff of the […]
Let’s take a look at one of the best heroes in the current meta. We’re just a few days away until the new Dota 2 update comes out. The current patch has been pretty controversial, and many players have expressed complaints concerning the current meta. Right now, the strongest heroes in the game are those […]
The Hangzhou Spark welcomes flex tank player Sung-jun “QoQ” Yu from Contenders Korea. The Hangzhou Spark signs their third tank player for the Overwatch League 2020 Season: Sung-jun “QoQ” Yu. Never stop improving.Please welcome the newest Spark, “QoQ” Yu Sung-jun, who joins us as an off-tank. This veteran player brings his experience from a string […]
Here are some of the best items for Lycan. The current Dota 2 meta favors the heroes that love to push towers. Needless to say, one of those heroes is Lycan. In fact, this is by far the most trendy meta core hero right now. Lycan is thriving in almost every MMR bracket, although the […]
Seung-jun “Sup7eme” Han changes position within the Washington Justice, as he transitions from Development Coach to the team’s new Head Coach. Seung-jun “Sup7eme” Han, former Head Coach of the Korean Contenders team Seven and Assistant Coach of the Hangzhou Spark, is the new Head Coach for Washington Justice. He was previously hired in late 2019 […]
After this week, Infinity Ward moved forward with its expansion of Season 4 of Call of Duty Modern Warfare in a big way. Warzone, now already a staple amongst COD fans, has new content as well. Iconic Call of Duty character Captain Price joined the Operator ranks, Modern Warfare received three new multiplayer maps, and […]
After 100 Thieves announced a Warzone charity tournament called ‘Gamers For Equality’, Activision then denied their request to go ahead with the tournament. Let’s take a closer look. On June 9, 100 Thieves announced that they would be doing a four-week long tournament series called ‘Gamers for Equality’. This would consist of four Call of […]
A surprising set of results changes up the Power Rankings quite a bit, let’s take a look. 12. Paris Legion (-2) The Paris Legions warzone skills aren’t enough to save them in the Call of Duty League. While they didn’t play last week, the teams around them showed better results than they have recently. This […]
We take a look at some of the worst-performing heroes of 2020. 2020 has been a pretty strange year when it comes down to every aspect of life, including Dota 2. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Dota 2 Pro Circuit was canceled and every event became online. However, the virus also had a positive […]
ESTNN breaks down all of the new content in Fortnite’s latest season. Fortnite Chapter 2 – Season 3 is finally here after nearly a four-month wait. After all the leaks throughout Season 2, we can confirm that most were true. The water storm left after The Device seems to have disappeared, causing many parts of […]
The Los Angeles Gladiators have signed flex DPS player Kevin “kevster” Persson. Kevin “kevster” Persson, flex DPS from Overwatch Contenders NA, joins the Overwatch League as the Los Angeles Gladiators’ latest pickup. He #Stomped NA Contenders, next stop @overwatchleague! Welcome @KEVSTER_OW to the Gladiators #ShieldsUP pic.twitter.com/n27n8m2jxM — Los Angeles Gladiators (@LAGladiators) June 16, 2020 About […]
Blizzard has finally unveiled Jay “Sinatraa” Won’s MVP skin despite his exit from the Overwatch League. The skin is available on the main client for 100 Overwatch League tokens until June 30. The alien-themed skin is meant to honor the Overwatch League’s 2019 MVP and is available until June 30. Sinatraa has retired from professional […]
BLAST is keeping time by partnering with TW Steel. Premier tournament operator BLAST announced a collaboration with TW Steel, a watchmaker company known for oversized watches and chronographs. The company has racing drivers and people involved in the music industry as brand ambassadors, but this is the first esports collaboration for them. “Every second counts” […]
G2 Esports signs Oscar “mixwell” Cañellas Colocho as the organization’s first Valorant professional player. Oscar “mixwell” Cañellas Colocho, former Counter-Strike: Global Offensive professional player, joins G2 Esports on Valorant. As the first player announced by the organization, he is the team captain and will pick the players who will play with him. He's back and […]
Valorant steps in the major esports league with its first-ever official event: the Valorant Ignition Series. Two weeks after the official release of Valorant, Riot Games announces Valorant’s first esports competition: the Valorant Ignition Series. We aspire to bring the world together in global competition and that means building this together with you. The Ignition […]
Teasers for Fortnite’s newest season are starting to trickle in through Twitter. Fortnite’s The Device event concluded yesterday afternoon, and it was quite the spectacle to behold. Despite the split response from the player base, it was refreshing to see the famous Battle Royale game return to its roots. Fortnite fans had not experienced an […]
Here’s the lowdown on what happened with Skiter. The BTS PRO Series: Americans Season 2 is on the way now. We have the chance of watching some of the best teams in this region fight against each other. However, one of the names that people considered as the hidden favorites decided to make a change […]
On June 15 during the Code Red: Charity Warzone tournament, MuTeX and Aydan set the world record for Duos kills at 64. MuTeX sets another kill world record! He already holds the solo world record at 40 kills. While his previous trios world record with Priestahh and and Apathy was beaten by one kill. Last […]
According to sources at the Russian esports media outlet, cyber.sports.ru, Virtus.pro want to sell their second Dota 2 roster, VP.Prodigy — and they’re actively seeking a buyer. Virtus.Pro’s decision to seek out a buyer for Prodigy is likely related to recent tournament changes. Many operators and production companies have begun moving to prohibit the participation […]
Fortnite’s newest season is upon us, and it will involve a whole lot of water. Fortnite’s first event since the Blackout back in October of last year just concluded. It was arguably Fortnite’s most anticipated event to date. Millions of players could not even load into the game and had to watch it a streaming […]
ESTNN take a look at what we can expect to see from Microsoft and Sony this year. During a time where the latest Call of Duty Expansion or a new Animal Crossing get gamers through a seemingly never ending quarantine, there is no doubt that the future of gaming is in anyone’s hands — From […]
Although it’s been out for less than a month, this year’s TI prize pool is already over $15M USD. This year is pretty interesting in terms of what happened with the DPC. Even though some people thought that COVID-19 wouldn’t have that much of an impact on the Dota 2 scene, this turned out to […]
BIG and FURIA take home wins at DreamHack Masters Spring. DreamHack Masters Spring has come to a close in both Europe and North America, crowning two teams as champion in their respective regions. BIG took on G2 Esports in the European Grand Final, besting the current second-ranked team to take the title. In North America, […]
A new organization has a roster full of Oceanic players who are ready to win Fortnite tournaments. Oceania is undoubtedly one of the most underrated regions in competitive Fortnite. Despite their lack of exposure, OCE features some of the world’s top Fortnite players. The problem is, many of these competitors do not have the same […]
It seems Octane’s Twitter outcry has worked, the CDL has officially announced a new broadcast delay procedure. After some angry responses on twitter from various professional Call of Duty League players, especially Octane. The Call of Duty League have announced their new broadcast delay procedure. Official statement from CDL In a statement released on Saturday […]
What you need to know about EPICENTER’s upcoming tournament. We are just one day away from the start of the latest online tournament. This one is called Beyond Epic, and its brought to you by RuHub, Epic Esports Events and Beyond the Summit. Similar to other online events, this one will be divided into two […]
During the Seattle Surge vs Atlanta FaZe series last night, there was yet another controversy, here’s how Octane reacted to the situation. During the second series of the night, Surge vs FaZe, the stream suddenly went blank, showing the message “stay tuned”. Seattle were 2-0 up at this point and this left many fans confused. […]
Tfue’s brief hiatus from Fortnite has ended. He’s found a new balance Twitch. Twitch streamer and professional Fortnite player Turner “Tfue” Tenney has been around since the beginning of the game’s unpredictable increase in attention. He saw one of the most significant popularity spikes in the history of the Twitch streaming platform, rivaling only that […]
The BBC is stepping into the world of League of Legends. The BBC has announced that they will be broadcasting the UK League Championship (UKLC) and the Northern League of Legends Championship (NLC) this summer. Fans can watch all of the games on the BB iPlayer and BBC Sport online and app. The UKLC season […]
ESTNN chatted with Darshan “ZionSpartan” Upadhyaya ahead of the LCS Summer Split. Let’s get right into it. You got your start in competitive play with Monomaniac sports in April of 2012. As one of the most veteran players in the scene, what do you think is the biggest difference for esports pros is then and […]
Just this week, it was announced that SCUF has become the Official Controller (as well as the Official Accessory Partner) for the Toronto Ultra. SCUF Gaming announced a “multi-faceted partnership” yesterday, with Canada’s only professional Call of Duty franchise. The global high-performance controller company announced a multi-faceted partnership with the Ultra, focusing heavily on marketing […]
Although it took them some time, Valve finally decided to release the new Arcana — and it was worth the wait. As you know, Valve has allowed all players t purchase the TI 10 Battle Pass a few weeks ago. Even though we still have no information about the future of this event, many players […]
Get pumped up for the LCS, which starts in less than 48 hours. The wait is finally over! Tomorrow marks the return of the League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) and what will be an entertaining Summer Split. Following the start of the League of Legends European Championship (LEC), LCS fans will finally get to […]
A familiar trio tops the leaderboard in week two of the Ninja Battles tournament series. Ninja Battles is back after a week hiatus in support of the move toward racial equality across the world. Season X Champions TSM ZexRow, TSM MackWood and yung calculator won the first week of Ninja Battles, picking up where they […]
With mixing swirls of blue, white, and black, the PS5 Sony Press Conference took off. Bring On The Games Those same colors united together to form the Playstation triangle, circle, x and square insignia. Video montages then filled the screen, replaying everything from classic PS1 to up to date PS4 footage. Then, bam. GTA 5 […]
ESTNN caught up with Golden Guardians’ top laner Kevin “Hauntzer” Yarnell ahead of the LCS Summer Split. Your name Hauntzer has to be derived from the Pokemon. What made you choose this name and did you play a lot of Pokemon as a kid? “Yeah I played Pokemon as a kid, I think everyone did. […]
ESTNN sat down with Greyson Gregory “Goldenglue” Gilmer ahead of the LCS Summer Split. Now correct me if I’m wrong, but you grew up in Flower Mound, Texas right? What was it like growing up there? “Flower Mound was pretty nice, suburban area, and one of the most iconic suburban areas in America you could […]
Players are under the impression that long seasons are plaguing Fortnite, however, that is not the problem. Fortnite: Battle Royale is unquestionably one of the most popular games of the last decade. The Epic Games title had generated well over $1 billion since its release back in 2017. Fortnite’s uniqueness came in the sense of […]
ESTNN caught up with Dignitas’ jungler Matthew “Akaadian” Higginbotham ahead of the LCS Summer Split. I have always loved your IGN, it’s so unique! After doing some research, I found a couple of possible origins. The first is an ancient Mesopotamian empire called Akkadia that existed in 2000 BC, and the second is from the […]
With the release of Season 4, several new weapons were added to the game, here’s how to unlock the Kali Sticks Melee weapon. The Kali Sticks are a melee weapon which can be unlocked in Multiplayer and Warzone. To Unlock this melee weapon you must get 3 kills in 15 games with the combat knife. […]
There’s a new kid on the block when it comes to first-person shooters. Valorant is a brand-new FPS under the Riot Games banner. It brings a new aspect to the genre and it’s done by blending already well-established concepts into one. Flaunting gunplay like Counter Strike and Overwatch style heroes it’s a breath of fresh […]
Immortals has made quite an unexpected roster move just days before the Summer Split. Today, Immortals announced its starting lineup for the LCS Summer Split. Everything looked as expected until Jake Kevin “Xmithie” Puchero was noticeably missing and replaced with Nicholas James Joseph “Potluck” Pollock. New Split, who dis? Here is your IMT Line-Up to […]
After waiting… barely a week… Sony has announced they will be moving ahead with their much-anticipated PS5 conference. The Good Join us for a look at the future of gaming. Watch the live stream June 11 at 1:00 PM (PDT) #PS5 — PlayStation (@PlayStation) June 10, 2020 The press conference was postponed due to the […]
The LEC has revealed its own fantasy league with LEC SuperFantasy. The LEC SuperFantasy has officially launched ahead of the LEC Summer Split. The fantasy league will be run in partnership with LVP, the team behind the Superliga Orange Fantasy to bring fans a LEC version of the game, in which you’ll be crafting your […]
ESTNN caught up with Zaqueri “Aphromoo” Black a few days before the LCS Summer Split. Now on your 10th competitive League of Legends team, and your 3rd LCS team (not counting Curse 6 days), at 27 you are one of the oldest North American players still active. What truly drives you to keep competing? “I […]
Let’s take a look at some of the best offlane heroes in Dota 2. Offlane is one of the best positions in Dota 2 when it comes down to getting MMR. Even though some people might not like it because you can die a lot, once you learn how to play properly, you will find […]
A partnership between Samsung and the LCS is developing fast! Riot Games as announced its latest (and fastest) partnership for the LCS as it partners with Samsung SSD for a new Samsung SSD Fast Five segment. The partnership will see Samsung track how quickly LCS players reach key benchmarks in each position — 100 CS […]
ESTNN sat down with Cloud9’s support Philippe “Vulcan” Laflamme ahead of the 2020 LCS Summer Split. First off, how has the break been for you and the team? “The break’s been pretty good. Obviously, we had a longer season than most teams and were boot camping in Korea early so we had a pretty early […]
rFactor2 is gearing up for its Virtual 24 Hours of Le Mans this weekend. 2020 hasn’t been the greatest year for sporting events. While most things have been canceled thanks to the pandemic, we do have one bright light on the horizon. rFactor2 makes its mainstream return with its presentation of the Virtual 24 Hours […]
ESTNN had the chance to talk to FlyQuest’s top laner Colin “Solo” Earnest ahead of the LCS Summer Split. First off, how has the break been for you and the team? “It’s been ok. Its been a little boring, I mean, I didn’t play a full split and I wasn’t nearly as burnt out as […]
Riot Games has hinted that Valorant could be coming to PS4 and Xbox One. Valorant’s success in the PC market has not gone unnoticed by the gaming community. The new game has been compared to CS: GO and Overwatch, but Riot’s latest shooter is an evolution of the genre. It seems storming the genre was […]