ESPN will hold the first Collegiate Esports Championship in Houston, Texas at Comicpalooza on Friday, May 10th through Sunday, May 12th. ESPN’s inaugural presentation of their Collegiate Esports Championships (CEC) will take place at Comicpalooza, in Houston, Texas this May. The event held qualifiers hosted by Collegiate StarLeague and Tespa and will show off collegiate […]
Welcome to another edition of ESTNN’s Overwatch League Power Rankings! This week was one of the craziest, with insane upsets and close battles happening over all four days. And with only two days of action left with Dallas Fuel Homestand coming up, it’s bound to be a grand finale. So, let’s get right into it! […]
Welcome to Part 2 of our Dallas Fuel Ultimate Weekend Primer! Last time, we covered the Dallas Fuel, the Hangzhou Spark and the ever-surprising Chengdu Hunters. Now, it’s time to cover three more teams taking part in the Texas-based event: the London Spitfire, Paris Eternal, and Seoul Dynasty. Dallas Fuel Ultimate Weekend: Part 1 London […]
Around the world, Spring splits have come to a close and champions have been crowned. But for these champions, the fun is only just beginning. Starting next week we have the Mid-Season Invitational. Before we get into which teams will actually be there, let’s walk through the format, because it’s a little confusing. The Format […]
CompLexity Gaming announced roster changes to its Dota 2 squad today, according to an official statement from the organization. Unfortunately for compLexity Gaming, it seems like the recent results their Dota 2 squad haven’t lived up to expectations. The North American organization finished last in their group at ESL One Mumbai just a few days […]
Ex-Space Soldiers players Buğra “Calyx” Arkin and Yaman “yam” Ergenekon have announced that they are currently open to offers from other Counterstrike: Global Offensive squads. Two Ex-Space Soldiers players, Buğra “Calyx” Arkin and Yaman “yam” Ergenekon, announced today that they are free agents and open to offers from other teams. This morning, Calyx posted a […]
South American organization Isurus Gaming has won the first ever Liga Latino Americana Championship and sealed a slot at the upcoming Mid-Season Invitational. Isurus Gaming Wins LLA Isurus Gaming became the first ever LLA (Liga Latino Americana) champion this past Saturday. The Final was held in the Movistar Arena in Bogota, Colombia. The LLN and […]
Newbee Newbee maintains first place with a win versus LGD this week in an epic match. The first set in their match paired the two previously highest ranked players Newbee Peas and LGD Jiu.Bao and they did not disappoint. Jiu.Bao was victorious in the first game with a unique Hog Rider deck that utilized Rocket, […]
OpenAi continued its impressive streak against human opponents this weekend and has now defeated over 95% of its human challengers. As we all know by now, the current TI champions got demolished by OpenAI around a week ago. Following this result, OpenAI was released to the public in order to experiment how will players be […]
CS_Summit returns in its fourth iteration this May. The tournament is a fan favorite due to the relaxed atmosphere and unparalleled access to teams. Beyond the Summit is returning to the Counterstrike: Global Offensive scene with CS_Summit IV. Additionally, like past events, CS_Summit will take place in the Beyond the Summit house in Los Angeles, […]
Roger Ebert was possibly the most well-known film critic of his time. What some don’t know is that, at one point, he took aim at video games. Indeed, he had a few choice words regarding the medium and their value as an art form. “Games can never be art.” Roger Ebert (1942-2013), besides his infallible […]
The fourth week of Stage 2 kicks off this weekend, where eight teams will take to the stage in the Allen Event Center for the Dallas Fuel Ultimate Weekend. Leading up to the event, we’ll be talking about each of the teams, their background, and where they stand going into the games. Dallas Fuel There’s […]
After a few days of some high-quality Dota 2, it is time to say goodbye to the first ESL event in India. There have been a lot of surprises in terms of results but the overall favorites were able to prevail as was expected. Let’s take a look at what happened after the group stage. […]
OpenAI, the Dota 2 bot, is beating some of the best teams in Dota 2 at their own game. OpenAI Pretty much every Dota fan out there knows about OpenAI and what it does. Most recently. the artificial intelligence was able to win against The International 2018 Champions – OG. Not only did it win […]
The San Francisco Shock recently announced that their flex support, Sleepy, has been transferred to the Washington Justice. The Washington Justice has a new flex support following the transfer of Sleepy from the San Francisco Shock. Sleepy was a crucial member of the Shock’s starting line-up during last season. Many consider Sleepy as one of […]
UK Organization Lightning Pandas withdrawals from competitive Call of Duty, citing “impending cost of franchising” implemented by Call of Duty owner Activision. The Lightning Pandas, a Call of Duty team that’s famous for placing Top 12 during the 2018 Call of Duty World Championships (the WWII season) has officially ceased operations. The Lightning Pandas got […]
New Wave Holdings Corp. is a recently established competitive gaming and esports investment company. Their CEO and CMO, Tolga Onuk and Daniel Mitre, come from an extensive background in both the technology and gaming industries. Having previously worked for companies like Electronic Arts, Sega, and Thunderbolt Studios, their venture into esports and its communities with […]
The OGA Dota 2 Pit Minor will be the third Minor event of 2019. It is also the seventh tournament organized by One Game Agency. Eight of the best teams in the world will be fighting for a $300,000 USD prize pool as well as DPC points needed to qualify for TI 9. There aren’t […]
Rostermania is back again, and no less than three teams have confirmed roster moves of their Call of Duty squads ahead of CWL London happening on May 3. Team Envy, 100 Thieves, and the Evil Geniuses are among the organizations in Call of Duty that have announced roster changes. Below we’re listing all the officially […]
It’s that time again! A new week means more games, more teams battling it out to see who can come out on top. But who we do expect to win and who do we expect to flounder? Welcome to ESTNN’s Overwatch League Power Rankings, let’s get into it! #1. Vancouver Titans Vancouver has not budged […]
Every Dota 2 player has heard of (or even played) Dota 2 Auto Chess by now. It is the most popular arcade game ever with over 7 million players worldwide. That’s why it was no surprise that the developers wanted to get the game to mobile. After all, everyone has a smartphone nowadays. The first […]
Last week, Russian esports site CyberSlovo published an article featuring an interview with Na`Vi CEO Yevhen “HarisPilton” Zolotarov. This is a transcript of that interview. While originally done in Russian, ESTNN has translated this article from Russian to English and then edited the article for readability. Our translator is a native Russian speaker, and the […]
The group stage at ESL One Mumbai is a wrap, and our teams have now been seeded into their brackets for the playoffs. We saw some clear winners emerging throughout our series over the past two days. It will be interesting to see how some of the teams perform in the next rounds of competition. […]
Welcome to the ESTNN Weekly Brief! Here’s your rundown of all the esports news for the past week on April 17th, where we’ve got League Spring Finals results, AI beating pro Dota 2 players, and a pet-friendly surprise in Fortnite. Let’s hop right in. Esports News Recap Video League of Legends First off in League […]
Treyarch has released a massive server-side update for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. This update will blast you with a sandstorm, and I’m not talking about the song by Darude. This sandstorm is none other than an alternate weather take on the existing Arsenal multiplayer map, along the lines of similar “re-imagined” maps such […]
Esports organization Gen.G revealed on Wednesday that they had raised $46 million in a round of funding to support future projects, with the fundraising led by big names in sports and entertainment. These names include actor Will Smith, known for films such as Men In Black and I Am Legend, Japanese soccer player Keisuke Honda […]
With the release of the new seasonal event, Storm Rising, Blizzard has also released a series of changes and fixes to the game. Today, we’re going to cover what some of these changes will mean for the game. Hero Changes Junkrat Starting off with Junkrat’s changes. Junkrat has received some changes to his Frag Launcher […]
Welcome to ESTNN’s review of the new Overwatch event: Storm Rising! Storm Rising is a new addition to the current series of missions known as the Archives. Blizzard released the first mission, Uprising, in 2017. The mission showed Reinhardt, Mercy, Torbjorn and Tracer all fighting against the Omnic uprising in Kings Row before Overwatch disbanded. […]
April 16, 2019 (Press Release) – Rumble Gaming, an esports talent agency and media platform, launched by sports and media executive Michael Cotton, has acquired MKM Esports, a major talent agency formed by lawyers Josh Marcus and Evan Kubes. Rumble Gaming now features over 300 professional esports teams, players, venues, streamers, and content creators that […]
Apex Legends Patch 1.1.1 hit today, and ESTNN is here to break down all of the changes included in the patch. We’ve got buffs to Gibraltar and Caustic, as well as a few weapon balance changes. Unfortunately, there are no fixes for several common complaints circulating in the Apex Legends circles, like poor hit registration […]
Counterstrike organization North has announced a partnership with IT consultancy Capgemini today in a press release. Danish Counterstrike organization has announced a partnership today with IT consulting firm Capgemini in an official press release. As a result, The deal includes prime placement of Capgemini’s logo on North jerseys. Additionally, Capgemini will also “spearhead several initiatives […]
Nova Nova climbed their way to third place after a hard fought week, defeating LGD 3-0 and W.EDGM 3-2. After a rough start to the season, Nova is starting to look like the World Champion team that they are. Lciop had an exceptionally strong performance beating Auk in his 1v1 set against LGD, winning his […]
FaZe Clan unexpectedly took home the trophy from BLAST Pro Series Miami, defeating Team Liquid 2-0. BLAST Pro Series’ format can be a little unpredictable, but there are still insights in these matches if you know where to look form them. Let’s break some things down and see what we can find! FaZe picked the […]
ESL One Mumbai is the second ESL event for 2019. Despite the fact that the tournament is outside the DPC, it still features an amazing $300,000 prize pool. However, due to overlapping issues with other events, there have been some changes here. ESL One Mumbai starts this week (April 16), and we’ve got everything you […]
Welcome to the Overwatch League S2W2D3 Recap! As Week 2 is beginning to wrap up, the teams are showing no signs of slowing down. With two teams still undefeated, the battle for the top spot is proving to be deadly for any opposing teams on their schedule. With two clean sweeps on the menu, here […]
TwitchCon Europe just concluded the biggest Apex Legends tournament yet with a $500,000 prize pool up for grabs. Esports organization Rogue dominated the tournament and took home the top prize! Rogue’s Apex Legends squad, consisting of HusKers, Sweetdreams, and Dropped walked away with the lion’s share of the massive prize pool, adding up to over […]
ESL One Birmingham is an event that will take place in May. Twelve of the best teams in the world will gather at the Arena Birmingham in order to fight for that sweet $300,000 USD prize pool. Sadly, the ESL One events are not included in the list of DPC events for this year. Regardless […]
Origen has a chance at their first title in the organization’s history, and look to beat G2 in their rematch. G2 will be favorites as they have already taken Origen down in a series. Caps and Perkz are members that will want to regain the crown and prove that G2 is one of the best […]
Game One Team SoloMid (“TSM”) won the first game of the Spring Split Finals against Team Liquid (“TL”). It was incredibly close for much of the game, but Broken Blade on Vladimir was the difference maker in the late game. This was even with Impact’s Kennen getting First Blood in a top side skirmish. […]
A Challenger Approaches. As we entered the Play-Ins stage of EU Masters, many of us thought that SK Gaming’s Academy roster would struggle – especially given their recent form. But as of Wednesday, the 10th of April, they sit at a 5-1 record. SK Prime have secured first place in this stage of the tournament […]
Welcome to the Overwatch League S2W2D2 Recap! Surprising results were on the agenda for tonight, as teams who we didn’t expect to emerge on top snatched the victories away from the favoured squads. From a first win to debut matches for some players, here is a recap on the latest Overwatch League action. Final Scores […]
Yesterday’s BLAST Pro Series match between Natus Vincere and Astralis was definitely one the community was excited about. Na`Vi recently stomped the competition at StarSeries Season 7 in Shanghai, and we’ve only seen the indomitable Astralis in Sao Paulo since their win at the IEM Katowice Major. So, let’s take a look at how they […]
Dota 2’s most popular arcade game is constantly growing. Soon we will be able to play on mobile as well. If you want to follow what is happening with the mobile version, feel free to follow the devs Twitter. However, until then, Drodo studio continues to push their updates on a regular basis. Let’s check […]
Fnatic versus Origen has delivered some amazing moments for us in the past. Most notably they gave us the 2015 Summer Finals and strong performances in Worlds of that year. After Origen was relegated at the end of Spring Split 2017, it seemed that we had seen the end of the Origen brand. Thanks to […]
The Counterstrike Blast Pro Series has revealed that the BLAST Global Finals will take place in December and feature a $500,000 prize pool. RFRSH Entertainment, the tournament organizer of the Counterstrike BLAST Pro Series, has announced that the Global Finals for the league will take place in December. The location and venue have yet to […]
Jarvan IV is one of League of Legends’ most valuable junglers in the current meta. He is a strong pick and is great at enabling his team to succeed. He is a staple pick all around the world, but is receiving more and more criticism in North America. Viewers and analysts noticed that players using […]
100 Thieves announced today that Totino’s will sponsor its Fortnite team. In addition to the sponsorship, the 100 Thieves has also revealed that its Fortnite team will move into the Totino’s World Cup House in Atlanta in order to practice for the Fortnite World Cup Qualifiers. North American esports organization announced an expansion with current […]
Welcome to the OWL S2W2D1 Recap! Stage 2 is now in full swing, and now that we’ve seen what most teams are capable of, the power rankings for the teams are beginning to fall into place. With a clean sweep and three similar match results, here is the recap for what happened in the most […]
Blast Pro Series is a fun set of BO1’s, but we shouldn’t treat them as an actual competitive tournament. Opinion By Slava Britvin, ESTNN.com BLAST Pro Series put on its first tournament in Copenhagen in 2017. 2018 saw three more. And, at the end of last year, Counter-Strike fans were hit by a flurry of […]
Item builds is definitely one of the most important things in Dota 2. There is an item for everything and, in theory, every hero can fill in every role regardless if its usual playstyle. However, when it comes down to PUB games, there are some items which can definitely help you win more, which means […]
Winstrike Team announced today that DM, MiLAN, and dnz are leaving the team. Winstrike Team is a very interesting team. Even though they had a pretty stable lineup, for some reason they just could not “unleash” their full potential. That’s why it is no surprise that just a month after joining, DM, MiLAN and dnz are […]
Blast Pro Series Miami kicks off tomorrow with Rounds One and Two of the Group Stage. Earlier this morning, teams vetoed for their maps, and we’ve got a first-hand look at the first two rounds. With a little under 24 hours to go until the first match of Blast Pro Series Miami, let’s jump right […]
Chipotle has announced a partnership with both ESL and DreamHack this morning, with content including event sponsorships and the Chipotle Challenger Series, an amateur esports league. American Mexican restaurant Chipotle revealed a partnership today with two of the largest esports tournament organizers, ESL and DreamHack. https://twitter.com/DreamHack/status/1116332574459092992 As per the press release, Chipotle will sponsor ESL […]
This weekend Team Liquid (“TL”) and Team SoloMid (“TSM”) will fight for the 2019 LCS Spring Split title. TL looks to continue their dominance and win their third split in a row. On the other hand, TSM is seeking to take back their former glory. They want to reassert themselves as the best team in […]
Welcome to the ESTNN Weekly Brief! Here’s your rundown of all the esports news for the past week on April 10th. This week, we’ve got pros quitting the Overwatch League, a shiny, new LCK trophy, and a whole host of roster moves across esports. Let’s dive right in! Weekly Esports News Recap Video League of […]
Day 1 The fights keep on coming this week as Profit delivers the Florida Mayhem a nice little package, Ryujehong is back on the sleep dart grind and the San Francisco Shock absolutely pop off. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5sT488cE0M Day 2 Stage 2 of the Overwatch League kicked off and the NYXL wiped the floor with the Philadelphia […]
League of Legends fans all over the world know the names of Søren “Bjergsen” Bjerg and Nicolaj “Jensen” Jensen. The two are staples of the North American LCS and among the best mid laners in the world. They have fought on the Rift many times and find themselves in yet another battle for the LCS […]
A new Stage means a new patch and a new meta. The first week of Stage 1 saw many heroes that fans thought they would never see again; Soldier: 76, Genji, and even Symmetra saw a substantial increase in play on the battlefield. Some teams adapted to this style of play that many had forgotten. […]
Ninjas In Pajamas announced the return of rifler Dennis “dennis” Edman to their Counterstrike: Global Offensive lineup today on the team’s official Twitter account. .@denniscsgod returns to the active roster. We would like to thank you for your contribution, @drakenCSGO. It’s always a pleasure watching you perform.https://t.co/Qj6YRJwvsl#GONINJAS #CSGO — Ninjas in Pyjamas (@NIP) April 10, […]
Abel Tesfaye, otherwise known as the rapper “The Weeknd,” has reportedly invested in OverActive Media, parent company of the Toronto Defiant and Team Splyce. The Weeknd has entered the esports realm with an investment in OverActive Media, the ownership team behind the Toronto Defiant and Team Splyce. The partnership will see Tesfaye operate as a […]
Starting in just six days, ESL One Mumbai will be the first large Dota 2 LAN event in India. This makes it a very important tournament for the local scene because the fans will have the opportunity to meet and interact with their favourite players. However, due to yet again another overlap with a DPC […]
Treyarch has announced two massive changes to League Play and competitive Call of Duty. Firstly, specialist abilities and weapons will now be generated by in-game score only, with no time-based progression. Secondly, skill divisions finally made their way to league play, offering a pseudo-skill based ranking and matching system for Call of Duty: Black Ops […]
Team Aster announced today that both Chai “Mushi” Yee Fung and Fu “Q” Bin have left the team. Team Aster is a very interesting team because it originally had some very well known players in its roster. Unfortunately for the team, however, they were unable to live up to their full potential. That’s why it is no […]
A report from Dexerto’s Jarek “Dekay” Lewis is reporting that Owen ‘smooya’ Butterfield will stand in for Sean ‘Gratisfaction’ Kaiwai at ESL Pro League Season 9. Renegades has decided to have ex-BIG AWPer Owen “Smooya” Butterfield stand in for the team while Sean “Gratisfaction” Kaiwai works out visa issues. The move comes just three days […]
In a tweet from their official Twitter account, Midnight Esports confirmed they picked up former EUnited coach Brian “Saintt” Baroska to coach their competitive Call of Duty team. Midnight Esports is pleased to announce @BrianSaintt as our new Coach for the Call of Duty team pic.twitter.com/XIci2LwejT — Midnight Esports (@GGMidnight_) April 9, 2019 After his […]
Let’s take a look at what happened in the third week of the Clash Royale League, China. Newbee Newbee remains in first place, but they suffered their first loss of the season. They lost to Nova, who has had an underwhelming performance thus far. This occurred during the third match of the week, and it was […]
After an uninspiring second half to the Spring Split for their roster, FC SCHALKE 04 have added EU fan favorite jungler Kang-Yun “Trick” Kim to their roster ahead of Summer. Schalke’s Struggles This addition comes following the struggles faced by S04 as they slipped from a near-guaranteed playoffs position all the way to a tiebreaker […]
Natus Vincere’s Dota 2 Team has announced that they will play ESL One Mumbai and the GGBet Birmingham Invitational with a stand-in. This is definitely not the best season for Na’Vi so far. After Dendi’s departure, it seems like they were unable to build a stable team. After failing to qualify for the MDL Disneyland […]
Forge of Masters. WePlay! League will have 3 seasons throughout the year. The first season starts on April 8th and ends up with a LAN-event on May 3-5 in Kyiv. This season’s total prize pool is $50,000. Three seasons of the league will be united by a common mission, while each of them will differ […]
Welcome to the OWL S2W1D4 Recap! The first week of Stage 2 has come to a close, and fans were given matches full of excitement and chaos to finish the week. From Ameng crushing an orange on analyst Bren’s head to almost a full day of clean sweeps, here is just some of the action […]
The CIS organization has completed their roster rework with the addition of Dmitriy “Dima” Bandurka as their fifth and final player. Vega Squadron’s Counterstrike: Global Offensive roster is finally finished with the addition of Dmitriy “Dima” Bandurka to the squad. At 24 years old, the young rifler comes by way of Spirit after his former […]
LDLC has revealed that Alexandre “xms” Forté and Christophe “SIXER” Xia will be rejoining the organizations Counterstrike Global Offensive lineup. The team will also trial Rodolphe “roden” Bianco during the ESL Championnat Nation and Charleroi Esports tournaments. Team LDLC has unveiled the majority of their new roster, which looks quite a bit like the old […]
Game One Team Liquid (“TL”) defeated FlyQuest (“FLY”) to open up the series. Similar to Cloud9 yesterday, TL piloted the Sona-Taric bottom lane duo to a game one victory. Impact was given First Blood at level one when FLY’s bottom lane tried to invade for vision. There was little early action after this besides […]
Patch 7.21d has been live for a few weeks now. It included a lot of changes to some of the most popular heroes from the previous patch. Like all the previous updates, some heroes that were not as strong before the patch actually became very popular and easy to win with. Let’s see some of […]
Welcome to the OWL S2W1D3 Recap! A shift in the meta brought new compositions to the field the weekend and some more exciting Overwatch. With another reverse sweep and a clean sweep to finish off the night, here’s what happened in the latest Overwatch League matches. Florida Mayhem versus Philadelphia Fusion The night kicked […]
Game One Cloud9 (“C9”) styled on Team SoloMid (“TSM”) to take the first game of the series. They debuted the solo queue terror of Sona-Taric bot lane and smashed TSM with it. It wasn’t very good in lane though, as Zven killed Sneaky for First Blood in the two-versus-two. A couple of minutes later […]
The OGA Dota Pit Minor 2019 will be a $300,000 prize pool Minor that will take place around two weeks from now. The main event will be hosted at the Spaladium Arena, in Split, Croatia, in April 2019. The winner will get the last slot for the MDL Disneyland Paris Major, which starts just a […]
Welcome to the Overwatch League Stage 2 Week 1 Day 2 Recap! The second day of Stage 2 was a treat for the fans as they were given some close matches throughout the day. From a clean sweep to an intense map five match, here’s what happened in the most recent Overwatch League matches. London […]
Welcome to our League European Championship Series Round 2 Preview! Today, both Origen and G2 will be fighting for a spot in the finals in Rotterdam. These two have shown some incredible promise and with already three weeks having had passed, it will be difficult to judge the strength of both these teams going into […]
Welcome to the OWL S2W1D1 Recap! Stage 2 of the Overwatch League kicked off last night, and some of the results were not quite what analysts and viewers were expecting. From two clean sweeps to an impressive comeback, here is what happened during the latest Overwatch League matches. Philadelphia Fusion versus New York Excelsior […]
The ESL One events are always one of the most interesting to watch not only because of the sheer calibre of the teams but also because the atmosphere is amazing. No wonder many people consider the ESL events to be the most fan-friendly. Unlike the last DPC Season, the ESL events during this season are […]
Earlier today Maurice “Amazing” Stückenschneider announced he is leaving Schalke 04 Esports (“S04”). Last year he played for the S04 roster that surged in the Summer Split and nearly made the World Championship. Though they didn’t emerge victorious, their run was extremely successful. This year he moved over to managing the team, hoping to recreate similar […]
Earlier today LoL Esports announced that the LEC partnered with two companies in preparation for their Spring Split Finals. The first of which is Sanquis, a blood institute that partnered with the EU LCS last year. The second is Go Daddy, a business that focuses on helping entrepreneurs get all the help they need to […]
Yesterday, UK Esports Organization Belong Gaming Arena, owned by GAME, announced that they would be working with Bungie to produce the world’s first Gambit Prime tournament. Gambit Prime Joker’s Wild, Destiny 2’s most recent DLC, introduced a brand new game mode called Gambit Prime. Teams of four take part in an intense one round mode of […]
LDLC returns, hinting at a new roster days after releasing their old one. LDLC revealed the first member, Engin “MAJ3R” Kupel, yesterday in a Tweet from the organization’s official Twitter account. Legendary French team LDLC has revealed the beginning of their new lineup. Engin “MAJ3R” Kupel is the first member of the new roster to […]
Splyce is looking to slay the kings of Europe and take their spot in the top three. Fnatic currently has an eleven game win streak going into this series and seem determined to end the weekend on 3-0 series. The winner of this game will get the chance to go to Rotterdam and face the […]
The phenomenon known as Dota 2 Auto Chess continues to grow in all ways possible. While the mobile version of the game is slowly but steadily on its way, a new tournament is on the horizon – Auto Chess Masters 3: EU, NA and SEA Circuits. This is the third event of this kind. Tournament Rules […]
Here is the latest iteration of the ESTNN Fortnite Power Rankings. I added all the EU player data, and the list now features the top 100 players rather than top 55. I also slightly altered the VeLoScore metric, players are now ranked based on average VeLoScore rather than total. This change completely negates the bias […]
Team Liquid has created a Community Discord serving as both a tryout for the TL Apex Legends team and a way for Team Liquid to get more involved with their fans. The TL Proving Grounds tournaments are hosted and overseen by TL staff and have a prize pool ranging from $500 to $1,000. They are […]
This weekend North America’s top four teams will battle for their chance at the LCS 2019 Spring Split Championship title. After Cloud9 and Team SoloMid duke it out, Team Liquid (“TL”) and FlyQuest (“FLY”) will do so on Sunday. This series is expected to be rather one-sided, as TL finished far-and-above any other team in […]
It has been around one month since Valve introduced Mars, the Roman God of War, into Dota 2. Naturally, during the first few days after his release, he was among the most picked heroes during all of our games. According to DotaBuff, Mars is still the most picked hero in the Ancient and Divine-Immortal brackets […]
Adrenaline Cyber League, a tournament sponsored by Adrenaline Rush, will host the Finals of the Dota 2 Adrenaline Cyber League this year in Moscow, Russia. Additionally, four teams will participate in the Finals in total and, according to the organizers, three of them are “world famous,” and one of these world-famous teams is confirmed to be Virtus.Pro. […]
Welcome to the ESTNN Weekly Brief! Here’s your rundown of all the esports news for the past week for April 3rd. We’re going to be running through League Playoffs and Patch notes, new Dota 2 tournaments, CS: GO Roster Moves, and the Fortnite community having a collective meltdown. Let’s jump right in, shall we? Esports […]
This weekend North America’s top four teams will battle for their chance at the LCS 2019 Spring Split Championship title. The first match of the weekend features longtime LCS rivals Cloud9 (“C9”) and Team SoloMid (“TSM”). Both teams are looking exceptionally strong coming into the series and will surely provide games worthy of their shared […]
Welcome to ESTNN’s Overwatch League Stage 2 Week 1 Power Rankings! With the new stage set to begin on Thursday, April 4th, Blizzard brings a new patch, a new hero, and a new map in the League for the first time in Season 2. The patch looks to introduce changes that shake up the meta, specifically […]
ESTNN interviewed Chris “HuK” Loranger, Boston Uprising’s President of Gaming and Head Coach, about his thoughts on the Overwatch League and his journey into the world of esports as a whole. As the Overwatch League inexorably moves forward into Stage 2 tomorrow, the Boston Uprising continues to vie against their opponents in an effort to become […]
The Meta. Every esport relies on a precise balance of weapons, heroes/specialists, and roles. This balance, however, is fickle. Each game patch may present minor changes to specific game mechanics or variables, but those small changes in the hands of a professional player can become paradigm-altering. Some meta-changes happen overnight, via developer updates, and some […]
The OGA Dota Pit Minor 2019 will be the third Minor of 2019. Eight of the best teams in the world will fight for that $300,000 prize pool as well as DPC points which are needed to qualify for TI 9. The main event will take place at the Spaladium Arena in Split, Croatia from […]
North American organization Cloud9 has officially announced the addition of René “cajunb” Borg to their Counterstrike: Global Offensive roster. Cloud9 Adds CajunB Following rumors of his addition earlier in the week, Cloud9 has officially added René “cajunb” Borg to their Counterstrike: Global Offensive roster ahead of the team’s appearance at Blast Pro Series Miami. Please […]
After a disappointing top-16 showing at CWL Fort Worth (which followed a strong second place finish at CWL Las Vegas), EUnited have made a second change to their Call of Duty team, replacing their long-time coach, Brian “Saintt” Baroska with Brice “Faccento” Faccento via a statement of the team’s website. Why Now? Immediately after the […]
French organization Team LDLC has released its Counterstrike: Global Offensive squad, according to a Twitter post from the team’s official account. Team LDLC, a long-running organization in the Counterstrike: Global Offensive scene, announced today the release of its roster. Judging by the tweet, it does not seem as though LDLC is looking to exit the Counterstrike […]
The qualifiers for one of the most exciting events of the year are finally over. There is only one slot left for this tournament, and it will go to the champion of OGA Dota Pit Minor 2019, which will take place in roughly three weeks. Let’s take a look at the teams that qualified for […]
Another week concludes and the storylines that emerged during Week 1 continue to develop. Newbee Newbee continue their streak and remain undefeated, sitting at first place with four wins. The team has been dominant in 1v1 sets with Peas (the #1 ranked player according to our rankings) anchoring the team as well as Xun and […]
By the CoD Gods, it’s April, fools, and the Pro League keeps coming at us with thrilling matches! The first match was no foolin’ as Gen.G Esports settled back into their comfortable groove to win over Denial Esports. Second, Splyce takes Midnight Esports for a ride as some tense matches result in a 3-1 victory […]
Call of Duty Black Ops 4 developer Treyarch revealed a brand new Blackout map today called Alcatraz. Blackout’s New Map is called Alcatraz Blackout is getting a new map, and it looks like it isn’t an April Fools Joke! Unlike previously thought, Alcatraz will be an entirely new play space for Blackout and not just […]
Vega Squadron officially announced that the team has added Denis “seized” Kostin and Alexander “scoobyxie” Marynych to their Counterstrike: Global Offensive roster. CIS organization Vega Squadron has announced the signings of Denis “seized” Kostin and Alexander “scoobyxie” Marynych to their Counterstrike: Global Offensive roster today. The move comes after a hectic early 2019 for the […]
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 developer Treyarch teases a new area for the game’s Battle Royale Mode. We all know what day it is today – April Fools Day – but for now, this new teaser by Treyarch for the Blackout mode of Black Ops 4 doesn’t appear to be a joke. The teaser […]
Cloud9 Overhaul Continues Cloud9 is reportedly in talks with René “cajunb” Borg to replace rifler Fabien “kioShiMa” Fiey according to a report from Dexerto. North American organization Cloud9 is eyeing Danish Rifler and former OpTic Gaming Pro René “cajunb” Borg as a replacement for Fabien “kioShiMa” Fiey, per a report from Dexerto. Surprisingly, the report […]
MiBR lost 2-1 to Renegades today at Star Series i-League Season 7. Previously, MiBR took down Panda Gaming 2-0. For their part, Renegades defeated TYLOO 2-0 earlier in the tournament. Gabriel “Fallen” Toldeo and company’s Counterstrike troubles continued today, as the legendary roster dropped a best of three series against the Australian powerhouse Renegades. While MiBR […]
Echo Fox is looking to take down the three top teams of the LCS. Firstly they face TSM in the final quarterfinal match of the LCS playoffs. TSM wants to shake off their 2018 woes, once and for all, and have a chance to go to the finals for the first time since 2017 Summer. […]
One of the most iconic Chinese players of all time has to be Lu ’Maybe’ Yao. He has been one of the top players in the world since the early days of DotA. Yesterday it was announced that Maybe would be returning to Dota 2 with PSG.LGD. Let’s take a look at Maybe’s career to […]
Golden Guardians accomplished what many hoped of them at the beginning of the split of making their first playoff appearance in team history. Even though they struggled to do so, they will be able to prove that they belong in the top six teams when they face FlyQuest on Saturday at 4:00 PM ET. FlyQuest […]
LGD has just revealed through an Instagram post that Lu “Somnus丶M” Yao, also known as Maybe, is finally back on their active roster. His return means that LGD will part ways with XM, who filled-in during his absence. According to sources, Maybe decided to take some time off from the game in order to “adjust” […]
Just a few days after a tweet from Drodostudios about Zeus and Mars, the new heroes are now live. The addition of Zeus and Mars also brings a new species to the table – God. There are also several other big changes, so let’s take a look at what’s new. Zeus Species – God Class […]
ESPN’s debut episode of Collegiate Esports Championship Countdown just finished up. You can watch the entire episode below. The episode aired live on ESPN3, Twitch, YouTube, and Twitter. Upcoming episodes will air Friday’s at 9 pm EST. The hosts of the show are Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez and LeTigress. In May we will see the first […]
On Saturday we have the second of the two quarterfinals in the LEC. With the winner of this game going up against Fnatic in the second round of playoffs. Splyce has had SK gaming’s number from the beginning of the season. Granted these two teams have had some different experiences they will want to show […]
The Blackout tournament that happened today, dubbed After Dark, has just concluded, and Luminosity Gaming has emerged triumphant! They walk away with the lion’s share of the prize pool, which totaled $20,000. Luminosity Gaming’s four-man squad had the most first-place finishes in each Blackout session, which combined with their other statistics, earned them a total […]
The first week of cross-division play in the CWL Pro League has ended, and it has been one wild ride! These matches provided plenty of drama along with their scintillating gameplay. The first match featured UYU getting blown out of the water by Team Envy. Second, it was a battle of the bottom as Excelerate […]
After several months of various roster shuffles, EHOME has finally announced their final five-man roster. This roster will help them on their way to the MDL Disneyland Paris Major. EHOME’s Current Roster Yang “END” Pu Luo “Ferrari_430” Feichi Zhang “xiao8” Ning Zhao “XinQ” Zixing Zhang “y” Yiping Farewell Ferrari_430! After discussion with the player and […]
This weekend we have the start of the first LEC playoffs (since the rebranding). The weekend starts with Fnatic versus Team Vitality in the first best-of-five of the year. The season ended in dramatic fashion with Vitality finishing in 5th place and being picked by Fnatic (as the 3rd place team). The series is set […]