1. Vancouver Titans The Titans have been made to bleed at the hands of the L.A. Valiant. Not only was it reaffirmed that the Titans cannot dominate DPS compositions like they can triple support triple tank compositions, but it also reminded fans that there is still some spice left in the league without an artificial 2-2-2 […]
The regional Open qualifiers for TI 9 have started and the fight for the biggest tournament of the year has begun. Having said that, two Chinese teams already secured their spots for the Closed qualifiers. Despite that, there is still one more Open Qualifier to go, so we don’t know all the names yet. Invictus […]
Welcome to Part 2 of ESTNN’s Atlanta Reign Homestand Weekend Primer! Last time we looked at the Atlanta Reign, Washington Justice and Florida Mayhem. This time, we’ll be covering the Toronto Defiant, the Philadelphia Fusion and the Guangzhou Charge. Without further ado, let’s begin! Toronto Defiant Kicking off part two is one of two Canadian teams, […]
Dota Underlords, as well as the other similar titles such as Teamfight Tactics and Auto Chess, are slowly but surely taking over the world. Having said that, according to Valve, Dota Underlords is getting a Batte Plass as early as next week. In addition to that, the developers are planning to launch the game’s progression […]
A Standalone version of Auto Chess is coming to PC, and it’s going to be on the Epic Games Store. The new genre of auto battlers is taking over the world at the speed of light. Apart from the original creators, Drodo Studios, of the game, Valve and Riot Games also made their own versions […]
ESTNN’s Veselin Ignatov walks players and fans through the Meta Analysis for last week’s EPICENTER Major. The EPICENTER Major was the last big tournament for this DPC season. Now we know all twelve teams with a direct invite. Additionally, the open qualifiers for the rest start in just a few days from now. In addition […]
Beyond the Summit is back with BOT TI ahead of The International 9. As the dust settled from EPICENTER, all teams are currently focusing on the upcoming TI 9. In fact, the qualifiers for that amazing tournament start today. However, there is still one more event event happening next week – BOT TI 2019. It […]
In Part One of ESTNN’s Atlanta Homestand coverage, Charlotte August walks fans through three out of the eight teams in attendance: the Atlanta Reign, the Washinton Justice and the Florida Mayhem. Stage 3 of the Overwatch League is coming to a close. Before playoffs kick off, however, Overwatch League’s second homestand will take place this […]
ESTNN’s Phillip Miner takes players through the now-live Apex Legends’ Season 02. Be prepared, however; the patch is massive. Apex Legends fans, be sure to put aside some time for downloading today, as the hotly anticipated Season 02 is upon us. In fact, the download should be live by the time you read this. According […]
ESTNN’s Veselin Ignatov walks fans and viewers through all of the directly invited teams of the upcoming TI9. Before EPICENTER Moscow, the last DPC Major of the season, fans knew almost all of the teams that had snagged a direct invite to TI 9. Now, following the end of that epic tournament, we know all […]
The Montreal Rebellion revealed the signing of two players last night: Jeffrey “Vizility” de Vries and Stanislav “Mistakes” Danilov. The Montreal Rebellion have announced that they have signed DPS players Jeffrey “Vizility” de Vries and Stanislav “Mistakes” Danilov to their active roster. Meet the New and Improved Rebellion Vizility Vizility climbed his way into the […]
Playing CS:GO without utilizing the wealth of console commands available is like playing a game but only ever trying its demo – you simply can’t unlock the whole experience. That said, it can be hard to know what commands to prioritize implementing when so many exist. With over 3,000 CS:GO commands in the game, you’re […]
Everyone’s favorite dream event may actually take place. It seems that Overwatch League fans should be excited about a possible event that originated from a meme, as AvastCon might actually come to pass. It even has a website. Created by Connor ‘Avast’ Prince, AvastCon appears to be taking place at a Chuck E Cheese in […]
We finally have details on Apex Legends’ long-awaited Ranked Mode. One of the most awaited features coming to Season 02 of Apex Legends is the new Ranked League. Apex Legends developer Respawn Entertainment has revealed details on this hotly anticipated feature in an official Reddit post on the r/apexlegends subreddit. How Ranked Mode Works, Straight […]
FURIA announced a partnership with Nike today on the teams official website. It will debut as FURIA’s CS:GO team takes the stage at ESL One Cologne. Brazillian esports organization FURA revealed a sponsorship with Nike today, per the company’s official website. This partnership is Nike’s first entrance into team sponsorships. The sport fashion conglomerate partnered […]
Activision Blizzard announced today that Immortals Gaming Club and WISE Ventures will field franchises in the upcoming Call of Duty League. Immortals Gaming Club will field a Call of Duty Franchise when the League starts next year, according to Activision Blizzard. According to the team, Immortals will retain the newly purchased OpTic Gaming brand for […]
The International 9 now has the highest prize pool ever for a TI tournament. The International 9 has now officially broken the record for the highest prize pool of all time, having raised over $25M USD. Now that the EPICENTER Major has ended, all eyes are on TI9. We already know all of the direct […]
Dendi announced his return today to professional Dota. EPICENTER was the last Major of this DPC season and it was a true joy to watch. As soon as it ended, Valve announced Patch 7.22d, which made things even better. And then, just when fans thought that it can’t get any better, the news of Dendi […]
ESTNN’s Veselin Ignatov walks fans through the final day of the Moscow EPICENTER Major. After a week of amazing Dota 2, it is finally time to say goodbye to one of the most amazing Majors in this DPC season. There were a lot of surprises along the way but in the end, Vici Gaming was […]
Today was the final installment of the epic battle between EU and NA. This year’s Rift Rivals has been fairly lopsided so far, with EU dominating day one but NA making some upsets on day two. Today, the teams fought in a best-of-five relay race series. Essentially, each team will play at least one game […]
It was our second last day of the EPICENTER Major today. The remaining teams in the lower bracket battled it out for a chance to play in tomorrow’s finals. We saw some unexpected surprises on the main stage. PSG.LGD vs TNC Predator Our first games of the day were PSG.LGD versus TNC Predator. LGD […]
Team Liquid vs G2 Esports Team Liquid (“TL”) brought some hope for NA with a big win over G2 Esports (“G2”). They won the 2v2 for side select before moving into the crazy 5v5. G2 drafted a rather… unique team composition that didn’t work very well for them. Seeing as NA lost all their matches […]
ESTNN’s Ashwin Palepu takes CoD fans through the way too early winners, losers and the questions marks after CWL’s ensuing Rostermania. Rostermania has finally calmed down a little bit and the first half of cross-division play is over, so now seems like a good time to take a way-too-early look to see who got better, […]
Toronto continued its additions today with the signing of Mangachu. The Toronto Defiant announced earlier today that they have signed Canadian DPS star, Liam “Mangachu” Campbell. Mangachu is well-known in the competitive scene, with fans referring to him as the “silly hero specialist” due to his ability to play off-meta heroes like Mei, Torbjorn and […]
ESTNN’s Veselin Ignatov walks fans through the Day 6 of the Dota 2 EPICENTER Major. Slowly and steadily, the last Major for this DPC season is coming to an end. We will remember this event with some of the most surprising results at a big event recently. Having said that, today was the most important […]
Toronto Defiant announced the signing of Logix from their Contenders team today. The Toronto Defiant recently announced that DPS player Logix will be joining their main roster. Logix has been called up from the Defiant’s Contenders team, Montreal Rebellion, and is now returning to the Overwatch League stage. Today we call up another from @MTLRebellion. […]
Infamous disbanded today as announced in a tweet from a member of the squad. EPICENTER is definitely not a tournament that Infamous will remember. They came into the event with some hope to earn the precious DPC points. However, this did not happen mainly because they were in one of the strongest groups. What’s more, […]
Cloud9 vs G2 Esports The first match of the tournament featured G2 Esports demolishing Cloud9. In typical G2 fashion, they utilized flex picks fantastically and even stole C9’s Yasuo-Gragas combo. In game, they slaughtered C9 all over the map. Mikyx killed Sneaky in lane, and though Blaber ganked bottom to even that out, Mikyx ended […]
Well, now we know what Project Whirlwind was all about. In what may be one of the largest esports partnerships of all time, Team Liquid unveiled a strategic partnership with Marvel Entertainment today when the TL League of Legends team entered the Rift Rivals tournament wearing Captain America/Team Liquid crossover jerseys. The partnership includes exclusive […]
OverActive Media announced Bell, Canada’s largest communications company, as a Founding Marketing Partner. OAM and Bell Partner Up OverActive Media (OAM) revealed a strategic partnership with Canada’s largest communications company, Bell, today. As part of the deal, Bell acquired a minority interest in OAM and became OAM’s first Founding Marketing Partner. The multi-year agreement includes […]
ESTNN’s Malik Shelp walks fans through our Overwatch League Power Rankings for Stage 3, Week 4. Last week was all about the Sombra-Reinhardt duo’s: between Danteh and Muma, BQB and Fate, FCTFCTN and Shax, RCK and Fusion we could be seeing a new meta dominate the scene. The Double Sniper saw some love last week, […]
The trailer for Season 2 of Apex Legends leaked online, and we’ve got everything you need to know. The trailer for Season 02 of Apex Legends has leaked! Whether or not the leak was intentional we’ll never know (since another new character that’s been teased, Crypto, is a hacker), but regardless, Apex fans have been […]
Today, teams can register for the TI9 Open Qualifiers for Dota 2. TI9 Registration is now open Starting today, you can now register to take part in the Open Qualifiers for TI9, which will take place from July 3-6. There is only one more direct invite slot left for the biggest event in Dota 2- […]
Seoul Dynasty announced Fissure’s retirement early this morning. The Seoul Dynasty announced on their Twitter that their main tank player, Chang-hyung “Fissure” Baek, would be retiring from the Overwatch League and professional Overwatch, effective immediately. [ Thank you, Fissure ]#RoarOn pic.twitter.com/nvpyXlKQ3w — Seoul Dynasty 🐯 (@SeoulDynasty) June 27, 2019 Fissure’s History Fissure has become a […]
It appears as though Battle Pass owners are getting spoiled once again. After Valve announced the addition of their Battle Pass Level Bundle, players can now also claim the Dark Willow Announcer Pack. Having said that, this item is available only for the Battle Pass owners with 75 or more levels. Immortal Treasure II and […]
NRG vs. SK SK won the 2v2 set and ThunderStruck kicked off King of the Hill with a win for NRG over Soking. SergioRamos came out and swept NRG, taking down ThunderStruck, Hazard, and Carter to win the match for his team. Team Liquid vs. Complexity Complexity continues their dominance in 2v2 and Razzer secures […]
The Rift Rivals between Europe and North America is only one short day away. In this tournament, each region sends their top three teams from last split to duke it out for a year’s worth of bragging rights. Its not as high a prize as Worlds or MSI, but the rivalry between the two regions […]
With just a few days left from the last Major of this DPC season, all eyes are slowly starting to focus on the upcoming TI, the most notable Dota 2 tournament. The current prize pool for TI 9 is around $19,600,00, which is just insane. Having said that, it still needs more to surpass last […]
It was a full day of lower bracket matches today at the EPICENTER Major, with four of our teams eliminated. Let’s see who ended up heading home at the end of day five. PSG.LGD vs Forward Gaming Game one showed that PSG.LGD can still outmanoeuvre when they’re outdrafted. It was a difficult game for Maybe’s […]
The LEC’s Origen and peripheral-maker Logitech announced a partnership this afternoon. Logitech and RFRSH Team Up RFRSH Entertainment and Logitech revealed their two-year partnership today in an official press release. Origen, a RFRSH brand, will start to use Logitech products when competing in the LEC. Additionally, the players will “be integrated in[to] the development of […]
ESTNN’s Charlotte August is back with the Match of the Week for Week 4 of the Overwatch League. Overwatch League Match of the Week The Stage 3 Playoff picture is beginning to take shape in the Overwatch League. This marks the last Stage Playoff round of the season, and teams are giving their all in […]
Looks like the next BLAST event is heading to Demark. RFRSH Entertainment and BLAST Pro Series announced this morning that the next BLAST Pro Series Event will take place in Copenhagen. BLAST will host the tournament itself in the 12,000-seat Royal Arena in downtown Copenhagen, and the press release states that fans will be able […]
Looks like Mineski has found their replacement for the recently released Ahjit. Mineski Reloaded Mineski announced the addition of Nikobaby this morning as a replacement for their long-time carry, Ahjit. This DPC season has been very hard for Mineski. In fact, their most notable performance is a second place at ESL One Mumbai, which was […]
Karma The first champion on this list has had a lot of spotlight on her recently. Karma was given significant buffs to her Inner Flame (Q) and Inspire (E) and made her into a high priority powerhouse in solo queue and professional play. She wasn’t on the radar at all before these buffs, but since […]
ESTNN walks you through Day 4 of the EPICENTER Major Moscow. Another day passed by at the last Dota 2 Major of this DPC season. Yesterday, Team Liquid showed everyone that their roster change to w33 was for the better as the European powerhouse blazed through LGD and Virtus.Pro in the Upper Bracket. Be sure […]
FURIA were kings for an hour. They shocked everyone with their impressive run at the ECS Season 7 Finals, but now they need to change up their game if they want to improve. At the beginning of the year, almost nobody knew about the relatively-unknown Brazilian team, FURIA. And now, after two S-Tier events, everyone […]
It’s an excellent time to be an Apex Legends fan. The hype may have died down significantly since Season 1, but Respawn Entertainment and Electronic Arts are set to put the hype machine back in motion for Season 2. A flurry of speculation and guessing surrounds this hotly anticipated update, so we here at ESTNN […]
The third day of the EPICENTER Major was a day of action-packed games. We saw some games in our upper bracket series take unexpected turns, and our lower bracket series gave us some brutal stomps. Here’s how things played out today on the main stage. Upper Bracket Team Secret vs Virtus.Pro (UB Round 1) Secret […]
A tweet today from the official Team Liquid Twitter account announced the reveal date for the mysterious Project Whirlwind. Team Liquid’s official Twitter account posted a cryptic tweet this afternoon, teasing something called mysterious: “Project Whirlwind.” The tweet itself contains Team Liquid’s most prominent sponsors, including Monster, Alienware, SAP, Honda, HyperX, Need for Seat, and […]
The Atlanta Reign posted three job opportunities last night that have us thinking. Last night, the Atlanta Reign posted three job opportunities for inside the organization. That, in and of itself, is not groundbreaking. What is interesting, however, is what those job opportunities are. The fledgling Overwatch League franchise posted openings for a Director of […]
After a few down years for Call of Duty, Infinity Ward’s return to the Modern Warfare franchise has people excited. Modern Warfare is Back Gaming retailer Gamestop has released a top 10 list of most preordered games after E3, and Call of Duty Modern Warfare tops the list. Infinity Ward’s return to the franchise clearly […]
After CWL Anaheim, the CWL underwent its most eventful Rostermania of the Black Ops 4 season. With only two events left, one of them being the CWL Championship, players and general managers did all they could to assemble their best available roster to finish out the year. Ultimately, only OpTic Gaming, 100 Thieves, Gen. G, […]
From a Shaky Start to Wild Win Streak At the start of 2019, not many people would’ve predicted that the former League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) Finalists – 100 Thieves, would finish their spring season with a 4-14-win rate. A devastating start for everyone involved had one of the most star-studded North American rosters […]
Cloud9 vs Counter Logic Gaming Cloud9 (“C9”) showed they were ready for Rift Rival with a convincing win over Counter Logic Gaming (“CLG”). Wiggily did manage to secure First Blood for his bottom lane, but Svenskeren showed him up. He, along with Zeyzal, made multiple plays around the middle lane to accrue a gold lead. […]
A tweet from NoChance today signaled a need for a sponsor for their bootcamp prior to the Starladder Berlin Minor. The Mikail “Maikelele” Bill-led team NoChance is currently looking for a bootcamp sponsor in order to prepare for the upcoming StarLadder Berlin European Minor. NoChance is additionally still looking for an organization. So far we […]
ESTNN’s Veselin Ignatov walks fans through the second day of the Dota 2 EPICENTER Major in Moscow. The EPICENTER Major Had A Crazy Day 2 EPICENTER, the last Major for this DPC season, kicked off yesterday. We saw some very interesting results which the vast majority of the viewers certainly did not expect. Having said […]
A savvy reddit user, u/j1mCS, managed to scope out ESL Pro League Season 9’s playlist for the tournament. What’s the ESL Pro League Season 9 Break Song? We’ve all been there. Tune into a Counterstrike tournament and go, “What’s that break song?” What follows is an exercise in futility, asking in Twitch chat and looking […]
EPICENTER, our final Major of this DPC season kicked off yesterday. Eight of our teams faced off in a series of Bo3’s to determine the seeding for Groups A & B. Let’s take a look at how the day played out. Opening Matches Group A: Team Secret vs. PaiN Gaming PaiN Gaming delivered a solid […]
Team Liquid vs Golden Guardians Team Liquid (“TL”) kicked off the day with a win over the Golden Guardians (“GGS”). GGS put Froggen ahead, with First Blood and First Tower, and amassed some decent early leads. But TL wouldn’t sit back, and found picks onto Hauntzer and Olleh in the mid game. At 24 minutes […]
Vitality vs SK Gaming The first game of the day was an exciting one, with Vitality (“VIT”) grabbing the win over SK Gaming (“SK”). It did start off well for SK though, as Selfmade ganked mid to get Pirean First Blood. Mowgli struck back with a gank of his own a few minutes later, going […]
Chaos E.C. have made the announcement official. Lasse Aukusti ‘MATUMBAMAN’ Urpalainen will be joining the team’s active roster. Team Liquid’s decision to drop Matumbaman from their line-up came as shock to many Liquid fans. Earlier this week they announced Aliwi ‘w33’ Omar as Matumbaman’s replacement, w33 was previously playing with Chaos. Liquid debuted their new […]
It’s been a few days since the somewhat unexpected decision of Team Liquid to put Matumbaman on the bench. Instead of him, the TI 7 winners decided to bring in w33 as their mid laner ahead of Epicenter. The Romanian prodigy is a skillful player, but only time will tell if he will fit in. […]
We sat down and talked with Neil “Pr0lly” Hammad, Head Coach of 100 Thieves, after their loss to Golden Guardians. Pr0lly talked about the slow start of 100 Thieves, what methods they are using to improve, his thoughts on the meta and how that has influenced the rise of the West. So this might be […]
Excel vs Vitality Vitality (“VIT”) finally put their first win on the board with a win over Excel (“XL”). As both teams were 0-4, many thought this match would be close, but VIT absolutely smashed their opponents. It all started with Mowgli and his successful ganks in the bottom and top lanes. After ganking top […]
ESTNN’s Malik Shelp takes viewers through the Power Rankings for Week 3 of the Overwatch League. Overwatch League Power Rankings Welcome to ESTNN’s Overwatch League Power Rankings for Week 3 of Stage 3. Last week, viewers caught an insane upset and fans and analysts alike are making their predictions for the playoffs. The Houston Outlaws […]
ESTNN’s Veselin Ignatov walks us through the most dangerous heroes for teams to pick at the EPICENTER Major. Most Dangerous Picks The Epicenter Major is going to be the last Major for this DPC season. This means that it is also the last chance for some teams to hold on to that direct invite for […]
We caught up with Kim “Ruin” Hyeong-min, Top Laner for CLG, after their victory over Golden Guardians during week three of the LCS. We were able to ask him about how he feels in the LCS, the difference between the different regions he has played, and even some picks he would like to pull out […]
You probably know by now that Dota 2 Auto Chess is one of the most successful games nowadays. That’s why some of the top game developers decided to make a similar title in order to grab the ever growing fan base. Valve’s own project is called Dota Underlords. The game was first available only to […]
This week, Team SoloMid (“TSM”) and Optic Gaming will battle on the Rift to break away from the six-team clump in the standings. Both teams have a lot to prove and defeating the other is crucial for them. OPT started off this split undefeated, but lost games against Cloud9 and Team Liquid. TSM is the […]
ESTNN’s Veselin Ignatov breaks down Mineski’s carry problem. Apart from w33 joining Team Liquid, one of the most notable SEA teams is also tinkering with their roster. Today, Mineski parted ways with Ahjit after his six-month run with the organization. If fans are looking for a reason for the release, they should look no further […]
Team Liquid has added w33 to round out their roster ahead of EPICENTER. Team Liquid Add w33 As was rumored, w33 is Team Liquid’s new fifth after the team moved MATUMBAMAN to the inactive roster just a couple of days ago. This change comes just in time for the upcoming EPICENTER Major. The last Major […]
In terms of characters variety, this battle royale is a truly unique game of this genre. If we take a look at some other popular games like Fortnite, we can also see a range of characters, but they only look different. This means that your success doesn’t depend on the character you select. In Apex […]
Baptiste Reunion Challenge – All You Need to Know Yesterday, Blizzard released a mini-event called “Baptiste’s Reunion Challenge,” adding event-exclusive skins, icons, and sprays all relating to Overwatch’s newest character. The event comes with a brand-new Overwatch short story that examines Baptiste’s background in detail. Combat Medic Skin First off, it’s pretty easy to unlock […]
European giants will clash this weekend on Summoner’s Rift in one of the most important matches of the LEC Summer Split. This match is none other than the one between Fnatic and G2 Esports. Both teams have historic legacies in European League of Legends and a score to settle. This match is sure to be […]
ESTNN’s Malik Shelp breaks down what may have been the biggest upset the Overwatch League has ever seen. The most significant upset of the year (and maybe ever) occurred this weekend in the Overwatch League, and it’s a big deal. The Houston Outlaws took down the Stage 2 champions, the San Francisco Shock, this weekend […]
ESTNN’s Veselin Ignatov takes viewers through what they can expect that the last Dota 2 Major before TI 9, EPICENTER Moscow. After an entire season full to the brim with tons of action, it is finally time to watch the last Major of the 2018/2019 Dota Pro Circuit. Starting on June 22, sixteen of the […]
ESTNN’s Charlotte August is back for another Match of the Week. This week, we’ve got the London Spitfire vs. the New York Excelsior. We’re now in the middle of the Overwatch League’s Stage 3! With the Season Playoffs drawing closer, every match matters for the final standings. A few teams have already been eliminated from […]
Earlier today, the LPL found that multiple members of LGD Gaming are guilty of match fixing. The LPL released an official report that details the types of rule violations and punishments. Jungler Xiang “Condi” Ren-Jie is at the center of this controversy with an 18 month ban, but a substitute player and two members of […]
After months of ignoring the AUG meta, FaZe Niko has finally gotten on board. When Valve reduced the AUG price, many teams were quick to get on board. Top teams like Team Liquid and Astralis jumped on the bandwagon, leaving the M4A4 behind in favor of the scoped weapon that allowed them to hold tighter […]
Following their high-speed burnout at the StarLadder Berlin Americas Minor, RushB Media is reporting that Cloud9 is looking to make major changes. According to a report from RushB Media, the North American organization Cloud9 have benched Daniel “vice” Kim and IGL Maikil “Golden” Selim from the team. The report also states that C9 is looking […]
Match of the Week Tribe vs. Immortals King of the Hill is an exciting back and forth set with Jmonte kicking things off with a surprising win versus thegod_rf. Royal exacts revenge for his teammate with his Golem deck. B-rad takes the stage for Tribe and as expected, brings a Miner deck. This becomes one […]
Dota 2 team OG takes action against Sébastien “7ckngMad” Debs, also known as Ceb. What Happened Just a couple of weeks ago, Ceb, one of the star players of the current TI champion OG, had quite the outburst out in a competitive game. His actions had a wide effect on the professional scene. In fact, […]
A report from Dexerto’s Jarek “DeKay” Lewis reveals that AdreN’ Kystaubayev, Abay ‘Hobbit’ Khassenov and Rustem ‘mou’ Telepov may reunite to create a new Counterstrike: Global Offensive team. Reports from Counterstrike insider Jarek “DeKay” Lewis have revealed that former Gambit team members AdreN’ Kystaubayev, Abay ‘Hobbit’ Khassenov and Rustem ‘mou’ Telepov are attempting to create […]
The BLAST Pro Series Los Angeles invites are finally over with the addition of Australian Counterstrike: Global Offensive team Renegades. RFRSH has announced the final team that will attend BLAST Pro Series Los Angeles. Renegades is the final team to round out the invite list as they join North American team NRG on the roster […]
The upcoming EPICENTER Major adds German tech company SAP as a sponsor ahead of the tournament. EPICENTER has added German IT company SAP as a sponsor ahead of their upcoming Dota 2 Major tournament. It marks the first time in EPICENTER’s history that they have had a technology company sponsor. SAP specializes in collecting in-game […]
ESTNN breaks down the meta at the StarLadder ImbaTV Kiev Minor. The StarLadder ImbaTV Kiev Minor was the last Minor for this amazing DPC season. Ninjas in Pyjamas are the big winners yet again after an amazing Grand Final against the other European team in the tournament – Alliance. If you missed any of the […]
Frankly, the champions were never truly tested. On their march to victory, 100 Thieves lost all of four maps the entire tournament. Their closest matches, against OpTic Gaming and Gen. G, they closed out in hotly-contested map fours. They were never taken to a final map five. Some MVP Controversy Austin “Slasher” Liddecoat ultimately took […]
OpTic Gaming vs Team Liquid Team Liquid (“TL”) started off the day with a necessary win over OpTic Gaming (“OPT”). Because TL showed some weakness, there were doubts they could beat OPT, but TL silenced them. Xmithie killed Big in a bottom lane gank for First Blood, giving his superstar bottom lane duo a decent […]
The last Minor of this years DPC season is now a wrap. We said goodbye to Team Sirius and Alliance, Ninjas in Pyjamas shut them both down to take out first place at the StarLadder ImbaTV Kiev Minor. Ninjas in Pyjamas vs. Team Sirius Our lower bracket final saw China’s Team Sirius battle it out […]
Roster locks have always been a problem in esports, but time and time again they seem to get in the way more often than not. Earlier this week, NRG Esports Counterstrike: Global Offensive team benched Damian “daps” Steele. In his place, the organization signed Canadian IGL Peter “stanislaw” Jarguz as his replacement. All seemed right […]
ESTNN’s Phillip Miner takes a look at a recent trend in gaming – the lack of new Arena FPS games. First-person shooters (FPSs) are undoubtedly a popular game genre, in both esports and beyond. Within esports, the dominant FPS games are Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and the Call of Duty franchise. Apex Legends also takes place […]
Team Liquid vs FlyQuest Team Liquid (“TL”) kicked off the day with a good win over FlyQuest (“FLY”). They appeared to be back on form, calmly coming back after a rough early game. Jensen bore the brunt of this, getting ganked by Santorin and then tower dove shortly after, dying both times. But after this, […]
After a thrilling group stage which finished yesterday, it’s time to focus on the Playoffs. Unlike the group stage, the playoffs are only two days. This means that tomorrow we will know the name of the winner and the runners up. Those teams will get the slot for the last Major of this DPC season […]
Excel vs Splyce Splyce kicked off the day with a fairly dominant win against Excel. Their win was very clean and came from great capitalization on Excel aggression. At only five minutes, Excel tried to three-man dive the top lane, but Viziscasci and Xerxe turned around the 2v3 to get two kills. From here Splyce […]
Misfits vs Excel Misfits came out swinging against Excel in the first game of the day. Kirei substituted in for Maxlore on the Misfits’ lineup and absolutely dominated his opponents. Because of a botched XL invade at level one, Kirei was gifted First Blood and a massive lead. From here, he killed Caedrel again, took […]
Today was the final day of the group stages at the StarLadder ImbaTV Kiev Minor. We saw four of our eight teams eliminated, with Winstrike Team and CompLexity our first two teams eliminated, followed by Mineski and a surprise departure from EHOME. Mineski vs. Ninjas in Pyjamas Our first series of the day saw Mineski […]
Dreamhack has announced a partnership with Akamai Technologies to raise awareness of hacking and data theft in the esports space. In an official press release from the organization, tournament organizer Dreamhack revealed a partnership today with Akamai Technologies in order to highlight the dangers that hackers pose to esports data security. The partnership includes Dreamhack […]
According to a press release from the organization, Russian frozen foods brand Goryachaya Shutcka will sponsor the EPICENTER Major. In a press release this morning, EPICENTER named Goryachaya Shutcka an official partner of the upcoming EPICENTER Major. The brand, translated “Hot Stuff,” will host several online events for both online viewers and fans that attend […]
Respawn has responded to player feedback and decided to nerf the recently increased Circle Damage in the Apex Elite Queue. In a tweet last night, Respawn Entertainment revealed that they are nerfing the Circle Damage in the Apex Elite Queue, Apex Legend’s ultra-competitive mode. Legends, around 4pm PST today, circle damage in Elite Queue will […]
Dota Underlords is Valve’s version of Auto Chess, the most popular arcade game ever in Dota 2. It’s a standalone title that starts today and is available to play right now. However, to do so, you need own The International 2019 Battle Pass. That’s because the game itself is currently in a closed beta. Welcome […]
The last Minor of this DPC season started yesterday in the capital city of Ukraine. Since there will be no other Minor events until TI, this one is essential for those teams who have not yet secured their direct TI invite. After all, the top two teams here will be getting a direct invite for […]
ESTNN’s Ashwin Palepu breaks down CWL Anaheim before the event starts on Friday, June 14th. CWL’s final city-based LAN event of the Black Ops 4 season has at last arrived. CWL Anaheim has served as one of Call of Duty’s most entertaining tournaments since its inception over 8 years ago. Its legendary atmosphere is an […]
Riot Games announced today that Alienware will be the presenting sponsor for 2019’s iteration of Rift Rivals which will see teams from North America and Europe duke it out for the top spot. In an official press release, Riot Games has revealed that Alienware will be the presenting sponsor of Rift Rivals 2019. Alienware is […]
ESTNN’s Malik Shelp gives his thoughts on the 2-2-2 role lock. At the end of Stage 2, the Vancouver Titans suffered their biggest defeat yet when the San Fransisco Shock took them down in a six-map Stage Finals bout. While the “Golden Stage” SF Shock were busy fighting against the undefeated Titans, however, another very […]
A Twitter post by Netflix’s @NXOnNetflix, their official account regarding science fiction and fantasy shows on the service, teased a collaboration with Fortnite developers, Epic Games. According to a tweet from Netflix, fans of Stranger Things can expect some sort of crossover with an Epic Games property to coincide with the release of the show’s […]
Joshua “jdm” Marzano revealed on Twitter that his contract with Envy’s Counterstrike: Global Offensive team expires at the end of June. North American AWPer Joshua “jdm” Marzano announced on Twitter today that he would become a free agent on July 1st, marking his time with Team Envy over. The former Liquid AWPer posted the announcement […]
The last Minor of this years DPC season kicked off today, hosted in Kiev’s Cybersport Arena. For many teams, this event will be their last chance to qualify for TI. So, as expected the competition was fierce. Our teams have been split into two groups for the seeding phase of the tournament, with our first […]
Treyarch is bringing Contracts to Black Ops 4. Treyarch announced today, through an official Black Ops 4 Reddit post, that they will be adding in-game challenges, known as Contracts, to the Black Ops 4. The developer will release Contractsinto the live game live in “late June,” according to the announcement. Treyarch further elaborates that they […]
ESTNN’s Video Editor, Malik Shelp, addresses some issues he’s seen with the divisions in the professional Overwatch League. The Overwatch All Stars event ended a few weeks ago, and we got two sick new skins for Lucio and Mercy out of it. That said, the All-Stars event got me thinking. Why is it that we […]
100 Thieves have announced that Max “Soligo” Soong and Bae “Bang” Jun-sik will play on the Academy team for their match against Golden Guardians Academy. The move was announced on their Twitter page today and is leaving fans with a number of concerns. Because of a 0-4 start in the opening weeks of the LCS, […]
ESTNN’s Cole Ricke takes you through all the teams in the Overwatch League in this week’s Power Rankings. Welcome to ESTNN’s Overwatch League Power Rankings for Week 2 of Stage 3. We’ve gotten to see the teams in actions, and we’re ready to release our Power Rankings! A new stage means a new patch, a […]
Team Liquid has announced that they will be benching long time mid player, Lasse ‘Matumbaman’ Urpalainen. Just 10 days before the next Major DPC event. Liquid said the decision was a mutual one and made with the best interest of both Matumbaman’s future and the team in mind. The 24-year old from Finland has been […]
It looks like OpTic Gaming’s Counterstrike team might be under a little more pressure than normal. In today’s match between OpTic Gaming and Sprout.gg, something weird happened. When Kristian “k0nfig” Wienecke of OpTic Gaming disconnected from the server a few seconds into the round, his team immediately attempted to call a pause and reload. Unfortunately for […]
It looks like one CSGO team is enough for the Immortals Gaming Club, but the OpTic brand will live on in Call of Duty. Immortals Gaming Club announced today that they will sell off OpTic’s Counterstrike: Global Offensive team after its acquisition of Infinite Entertainment earlier last week. Immortals already has a presence in Counterstrike […]
League of Legends newest champion, the solo-lane assassin Qiyana, is now live on the PBE. Riot released Qiyana on the Public Beta Environment today, meaning that players can now get their hands on League of Legends’ newest champion. Qiyana’s PBE release comes with some interesting mechanics for the character, as the champion can channel energy […]
The road to the StarLadder Berlin Minor starts today for the sixteen teams participating in the Americas Minor. Starting today, June 12th, and running until the 14th, the Americas Minor features 16 teams who will duke it out for the six spots available for their region. The format is simple; a best-of-three, double elimination bracket. […]
League of Legends’ Summer Splits are well underway all around the world! The West is still riding high from their performances at the Mid Season Invitational, while Eastern teams are no doubt training to reclaim their glory. The MSI meta isn’t totally gone, as champions like Ryze, Sylas and Jayce continue to be top tier […]
NRG Esports made moves today, benching Damian “daps” Steele and signing Peter “stanislaw” Jarguz in his place. NRG’s Counterstrike: Global Offensive outfit made a switch today, benching Damian “daps” Steele and adding Peter “stanislaw” Jarguz to the squad’s active roster. Welcome @peterjarguz to the #NRGCSGO squad! Stanislaw will debut tomorrow in the Americas Minor NA […]
Apex Legends’ Lead Developer, Drew McCoy, revealed that the game will receive a fully fleshed-out stats page for the upcoming Season 2. After the large Season 2 Reveal at E3 this weekend, Drew McCoy, Apex Legends’ Lead Developer, took to Reddit to tell the community that, in all the craziness, he might have forgotten something. […]
The world is in love with Auto Chess and all of it’s different forms. The phenomena started as a custom game for Dota 2. Slowly but steadily, it became the most popular arcade game in history with over 9 million active players. This lead to the introduction of a mobile version of the game, which […]