Here are the hottest heroes in professional Dota 2 right now. After a couple of days of intensive action, the third Minor of this DPC came to an end. Even though they were not among the heavy favorites, Team Aster absolutely ripped through the competition. In fact, they nearly finished the tournament without a loss. […]
Invictus Gaming are confirmed for ESL One Birmingham. Just one day after we learned that Evil Geniuses will be the third team to attend ESL One Birmingham, we now know the name of the fourth one as well. Invictus Gaming is one of the Chinese teams that changed its roster a lot. As a result, […]
ESL have just announced Evil Geniuses as the third team attending ESL One Birmingham 2020. Even though the Dota 2 world is currently watching the ongoing Minor, we have some news about a very interesting tournament. ESL One Birmingham 2020 is going to be one of the most anticipated none-DPC events of the year. Taking […]
MAD Lions have been unable to provide a full roster for the ESL One Rio European Minor closed qualifier this weekend. MAD Lions have dropped out of the ESL One Rio European Minor closed qualifier after failing to provide a full roster. Mixed European-American team Complexity will take their place in the online event, from […]
Epic Games made a massive decision that will affect controller players around the world. The collective mouse and keyboard community can rejoice together as Epic Games finally answered their relentless criticisms of controllers and aim assist. This story dates back many months and has made its rounds across almost every significant figure in Fortnite, both […]
EA announces the postponing of the Apex Legends Global Series Major One due to COVID-19 concerns. Electronic Arts (EA) and Respawn Entertainment has announced that they will delay the Apex Legends Global Series Major One due to the spread of COVID-19 / coronavirus. The publisher joins countless other major events and esports organizers on March […]
Will the Atlanta FaZe repeat in Los Angeles? With the Los Angeles homestand approaching, we thought we’d take a look at the field of competitors and see if any team has a shot at upsetting the flourishing FaZe team. Eight teams will be in attendance at the Los Angeles homestand. The two home teams, OGLA […]
Coronavirus fears are sweeping the world, but aren’t stopping the Call of Duty League this weekend. Out of all the technical issues that the Call of Duty League has been having lately, who would have guessed that a globe-expanding disease would become its next problem. https://twitter.com/CODLeague/status/1234524235655086080 Health Regulations The esports world is flooded with Coronavirus […]
Time to take a break from the carnage for a little friend. Players of Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare are getting perhaps the most tonally jarring cosmetic option in the history of shooting games with the introduction of the “Tomogunchi,” a parody of the iconic Japanese digital pet watches launched back in 1996. https://twitter.com/CallofDuty/status/1234921658370031618 […]
TwitchCon Amsterdam will not be going ahead amid fears of the spread of Covid-19. Twitch has announced they’ll be cancelling their next event, TwitchCon Amsterdam, due to the fears surrounding coronavirus. The virus continues to cause problems at sporting events and gatherings across the globe; with TwitchCon Amsterdam the latest event cancelled. “…We’ve made the […]
Meet the most promising support players in the Overwatch League, with a brief preview of their career and this season’s expectations. The Overwatch League has started over a month ago, offering us incredible plays and hours of entertainment. Who are the most promising support players of this season? Meet the Top 5 Support Players in […]
The Call of Duty Endowment has truly been a force of positivity to former and current American servicemen and women. In 2019, the Call of Duty Endowment placed more than 11,000 veterans into high-quality jobs. It also raised funding to place 16,000 more. Thanks to your generous support in 2019, the Call of Duty Endowment […]
Rocket League is the latest esport to have plans affected by the coronavirus. Psyonix, developer of Rocket League has announced that due to the increasing issues with coronavirus (COVID-19) they’ll be canceling the upcoming Rocket League Season 9 World Championship live event in April 24-26 in Dallas, Texas. Psyonix has confirmed that fans will be […]
Our beloved zombies are leaving Call of Duty: Mobile. If you’re a fan of Call of Duty: Mobile’s zombies mode, gamer boys and girls, do we have some terrible news for you. Because at the end of March, the 25th to be exact, the game’s next update as well of the developer of the iOS […]
The next major installment in esports entertainment facilities is coming to Berlin, and it’s called LVL. VERITAS Entertainment has announced today that they will be building a new state of the art esports and gaming entertainment venue that is designed with gamers in mind and competition at the heart. This new venue includes its own […]
Shayene Victorio, aka “shAy,” made quite a name for herself in the Professional Brazilian Counter-Strike circuit. However, that building reputation is currently in a massive amount of flux. Reports have come forward, originally dropping on ESPN, that the former Brazilian pro has been issued a devastatingly harsh 116-year prison sentence in the wake of fraud […]
Here are the last three teams that will be taking part in this event. Yesterday we announced the first three teams invited to this event, now we know the names of the rest. Even though they are not as flashy as the other ones, we can definitely expect this to be a very interesting tournament. […]
Another prominent esports organization saw a mass exodus of Fortnite players this week. Lazarus Esports lost its entire Fortnite roster today according to multiple tweets from former roster members. Duo Fortnite World Cup runner-ups Jaden “Wolfiez” Ashman and Dave “Rojo” Wong were amongst the players who announced their departure from the Canada-based organization. The other […]
Here is the talent list that everyone is looking forward to. We are just one day away from the beginning of the third Minor for this DPC. Taking place in the capital city of Ukraine, the StarLadder ImbaTV Season 3 will bring together some of the best teams in the world. Although it’s not a […]
Team Liquid has signed ADC Richard Samuel “Rikara” Oh to their Academy roster while Edward “Tactical” Ra will remain their LCS starting ADC. Doublelift will remain on the bench. Rikara, most recently played for Clutch Gaming Academy; before the team’s rebranding to Dignitas Academy in the offseason. And he’s been a free agent since, also […]
Boston Uprising have just announced their replacement for Munchkin; Kobe “Halo” Hamand. A day after the surprise announcement of Sang-beom “Munchkin” Byeon leaving Boston Uprising, Kobe “Halo” Hamand joins the team. Boston Uprising didn’t stay with a 8-man roster for long. Following the departure of Sang-beom “Munchkin” Byeon from Boston Uprising, the team signs a […]
These are the first three teams announced that will be heading out to the event. Even though we are just one day away from the third Minor of this DPC, we already have important information about the next tournament. Dota Summit 12 will take place in just a couple of days, right after the Minor […]
Counter Logic Gaming decided to drop a former World Champion from their squad. CLG announced via Twitter today that Lee “Crown” Min-ho has left the organization. The news comes with little surprise, as Eugene “Pobelter” Park recently replaced him on stage. The tweet stated: “Today we are parting ways with @Crown. Thank you for your […]
Tired of seeing an endless amount of tweets, articles, and videos that fill you with hype for the latest of leaked COD material? Yeah, us too. There is a lot of anticipation for the next installment of Call of Duty. In fact, there is so much build-up it seems that even the substantial amount of […]
With the coronavirus outbreak death toll reaching epic heights around the world, DragonX general manager Choi Sang-In, as well as mid-laner Jeong “Chovy” Ji-hoon, have decided to step up the plate. Both of them donated over 10 million won (roughly $8,386) to the Community Chest of Korea. This is a nonprofit organization that helps the […]
Riot Korea suspend the the League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) indefinitely due to the continued fear over spread of COVID-19 in the region. The LCK has so far played out the Spring Split without an audience while neighboring league the League of Legends Pro League (LPL) had been put on hold. Recent news out […]
Sang-beom “Munchkin” Byeon, DPS player for Boston Uprising, decided to leave the team. He is joining Lucky Future to compete in Overwatch Contenders: Korea. The Overwatch League started only a month ago, and Boston Uprising have already signed the first roster move of the season. Sang-beom “Munchkin” Byeon, the third DPS player of the team […]
Esports Mogul Limited has just announced that their gaming company will partner for the first time with Microsoft on tournament support for Age of Empires II Definitive Edition. Under this partnership, both Mogul and Microsoft will begin to launch a new kind of AoE II DE Branded Hub. Plus, it will launch a 12-month long […]
T1 have just announced their final roster including new Head Coach Byonghoon “cCarter” Choi. Back in August last year, we announced that T1 were finally dipping their toes into the DPC. Planning to form a roster around South-Korean star player Lee “Forev” Sang-don. The team competed in a few non DPC events, including the VKGAME […]
Fortnite Competitive broke their silence and explained the hold-up. It’s without question that competitive Fortnite has been in a strange state since the Chapter 2 Season 1 Fortnite Champion Series ended. Epic Games has remained entirely silent regarding the competitive future of the famous Battle Royale. Three third-party LAN tournaments occurred within Chapter 2 Season […]
Call of Duty players, get ready for your mobile dreams to come true. The fourth season of Call of Duty: Mobile has just been released. But unlike the other seasons that came before it, a shiny new Battle Pass has been thrown into the mix. This pass is geared towards seasonal St. Patrick’s day themed […]
The Overwatch League battles took place in Houston, Texas this past weekend for the Outlaws’ first homestand. Between the multiple five map series, the Atlanta Reign was hot and cold during the weekend, and the Outlaws got their first win of the season. High The Houston Outlaws got their first win of the 2020 season […]
Jason Blundell, one of the original famed creators of Call of Duty’s insanely popular zombies mode, has decided to leave Treyarch after 13 years. In a public statement published this week on Twitter, Blundell said his time working on the beloved zombies franchise had been special. Then he thanked the entire zombies community for helping […]
Here is a look at the Valorant system requirements. With Riot Games’ new shooter just months away, it’s time to check out those PC system requirements. Thankfully it’s going to be great news for the vast majority of people as Valorant looks set to run in some form on nearly any system. Valorant is going […]
Here is what we need to know about the upcoming Minor. We are just days away from the start of the third Minor for this DPC. Similar to all the previous ones, the StarLadder ImbaTV Minor will feature eight of the best teams in the world. They will go head to head for a prize […]
We take a detailed look at the characters and abilities we can expect to see when Valorant drops this summer. With Valorant set to drop in some form in Summer 2020, it’s going to be important to know as much info as possible before then. Below is our preview of the eight characters and their […]
Everything we know so far about Riot’s new shooter, Valorant. Valorant, previously known as Project A is fast approaching. With people all over esports and gaming hyped for the next game from Riot Games we’ve compiled all the info both official and rumor that we have on the project thus far. The game is a […]
Blizzard held the first hero pool draw of the Season, banning Reinhardt, Moira, McCree and Widowmaker for a week. Last month, Blizzard announced in a new developer update the arrival of the “Hero Pool”, a new feature allowing to create a rotation of heroes every week for competitive games. Jeff Kaplan, Overwatch director, said the […]
Viewer numbers for IEM Katowice show great promise for CS:GO. With the constant growth of average and peak CS:GO players counts, it’s clear the game has been gaining popularity. But this popularity is increasing in the streams of esports events too. This proved true during the grand final of IEM Katowice, where Natus Vincere took […]
Natus Vincere put on a clinic in the IEM Katowice finals. Who could have expected such a pair in the grand-final of IEM Katowice? Astralis, Fnatic, Team Liquid, Evil Geniuses and many more contenders have stayed away from the competition. In the final match, Na`Vi swept G2 with 3-0 score and zero chances for the […]
Project A is coming from Riot Games sooner or later. We all know the game isn’t staying called Project A and we might finally know the identity of the game thanks to a UK Trademark filling. Trademark “UK00003468347” filled on February 20th, 2020 by Riot Games, Inc for “VALORANT”. The same owner is also marked […]
We check out what’s happening with Valve’s answer to Auto Chess. If you’ve followed the gaming scene in the last year, you probably remember the huge “boom” of autobattlers. Ever since Drodo studios released Dota 2 Auto Chess as a custom map, the world went crazy for it. Fast-forward a couple of months, and Valve, […]
Team Liquid’s struggles keep getting worse. Team Liquid announced via Twitter today that Peter “Doublelift” Yiliang Peng will not compete in the LCS on Saturday. His absence is due to illness, not their season’s results thus far. Replacing him will be Edward “Tactical” Ra, who has apparently played with the team the past three days. […]
Swag will focus on Project A instead. Braxton “swag” Pierce announced his decision to quit competitive CS:GO on Twitter today. He stated that he will instead focus on conquering Project A, the unreleased FPS currently being developed by Riot Games. The 23-year-old’s CS:GO career was cut short in 2015 as he and three other members […]
The open qualifier dates for the fourth Major have been announced. Despite the fact that we haven’t even seen the Los Angeles Major yet (which is going to be the third Major of this DPC), we already have important information about the Major that will take place afterward – EPICENTER. Unless something drastically changes, this […]
We chat with two-time DreamHack finalist, Christian “Fray” Hennig about everything from competing to where he sees Fortnite headed. Christian “Fray” Hennig is one of a select few professional Fortnite players who competed at both DreamHack Winter and DreamHack Anaheim. Competing out of Germany and the EU region, his career dates back to early 2019, […]
The LPL announced it will be returning this March. Back in January, the League of Legends Pro League (LPL) made the tough call to put the league on indefinite hold due to the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak in China. A month later the LPL has confirmed that the LPL will return on March 9th. The English […]
After the controversial decision, one of the biggest CIS superstars is back. You might remember we reported on a very interesting controversy a couple of weeks ago. Danik “gpk” Skutin, considered to be one of the best CIS players right now, was benched from Gambit after he decided not to participate in the team’s bootcamp. […]
The Call of Duty League standings are shaping up in many ways in Week Three. 1 & 2: Atlanta FaZe, Chicago Huntsmen Three weeks in, it is clear that the Atlanta FaZe and the Chicago Huntsmen are the teams to beat. Any time one of these two teams is in attendance, they will be the […]
In what is becoming a weekly occurrence in esports now, the coronavirus outbreak has caused IEM to play the Katowice playoffs without an audience. The news comes from the Silesia Governor’s concern amid the outbreak, which as yet has no reported cases in Poland. The news comes just days after Katowice city and ESL spokespeople […]
The Overwatch League is going into its fourth weekend of matches and a solid meta is being repeatedly used at the highest levels of play. Malik is going to run down the heroes in the meta, the combos and synergy they have together, along with analyzing a few Overwatch League matches. the heroes Reinhardt Reinhardt […]
Here are the groups for the third Minor of the 2019-2020 DPC. Slowly but steadily, the Dota 2 community is preparing for the third Minor of the year. The StarLadder ImbaTV Minor will start on the fifth of March, which means that we are just a few days away from the action. As you know, […]
One of esports’ biggest organizations, T1, has just announced that they have signed Smash player Leonardo “MkLeo” Lopez Perez. He is among the best SSB players of all time and is looking to further his legacy with the legendary organization. He will join with Jason “Anti” Bates as T1’s second Super Smash Bros. player. Most […]
Meet the new lineup blasting into TFT in Set 3. Riot Games has teased and now released more information about set 3 for TFT, titled Galaxies. During the first week of March, Riot Games will release more information on the third set. This is an example of how Riot games have learned from previous sets […]
Projecting the immediate future of competitive Fortnite. Competitive Fortnite is objectively one of the more exciting esports to watch. Although many feel that Fortnite gears itself toward a younger demographic, there’s no doubting the talent involved. Players continue to perfect rotations, load outs and adapt their play style to each passing season. One of the […]
We take a deep look at the 3-2-1 composition, and what it means to competitive Overwatch. Over the last few days, Overwatch developers spoke about adding an experimental card to try out a team composition of 3 DPS, 2 supports, and 1 tank. Since then, rumors have been spreading about its impact on live Overwatch […]
We just got some very important information about the next DPC. Even though Dota 2 is one of the biggest esports in the world, Valve has been criticized a lot for their actions toward the tier 2 and tier 3 Dota 2 scene. In fact, they hadn’t done much of anything in this regard. However, […]
Players have until March 9 to win the legendary Ashe Mardi Gras skin, as well as exclusive sprays and player icons. Mardi Gras is coming to Overwatch! To celebrate the festive day, Ashe and her faithful butler B.O.B get a new legendary skin. They dress up for the occasion in green, purple, and white, with […]
Project A is coming from Riot Games sooner or later. We all know the game isn’t staying called Project A and we might finally know the identity of the game thanks to a UK Trademark filling. Trademark “UK00003468347” filled on February 20th, 2020 by Riot Games, Inc for “VALORANT”. The same owner is also marked […]
After having just one team from SEA before, this time, the ONE Esports tournament will have two of them. December of 2019 was an awesome month for the Dota 2 fans. First, we got to see one of the biggest non-DPC tournaments in the last couple of years, the Dota 2 World Pro Invitational. Twelve […]
The North American team is back with a full roster yet again. Just a few days after we’ve reported that Jacky “EternaLEnVy” Mao and Jinguin “Sneyking” Wu suddenly decided to leave Fighting PandaS, the NA team already found players who will take their places. Those two players are Maurice “KheZu” Gutmann and Oliver “Skiter” Lepko. […]
A heartwarming story came from an unexpected place, with seven-year-old Simone Lim winning the Junior Championship division at the Pokemon Oceania International Championships. This monumental occasion proves that esports has no age limit, watching a young and talented trainer predict the moves of her opposition and get the win. Lim is an underdog from Singapore, […]
Let’s take a look at some of the most popular picks in this event. Despite not being in the 2019-2020 DPC, WePlay!’s last tournament from the Tug of War series gathered some of the best teams in the world. We witnessed five amazing days of high-quality Dota 2 series, which ended yesterday. Even though Nigma […]
Gen.G have taken home the top spot at DreamHack Anaheim, in an impressive undefeated run. Gen.G’s new Counter-Strike roster has won their debut LAN tournament without dropping a single map. The North American squad took down Furia in the Grand Final, clean-sweeping the Brazilian side to maintain their perfect record. This victory earns Gen.G the […]
MrSavage claimed victory at the DreamHack Anaheim Fortnite Open. Nearly 1,200 Fortnite players competed over three days at the DreamHack Anaheim Fortnite Open. Competitors from all across the globe made the journey to the Anaheim Convention Center to test their skills in a bring your own computer (BYOC) tournament. DreamHack implemented a simple format and […]
NRG signed NA East standout and controller specialist, Unknown. In the past two weeks, NRG and their Fortnite roster have been on a rollercoaster ride of sorts. The recent loss of Martin “MrSavage” Andersen shocked the competitive community. He spent well over a year with the organization and decided to explore free agency. Despite this, […]
The Call of Duty League is known for delivering close matches, and with this Minnesota vs Paris match up, there was nothing but anticipation from a packed crowd of fans. Round 1 The first round of Hardpoint was a strong start out of the gate for Minnesota. With so many Paris players in the middle […]
Zeus has been given the honor of carrying on a CS:GO tradition. The tradition of Counter-strike personalities participating in the IEM Katowice opening ceremony will live on. This year, ex-Natus Vincere captain and in-game leader, Danylo “Zeus” Teslenko will carry the tradition of bringing the champion’s trophy to the stage. Zeus was named as the […]
Despite some strong performances at the start of this season, EE and Sneyking have left Fighting Pandas. There are many players in Dota 2 that are often associated with some type of controversy. Having said that, if there is one name that stands out, it has to be the infamous Jacky “EternaLEnVy” Mao. The Canadian […]
Only 100 players remain after two intense days of competition at the DreamHack Anaheim Fortnite Open. Day two of DreamHack Anaheim is in the books, and what transpired, many could not have predicted. Day one of the tournament produced the first 200 players who would play in the semifinals. The second day of DreamHack Anaheim […]
Get ready for the epic return of King’s Canyon. The developers at Respawn Entertainment surprised players this week with an announcement that the original Kings Canyon would be returning for a limited time. This map was immensely popular among the community and its return has been highly requested. Respawn has grown a reputation for implementing […]
Ghost Gaming loses two more players. The year 2020 has been an odd one for Ghost Gaming players thus far. Just last month, Snood, Kayuun and Thwifo all left Ghost Gaming presumably due to expiring contracts. Since that time, the veteran Fortnite organization has not signed a single new player to their roster. Earlier today, controller […]
With a home-field advantage for the Atlanta FaZe, fan-favorite Optic Gaming LA had a lot to live up to, especially with a boisterous screaming crowd chanting behind them. Round 1 Atlanta started strong right at the get-go, locking in a ten-point lead against Los Angeles early on in the Hardpoint round. That lead grew to […]
The Toronto Ultra Chicago Huntsmen match was the most anticipated series of the Call of Duty League that day. But how did the rivalry playout? Round 1 The match stayed between a twenty point difference for most of the first round of Hardpoint, with Methodz racking up kills left and right for the leading Toronto […]
With esports anticipation at an all-time high, the Florida Mutineers and London Royal Ravens match started off with a technical difficulties delay. But once the game started, there was no going back. Florida maintained a more than twenty point lead right out of the gate, but the Royal Ravens bounced back in the blink of […]
With the Atlanta crowd cheering as loud as possible, the first competitive Call of Duty game of the day between the Minnesota Rokkr and the Paris Legion was on track to be the biggest yet. If only it stayed that way. Round One The first round of the match was a standard game of Hardpoint, […]
DreamHack Anaheim is underway, and heat one produced the first 200 semifinalists. Fortnite players flooded the Anaheim Convention Center for day one of the DreamHack Anaheim Fortnite Open. Nearly 1,200 competitors from all across the globe put their skills to the test. Although DreamHack did not provide an official stream, many players broadcasted their gameplay […]
In a first for ESTNN, we’ve aggregated all of the esports business news from the past week so you can stay up to date on the other side of the industry. This week’s news ranges from Faker being a part owner in T1 to ESL establishing a new league format and partnerships. NACE partners with […]
It’s been nearly ten months since Dota Underlords was first introduced. After hopping on the “auto battlers hype train”, the game became extremely popular and even surpassed Dota 2 in terms of players. However, as time went on, the hype for the game has died down. As a result, the game lost over 90% of […]
100 Thieves has signed yet another outstanding young Fortnite player. 100 Thieves is on quite a roll nowadays with their competitive Fortnite approach. Yesterday, they signed Norway’s Martin “MrSavage” Andersen to their roster in an unprecedented move. As their Fortnite endeavor continues, Matthew “Nadeshot” Haag and company have added yet another talented player to their extensive […]
Winstrike have done it again. The CIS Dota 2 scene is surrounded by drama for the last month or so. During that time, teams such as Virtus.Pro, Natus Vince and Gambit Esports, all had their issues. However, now that they’ve all settled down, one new team from this region is on the rise and that’s […]
The legendary Swedish esports organization Ninjas in Pyjamas (NiP) is looking to come back to League of Legends (again), according to NiP COO Jonas Gundersen. Speaking on Twitter, Jonas said: “We’re exploring an entry into League of Legends with NiP, and I am looking for the most passionate & hungry Head Coach prospect, to help […]
The second week of the Overwatch League was hosted by the Philadelphia Fusion, and it brought a Jae-hyeok “Carpe” Lee and Corey “Corey” Nigra filled highlight reel. The weekend’s matches showed us what players are capable of after the off-season, but more than that we got to see which teams have potential, and which may hold the bottom half […]
Let’s take a look at the career of this awesome player. Dota 2 has many legendary professional players that are just a joy to watch. Some of them are not as good as they used to be, whereas others are still among the best. Needless to say, Syed Sumail “SumaiL” Hassan is definitely from the […]
MrSavage found himself a new home with one of esports’ most prominent organizations. It’s been an unpredictable couple of weeks for Martin “MrSavage” Foss Andersen. The talented young Norweigan professional Fortnite player recently parted ways with NRG after spending well over a year with the organization. This departure came seemingly out of nowhere for MrSavage, […]
European Fortnite players are invading the DreamHack Anaheim Fortnite Open looking to earn another victory. DreamHack Anaheim kicks off just one day from now. Many of the world’s best Fortnite players are making their journey to the Golden State aspirations of winning the $30K USD grand prize. Well-known players from NA East and NA West […]
World Cup Champion Nyhrox has joined M10 Esports. The Fortnite World Cup crowned three of the first-ever world champions in the ultra-popular Battle Royale title. One of the three players was Norway’s own Emil “nyhrox” Bergquist Pedersen. Along with former duo partner and organizational teammate, David “aqua” Wang, the dynamic duo bested 49 outstanding teams […]
After a tough start to the LCS, picking up just one win in eight matches, CLG has decided to make a roster change in the form of Eugene “Pobelter” Park. Pobelter will replace the current CLG mid laner and former World Champion Lee “Crown” Min-ho. While things have not gone as expected for Crown, especially […]
Nicecactus has closed the deal on its acquisition of Glory4Gamers. Video game team management platform, Nicecactus, has announced its latest esports acquisition: online tournament platform Glory4Gamers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oZMA1FcAsU The deal is to engage Nicecactus’ ability to reach users on a further international level. It takes elements of both their workforces and compiling them into an “efficient” […]
OG becomes the first directly invited team to ESL’s upcoming event Despite being roughly three months away, ESL One Birmingham 2020 already has news about one of the teams that will be playing there. As everyone anticipated, it’s OG, the two-time TI winners. They took part in the first edition of ESL One Birmingham, where […]
Twitch Rivals Apex Legends set to show off season 4 fun before getting serious with Online Tournament Two in a week’s time. With the Apex Legends Global Series in full swing, Twitch Rivals is offering a slightly more relaxed stream. Twitch Rivals Apex Legends returns to our screens on February 21st. The event will have […]
Players from the NA West competitive Fortnite region are defending their territory this weekend in Anaheim, California. Despite NA East and Europe stealing most of the attention, NA West features some outstanding players who will compete at DreamHack Anaheim. The collective Fortnite community agrees that NA West players run the best solo scrims across all […]
The ESL SEA Championship is set to start in just a couple of days, here’s everything you need to know. Despite the fact that there are many amazing Dota 2 tournaments, Valve are often criticized because they don’t pay enough attention to the tier two scene. While we might see some changes in the future, […]
Overwatch and Diablo are getting TV adaptations. Thanks to the Linkedin profile of Nick van Dyk, co-president of Activision, Blizzard Studios has revealed we’ll be getting Netflix series’ for Overwatch and Diablo. We currently have no official news on the style of the show. Although, van Dyk’s profile does suggest the Diablo series will be […]
ESL reveals which teams will compete in Pro League’s eleventh season. ESL has released the official list of teams competing in the upcoming eleventh season of the CS:GO Pro League. The League will feature 24 total teams, 22 of which currently sit in the top 30 of the HLTV.org World Rankings. Thirteen of the League’s […]
The Atlanta FaZe has released the schedule for their first-ever home series. With expectations at an all-time high, the COD League starts up again this weekend in Atlanta, Georgia. See you in Atlanta in four days @CODLeague.#EZAF pic.twitter.com/8QY1O7v18O — Atlanta FaZe (@ATLFaZe) February 18, 2020 The Atlanta FaZe Twitter account went on to confirm that […]
Parpy is on the hunt for a new organization after his removal from Raised by Kings. Raised by Kings removed Abdullah “Parpy” Khudeish unexpectedly from their Fortnite roster, according to a series of Tweets. After only two months with the organization, Parpy announced that he was “Kicked from RBK,” and that more details would follow […]
We breakdown everything you can expect from WePlay!’s upcoming tournament. Despite the fact that it’s not included in the 2019-2020 DPC, this tournament will bring together eight of the best teams in the world. Starting tomorrow (19th of February), all eight participants will be battle against each other for the lion’s share of the $300K […]
Vaevictis have just been dropped from the LCL due to an “unacceptable level of competitiveness” when compared to other teams. When they formed, Vaevictis became the only all-female roster in a major League of Legends region. The team won’t continue to play in the 2020 League Continental League (LCL) Spring Split due to an “unacceptable […]
Iconic LoL player Faker has become a part-owner of his team, T1. Just today, T1 Entertainment and Sports announced legendary League of Legends player Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok has taken part ownership of the company. Along with this is a three-year contract for Faker to stay on T1’s LoL team. As a part of the deal, […]
A new rumor about Call of Duty: Warzone is making the rounds. What? Huh? How in the what huh? Yep… this is the point we are at people. As rumors of Activision/Blizzard’s next Call of Duty incarnation continue to circulate, this update is, allegedly, dropping in less than just a month. RUMOR: Call of Duty: […]
A deep dive into the list of players attending DreamHack Anaheim from the NA East region. DreamHack Anaheim is shaping up to be a LAN tournament for the ages in competitive Fortnite. It will feature players across multiple competitive regions. The amount of talent from the NA East region alone could make for an outstanding […]
OpTic Gaming’s Dashy is getting some well-deserved recognition for his sniper skills. So many things are happening this week in the world of Call of Duty. From “are they really true” reports of a brand new Battle Royale mode, to the prior announcement that there will be an entirely new Modern Warfare game by the […]
A number of Cal of Duty pros sat down for an interview to discuss some not-so-great CDL logos. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare has been doing terrifically in the streaming service market. Fans from across the globe have been tuning in to check out their favorite teams fight to the virtual death. And, with that […]
We finally know the name of the last team that will attend this tournament. After we’ve heard the bad news about Na’Vi and RNGU not going to the event, it’s time for something positive. Today, WePlay! announced the last team that will be joining the rest: Virtus.Pro. Virtus.Pro is here The name of the last […]
Airwaks and Nikof are moving on from Solary in favor of another French organization. French organization, Solary, lost two of their mainstay Fortnite players yesterday. The organization announced that both Karim “Airwaks” Benghalia and Nicolas “Nikof” Frejavise have parted ways amidst contract renegotiations. Airwaks and Nikof respectively joined Solary back in May of 2018 and […]
After Na`Vi’s decision, another team has announced they won’t be attending the event. Yesterday, we shared the news that Natus`Vincere won’t be able to attend the WePlay! Tug of War: Mad Moon tournament due to their bootcamp for the upcoming Los Angeles Major. And it looks like they’re not the only ones pulling out. RNGU […]
The world’s best Fortnite players clashed in a $10K USD tournament funded by Epic Games. Practice Server pulled out all of the stops with the first-ever Elite Cup. This tournament featured the best of the best in the NA East, NA West and European competitive Fortnite regions. An impressive mix of players coupled with a […]
Changes are on the horizon for the next Call of Duty: Modern Warfare League event. After a shaky start, despite popularity over streaming, the Call of Duty League announced via Twitter this week a few new rule changes for future Modern Warfare events. CDL rules changes that will go into effect Monday, Feb 17: Search […]
A big name will be missing from the next WePlay! tournament. You probably remember WePlay!’s incredible Minor that took place a couple of weeks ago. It was by far one of the best all-round Minors we’ve ever seen. That’s why we weren’t surprised when we found out that it was also the most viewed Minor […]
Another esports organization has lost some key players amidst a competitive Fortnite drought. Competitive Fortnite is in flux and has been due to the lack of silence on the part of Epic Games. The year 2019 represented many milestones reached for the three-year-old Battle Royale title. However, the esports landscape for Fortnite is genuinely unknown […]
Earlier today, Winstrike revealed their mentor Dmitrii “hooch” Bogdanov, former professional player and event analyst, has joined the team to start a new phase in his Counter-Strike career. With the departure of Ivan “Johnta” Shevtsov in November of 2019, Winstrike had been playing without a coach for three months. Though they were without a coach […]
Call of Duty Pro KiLLa shed light on addictions that are common in esports. The Call of Duty League has enough issues as it is, so when Adam “KiLLa” Sloss sat down with The Washington Post this week, detailing the negatives of the esports scene, you can only imagine what the heads at Activision/Blizzard are […]
Practice Server has organized a solo tournament featuring some of Fortnite’s best. Since the conclusion of the Chapter 2 Season 1 Fortnite Champion Series, the competitive Fortnite landscape has been in relative silence. Ongoing tournaments have relegated themselves to Solo Cash Cups and Hype Nights. Fortnite developer, Epic Games, has yet to paint a clear […]
The Call of Duty League has just announced the details for the next amateur league. Other than a few abhorrent bug issues, audio distractions, and poorly-placed audience cuts, the Call of Duty League has been in high-flying tip top shape. But what about the amateur league? The next Call of Duty Challengers Toronto Ultra Open […]
We breakdown all the action from the first week of the OWL. The Overwatch League is finally here! This new season brings its share of changes with the introduction of homestand games and hero bans. To help you catch up with League, ESTNN sums up the most important news of the weekend and update its […]
BLAST Premier London is coming to an end, and if the competing teams are anything to go by Group C is set to be a wild ride. The last part of BLAST Premier’s Spring Series starts today. If we talk about groups B and A, it was easy to choose the favorite before the start […]
We take a look at five items we hope to see back in Fortnite on February 20th. Fortnite Chapter 2, Season 1, has had roughly four months to marinate and make a lasting impression. Fans the world over finally experienced Fortnite without constant changes to the map, weapons and items. Epic Games refrained from persistent […]
More details about the deal between Activision/Blizzard and YouTube have surfaced. The new Activision/Blizzard Esports media-rights deal with Youtube is valued at over $160M. This figure is projected over three years. That is a lot of moolah, and according to official correspondents briefed on the terms of this brand-spanking-new deal. This carefully-calculated partnership with Google […]