Two days after the second Major of the 19/20 DPC season is over, it’s time to take a step back and look at what happened. We got one week of the highest quality Dota games that were full of surprises. In the end, it was Team Secret that reigned supreme after an amazing Grand Final […]
The CIS powerhouse is back yet again, and this time, it looks good. HellRaisers used to be one of the strongest CIS teams back in the days. However, after a series of roster changes, the squad slowly faded away and this ultimately led to its disbanding. However, the organization was revived yet again in the […]
The first team in our deep dive OWL 2020 power rankings is Boston Uprising, we take a detailed look at the team and its roster ahead of the start of our new season. The new season of the Overwatch League is getting closer, so it is time to reveal our 2020 Power Rankings! Each article […]
Video games and nostalgia has become a common trend in the past few years, where many companies reinvent older consoles, often ending up in half-cooked cash grab gimmicks. Atari Interactive is taking a different approach, stepping out of the console market and into the hotel business. On Monday, January 27th, the company announced the planned […]
Today was the end of the opening week of LCS in 2020, but also the debut of Monday Night League! Two great matchups awaited us after Day One and Day Two delivered some other fantastic games, and with almost every team having new rosters, this split is sure to deliver countless more! Evil Geniuses vs […]
The last couple of days for OG have been a rollercoaster of emotions. After Anathan “ana” Pham announced that he was not going to take part in TI 10, Jesse “JerAx” Vainikka released a long statement where he basically says that he does not enjoy Dota 2 anymore and thus, he will be retiring from […]
Danil “Dendi” Ishutin is arguably the most famous Dota 2 play to ever play this game. He was once a part of the dream-team that Natus Vincere had during TI, TI 2, and TI 3. However, those days are long gone. After a couple of years battling between the tier one and two scenes, Dendi […]
We take a look at the most popular heroes in the Leipzig Major. Last week was awesome for every Dota 2 fan out there. We got to see DreamLeague Season 13, which was the second DPC Major for 2019-2020. After plenty of interesting series, it was Team Secret that lifted the trophy. Having said that, […]
Things were really heating up in our final day of competition at Leipzig, as our final three times duked it out to take the crown. Our final day of the DreamLeague Season 13 Major was a real treat, with the full eight games played across both our series. We also got to see some of […]
The game started off with a 33 – 0 lead in favor of Minnesota, but Toronto shot back within the first two minutes to make it a twenty point game. However, the Ultra started to crush it, with an almost one hundred point lead in Hardpoint. Toronto bounced back within a few minutes, making it […]
The first week of the LCS is well underway after a long offseason. Day One delivered fantastic games, so with four more games lined up for Day Two, it was bound to be another fantastic day of League of Legends! Team Dignitas vs Evil Geniuses The first match of the day kicked off with a […]
The Atlanta Faze took an early lead against the New York Subliners, with Simp and Priestahh using all their might in a strong offensive hold of Hardpoint. Atlanta ended up winning the match with a 250 – 211 lead over New York. This set the match at 1 – 0. https://twitter.com/CODLeague/status/1221562504330899456 Round two was simply […]
Some sad news from the League of Legends Pro League (LPL) with the League announcing that due to the Coronavirus outbreak in China the League will stay on a break past its 5th of February return date. The League was already on a break for the Lunar New Year. As of right now, the return […]
The Chicago Huntsmen started off strong against rival team OpTic Gaming LA, with Scump and Envoy bringing the heat offensively throughout the match. Envoy at one point came through with six kills in a row, bringing Chicago into a more than fifty point lead over Los Angeles. Chicago ended up winning the round of Hardpoint, […]
Some devastating news has occurred today, not only in the traditional sports scene, but in esports as well. NBA star Kobe Bryant, known as one of the best players in the modern NBA league, has died in a helicopter crash. The crash occurred outside Calabasas, California, and Kobe Bryant was among nine who died in […]
The Battle of Europe began with the Paris Legion taking a first-round win away from the London Royal Ravens. It was a fairly one-sided affair, with Paris maintaining the lead for most of the playtime. A round of Hardpoint ended with Paris player, Kismet, raging with joy, literally screaming at London, as the Legion took […]
BIG has taken home the DreamHack Open Leipzig CS:GO title after handily defeating Renegades in the best-of-three Grand Final. The German squad advanced to the Final after taking down Heroic, while their Australian opponents bested MAD Lions in the semi-finals. BIG’s home soil victory earns them the $50,000 grand prize and a spot in DreamHack […]
JerAx has just announced his retirement from the professional scene to pursue other creative endeavors. Jesse “JerAx” Vainikka is one of the best support players in the world. After spending some time in Team Liquid, he made a move to OG and the rest is history. During the time he spent with the club, he […]
Activision Blizzard announced a deal with YouTube that would see the platform stream OWL, CDL, Hearthstone and, the reason we’re here WoW esports in 2020. Now, while the OWL and CDL took the headlines, a few sites picked up on the Hearthstone news but WoW… WoW was barely mentioned. Despite being the biggest MMORPG on […]
Its been quite a while, but the LCS is finally back! North America’s best teams are now returning to fight for the title of LCS Champions. The offseason brought many changes, including new players, rosters and organizations. Because of all this, 2020 is guaranteed to be a great year for League of Legends! Cloud9 vs […]
Seattle Surge decided to play very carefully right from the get-go, but the Toronto Ultra settled into their first game with a breakneck offense in an upbeat round of Hardpoint (the game took place at Munition Depot). Most of the battle was fought on the hill, with both teams actively trading the lead back and […]
Much like its LEC counterparts, the LCS has started off day one of the new Split by announcing the location of the Spring Split Finals. In the case of the LCS, that’ll see us head to Frisco, Texas at the Ford Center. Tickets for the event will go on sale on February 21st with information […]
The first game of the match was a round of standard Hardpoint, with the New York Subliners quickly taking a lead against the London Royal Ravens. However, the Ravens bounced back, turning the game into a neck and neck battle of machine gun rapidfire. New York eventually was forced to back off, trying their best […]
Team Vitality vs MAD Lions Team Vitality (“VIT”) BEAT Mad Lions (“MAD”) in a SOMETHING game. The 10 minute mark sees the game come to life with a kill for MAD in the mid lane before a huge fight breaks out in the bot lane with a kills traded and gold evened out. Another fight […]
As reported previously, the Minnesota Rokkr defeated the LA Guerillas on the opening night of CDL Minnesota. However, this victory did not come without some controversy. It was revealed during the second game of the match that one of the players of the LA Guerillas accidentally picked a banned perk. The perk in question is […]
The Leipzig Major is slowly coming to an end. Two more teams are now out of the tournament after another day of epic action. In other words, there are only three teams left that will fight for that jaw-dropping $1M USD prize pool and 15K DPC points. Let’s take a look at what happened today. […]
The tides turned quickly as Minnesota and Los Angeles went back and forth in a heated battle of Hardpoint, trying to beat the absolute hell out of each other. Once the Guerillas secured the momentum away from a well-balanced Rokkr hold, they took away the first round with a strong defense and an even stronger […]
This one was a close call — so let’s just get to the highlights of the second Call of Duty Modern Warfare match. Search and Destroy is a very hard game to perfect, but the amount of timely decisions and overall team sportsmanship shot Florida into the lead early on.The match contained roughly 52,000 viewers […]
Ladies and gentlemen, Modern Warfare has begun. With a swift finish under their belts, the Chicago Huntsmen have defeated the Dallas Empire in the very first official Call of Duty League match. The victory was close, but not close enough, with Chicago beating Dallas 3 – 1. https://twitter.com/CODLeague/status/1220865301031587841 Chicago’s players certainly were ready for war, […]
Activision Blizzard is not in the best place right now, between an exodus of staff from the Overwatch League, and the criticism of CDL’s opening weekend, but these minor concerns were overshadowed by larger news. Amongst rumors of where the Overwatch League and Call of Duty League will be broadcasted, a media rights deal was […]
G2 Esports vs MAD Lions G2 Esports (“G2”) beat Mad Lions (“MAD”) on the opening week as the G2 machine starts 2020 as it ended 2019. The game wasn’t complete domination from G2, while the game wasn’t “close,” with G2 picking up three Infernal Drakes and a Baron Buff, a buff which was the catalyst […]
Day 6 at Leipzig saw two more teams eliminated and plenty of clutch moments. With the grand finals fast approaching, the competition at DreamLeague is getting tougher. Today two more of our teams said goodbye to the Major in another day of exciting series. Invictus Gaming vs Beastcoast Our opening series saw Invictus Gaming and […]
Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 1 released on October 15, 2019, to mostly positive reception from both casual and competitive players. It was a fresh start for Epic Games on their ultra-popular Battle Royale title. Chapter 2 Season 1 included new features like swimming, boats, fishing and a wholly reimagined island. Since the Fortnite Blackout spawned Chapter […]
The LEC has welcomed Kit Kat to its growing list of sponsors working with the League. Kit Kat will be joining the League as its break sponsor (get it, because of Kit Kat slogan). These breaks usually happen between matches. Kit Kat and the LEC will run a number of other activations during the Spring […]
At the LEC press conference today, Head of Esports at the LEC Alberto Guerrero confirmed that Budapest, Hungary will host the Spring Finals, while Malmö, Sweden will host the Summer Finals. All we know right now is that we’ll be heading to Budapest on April 25-26th for the Spring finals and the Malmö Arena on […]
The LEC had a great first year, clearly, the league’s sponsors agree as Logitech G, Warner Music, Tchibo and Beko will all be returning for the 2020 LEC season. Not only are all the sponsors returning to the LEC but they’ll be leveling up their support of the event. Alban Dechelotte, Head of Sponsorships & […]
After a few unsuccessful months with Ladislav “GuardiaN” Kovács, Natus Vincere have decided to bench the Slovak. GuardiaN’s replacement, Na`Vi brings in a 20-year-old rifler from Syman Gaming, Ilya “Perfecto” Zalutskiy. Ilya ‘Perfecto’ Zalutskiy joins @natusvincere on permanent deal! We are grateful to Ilya and everybody at Syman wishes him all the best for his […]
The new Treasure of Unbound Majesty just dropped, and it’s filled with some awesome sets. It’s that time of the year again – the New Bloom treasure is here. The Treasure of the Unbound Majesty costs only $2.49 and you can get sets for the following heroes: Drow Ranger Undying Storm Spirit Dazzle Visage Arc […]
In just less than 24 hours, the first season of the Call of Duty League will begin. With fans around the world ready and raring to watch their favorite teams and players, here are a few things you need to know before the tournament starts streaming live from Minneapolis. There are twelve teams in the […]
The League of Legends European Championship is set to begin in a mere day With a little time left, its time to look at all ten teams and predict who’s hot, who’s not, and how the Spring Split may unfold! 10. SK Gaming Roster: Top – Sacre Jungler – Trick Mid – Jenax ADC – […]
Slowly and steadily, the second Major of the 2019-2020 DPC is coming to an end. We saw some pretty amazing series so far, as well as many surprises. For example, no one expected beastcoast to win against Nigma but it happened. Having said that, let’s take a look at what happened on the fifth day […]
Natus Vincere is rumored to be targeting Ilya “Perfecto” Zalutskiy to replace Ladislav “GuardiaN” Kovács on their active CS:GO roster, according to a report from 1pv. The 20-year-old rifler currently represents Syman Gaming. GuardiaN re-signed with NaVi in September of last year after a two-year stint with FaZe Clan. Ladislav “GuardiaN” Kovács has played under […]
Respawn Entertainment’s recent dev vlog reveals new Legend, Battle Pass, weapon and more. Respawn Entertainment recently hosted a dev stream, featuring all the latest news for Apex Legends. The stream focused on the upcoming Season 4 of Apex Legends titled Assimilation. The Season will launch on February 4th, the first anniversary of Apex Legends. It […]
Geekfam have confirmed newcomer Whitemon will be replacing DuBu in their new line up. Geekfam announced DuBu’s departure from the team yesterday, without giving any indication as to who might be stepping in to fill his shoes. Today they revealed their new support player. 19-year-old, Matthew “Whitemon” Filemon from Indonesia. Whitemon is something of a […]
It was non-stop action at Leipzig, with all four of our series going to the full three games. The DreamLeague Season 13 Major has been heating up during the playoffs. Yesterday saw some truly fantastic series. If you missed out, we’ve got the break down right here for you. Team Secret vs Fnatic Our opening […]
The stability of the Overwatch League is coming into question as controversy emerges before the League begins its largest season to date. The Overwatch League had a phenomenal 2018 and 2019 season, but in the wake of their newest homestand format, things have gotten rocky. Back in May of 2019, Overwatch League Commissioner Nate Nanzer […]
10. Golden Guardians Roster: Top lane: Kevin “Hauntzer” Yarnell Jungle: Can “Closer” Çelik Mid lane: Greyson “Goldenglue” Gilmer Bot lane: Victor “FBI” Huang Support: Yuri “Keith” Jew Starting at the bottom we have the Golden Guardians (“GGS”). Since their introduction into the LCS, GGS has suffered from mediocrity and haven’t accomplished much. In fact, they’ve […]
Many players and personalities regard Dmitri “mitr0” Van de Vrie one of the best Fortnite players in the world. Hailing from the dominant European scene, this 17-year-old Dutchman has competed at the height of Fortnite’s competitive scene since 2018. After acknowledging an unfair agreement between himself and his former organization, Team Atlantis, they released mitr0 […]
The Call of Duty League is set to kick off its inaugural season in just two short days. Taking place in Minneapolis, Minnesota, each and every CDL organization will be at the event to watch their favorite game played, live on LAN, for the first time. And hey, while that is pretty exciting in general, […]
Following their third-place finish at the Minor, Geek Fam has some bad news. Geek Fam went through a massive roster change after TI 9. As a result, they became one of the strongest teams in the region. Despite the fact that they couldn’t qualify for the Leipzig Major, they still grabbed a slot for the […]
It seems like Fnatic’s star will have to take a long rest on his main account. Although Fnatic are currently in the playoffs of the Leipzig Major, one of their star players Nuengnara “23savage” Teeramahanon received an 18-year ban due to his toxic behavior. Perma Bans this toxic player from fnatic (rhymes with 🥬) banned […]
After the amazing Group Stage, it is now time to see what will happen on the first day of the playoffs. Yesterday was a day off for all teams as they needed to rest after a nearly non-stop action in the opening two days. Nearly every single series today was absolutely amazing to watch. However, […]
World-renowned American rapper, Wale, will perform on the opening night of London Royal Ravens‘ home series event this week. He’s joining DJ Nicky Romero as one of the few exclusive Call of Duty League musical acts. https://twitter.com/RoyalRavens/status/1219635903183970306 The London Royal Ravens, one of just two of the European teams in the league (the other being […]
The LCS is gearing up for the start of a new season by partnering with Bud Light as the league’s official beer of the league. Bud Light is North America’s leading beer, so what better partner for North America’s leading League of Legends league. The partnership will see the LCS studio selling Bud Light at […]
Secretlab and OG are teaming up, and they’ve released swag to celebrate. Secretlab have just announced their new partnership with two-time TI winners, OG. The new partnership includes outfitting OG’s staff and offices with brand new, state-of-the-art gaming chairs. “We’re confident this partnership will take our entire organization—including our OG Seed and CS:GO rosters—to the […]
Epic Games is taking a stand against signaling in competitive Fortnite. Fortnite’s competitive ruleset has been a topic of discussion since the beginning of the tournament scene. Since the release of Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 1, the game has lacked rotational options. In 2019, it was not uncommon to see professional players pick-ax swinging, or […]
Here we go! Clint “Maven” Evans and Joe “MerK” DeLuca have announced their latest gig as the official casters of the upcoming Call of Duty League season. The two have been a team for a while, working together as the Call of Duty World League’s top commentators since early 2018. https://twitter.com/Maven/status/1219372735601807363?s=20 Maven won the Esports […]
Ghost Gaming has lost three members from its competitive Fortnite roster. Several Ghost Gaming Fortnite members have left the organization over the last few days. The only three confirmed players that have moved on thus far are Justin “Kayuun” Ha, Christian “Snood” Hastle and Zander “Thwifo” Kim. Although Ghost Gaming has not officially addressed these […]
Huya have just announced a massive deal with Riot scoring exclusive broadcast rights for both the LEC and the LCS. Huya, the Chinese livestreaming platform just signed a deal with Riot Games to become the exclusive Chinese broadcast partner in 2020. The deal includes both the League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) and League of […]
We take a look at a few strategies that might help you win against Slark. After the amazing Bukovel Minor that took place a couple of days ago, we are now eagerly waiting to see which team will come on top of the amazing DreamLeague Season 13 Major. The group stage of this outstanding tournament […]
It was another action-packed day at Leipzig, we take a look at how our series played out at day two of the DreamLeague Season 13 Major. Everything was on the line for some of our teams today as our elimination series were played and the seeding for our upper and lower brackets was confirmed. If […]
Shanghai Dragons’ off-tank, Kang-jae “envy” Lee, retires. A few hours later, the team signs main tank Eui-Seok “Fearless” Lee. The beginning of the year is quite a busy one for Shanghai Dragons. The team made two changes in a couple hours: their off-tank, Kang-jae “envy” Lee, leaves the team and retires. To fill his position, […]
After the prolonged hard battles of the qualifier tournaments, we now know all of the participants of IEM Katowice World Championship 2020. Alongside the 3 teams that qualified for IEM Katowice through recent S-tier events and 7 invites. A few more spots were finalized in the regional qualifier events. MAD Lions, who stomped ENCE in […]
Just a couple of days after the most successful Minor in Dota 2, the biggest tournament in January kicked off. The Leipzig Major is going to be the second Major of the new DPC after the MDL Chengdu. Sixteen of the best teams in the world are going head to head for the jaw-dropping prize […]
The Chinese Dota 2 scene has been absolutely flourishing in the last couple of months. Apart from Vici Gaming, who is probably the best team in the world right now, there are also a couple of other teams that stand out. Sadly, Keen Gaming is not one of them. Ever since the roster changes that […]
Mathias “MSL” Lauridsen has returned to North, the organization announced in a video shared on Twitter. The famed in-game leader replaces AWPer Jakob “JUGi” Hansen on North’s active CS:GO roster. MSL has represented North in the past, though he was benched from the team in September of 2018. https://twitter.com/TheNorthIsHere/status/1218110849321250816 Mathias “MSL” Lauridsen first signed with […]
With the number of esports brands announcing merchandise this week, it is thrilling to see the Overwatch League start a new first-of-its-kind collaboration with designer and streetwear powerhouse, Jeff Staple. The products are all new player kits, designed in concert with real Overwatch League player feedback. They guarantee a look that will not only look […]
Here are three of the most dangerous players at the upcoming Major. DreamLeague Season 13 (a.k.a the Leipzig Major) is about to begin and by the looks of it, it will be an amazing tournament. Now that the dust from the Minor has settled, all Dota 2 fans are waiting for this tournament. The prizes […]
Complexity-Limit have announced its plans for the latest Race to World First. With only a few days to go until the opening of the World of Warcraft: Ny’alotha raid, Complexity-Limit has announced its plans for the latest Race to World First. The organization, previously known as Limit until the two partners merged in late 2019, […]
Esports is a growing force in the entertainment sector slowly catching the eye of traditional sports fans. League of Legends, Dota, and CS:GO have dominated the esports viewership for years and in 2019 Overwatch made its own impact. According to Esports Charts, the Overwatch League was the most-watched esports league in 2019 with 75.9 million […]
The WePlay! Bukovel Minor was one of the most interesting tournaments in a while. Apart from high-quality Dota, we also saw one of the best productions. That’s why it’s no surprise that this Minor had the most viewers out of any Minor ever. .@teamsecret will be in attendance for WePlay! Dota 2 Tug Of War: […]
It’s been a weird few weeks for the Overwatch League. Most notably, we’ve seen several high profile talents leave the scene to go freelance. And it looks like we now know the reason. According to a report by Richard Lewis for Dexerto, prominent members of the OWL broadcast had been asked to take pay cuts […]
The first season of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare may have started last December, but if you still haven’t had the chance to kick back and shoot ’em up, we have some good news for you. Infinity Ward announced a Modern Warfare season extension just last night, but if you’ve already spent all of your […]
The competitive Fortnite fandom has only seen a handful of LAN competitions. The Fortnite World Cup and ESL Katowice Royale are two of the most significant events in its short history. Last year, the Australian Open Fortnite tournament flew under the radar as it featured players primarily from the Oceania region. The year is now […]
Aqua and Nyhrox took home one of Fortnite’s biggest victories, but their win was quickly overshadowed by Bugha’s achievements. The Fortnite World Cup was the quintessential event in the battle royale’s two-year history. Over 19,000 fans and the best professional players across the world packed into the Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing, New York on […]
We take a look at the 5 most successful heroes from the Minor. After a couple of very interesting days for every Dota 2 fan, the Bukovel Minor came to an end. This was WePlay!’s first attempt to host a DPC tournament and it was an amazing success. According to sources, this was the most […]
One of the most recognizable brands in esports, LCK side T1, formally known as SKT has partnered with Nike. T1 announced that they see this as a partnership beyond just League of Legends and esports. As they look to utilize this partnership to bring its brand to fans globally. [@T1 X @Nike Partnership Announcement]We are […]
Cloud9 ADC Zachary “Sneaky” Scuderi has announced he will be departing the team’s roster. Long-serving Cloud9 ADC Zachary “Sneaky” Scuderi won’t be returning to the LCS in 2020. After being with the organization since 2013, Sneaky will continue to be a part of Cloud9 in an advisor and owner role. Sneaky says he’ll be spending […]
Rainbow Six Siege is seeing a resurgence, breaking it’s previous record for average player count by almost 1.5k. Player count in Rainbow Six Siege had been growing slowly but surely during the past couple of years since the game’s release in December 2015. But the recent years have been volatile up to this point. Now, […]
Celebrity guest stars have long been a staple of major Call of Duty events — and Launch Weekend of the CDL on January 24 is no exception. The CDL just announced that Karl-Anthony Towns of the Minnesota Timberwolves NBA team will make an appearance during Launch Weekend in Minneapolis, Minnesota. More specifically, he’s going to […]
When it comes to high-quality mobile titles, there are few companies more trustworthy than Madfinger Games. With their range of success over the years, from the cult hit Samurai: Way of the Warrior, to the upcoming high thrills shooter Shadowgun War Games, they deliver quality games that have grown in popularity as well as genre […]
The League of Legends game and universe are about to get even bigger, as Riot Games releases more information about skins, events and Eternals in their latest Dev Video. First of all, Riot is committing themselves to try and produce 120 champion skins this year. That’s 40 more than last year, which is a stark […]
Ninja is finally getting a Fortnite skin that he has longed for as a part of the Fortnite Icon Series. Tyler “Ninja” Blevins is synonymous with the game of Fortnite. His rise to stardom mixed his impressive gameplay in Fortnite with his unique personality. He broke many records on Twitch during his come-up. Ninja even […]
From now on Singularity will support two teams in two different regions — the new team is led by Daniel “mertz” Mertz and surprisingly includes not young Scandinavian prospects, but experienced players. The most significant moment is that the team points the return of mertz to the competitive scene. Started his career more than 4 […]
The numbers are in and it looks like the WePlay! Bukovel Minor is our most-watched DPC Minor ever. The second Minor of the 2019-2020 DPC was a joy to watch. We saw some of the best teams in the world fighting in front of a live audience in Ukraine. Apart from the sheer quality of […]
Here are all four groups for DreamLeague Season 13. The second Major of the new DPD is starting very soon. Although the WePlay! Bukovel Minor finished just a couple of days ago, we now have to adjust ourselves for an even bigger adventure – the Leipzig Major. Featuring sixteen of the best teams in the […]
Fnatic has finalized its 2020 UKLC roster and coaching staff with the news that Nicholas “NicoThePico” Korsgård will be returning to the team. NicoThePico was part of the late 2016 – early 2017 Fnatic rebuild. After veteran talent left the team and a new roster was built for the side, focusing around ADC Martin “Rekkles” […]
The 1.8 million dollar man known as Psalm is testing free agency in competitive Fortnite. For those of you who don’t know, Harrison “psalm” Chang is amongst the elite in competitive Fortnite. Although not mainly known for his mechanical skills, Psalm possesses a comprehension of Fortnite that is a cut above many others. At the […]
Team Envy has reportedly signed Turkish rifler Buğra “Calyx” Arkın to their active Counter-Strike roster, according to a report from DBLTAP. The report also ties the organization to former BIG coach Nikola “LEGIJA” Ninić, who looks to be taking over as the team’s head coach. Envy currently only fields a three-man CS:GO roster after releasing […]
When it comes to classic shoot ‘um up style video games, there are few titles better to play than Call of Duty. Their latest effort, Call of Duty: Mobile, has already sold over 180 million downloads in the last few months of the year. This information comes from Sensor Tower, an app analysis company, which […]
Respawn reveals the new tournament mode for official partners ahead of their esports season. Respawn Entertainment has announced its latest patch for Apex Legends. The patch brings in the welcome new game modes, balance changes, and bug fixes. However, the much-anticipated tournament mode, which allows for private lobbies, is also a part of the package. […]
Despite the fact that the Leipzig Major hasn’t even started yet, we already have information about the Major that will take place after it – ESL One LA. It will be the third Major of the 2019-2020 DPC and by the looks of it, it’s going to be epic. They’re Back! OG will play the […]
G2 has finalized its 2020 LEC roster by signing ADC Kristoffer “P1noy” Pedersen as the team’s sub. P1noy returns to professional play after a five-year absence from top-tier competition. You have to go back to 2015 when P1noy played in the LCS for Winterfox to find his last outing. He’s been busy in the years […]
It’s not been a great year for the Overwatch League and it just got worse. OWL host Malik Forté has confirmed he won’t be returning to the League in 2020. Malik joins a growing list of Overwatch talent not returning in 2020. He joins Chris Puckett, Erik “DoA” Lonnquist and Christopher “MonteCristo” Mykles and most […]
Riot gives us a glimpse at Champions and releases for 2020. Riot Games continued their week of news for 2020 with a look at the two upcoming champion reworks starting with Fiddlesticks. Fiddlesticks is a champion that will deliver on the horror thematic; the kit revamp will focus on fear as a mechanic and theme. […]
With Febby by their side for the Leipzig Major, TNC are looking very scary. TNC Predator has been one of the best teams in the DPC over the last couple of months. However, despite winning the first Major of the 2019-2020 DPC, they are kind of struggling in the last couple of events. With that […]
The second Major of the DPC is almost here, we break down everything we know about what to expect at DreamLeague Season 13. After the end of the Bukovel Minor, it’s time to focus on the bigger tournament – the Leipzig Major. Taking place in the beautiful city of Leipzig in Germany, the second Major […]
With the devastating Australian bush fires taking away more and more land each day, Infinity Ward and Activision are pulling efforts together for a safe and stable recovery. In their latest event, the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare team released the “Outback Pack,” which consists of high-quality cosmetics. Infinity Ward and Activision are ensuring that […]
Today, Riot revealed that the new Teamfight Tactics set and mobile version are both on the way. League of Legends has an expansive universe, and this will allow the TFT team to explore different thematics going forward including a new thematic tease for Set Three with the keywords “project,” “star,” “space,” “pulse,” and “out of […]
After casting the game full-time for two years Auguste “Semmler” Massonnat will be leaving the Overwatch League ahead of the 2020 season. Semmler has been with the Overwatch League for two years after making a name for himself in Counter-Strike. He’s the fourth caster to depart, alongside Chris Puckett, Erik “DoA” Lonnquist and Christopher “MonteCristo” […]
Now that the Minor is over and done, here are our three biggest takeaways from Bukovel. After a couple of days of amazing Dota, the second Minor of the 2019-2020 DPC is finally over. WePlay!’s Bukovel Minor was an amazing tournament that every singe Dota 2 fan enjoyed. We saw many interesting games that will […]
We take a look at what happened on the last day of this amazing Minor. WePlay!’s Bukovel Minor was an amazing tournament to watch. It was the second Minor in the 2019-2020 DPC and the first big tournament of 2020. Eight of the best teams in the world went head to head in order to […]
Wang “Infi” Xuwen, the Warcraft 3 star playing for Humans, showed an impressive performance at HSL and took home the victory. Throughout the tournament, he didn’t lose a single map and ended the event with a 9-0 score. His final match versus Dmitry “Happy” Kostin was a bit harder, but Infi left no chances for […]
Legends of Runeterra is a digital card game, made by Riot Games, based on the League of Legends universe. Riot announced the game during their tenth-year anniversary stream, and it was received with a lot of praise. The game has already had the chance for two closed beta’s that required a pre-registration through their site […]
Shortly after they transferred their old team with HUNDEN as the in-game leader to MAD Lions, Tricked Esports are returning to CS:GO by signing a young Danish team led by the experienced 24-year-old Nicolai “torben” Amorim. Except for Torben, the team includes two ex-Maquinas players, Andreas “kiR” Kirstein and Philip “Lucky” Ewald. Oliver “kwezz” Rasmussen […]
Astralis Group, the parent company of Origen, Astralis and Future FC riveted the attention of the esports community in late 2019 with their announcement of Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the First North Stock Market. Unfortunately, they haven’t found any success with it yet. A month after Astralis’ IPO was announced, the price of their […]
CS:GO just keeps breaking player records as it’s peak player count reaches it’s highest number in two years. With the constant growth of average players in CS:GO over the recent months, it seemed like sooner or later the peak count of simultaneous players would also increase. Yesterday the game set the fourth peak count in […]
All the biggest highlights from the third day of action at the WePlay! Bukovel Minor. The penultimate day of our Minor saw plenty of beautiful, back-and-forth Dota. If you missed out on any of yesterday’s lengthy games, we’ve rounded up the highlights for you right here! Gambit Esports vs Geek Fam We kicked things off […]
Riot Games continued their week of 2020 overviews with “Universe,” a look at what is coming this year in terms of exploration of Runeterra. With the expansion of games that Riot is releasing, one of the essential aspects is keeping a lot of lore and expanding on it for die-hard and new fans alike. One […]
Some of the best-known Dota 2 casters and analysts are set to bring us all the ups and downs of The Leipzig Major. The Leipzig Major is going to be the second Major of the 2019-2020 DPC season. Even though the Bukovel Minor isn’t over, we’ve already got information about what to expect from our […]
We look back at the most interesting moments from day 2 of the Bukovel Minor. Yesterday was the beginning of the second Minor of the 2019-2020 DPC. We saw some very interesting results, mainly in Group B. If you missed any of the action, be sure to check the recap from day one. With that […]
A recent study from BroadbandChoices finds that competitive esports tournaments have paid out a combined $700 million to participants. Though this is across years of tournaments, the number is still staggering. In addition, the study analyzed the top 25 highest earning esports players in the world. Across them, they have a median age of 24 […]
Today is the day that League of Legends players have been waiting for since the end of Worlds 2019. Ranked play is finally live and all the preseason changes are in full swing! Whether you’re looking to get some extra insight this season or lack experience on the new elemental rift, you’ll definitely find some […]
Fortnite fans finally received details on the immediate future of competitive Fortnite. Epic Games has gone radio silent since the conclusion of the Winter Royale 2019 in late-December. Since the Fortnite World Cup in July of last year, the Fortnite developers have not committed to another great LAN tournament. Although the Winter Royale was exciting […]
With the imminent release of Warcraft III Reforged, Blizzard Entertainment and the premier tournament operator ESL have announced a 3-year-long strategic partnership to instantly create an esports scene around the remaster of Warcraft III. The first season of the ESL Warcraft III Pro Tour will include four top-tier tournaments: three DreamHack events and one ESL […]
According to information provided by RushBMedia, Owen “smooya” Butterfield is going to join Chaos EC to finalize the roster. Sources at RushBMedia have suggested smooya will be the replacement for Gage ‘Infinite’ Green, who left the active roster last week. Joshua “steel” Nissan, captain of Chaos, made an announcement earlier today saying the team had […]
The Chinese powerhouse TYLOO unveiled their fifth player to finalize their roster for the 2020 competitive year. TYLOO have announced the signing of Seon-ho “xeta” Son. The Korean AWPer had been playing under MVP PK’s banner for more than a year. But now it’s been confirmed he will join TYLOO this season. Known as a […]
GamerzClass secures top LCS talent to teach others how to dominate on the Summoners Rift. After signing arguably the biggest name in FIFA at the moment, GamerzClass does it again & secures another household name from the tip-top of the competitive scene. This time we are looking at League of Legends professional Nicolaj “Jensen“ Jensen, […]
We’re breaking down all the action from the first day of the WePlay! Bukovel Minor. Our first DPC event of 2020 kicked off and there was plenty of exciting Dota on our screens. If you missed the first day of action, we’re breaking it down for you, series by series. Ninjas in Pyjamas vs Geek […]
Los Angeles Valiant strengthens its roster with the addition of main support Jae-ho “RaiN” Park and tank player Rick “GiG” Salazar. Rick “GiG” Salazar makes his Debut in the Overwatch League Back under blue SoCal skies after his time on @XL2, please formally welcome @GiG_OW to our 2020 Valiant roster!#WingsOut pic.twitter.com/6aeBuc4E31 — Los Angeles Valiant […]