The lack of special events in Dota 2 have the community missing the good ol’ days. It is that time of the year again! Halloween just came to an end and sadly, we didn’t receive anything special in Dota 2. If you are an old-school Dota 2 player, you probably remember the days when we […]
At every level, discrimination exists against people of color, women, and the LGBTQ community. The Overwatch League is in the off-season, and every week a plethora of roster changes come flooding in. Last week the Paris Eternal dropped most of their roster, and picked up legendary DPS player Kim “Sp9rk1e” Yeong-han, along with a few […]
The Auto Chess Invitational featured South Korean player Jinsoo taking home $450,000. Ever since Dota Underlords and Teamfight Tactics came to existence, many people forgot that Auto Chess was the one that started it all. Once a custom map in Dota 2, now the game made by Drodo Studios is available on several platforms, including […]
Gambit Esports and Team Aster are joining in on the action at the ONE Esports Dota 2 World Pro Invitational. Since TI9 came to an end, there have been a number of intense Dota 2 tournaments. Despite the fact that they were not included in the DPC, they were still incredibly interesting to watch because […]
The Seattle Surge has been revealed as the city’s franchise in the upcoming Call of Duty League. The Seattle Call of Duty League franchise has officially unveiled its team name as the Seattle Surge. This marks the 10th team to release its branding going into the Call of Duty League in 2020. The Seattle Surge’s […]
A variety of competitive formats for Fortnite players are dropping soon. The launch of Fortnite Chapter 2 left many wondering what Epic Games had in store for competitive players for the newest season. The second iteration of the Fortnite Champion Series came first, which provides squads of four the opportunity to compete against the best […]
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare has dominated the market during its opening release week. Lately, there has been a lot of Call of Duty news hitting the internet. Though most of it is a user-generated backlash, there is still hope on the horizon for the Activision classic. Despite the constant influx of new COD games, […]
Team Jfshfh178 is taking Virtus.Pro’s spot at the Dota Summit 11. The first Minor of this DPC is set to begin in just a few short days. Unfortunately, one of the star teams there, Virtus.Pro, won’t be able to attend the tournament. They’ve reported that this is due to the fact that they want to […]
Virtus.Pro has recently acquired Vitaliy “Save-” Melnik for their Dota 2 roster. Virtus.Pro is definitely the most legendary CIS Dota 2 team. Many people might argue that this title goes to Natus Vincere, but truth be told, the Ukrainians were nowhere to be found in the last couple of years. However, not everything was unicorns […]
Tyler “Ninja” Blevins finally has a FNCS team. It’s been an odd ride for Tyler “Ninja” Blevins since he shifted focus to a more content-driven approach in his career. At Fortnite’s beginning, no one can argue that Blevins was one of, if not the, top player in competitive Fortnite. The former Halo professional player had […]
ESTNN takes a look at the top teams ahead of the 2019 Overwatch World Cup. The Overwatch World Cup rapidly approaches and teams from around the world will be descending upon Blizzcon for the chance at the World Champion title. The Overwatch World Cup is a showcase of what each country’s top talent, and is […]
The Hangzhou Spark has decided to keep the bulk of their roster for the 2020 Overwatch League Season. The Overwatch off-season is the theater of many players trades. While most of the Overwatch League teams are saying goodbye to players and recruiting new ones, Hangzhou Spark opted for stability. The team announced on Twitter that […]
Chaos Esports Club has released Rasmus “MiSERY” Urpalainen in preparation for the upcoming DPC Season. Chaos Esports is a very interesting organization when it comes down to Dota 2. Until a couple of months ago, they had a team based in South America that did fairly well but never actually excelled when it comes to […]
Canadian esports organization Luminosity Gaming has acquired Team 789. Remember the Apex Legends Preseason Invitational tournament run by EA Games in Poland? Odds are you probably haven’t unless you’ve been following the Apex Legends esports scene closely. Regardless, the event has had one hugely positive impact for three players in particular. These players are: -Anton […]
With the release of every Call of Duty game comes new controversy. So, with the launch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, consumers are already lurching out at how Russian soldiers are being depicted in the game. Metacritic, a user-operated aggregate review site, currently has the remade classic at a 2.4 out of 10 scale. […]
A couple of days ago, we announced that DotaBuff and ESL will be joining forces in order to create a new league that will mainly focus on helping the tier two players make a living of Dota 2 and potentially, getting noticed by some of the tier one organizations. That said, let’s take a more […]
The newest team introduced into the Call of Duty League is none other than the Minnesota Rokkr. The WISE Ventures ownership group took to Twitter for the announcement of the name and logo of the Minnesota-based franchise. The Minnesota Rokkr logo sports a medieval knight-like figure along with black, purple and blue colors. According to […]
Popular esports organization, Natus Vincere (Na’Vi), has officially bowed out of the competitive Fortnite stratosphere. After joining back in January of 2019, the Dutch-based organization officially released Levi “LnueF” Edelijn and Quinten “Quinten van der Zijpp, in coincidence with disbanding the team. The notable career highlight for Edelijn and van der Zijpp was their 44th […]
Rory “dephh” Jackson and Shahzeb “ShahZaM” Khan have been removed from the active Complexity CS:GO roster, the organization announced today. This roster update comes as part of the organization’s overhaul of the CS:GO team following their disappointing exit from the StarLadder Berlin Major. Rory “dephh” Jackson first joined Complexity in February of 2016 as part […]
After days of epic action, ESL One Hamburg 2019 has finally come to an end. Fans saw a lot of surprises, clutch moments and interesting tactics from all teams involved. Some of them exceeded our expectations, whereas others not so much. In the end, TNC Predator was the one that lifted the trophy. What’s more, […]
ESL One Hamburg 2019 was a joy to watch for every Dota 2 fan out there. Even though it’s not a DPC tournament, we still got to see some of the best teams right now fighting to the death for that $300K USD prize pool. In the end, TNC, the SEA hegemony right now, was […]
Florida’s Call of Duty Franchise is officially called the Florida Mutineers. Say hello to the Call of Duty League’s latest scurvy scallywags, the Florida Mutineers! Misfits Gaming Group, owners of the Florida-based franchise of the Call of Duty League, just unveiled their team’s name and their Kraken-based logo today for the world to see. In […]
This week’s Champion Series warm up provided some fantastic insights into the future of competitive play. This week, Epic Games provided fans with a preview of what to expect for competitive Fortnite with the Fortnite Champion Series Warmup. Although the Fortnite developers awarded no cash prizes in this event, it still provided onlookers the chance […]
When a new Call of Duty is announced, endless amounts of hype are built up. As a release date for the next Call of Duty is comes around, it becomes about as significant as a national holiday to the Call of Duty community. So much so, that people even take time off of work to […]
It was an intense final day of competition in Hamburg, with both series going to their full length of games. Gambit Esports vs Alliance Game One Our first game of the series saw a fairly even laning phase. The kills were two a piece at nine minutes in. Then, as our game pushed past the […]
StarSeries i-League Season 8 housed sixteen teams in Belek, Turkey, as they battled for the lion’s share of the $500,000 prize pool. North American squad Evil Geniuses took down Fnatic in the Grand Final, cruising past the Swedish side for a 2-0 victory. This is the second premier event win for Evil Geniuses in the […]
FaZe Clan has found a home in the recently announced Call of Duty League for 2020. They will be making a new home in Atlanta with the unveiling of The Atlanta FaZe. The titan organization is working with Atlanta Esports Ventures, owner of the Overwatch League team, the Atlanta Reign. FaZe Clan has been a […]
The 2019 World Championship is drawing closer to its inevitable conclusion, but there are still many games to play. Day One of Quarterfinals was quite intense, but Day Two had incredible matches as well. The first series was a true David vs Goliath matchup with European third-seed Spylce taking on SK Telecom T1, the biggest […]
Last update: October 29, 2019. Overwatch 2, the sequel to the popular FPS from Blizzard, will be officially announced during the Blizzcon on November 1st. As this date comes closer and closer, rumors and leaks flood the web regarding the content of this new Overwatch opus. Will it be a PvE game, or a PvP […]
After we saw some crazy games in the last couple of days, ESL One Hamburg 2019 is slowly coming to an end. Today, we saw two more teams packing their stuff and going home. Let’s take a look at which teams will be fighting for that $300K USD prize pool tomorrow. Alliance vs Virtus.Pro Wow.. […]
After two weeks of intense Group Stage composition, eight teams are set to compete in the 2019 World Championship Quarterfinals. On this first day, two incredibly exciting series unfolded that kept viewers on the edge of their seats. Starting off the day was Team Griffin versus Invictus Gaming. This match pitted the defending World Champions […]
The action is heating up at ESL One Hamburg. Our Lower Bracket series saw our teams fight some long and punishing battles. Let’s see how the day played out. Wind and Rain vs Beastcoast Our opening series in the lower bracket saw Beastcoast face off against Wind and Rain in a grueling Bo3. Game One […]
With Europe and Korea both managing to take three teams out of the Groups Stage, the regions will be fighting for dominance. SK Telecom T1 (“SKT”) will be facing off against Splyce (“SPY”) while Damwon Gaming will be playing G2 Esports on this side of the bracket. Both first seeds playing against third seeds from […]
In this matchup, both teams need to prove themselves. Fnatic (“FNC”), had an atrocious week one off the back of draft errors and poor individual play. FunPlus Phoenix (“FPX”) is the Chinese first seed, but they certainly haven’t been able to play like it. They lost games to J Team and Splyce, teams that any […]
Toronto’s Call of Duty League launched as Toronto Ultra at the Rebel Entertainment Complex with a reveal of its full roster last night. The ten players of the city’s roster are Danny “Loony” Loza, Anthony “Methodz” Zinni, Carson “Brack” Newberry, Alex “Lucky” López, Adrian “MettalZ” Serrano, Tobi “CleanX” Jønsson, Nick “Classic” DiCostanzo, Cammy “Cammy” McKilligan, […]
DotaBuff & ESL have just announced their partnership and formed a new online league called Reach. It seems like it mainly focuses on Tier Two and Three players and will provide them with a platform to show off their skills, and hopefully, get noticed by a big team. We are excited to announce a new […]
The official name of the Toronto Call of Duty League team is the Toronto Ultra. OverActive Media unveiled the branding for their official Toronto Call of Duty League team this evening at a reveal event in Toronto, Canada. The team, named the Toronto Ultra, also released the names of the players on its starting roster […]
ESTNN’s Amy Chen wrangled OverActive Media’s President and CEO Chris Overholt away from the Toronto Ultra to pick his brain on Toronto’s esports scene, launching another new franchise, and why esports is important for Toronto as a whole. After OverActive Media’s reveal of its brand new Call of Duty League franchise, the Toronto Ultra, ESTNN […]
After an intriguing two weeks of group stage action, we finally have our eight quarterfinalists. The second week of group stage games did have some surprises; the main one was Griffin pushing ahead of G2 in Group A. We also saw Invictus Gaming get their revenge against Team Liquid to get second in Group D. […]
Every year, Riot Games gives out special rewards to players who climb to Gold or above in their ranked ladders. After much anticipation, players who have or are about to reach that milestone know what they’re going to receive. The first, and most exciting, reward is always the Victorious skin. This year, Aatrox was chosen […]
Today, Riot Games announced that they’re partnering with Red Bull to host their first official Teamfight Tactics tournament. It will be a two-day event where 16 top players, streamers and community icons compete for up to $15,000. The invitees are as follows: Players: itsHafu Scarra dogdog Disguised Toast Reckful Kibler SuperJJ Sologesang becca Keane ik4rus […]
The upcoming Fortnite Champion Series is nearly a week away, and professional scrims are helping spectators understand exactly what to expect at a high-level with teams of four players. The meta is developing rather fast, and it seems that this development is reflecting poorly on some recognizable names out of the European scene. It’s becoming […]
This week has been packed with Underlords leaks from Valve. After lettings us know about some of the new heroes and Alliances, they’ve also leaked out the first two real Underlords – Hobgen and Anessix. Introducing Anessix 👿💅🤘https://t.co/nk2AnSIdFp pic.twitter.com/9O5uRIeED3 — Dota Underlords (@DotaUnderlords) October 24, 2019 Similar to the other Underlord, this one will also […]
Today was the final day of the ESL One Hamburg 2019 Group Stage. We saw tons of interesting matches, surprises and many unexpected results during the last two days. If you missed out on any of the action, be sure to check our recaps. Having said that, let’s take a look at what happened on […]
The CIS Dota 2 scene is in a very interesting state right now. After years of dominance, Virtus.Pro finally seems to “bleed” after their most recent roster changes. Even though many people won’t agree with this, their results at ESL One Hamburg 2019 speak for themselves. The same applies to Natus Vincere, who can’t seem […]
After weeks of intense competition, the League of Legends World Championship has reached the Quarterfinal stage. Eight teams stand above the rest and now must duke it out best-of-five series to advance. One of the matchups of this stage is between Damwon Gaming and G2 Esports. These two teams have performed to an extremely high […]
Day two at ESL One Hamburg delivered plenty of top tier action for us. We saw bloodbaths and comebacks aplenty across both our groups as our twelve teams duked it out for a chance to take home a chunk of that $300K USD prize pool. The second stage of Bo2’s gave us so much quality […]
The roster changes keep flooding in left and right, but here’s the biggest one yet. The London Spitfire just released two of their top players to the Seoul Dynasty. Damage player Junyoung “Profit” Park and tank player Jaehhu “Gesture” Hong have been traded to Seoul, adding even more strength to the team’s hero pool. [ […]
In a move some will surely call political propaganda, Sony has announced that they will “not sell” Call of Duty: Modern Warfare on the PlayStation Store at all in Russia. In a tweet earlier today, Activision posted that the official Sony Russia account broke the harsh news to the newly-disappointed Russian fans. In the statement, […]
Revival announced its 2020 roster three months before the new season of Overwatch Contenders Trials. The lineup is entirely new except for the tank duo and includes highly anticipated players such as Becca “Aspen” Rukavina and Francine “Fran” Vo. Revival is a North American Contenders team, created on June 11th following Mayhem Academy’s disbandment. As […]
Team Singapore officially announces its participation to the Overwatch World Cup 2019 thanks to the support of its sponsors. Team Singapore will attend BlizzCon this year to participate in the Overwatch World Cup 2019. The team confirmed its attendance to the OWWC on Twitter, following support of their sponsors Razer, Global eSports and Harrisburg University. […]
You might have missed it amidst all the excitement of ESL One Hamburg, because no one was expecting it. But Valve has dropped the latest Dota 2 chest. The Treasure of the Twilight Procession dropped earlier today, and it features a bunch of spooky new cosmetics. Including new sets for Tidehunter, Faceless Void, Shadow Demon, […]
Natus Vincere has always been considered as one of the most loved teams in the world. However, their performance in the last couple of years has been mediocre. This led to various roster changes, including the departure of Danil “Dendi” Ishutin, one of the most legendary Dota 2 players in the world. Despite these changes, […]
Dota Underlords is based on Auto Chess, the record-breaking custom game for Dota 2. That said, there are many new cool things about it that set it apart from the other autobattlers out there. One of them is the “underlords” part of Dota Underlords. Until now, fans actually had no idea what are those “underlords” […]
Alliance’s new roster is looking at a promising start to the new DPC season. After qualifying for Chengdu, they put in a strong performance at DreamLeague Season 12 in Rotterdam. Plus they’ve already secured some early wins at the groups in ESL Hamburg. Adding to their good run is the announcement that they’ll join Team […]
News broke late on Monday, October 21st regarding Kyle “Bugha” Giersdorf’s current roster situation. We learned that he was at odds with one of his current teammates, Williams “Zayt” Aubin and Rocco “Ghost Saf” Morales, in regards to his streaming tendencies during professional scrims. Giersdorf took to Twitter stating that he was in search of […]
Welcome tacticians of all skill levels to what will hopefully be a preliminary guide to the “Rise of the Elements” seasonal set coming to Teamfight Tactics! This patch will be coming to live servers on 9.22 and is already available for Player Beta Environment testing. If you haven’t created a PBE account yet, now might […]
ENCE will make the trip to Beijing in Team Liquid’s place. ENCE will replace Team Liquid at IEM Beijing next month the IEM organizer announced today. In Team Liquid’s own announcement video, CS:GO star Jonathan “EliGE” Jablonowski cited a busy schedule as a motivator for their decision to drop out of the event. As we […]
Call of Duty Mobile has broken records, surpassing the 100 million download mark in its first week. This is a great sign for the potential fanbase of the upcoming Call of Duty League, and for the future of Activision. Call of Duty Mobile has stepped into the ring, challenging the handheld PUBG Mobile for the […]
Just a few days after DreamLeague Season 12 came to an end, it’s now time to focus on the next tournament before the first DPC Minor begins – ESL One Hamburg. Twelve of the best teams in the world are going head to head for that $300K USD prize pool. Let’s take a look at […]
New York, say hello to the New York Subliners, the official Call of duty World League Franchise for the Big Apple. Activision Blizzard’s freshly franchised Call of Duty League has gotten plenty of attention this week as more organizations reveal the branding of the teams for their new league. This week, ANDBOX unveiled the branding […]
After the Season X Fortnite Champion Series concluded, Epic Games announced that squads would be the primary focus moving forward. To date, we have seen high-level competition in solos, duos, trios and now squads. We’ve seen many squads form together in the period between the end of Season X and the introduction of Fortnite Chapter […]
Dota Underlords is soon going to receive its biggest update yet. There will be tons of changes such as new heroes, new Alliances and even a new mechanic called Jail, which will prevent certain heroes from being used for the day. In addition to that, the devs released yet another tease with the upcoming updates. […]
As time moves forward, we seem to be leaving some of our most important esports competitors behind. The reason? We just don’t seem to care, but we should. There is a particular comic strip from the famous webcomic Penny Arcade which to this day continues to apply to some who spend much of their time […]
This past week, DreamLeague Season 12 went off without a hitch. Even though many people thought it would fail to turn heads, it ended up as an absolutely amazing one watch, especially as Alliance won 3-2 against Demon Slayers in the Grand Final after an amazing comeback. After the dust settled, ESL finally announced their […]
After two days of intense action, fans finally know who took home the trophy at DreamLeague Season 12. Despite the fact that this tournament was not included in the DPC, it still featured a great prize pool of $250K USD, as well as some of the best Dota 2 play we’ve seen since the TI. […]
The final day of the 2019 League of Legends World Championship Group Stage is completed. The victors from Group B, Group A and Group C have been decided and today Group D followed suit. The race to Quarterfinals between ahq e-Sports Club, Team Liquid, Damwon Gaming and Invictus Gaming was intense, but inevitably, only two […]
The first group stage of ESL Pro League’s 10th season has come to an end, with four teams now qualifying from the European region. Top-10 teams Astralis, mousesports, and Natus Vincere are among the first to advance to the LAN finals in Odense, Denmark. Mouz Top Group A Placed in one of the strongest of […]
ESL Pro League Season 10’s first group stage has found the first teams to qualify for the upcoming Finals. Four teams have come out victorious in the Americas region, with top-3 squads Team Liquid and Evil Geniuses standing among them. MIBR Take Group A With a roster now bolstered by the firepower of Vito “kNgV-” […]
DreamLeague Season 12 is ending today and we are yet to see who will be the winner. Despite the fact that it’s not included in the DPC, this tournament still has a pretty awesome prize pool of $250K USD. Even though the DL S12 is not officially over, the organizers of the event rushed to […]
Team Envy announced their franchise entry, the Dallas Empire, into the geolocated Call of Duty League today. In a press release earlier this evening, Team Envy announced that they would field a geolocated Call of Duty League team in the upcoming Call of Duty World League. The team has officially been named the Dallas Empire. […]
After a packed Day One at DreamLeague Season 12, it’s time to check in on what happened during the first day of the playoffs. Unfortuantely, three teams found themselves packing their bags and heading home after failing to make it one step closer to the grand prize. DreamLeague Season 12 Lower Bracket Team Liquid Thank […]
One Counterstrike Global Offensive Anniversary Case. Two historic Counterstrike moments. One flashbang dance. Yesterday, Valve released the 20th Anniversary Weapons Case to the Counterstrike: Global Offensive community and with it came some great skins emblazoned with some of CS:GO’s most iconic moments. While the case itself if full pretty flashy looking skins, there are two […]
The 2019 World Championship Group Stage is drawing nearer to its end. The victors of Group B and Group A have been decided, and on this seventh day of competition, those from Group C were too. Dubbed the “Group of Death,” it delivered fierce competition and excellent games from all the teams! Royal Never Give […]
Movistar Riders are reloading for the next season of Counterstrike: Global Offensive competition. The Spanish Counterstrike: Global Offensive organization Movistar Ridersmade moves today to increase the level of talent it can field on the server with the signings of long-time Brazilian Lurker/IGL Lucas “steel” Lopes and the return of Christian “loWel” Garcia Antoran to the active […]
Epic Games has officially released details regarding the newest season of the Fortnite Champion Series. After the conclusion of the Season X Championship, the Fortnite developers announced a format switch to squads from trios. Players and fans alike eagerly awaited more details as Fortnite Chapter 2 finally saw the light of the day. The arrival […]
This week, Rishi Chadha, Twitter’s global head of gaming, visited Toronto for the first time ever to discuss Canadian esports. At Twitter Canada’s headquarters, Rishi Chadha gave insight on Twitter’s trends, statistics, and trajectory in terms of the Canadian esports audience. Games such as Fortnite, Call of Duty, Overwatch, Super Smash Bros. and The Legend […]
Blizzard’s handling of the Blitzchung dilemma has been mental novocaine as the situation only gets worse. If you missed the debacle last week, here’s a rundown of everything you missed and a link to a video about the beginning of this developing issue. Recap of What Happened Hong Kong is currently going through massive protests […]
The final stages of the League of Legends World Championship Group Stage are upon us. Yesterday, Group B decided their victors and today Group A followed suit. G2 Esports, Team Griffin, Cloud9 and Hong Kong Attitude fought valiantly to move on to the Quarterfinals. But in the end, only two could advance. Team Griffin (“GRF”) […]
The first big tournament after The International 2019 came to an end is finally live. Today was the first day of DreamLeague Season 12, and we got to see all series in both groups. Six of the best teams in the world were divided into two groups. Both of them were fairly equal but also […]
Virtus.Pro is one of the teams that went through drastic changes in the last couple of weeks. Their “immortal” roster was shattered after the poor performance at TI 9. Despite the fact that they found good substitutes for Roman “RAMZES666” Kushnarev and Pavel “9pasha” Khvastunov, the team was still unable to qualify for the MDL […]
Fortnite: Chapter 2 released earlier this week to a largely positive response by both casual and competitive players. It’s become a meme over time, but the unique aspect of Fortnite is that it is always changing. Although the core gameplay of the Battle Royale remains unchanged, players no longer have access to very specific items. […]
GAM Esports vs FunPlus Phoenix The Chinese 1st seed started the day with a clean victory. Doinb slowly walked from mid to bot and used his ultimate to steal a kill. GAM Esports (“GAM”) dove the top lane to respond and won a 3-2 trade. They dove in the top lane again, but FunPlus Phoenix […]
It seems like the visa issues are back for Dota 2 players in full force yet again. Just two days ago, Geek Fam announced that they won’t attend the tournament due to the same problem. Today, it turns out that the Chinese powerhouse iG will do the same. Invictus Gaming VISA issues mean that @invgaming […]
The first big tournament after TI 9 starts in just one day from now. Despite the fact that it’s not included in this years’ DPC, it will still gather some of the best teams in the world. Apart from fame and glory, the teams will play for that sweet $250k USD prize pool. The Tournament […]
Slowly but steadily, teams around the world are preparing for upcoming events. Apart from the Major and Minor, there are many other tournaments that will be interesting, even though they are not included in this years’ DPC. Getting ready for the kickoff today of Season 2 of China #Dota2 Developmental [email protected] vs. Typhoon!🔴 https://t.co/jmYOkYNgbZ #ImbaTV […]
Winstrike is a very interesting team in professional Dota. Even though they had a pretty good roster, the team was unable to qualify for pretty much any notable tournament. This led to a series of roster changes that turned out to be unsuccessful. Because of this, the CIS team completely crumbled in the qualifiers for […]
DreamHack is jumping into the competitive Fortnite realm with its winter event in late-November. The last Fortnite event held by DreamHack took place back in July of 2018 at DreamHack Valencia. This time around, DreamHack Winter will feature a BYOC tournament with no qualification necessary. Essentially, anyone can take part in the event at DreamHack […]
League of Legends isn’t the only thing Riot Games has been working on. A decade of League of Legends has come and gone and many memories have come flooding back into gamer’s minds. Riot Games’ smash success League of Legends took over the world, becoming the leading MOBA and esport since inception. The tenth anniversary […]
With the 10th Anniversary Edition of Riot Pls in full swing, Riot has come out and given a few details into the upcoming preseason 2020. With 10 years of League comes 10 days of gifts in which players can log in and collect new daily rewards. Of course, in classic Riot fashion, there will be […]
New Champion – Senna, the Shadow’s Embrace Previously Riot Games showed off a new event trailer focusing on the lore between Lucian and Thresh. For those who don’t know, Thresh enslaved the soul of Lucian’s wife, Senna, within his lantern. Since then, Lucian’s sole mission was to rescue her from damnation. The video showed off […]
At long last, the time has come. After months of heavy speculation and internet rumor, the London Royal Ravens have officially announced their team for the upcoming 2020 Call of Duty League. The Ravens are coming. Introducing the London Royal Ravens. #6thRaven #MindTheGap pic.twitter.com/1wdI3zGrHa — London Royal Ravens (@RoyalRavens) October 15, 2019 So far, the […]
Activision Blizzard’s announcement to franchise the 2020 season of the Call of Duty League was monumental. There will be 12 teams in total to start, and already roster announcements are coming out. The Dallas Call of Duty team owned by Envy Gaming has announced two top-class players this week. First, Dallas is bringing two-time Call […]
Royal Never Give Up vs Fnatic Domination came out of Royal Never Give Up (“RNG”) as they won the game with their team fight strength. They dove the middle lane to pick up the first blood. When they went to do the same top Bwipo outplayed the dive and Broxah found a kill on Karsa’s […]
Former Mousesports star Tomáš “oskar” Šťastný has announced his move into free agency. In a tweet, the Czech sniper revealed that his contract with HellRaisers has ended and that he still looks forward to playing at the highest level. Throughout his career, Šťastný has been considered one of the best AWPers in the world. Today […]
Due to visa problems, Geek Fam, one of the most prominent SEA teams, will be unable to participate in ESL One Hamburg 2019. This means that the organizers had to find a replacement just weeks before the event started. Luckily, they managed to do it in just a few hours after the announcement. We honestly […]
Old But Gold was one of the most promising CIS squads just a couple of months ago. In fact, they had a very capable roster that could rival even the strongest teams in the region. However, after a series of unsuccessful results, the team is now down to just three members after Fedor “velheor” Rusikhin […]
Despite the fact that ESL One Hamburg 2019 is not included in the DPC, it is still going to be one of the most interesting tournaments after TI 9 came to an end. However, it seems like it won’t remain without a controversy. Due to visa issues, one of the teams won’t be able to […]
Amidst all of the chaos surrounding the Fortnite Blackout, a leaked trailer for Fortnite Chapter 2 surfaced after the Epic Games title went dark. This confused fans as Epic Games removed all mentions of Fortnite from their website and all previous Tweets on the Fortnite Twitter account were no longer available. From the looks of […]
The Washington Post reported today that Team SoloMid’s (“TSM”) Soren “Bjergsen” Bjerg has extended his contract with the team until 2022. The star mid-laner is also now one of the owners of the team as well. He’s an iconic player within the team and North American LCS, so the move is rather sensible. In the […]
The 2019 League of Legends World Championship is three days in so far. Through these three days of competition, there have been expected wins and upsets alike. Every game matters in the biggest tournament of the year, and with everything on the line, all of the players are delivering their best. Day Three featured some […]
With just a couple of days left until the first DPC event begins, Quincy Crew’s strongest player decided to leave the team. Sumail “SumaiL” Hassan’s departure happened due to “fit issues”. Saying that this was expected is not an overstatement because the team had too many core players in once place. Slowly but steadily, the […]
The last 24 hours of Fortnite: Battle Royale has been an emotional roller-coaster unlike any other. To sum up exactly what happened during The End, players watched as the Storm dissipated, a rocket blasted into the sky out of Dusty Depot and several unidentified rifts appeared in the sky above. The aforementioned rocket proceeded to […]
At the beginning of this DPC season, Team Liquid decided to form an entirely new roster. In fact, they decided to acquire the ex-Alliance Dota 2 team, which was “set-off” in favor of Adrian “Fata” Trinks’s newly formed stack. I'd like to continue to cast here and there, this isn't a full retirement, but I […]
Keen Gaming used to be one of the best teams in China at one point last season. However, they have completely crumbled in the last couple of tournaments. The same happened at TI 9, which led to a massive roarer change. One of the new players that were introduced to the team was Chai “Mushi” […]
Dota 2 is one of the largest esports in the world. Apart from the amazing teams that are taking part in the tournaments, the talent crew also plays a vital part in making the scene so enjoyable. Without them, the various tournaments would not be the same. They are the ones who truly bring it […]
SK Telecom T1 vs Royal Never Give Up The first game set expectations high with SK Telecom T1 (“SKT”) narrowly winning. An explosive three for three started off the game in the bottom lane. Ming used his summoner spell advantage to force a kill on Effort. SKT used their Twisted Fate to pick up Royal […]
With Season X in the books, Fortnite’s competitive scene looks stronger than ever. There’s really only one thing that could top the level of play that fans were treated too in Season 10, and that’s the upcoming FCS Season XI. There’s been a lot of buildup and hype heading into FCS’s Season 11 of Fortnite: […]
René “cajunb” Borg returns to North this week for the first time since 2018. Ex-OpTic rifler René “cajunb” Borg has officially returned to North. This will be his second tenure on the Danish squad, as he spent a year with the organization before being released in January of 2018. Borg will replace newly-benched star player […]
At last, the 2019 League of Legends World Championship Group Stage has begun! Fans around the world watched four teams battle through the Play-In Stage, but now the real competition begins. Sixteen teams have made it to this point and are hoping to push forward for glory. It’s a long journey though, and every journey […]
In case you did not know, ESL released their special CS: GO ranking around one year ago. Seeing how successful it was, they decided to do the same for Dota 2, bringing us the ESL Dota 2 World Ranking. The Rankings ESL clearly stated in their official announcement that this ranking is not intended to […]
The 2019 World Championship Main Event will soon be upon us! Sixteen teams are set to battle it out to decide who is truly the best LoL team in the world. The stakes have never been higher for these teams to prove themselves and defy all expectations. They come here from different regions and different […]
The 2019 League of Legends World Championship is well underway. With the Play-In stage yielding the most predictable results, the teams are moving on to the Main Event Group Stage. So far, we’ve covered Group A, Group B and Group C, so now we come to Group D. This group consists of Team Liquid, ahq […]
The most recent updates in Dota Underlords are mainly related to balance issues. This means that they are aimed at fixing some stuff that appears to be too strong. But there were more hotfixes that were released yesterday that will be a relief to Underlords fans everywhere. Here is this week's update. As we said […]
Throughout the history of Worlds, there has always been a group of death. Filled with teams that could make it out of other groups, it puts pressure on the teams to rapidly improve. Failure to climb faster than your opponents leads to strong teams and tournament favorites being eliminated before they even get a chance […]
After a grueling six days of the play-in stage, we finally have our remaining sixteen teams that will be competing for this year’s summoner cup. We have had some crazy games already, but all results have gone as expected, with all the first seeds of play-ins making it through to the main tournament. Group B […]
The European region of competitive Fortnite is rapidly becoming a legitimate rival to both the NA East and NA West. Through all of Season X, no trio was more dominant than that of Benjyfishy, Mitr0 and Mongraal. This takes into account every other region across the globe, which says a lot for the top competitors […]
With the play-ins coming to a close, the main stage groups have been finalized. The final additions to the groups determine whether it will be a cakewalk for the previously selected teams or a struggle to make it out. Group A’s latest has made the group more open for the other teams. It also increases […]
Dota 2 professional Sumail “SumaiL” Hassan is no longer part of the active roster for North America team Quincy Crew. Yesterday was the final day of the qualifiers for The Summit 11, and the newly-formed NA team Quincy Crew was one of the favorites to take a major spot. Unfortunately, the talented North American squad […]
One of the world’s largest esports organization has made the move to Dota 2. A couple of weeks ago, T1, one of the most storied esports organizations in the world, T1, announced that they would soon field a roster in the Dota 2 scene. Finally, a couple of weeks later, fans will now get the […]