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 […]
With the 2020 LCS season just weeks away, Dignitas has made another addition to its coaching setup in the form of Gabriel “Invert” Zoltan-Johan. He will join as the LCS side as Assistant Coach. Invert is the former Head Coach of FlyQuest and he’ll now work alongside Dignitas Head Coach Thomas “Thinkcard” Slotkin. The signing […]
With the 2020 Academy season fast approaching Cloud9 is the latest team to announce its full player and coaching roster for the 2020 Academy split. The side has added a number of new player’s to its roster with recent Scouting Grounds jungler Rami “Inori” Charagh caught the eye of the Cloud9 coaching staff when his […]
The 2020 season of the LCS and Academy gets underway in a matter of weeks and the LCS has now revealed their plans for what 2020 will bring. The most notable addition to the LCS schedule is both the increase of game days and how they’ll utilize the Academy matches. As seen below, Friday will […]
We breakdown all the action from week 8 of in the Chinese League. Even though we’re just one day away from the start of the Bukovel Minor, another big tournament is about to end. The first season of the China Dota 2 Professional league started October of 2019. Now, four months later, the eight weeks […]
Renegades have confirmed the departure of Ollie “DickStacy” Tierney from the team. Renegades have just announced the release of Ollie “DickStacy” Tierney. Ollie had been a part of the team for a long time since joining Grayhound in late 2017 but played for Renegades as an organization only about the month. The only event DickStacy […]
On Tuesday, Blizzard officially announced its plans to shake-up StarCraft II for 2020. This includes retiring the World Championship Series for good. According to the announcement, Blizzard plans to replace WCS by combining ESL Pro Tour StarCraft II and DreamHack SC2 Masters to create a new StarCraft II esports circuit. The new circuit will feature […]
Natus Vincere announce the signing of 14-year-old Russian player, Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov, to their academy team. CIS esports powerhouse Natus Vincere unexpectedly signed young Russian talent, Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov to their academy team on a trial basis. We rounded up all the information out there on the latest player to join the ranks of Na`Vi […]
Brice “FDGod” Monsçavoir joins the Paris Eternal squad as main support for the Overwatch League 2020 Season. Paris Eternal announced on Twitter the signing of the 18-year-old French player Brice “FDGod” Monsçavoir. This main Lucio player already showed what he is capable of during the Overwatch World Cup — ending in the 4th position with […]
LDLC Event, the operator for the LDLC GROUP of the LDLC TEAM has announced official partnership with the football club Olympique Lyonnais, also known as Lyon. The French esports club will be renamed LDLC OL, and will also receive an updated color scheme . The objective of LDLC is to provide their players the best […]
With 2019 over, Twitter has released some statistics about gaming discussions on their platform. It’s been a busy year for gaming and esports, and Twitter trends certainly demonstrate that. Last year there were over 1.2 billion Tweets that pertained to gaming, which is a whopping 20% increase since 2018. As such a successful year to […]
Renegades announce they’re re-entering the Fortnite competitive scene with the acquisition of Ari “Rel” Roach and Ryley “Jynx” Linde. After a short hiatus, the popular esports organization known as Renegades has acquired two Oceania Fortnite players. Ari “Rel” Roach and Ryley “Jynx” Linde. Both are re-entering the competitive atmosphere. Both players are also among the […]
Excel Esports, British League of Legends esports team, announced that they will be welcoming a new CEO and a new CCO. Their new CEO is Wouter Sleijffers, who previously worked at fellow esports team Fnatic as CEO. On the other hand, Robin McCammon is the new CCO. He is another renowned executive, as he worked […]
After the initial hype, Valve’s Auto Battler is slowly fading away. 2019 was a very interesting year for gaming. We saw many interesting games, some of which became huge hits. One of the highlights of the year, especially in the first couple of months, was Dota 2 Auto Chess. This custom game in Dota 2 […]
According to information provided by Russian insider, Alexey “OverDrive” Birukov, the CIS competitive scene may be getting one more team with potential. Most of the players have already played with each other previously, on teams like Dracarys, Runtime.gg or Vega Squadron. Now they’ve come together to bring themselves back to a high competitive level. The […]
We break down all four teams across group A and their chances of winning at the Minor. After an astonishing 2019 that every Dota 2 fan will remember, it’s now time to focus on the first big tournament of the year – WePlay!’s Bukovel Minor. The second Minor DPC tournament will begin on the 9th […]
Former OpTic Gaming member Mike “Di3seL” Carr and the Old Men Of OpTic (OMOO) team noticed that something fishy was going on in some of their matches on GameBattles (GB). While searching for matches, Di3seL and his squad got paired up multiple times with the #1 ranked team on the Modern Warfare Ladder, Genetiix. During […]
Interesting news came out from Scandinavia today, as Nordavind is aiming to strengthen it’s CS:GO roster by signing Niels-Christian “NaToSaphiX” Sillassen and Kevin “HS” Tarn. Both players have already joined Nordavind’s roster on ESEA, according to information provided by HLTV.org. The official announcement should be expected soon. After several attempts of building the roster around […]
With open qualifiers set to start for IEM Katowice 2020, the tournament organizer has revealed all of the direct invites to the IEM World Championship. Ten teams are known and six more will pass to the event through qualifiers. First of all, three teams have passed to IEM Katowice World Championships with winning previous Masters […]
For a while now, there have been rumblings from multiple sources that Cloud9 was going to sign the whole ATK roster. Today it finally happened. Earlier, C9 finally confirmed their lineup for the upcoming competitive year, the former ATK squad. After they signed ATK’s full team, with the coach, C9 released James “JamezIRL” Macaulay, who […]
The Brazilian competitive scene couldn’t stay untouched from the winter reshuffle forever. As such, TeamOne is aiming to reach the next level by signing experienced player João “felps” Vasconcellos and young Chilean blood David “dav1dddd” Tapia Maldonado. It’s not official information yet, but both players have already joined ESEA roster of TeamOne. Earlier in 2019, […]
Michał “MICHU” Müller, after his contract expired with Virtus.Pro, has decided to leave the Polish team. The Polish player with star potential has been playing under Virtus.Pro banner for more than one and a half years, right up until the organization acquired AVANGAR’s squad. In his statement, MICHU said that he is open to inquiries […]
After almost a year being the head coach for Ninjas in Pyjamas, Faruk “pita” Pita departs the Swedes. While pita was coaching Ninjas in Pyjamas, THREAT hadn’t left the organization. Staying on as assistant coach, with pita in the position of head coach, NiP didn’t show any impressive results in 2019. Their highest placements at […]
We break down all four teams across group B and their chances of winning at the Minor. The WePlay! Bukovel Minor is the second “small” tournament in the 2019-2020 DPC. Nevertheless, it’s still a very important tournament, especially for some of the teams there. Apart from the $300K USD prize pool, this event also provides […]
Despite the fact that the DreamLeague Season 13 Major is still a couple of weeks away, we already have some news regarding one of the teams playing there. Beastcoast, the best South American Dota 2 team, won’t be playing with their full squad. Adrian “Wisper” Cespedes Dobles won’t be able to attend the tournament in […]
Long-time Ninjas in Pyjamas player Patrik “f0rest” Lindberg has completed a transfer to Dignitas, according to a report from 1pv. A report released by DBLTAP in November of last year revealed Dignitas’s plans of signing a new lineup comprised of a former Ninjas in Pyjamas quartet. F0rest has now reportedly left NiP, and 22-year-old GamerLegion […]
New details about the upcoming ICE Challenge this February including who we can expect to see fight it out in London. Tournament organizer, Maincast, and sponsor GG.Bet, have revealed details about the upcoming ICE Challenge. The tournament is scheduled to be held early February in London. 8 teams will compete for a chance at taking […]
We take a look at what’s been happening in Week 7 of the China Dota 2 Professional League Season 1. There is no arguing that the DPC tournaments are the most interesting to watch. After all, these tournaments have the biggest prize pools, as well as the best teams in the world. However, there are […]
Copenhagen Flames have announced they will part ways with their female roster to build the Danish female team. After six months of playing under CPH Flames pennants, the organization has decided not to continue their partnership with their female team. The decision was made due to high costs. A result of having two professional CS:GO […]
European team Heretics have announced changes to their 2020 roster, replacing two players. After a big renovation in the October of 2019, Heretics gave their roster three months to show the world what they can do. The Frenches successfully reached top-40 in early November, and have been floating around the 40th position for two months. […]
Team SoloMid’s (TSM) professional Fortnite roster lost two players today with the release of Kyle “Herrions” Trusley and Cloud. Today, we are sad to announce the departures of @TSM_Clouds and @TSM_Herrions. We wish them nothing but the best. Thank you for everything. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/Py3TCwUAJ3 — TSM #TSM100 (@TSM) January 4, 2020 The popular esports organization […]
Dallas Fuel announced on Twitter that their sub healer, Jonathan “HarryHook” Tejedor Rua, will stay in blue for another Overwatch League season. Jonathan “HarryHook” Tejedor Rua is one of the most iconic Dallas Fuel players, even though he isn’t often on the main stage. He joined the team back in 2017, right before the start […]
With heightened concern for the future of Call of Duty, Infinity Ward has added a new game mode to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. This new update takes the tactical pace of objective modes and coincides it with the frantic running and gunning that Team Deathmatch is so popular for. The mode is called “Grind.” […]
After a month-long search for a third member, Joseph “Frexs” Sanchez has been announced as the newest member of the NRG Apex Legends roster. Frexs is a great addition to the roster, after having a brief stint in the professional scene on Cloud 9 and Team Reciprocity. He replaces the recently departed Coby “Dizzy” Meadows, […]
We’re finally in 2020, and with a decade bring new opportunities for everyone. For the most popular online video game in the world, this is especially true. League of Legends boasts a massive player base and esports scene, but it is far from perfect. As the new year begins, there are a few things that […]
As we’ve said numerous times, 2019 was one of the most amazing years for every Dota 2 fan out there. The highlight of the year was definitely OG’s incredible TI 9 run. They became the first-ever team to win Dota 2’s most important tournament two times in a row. Now, five months later, Valve announced […]
Overwatch Season 2020 Map Pool Since BlizzCon 2019, each competitive season includes its own map pool. Among all the existing maps, only 12 make it each season. During Overwatch Season 20, players fight on three maps of each kind: assault, escort, control, or hybrid. The map pool for Season 20 is as follows: Assault: Temple […]
It has been only been a few months since the Overwatch League concluded but 2020 is bringing in some major changes for the relatively young esport. Year over year Blizzard has innovated with the League, and 2020 will have the most significant changes yet. The Overwatch League is going global with matches taking place in […]
Spoiler: Geminis Rule the World! Today, we have collected the most interesting stats especially for you. Maybe it will help you to determine if your son, daughter, younger brother or sister reach success at CS:GO Majors! Don’t take this piece too serious, though, as it takes a lot more to be a CS:GO winner than […]
The German organization Sprout revealed today that they will add Tomáš “oskar” Šťastný as the main AWPer for their CS:GO squad. The 28-year-old Czech player will finally appear again on the competitive CS:GO scene after three months of being inactive. Earlier in the September of 2019, HellRaisers benched their whole roster. Oskar’s contract expired on […]
With expectations at an all-time high, the official Call of Duty league has decided to start scaling back in the new year. According to the Sports Business Daily, a large number of the teams involved in the new COD league have been at risk of being too “overwhelmed” in the past few weeks. Many fans […]
Competitive Fortnite fans have a tournament to look forward to and its less than one month away. The competitive Fortnite scene has gone radio silent since the Winter Royale 2019 concluded just before the New Year. Amidst rumors of a second Fortnite World Cup and a third Fortnite Champion Series, it’s an excellent time to […]
Our first DPC Minor of the year is right around the corner, here’s three big things to keep your eye out for when things kick off January 9. After the hype around the new year, the Dota 2 fans are now slowly preparing for what is to come. January will have a couple of very […]
The vote for the best CS:GO highlight of the past decade just finished. On the official Twitter CS:GO account, 4 finalists came together in a hard battle and Vincent “Happy” Cervoni Schopenhauer came out a winner! Enjoy this sick moment watching the video: It’s important to remember that Happy brought this Desert Eagle ace in […]
This last year was one of the best years for every Dota 2 fan out there. We got to see tons of amazing tournaments, dramas, and many other cool moments. However, now that we are in 2020, it’s time to focus on the upcoming tournaments. The first big challenge ahead of the teams in the […]
Delays in processing visas for Cain, Broxah and Shernfire may affect the teams start in 2020. Team Liquid face a battle against the clock to be ready for the 2020 LCS season after US Visa issues scuppered the team’s plans. Three of Team Liquid’s players and staff have been caught up in the Visa problem. […]
CS:GO ended 2019 with a record-breaking average of recurrent players and solid month to month growth. The end of 2019 brought a piece of good news for CS:GO, as the game is maintaining steady growth from month to month. The average count of CS:GO players has now reached a record value. This is the highest […]
Vanguard have announced the signing of former FaZe Clan member Brendan “Jaomock” O’Brien. The relatively new esports organization, Vanguard, has expanded its Fortnite roster with yet another talented player. After first signing a slew of players, including Jonathan “Calculator” Weber back in November, Vanguard began plotting their next acquisition. The organization agreed with former FaZe […]
Berlin International Gaming have just announced some big changes to their roster ahead of the 2020 season. The German-based organization, Berlin International Gaming, comes into 2020 with truly big changes. These are that Nils “k1to” Gruhne and Florian “syrsoN” Rische are joining the team to replace Johannes “nex” Maget and The UK Hope, Owen “smooya” […]
Beşiktaş Esports have announced they will not be resigning the contract for female CS:GO roster, We Run This Place. It’s a New Year for new announcements, as top-tier female СS:GO roster formerly contracted to Beşiktaş Esports released a statement that they will not extend contracts with the Turkish organization. The team will return to a […]
Team Secret officially announce the departure of Yeik “MidOne” Nai Zheng from their Dota 2 roster. Team Secret has been one of the most dominating Dota 2 force in 2019. After winning numerous tournaments, they ended up finishing first in the 2018-2019 DPC. Despite being one of the main favorites at TI 9, Clement “Puppey” […]
Long-time esports caster and analyst Christopher “MonteCristo” Mykles announced on Twitter that he will be leaving his position with the Overwatch Lague before 2020’s beginning. For many esports fans, Monte has been a positive figure in everything from League of Legends to Overwatch League. Now with he is leaving Overwatch to pursue other endeavors. I […]
The year 2019 is coming to a close with some competitive Fortnite milestones in the rear-view. Fans feasted their eyes upon the glamour of the Fortnite World Cup and saw some unbelievably talented players showcased in full force. The Fortnite community experienced the highs of the Fortnite Champion Series and the lows of the mech […]
The 2010-2019 decade has been monumental for esports. Throughout this time, many games have experienced a boom, but none more so than League of Legends. What started as a small indie game quickly blossomed into the most played online game in the world with a massive esports scene. Along with this, legends of their own […]
This year was amazing for every single Dota 2 fan out there. After we saw numerous amazing tournaments, it is now time to take a step back and see which players performed the best during the year. Yesterday, we’ve covered the top support players of the year, which was not an easy thing to do. […]
With just one day away from 2020, it’s time to step back and take a look at what happened in 2019. Needless to say, this was one of the best years for every Dota 2 fan out there. There were many awesome highlights, but I think it’s safe to say that OGs’ TI march will […]
The Overwatch League’s 2019 season was vastly successful and brought forth more narratives than previous years. Not only did it give redemption to the benched players of season one, but the new expansion teams changed everything. There is one Overwatch player who battled through GOATS, succeeded in the Overwatch League, and made an impression in […]
Although the Winter Royale 2019 has come and gone, it produced some interesting results across all seven competitive regions. NA West often goes overlooked despite possessing a handful of the world’s best players. Chief among them is Shane “EpikWhale” Cotton, who finished in third place at the Fortnite World Cup. Many of these NA West […]
There are many video games that players play and cherish. With countless worlds and stories to explore, the appeal of video games will never fade. There are an incredible amount of titles out there, but a select few stand above the rest. The following top 100 games are ordered by their Critic’s Rating (as recorded […]
Video games are a source of enjoyment and entertainment for hundreds of millions around the world. In them, we journey to new worlds to take part in grand adventures or have more simple, quaint experiences. There are a ton of different video games out there, but there a some that have immersed more players than […]
We take a look back over some of the deadliest heroes and combos we saw in the pro-scene this year. 2019 was one of the best years for every Dota 2 fan and player. Not only did we see tons of interesting tournaments, but our favorite game also went through a lot of changes. In […]
Remilia, the first pro-female gamer to compete in the LCS, has died peacefully in her sleep at age 24. The League of Legends community is grieving the loss of talented support player, Maria “Remilia” Creveling. Close friend and roommate, Richard Lewis, announced the news of Creveling’s death on Twitter this morning. Many fans used the […]
#5 Call of Duty PLAYER: SIMP | TEAM: EUNITED By: Coleman Hamstead First off, we have the rookie Chris “Simp” Lehr. There cannot be a CoD player of the year discussion without Simp’s name being in the fray. Simp had big shoes to fill when he came on the eUnited starting roster in March. The […]
There are just a couple of days left before 2020 arrives. Needless to say, 2019 was one of the best years for every Dota 2 fan out there. Every single main tournament was a joy to watch as the best teams in the world fought each other to death. However, the highlight of the year […]
Another blow for Twitch as prominent streamer Corrina Kopf signs on to join Facebook Gaming. Facebook Gaming has landed another streamer to its platform in the latest round of exclusive deals as it signs its first female partnership with vlogger and Instagrammer Corinna Kopf. Corinna has spent the past year shifting some of her focus […]
Excel Esports has signed Simon “Swiffer” Papamarkos as the team’s Excel UK Coach for the 2020 UKLC season. Swiffer takes on his first coaching role by joining Excel having previously played as a mid laner for Oceanic Pro League (OPL) team ORDER and Chiefs Esports Club. Kieran Holmes-Darby, CEO of Excel Esports had this to […]
As you know, the original Dota was one of the first big games in the MOBA genre. After seeing how popular it becomes, Riot Games decided to release its own game that has similar gameplay to it, calling it League of Legends. From that moment on, the clash between the fans of the two games […]
We look back on our top three highlights from the 2018-2019 DPC Season. This year was nothing short of amazing for every Dota 2 fan out there. We saw plenty of fantastic tournaments, drama, roster changes and more. However, with just a couple of days until 2020, it is now time to say goodbye to […]
The CIS team have announced the departure of offlaner Andrey “Ghostik” Kadyk from their active roster. The CIS Dota 2 scene is one of the most interesting ones to watch. After Virtus.Pro went through the drastic roster change, there isn’t a team that stands out anymore. Right now, every single top tier team here can […]
The ONE Esports Dota 2 World Pro Invitational was one of our first major events since the 7.23 update. We take a look at how the new meta seems to be shaping up. The ONE Esports Dota 2 World Pro Invitational was the last tournament of the year. Despite not being included in the DPC, […]
Fortnite’s final tournament of 2019 wrapped up on Sunday. See who performed well under the simple scoring system. The Winter Royale 2019 is now in the history books for competitive Fortnite. This three-day competition provided players of varying skill levels to test the waters in a tournament-setting. Although many professionals did not respond well to […]
EPICENTER have just announced they’ll host another DPC Major, to be held May 2020 in Russia. 2019 was an amazing year for every Dota 2 fan out there. We saw tons of interesting tournaments and memorable moments. The year finished with the amazing ONE Esports Dota 2 World Pro Invitational. Despite not being included in […]
We break down five of the biggest takeaways from the ONE Esports Dota 2 World Pro Invitational. After a couple of days of epic action, the final tournament of 2019 is over. Despite not being a DPC event, the ONE Esports Dota 2 World Pro Invitational had one of the biggest prize pools of the […]
At the EPICENTER Final, Team Vitality defeated Mousesports to end their three-tournament win streak. They did so in spectacular fashion, with Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut shining bright in the lead. Much of Vitality’s success can be attributed to him, as he finished the series with a 1.81 K/D ratio and a 1.58 rating. In the first […]
G2 Esports has come out victorious at the CS:GO Champions Cup Finals, defeating Spirit 2-0 in the Grand Final. The French-majority squad takes home the championship title and the lion’s share of the $300,000 prize pool. The best-of-three Final kicked off on G2’s map pick of Train. Starting on the favored side, Spirit converted their […]
Excel Esports has signed a UK scene veteran. Twenty-year-old Matthew “Deadly” Smith was signed after he spent two years in Spain playing for Vodafone Giants. Deadly last played in the UK under MnM Gaming back in 2017. During his time in League of Legends, he’s managed two first-place split finishes, both coming with Vodafone Giants […]
See where your favorite duos landed on the leaderboard as we look back at day two of the Winter Royale. Day two of the Winter Royale 2019 provided a much friendlier scoring system than the all-or-nothing system from day one. In general, players were more accepting of a format that relied more on strategic placement […]
Slowly and steadily, 2019 is coming to an end. It was an amazing year for every Dota 2 fan out there and will definitely go down in history. Fans saw amazing tournaments all around, but OG’s TI 9 run was without a doubt the biggest diamond in the crown. Having said that, 2020 is just […]
Vici Gaming put on a dominating show for our final day of series at the ONE Esports Dota 2 World Pro Invitational. We wrapped up our final day of excitement in Singapore today, as our last three teams faced off to see who would take home the lion’s share of the $500,000 USD prize pool. […]
Check out the day one results from the second annual Fortnite Winter Royale. The Winter Royale 2019 tournament is officially underway, and players can rejoice with increased placement payouts. News broke late yesterday that Epic Games decided to expand the tournament’s three-day prize pool to over $23M USD per region per console. That means that […]
The year is coming to an end and the newly formed Call of Duty League is on the horizon, slated to kick off in early 2020. With a new year and a new era of Call of Duty approaching, we thought it would only be right to cap it all off by discussing the top […]
We break down all the Lower Bracket action happening at the ONE Esports Dota 2 World Pro Invitational. After a couple of days of amazing action, we slowly reached the penultimate day of the ONE Esports Dota 2 World Pro Invitational. There were tons of surprises along the way but in the end, the best […]
In 2019, we don’t think there’s any place for s1mple in the MVP race. This year the choice is even harder. Last year, the competition for MVP award was extremely stressful, but clear – Nicolai “device” Reedtz and Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev met each other in a tough battle, and s1mple came out as the winner. […]
Germany have announced a a dedicated visa for esports players and professionals will become available in spring 2020. As part of new changes to the Skilled Immigration Act, the German Federal Government have created a visa specifically for esports professionals. The esports focused visa will allow for smoother recruitment of Non-EU players and coaches by […]
Advertising has almost entirely moved to digital mediums to cater to younger target audiences. The U.S. Navy announced that they will not be rolling out a Super Bowl in lieu of spending the money on online advertising and esports. The Navy investing in esports may seem strange at first, but this is a growing theme […]
The Fortnite World Cup has made 2019 a big year for Epic’s popular battle royale. With a $30 million prize pool, the World Cup has skyrocketed a lot of young Fortnite players into millionaire status. It’s also shined a light on previously unknown players who continued to have a lot of success since this past […]
The 2019 season of professional League of Legends is over. After an exciting year filled with creativity and skillful play, three players stood apart from the rest as the best in the world. At the World Championship, MSI victors G2 Esports and Chinese superstars FunPlus Pheonix met in the Finals. Unsurprisingly, the top three players […]
All the action from the Lower Bracket at the ONE Esports Dota 2 World Pro Invitational. It was another day of action today in Singapore as the first round of our Lower Bracket kicked off. There were quick stomps and drawn-out battles. If you missed out on any of it, we’re breaking it down for […]
A blow for the SEA scene and carry vtFaded as Alpha x Hashtag announce they’re disbanding their Dota 2 roster. The SEA Dota 2 scene is in the middle of one of it’s best chapters lately. With plenty of new teams who are slowly improving, as well as teams that have proved themselves as some […]
This year was a roller coaster of emotions for every Dota 2 fan out there. Our favorite game went through many changes – and even reached some of the lowest player counts since 2014. However, it seems like the Outlanders Update brought Dota 2 back to life after introducing a ton of new things. The […]
On the eve of the final major competitive Fortnite tournament in 2019, Epic Games dropped some vital information regarding the upcoming competition. In response to the huge number of players dropping into Arena Duos to prep for Winter Royale, we are increasing the prize pool and adding over 20,000 new placements to the Official Rules […]
Although severely underrated, the NA West region features some talented competitive Fortnite players. Arkhram and Falconer are two premier players who have achieved high placements in both LAN and online environments. The prize pool situation is a bit unfortunate for NA West, but it ultimately means that these duos will need to work harder to […]
Europe possesses possibly the best pool of talent in competitive Fortnite. The region consistently features the largest prizes as well due to the number of players as well. With players like benjyfishy, Mongraal and MrSavage, there’s no doubt that we can expect some high scores during the upcoming Winter Royale. Let’s take a look at […]
The NA East competitive Fortnite region features some of the most recognizable names across the entire scene. Players like Tfue, Ninja and Bugha are just a few who’ve made a name for themselves as Fortnite players out of this region. With the Winter Royale 2019 rapidly approaching, let’s take a look at the format, times […]
The Playoffs began in Singapore today, with two action packed series in our Upper Bracket. The Group Stage of the ONE Esports Dota 2 World Pro Invitational is finally over. We had two days of non-stop action between the best teams in the world. If you missed any of the action, be sure to check […]
Ogre’s Arcana has finally dropped, along with a new treasure and a new reward line for the holiday season. After waiting for a couple of months, the TI 9 Arcana Winner finally gets the prize. Alongside the Ogre Arcana, Valve also gave us information about TI 10, as well as a couple of other rewards. […]
Dota Underlors is back on the rise yet again after it received the Outlanders Update. Although some people didn’t like the new changes, the overall player count clearly states that the fans of the game are enjoying it more than before. However, it seems like the devs of this awesome game have another gift for […]
One of the most important Overwatch events of the year just took place, and it had almost nothing to do with the Overwatch League. The weekend of December 13th featured the first-ever Open Division: Breakable Barriers, a new series where Contenders and Open Division players, along with former Overwatch League players and streamers, test each […]
Our very final Dota 2 event of the year kicked off its second day, continuing the Bo2’s in our Group Stage. It was another day of action in Singapore, as our Group Stage continued. If you didn’t catch yesterday’s exciting series, we covered some of the biggest moments for you. But there was plenty of […]