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PUBG
May 7, 2020

PUBG tops Dota2 as steam’s most popular game

PlayerUnknown’s Battle Grounds (PUBG), which officially launched on Steam on the 23rd of March, has for the first time taken Dota 2 over as the most played game. Since release…
Sports Games
June 17, 2019

F1 announces esports offering

In recent news, Formula 1, Gfinity and Codemasters will be joining forces to release the first ever the Formula 1 esports Series. This announcement follows earlier news regarding the launch…
Dota 2
June 24, 2019

A recap of this year’s International 2017

The biggest esports tournament has wrapped up with a climactic battle between Team Liquid and Newbee, marking the end of this year’s The International 2017. Team Liquid has pulled off…
Counter-Strike
August 18, 2017

Team Overview – DreamHack Masters Malmö 2017

With the DreamHack Masters Malmö 2017 – arguably one of this year’s most anticipated CS:GO event – fast approaching, we take a quick look at the 16 participating teams. 12…
LoL Esports
October 16, 2024

Weekend predictions: League of Legends – Japan League

As the League of Legends – Japan League (LjL) begins to wrap up, teams are rigorously fighting for spots in the semi-finals. While the two top teams in the LpL…
Counter-Strike
August 9, 2017

Everything you need to know about the DreamHack Masters Malmö 2017

Details surrounding the DreamHack Masters Malmö 2017, part of the DreamHack series and one of the most popular tournament series on the esports calendar have just this week been released.…
LoL Esports
September 30, 2019

TSM and SKT qualify for League of Legends Worlds

As we see the final games of the Summer season come to a head, teams are currently in the process of being seeded for the season’s biggest League of Legends…
Overwatch 2
June 24, 2019

Players in the Overwatch league to earn a minimum 50k a year!

Blizzard is stepping up to their side of the bargain by announcing that professional players participating in the Overwatch League will be receiving a minimum of $50k a year, along…
Dota 2
August 31, 2024

The International 2017 Rundown | Who will win?

The International 2017 is set to be the biggest esports event in the world, with millions of viewers across various platforms tuning in from the 7 – 12th August. Arguably…
Overwatch 2
June 24, 2019

Blizzard announce new Overwatch league teams and cities

As the esports scene continues to evolve, the competitive scenes of various games are shifting to accommodate for more players, team owners and sponsors. Riot games already unveiled their plan…
Esports Industry
June 17, 2019

Should games increase profit sharing with teams?

Various organisations are pushing various game creators to increase profit sharing, ranging from LoL, Dota 2 and CS:GO. Increased profit sharing aims to prompt game developers / the companies to…
Overwatch 2
June 24, 2019

Blizzard Reaches for the Stars with the Overwatch League

The market for eSports is growing, and Overwatch is looking to take control when they launch their first shortened season on Q3 of 2017. The Overwatch League is already starting…
Overwatch 2
February 13, 2020

Don’t stack your lootboxes yet! – Lootbox changes

The new lootbox changes will only be effective on boxes purchased post patch Blizzard has decided to updates their coding on Lootboxes which will reduce the amount of duplicates a…
Counter-Strike
November 21, 2023

Into the Qualifiers of PGL Major Kraków 2017

The PGL Qualifiers have begun, and it is going to be an intense competition. Teams including Dignitas, BIG, Cloud9, Mousesports, and G2 will be competing for 8 spots in the…
LoL Esports
September 23, 2019

Week 5 NA LCS Summer Split 2017: Top Possible Upset Victories

We all know those scenes. The scenes that end with the winning team jumping out of their seats, and the losing team with their heads hung in shame. These scenes…
Dota 2
May 8, 2020

Tracking the TI7 prize pool – Rundown

The International 2017 prize pool is soon approaching $20,000,000 USD As many know, Valve has consistently hosted tournaments possessing the biggest prize pools over the past few years through it’s…
LoL Esports
May 14, 2020

Tarzaned banned….. yet again

Riot has suspended Tarzaned’s account due to toxicity. Challanger streamer / YouTuber, Tarzaned, is facing another ban due to his extremely toxic behaviour, where he fed publicly on another teammate’s…
Dota 2
June 24, 2019

Cloud 9 re-enters Dota 2 scene

Cloud 9 has signed Team NP marking their formal decision to once again re-enter the Dota 2 scene. Mainstay and active over the last few years, Cloud 9 decided to…
LoL Esports
September 30, 2019

SKT to receive new celebration skins

A recent video published on the Official Facebook page of League of Legends esports (lolesports) shows the champion recall animations for each skin, and how the players decided to “act…
Counter-Strike
June 21, 2017

Counter Logic Gaming: Back to the Top?

Every team in esports have their up and downs, sometimes they’re at the top and sometimes at the bottom. Counter Logic Gaming has gone off radar in the CS:GO competitive…
Overwatch 2
July 9, 2019

Top 16 Teams Decided in Overwatch Contenders European Tournament Open Qualifier

The open qualifier round for the Overwatch Contenders tournament has officially concluded as the European tournament finds the sixteen teams that will be advancing to the group stage.  The two-day…
Counter-Strike
June 14, 2017

DreamHack Open Summer 2017

DreamHack Open Summer 2017 starts this Friday, 17th of June throughout the weekend until the 20th of June and the tournament boasts a good mix of top-tier teams and what…
LoL Esports
July 17, 2020

North America LCS | Weekend Overview

In the eSports scene we all love summoners who put time into the community, streamers like Dyrus, VoyBoy, and Imaqtpie. Then there is the famous TSM ADC, Doublelift LoL, who…
Counter-Strike
June 13, 2017

The Rise and Fall of the Ninjas

The news of Ninjas in Pyjamas (NiP) attending any tournament from the beginning of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) until the summer of 2014 would strike fear into the hearts of…
Counter-Strike
November 21, 2023

The iBuyPower Conundrum

On January 25th 2015, the former iBuyPower squad which consisted of Sam “DaZeD” Marine, Joshua “steel” Nissan, Braxton “swag” Pierce and Keven “AZK” Larivière were found guilty of match-fixing and…
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