eSports

It can be difficult keeping track of the various comings and goings in the games industry, which is why we compile them in semi-regular round-ups.If you have new appointments or transitions in your company that belong here, please send the names of the appointees, new role and company, and prior…

The Slippi Champions League was a lively Smash Bros Melee event over the week few weeks, giving us a great showcase of the Slippi netplay at work in a tournament setting. The league has shown pretty definitively that there is still life left in Melee, and an audience for it…

Updates in video games aren’t always ideal. Sometimes they’re perfect and bring just the right amount of balance to a game. Other times, they add new items or characters that make their old counterparts pointless to use. That is the concept of Power Creep. Sometimes intentional and sometimes on purpose,…

Amidst the flashy ESL One Germany 2020 and the Summit 13, the South American scene has the Movistar Liga Pro Gaming Season 6 to play out at the tail end of the season. Officially sponsored by Valve, the event offers a “generous” prize pool of 24,000 USD. Putting aside the…

Going through this pandemic hasn’t been easy on any industry, and esports was no exception. Differing local rules and measures, countless cancelled events and travel bans have seriously hurt esports as a whole. While most major leagues successfully adapted and switched to remote and online-only competitions, things are still not…

The Puntt esports betting service might be a little different from most bookmaker sites. But our Puntt review will reveal why this brand could be a great choice for your esports bets. We’ll show you why the Puntt pool betting service is good for backing your favourite LoL and CSGO…

Over the weekend, we saw some of the top CS:GO teams from Europe compete in the DreamHack Open Fall group stage, with excellent matches for CS:GO esports fans to enjoy. From 19 October, the playoffs will begin with some exciting matchups. Here's what you need to know.DreamHack Open Fall playoffsIn…

On October 19, pro players, Artour “Arteezy” Babaev and Kim “Gabbi” Villafuerte became one of the first ten players to reach 11K MMR. In comparison, the average Dota 2 player’s MMR is approximately 2,300 MMR. There are currently only a handful of players in the 11k MMR club. The first…

Among Us is having its biggest competitive outing to date with the FaZe In-Vent-ational. The tournament is being held by the FaZe clan, featuring a roster of their biggest players and other celebrities. While a few tournaments have been held for the game already, this is definitely the most notable…

It has been a while since ASUS unveiled the ROG Swift PG32UQX, but it seems that the monitor is finally on the verge of being released. ASUS announced the PG32UQX in January at CES 2020, but it went quiet on the monitor thereafter. However, Chinese retailer Taobao listed the PG32UQX, albeit briefly,…