eSports

CapcomCapcom's Street Fighter 6 isn't just another ho-hum entry in one of gaming's powerhouse franchises. Street Fighter 6 hasn't shied away from anything, really, not with multiple betas and other events letting the game flex its versatility and depth for players far before launch. That flexibility is Street Fighter 6's…

Combo Breaker 2023 took place over the weekend. In one of the biggest events on the fighting game esports calendar, we got tournaments for all of the major games, including one of the last tournaments for SF V. Over the weekend we had a few fun moments across games, a…

Players in the North American League of Legends esports league have voted to walk out in protest of Riot Games’ decision to no longer require franchises to field an amateur team. Since Riot’s announcement, many franchises have already dropped their amateur teams for the summer season, cutting off an important…

Esports company turned Wall Street laughing stock, FaZe Clan, is at the center of another controversy as its members fight over the recent signing of Stranger Things actor and Twitch streamer, Grace Van Dien. Loud members like Nordan “FaZe Rain” Shat criticized the signing as a money grab, while Van…

The initiative aims to combat and raise the awareness of women's harassment in online games Guild Esports, in partnership with Sky UK, has unveiled the No Room for Abuse initiative. The campaign aims to raise awareness of the gendered harassment women experience playing online games. With monetary support from Sky,…

Douglas, Isle of Man, May 26th, 2023, Chainwire After a half-month Beta period, the blockchain-based Riichi Mahjong esports project, Mahjong Meta, will launch the free minting of its first Pass NFT on the Ethereum network on May 27. Users holding this NFT will receive continuous rights and interests throughout all…

On May 24-25, Milan hosted the finals of the Amazon University Esports (AUE), the Italian esports competition for university students, organized by King Esport. Image Credits | @UniEsportsIT AUE Finals – What is it? University programs have been on the rise in recent years and esports is no exception. The…

Now that the Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) is over, here is everything you need to know ahead of the LPL 2023 Summer Split. Image Credits | Colin Young-Wolff/Riot Games LPL 2023 Summer Split – Teams and Schedule Below are the ten teams that will participate in the upcoming Summer Split: Anyone’s…

The major North American esports organization Evil Geniuses has announced a new partnership with Thunderpick, a crypto and online esports betting platform. The partnership is evidence that some brands are still interested in using esports orgs as a conduit to the gaming audience — and that esports orgs are still open…

As one of the most popular esports in the world, it can be hard to get off the ground when it comes to learning how to play CS:GO. With so many active players worldwide, the game has become a phenomenon in the industry, attracting thousands of professional teams and millions…