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Tims, Yopaj tow Boom Esports to TI11 spot Filipino stars Timothy “Tims” Randrup and Erin Jasper “Yopaj” Ferrer delivered when it mattered the most as Indonesian team Boom Esports secured a slot to The International 11 following its pulsating 2-1 victory over Team Liquid in the lower bracket of the…

When Halo Infinite launched at the tail end of 2021, it brought with it a revival of the Halo esports scene. With all the gusto of a complete resurgence, the Halo Championship Series was reborn, and grand promises were made as to how it would unfold. For the most part,…

If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Multi-year deal confirmed as publisher says last year's Madden Championship Series quadrupled audience EA may not have exclusivity on NFL video games any longer, but it has kept the rights…

While plenty of love (and criticism) has been showered over Polyphony Digital’s technical masterpiece that is Gran Turismo 7, their main rival has seen somewhat of a drought in the competitive simcade department. With Forza Motorsport 7 being removed from the Microsoft store earlier this year, fans of the franchise…

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Last week, Indonesia was in the gaming world headlines for all the wrong reasons. Swift regulation with no grace period stated that: all tech companies have to register with Indonesian Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (Kominfo). A day later, bans started popping up to various applications such as Steam,…

F1 in recent years has enjoyed a boom in popularity thanks largely to Netflix's fly-on-the-wall docuseries Drive to Survive, which has ushered in a legion of new fans to the racing series. As a result, numerous Hollywood films about F1 are said to be in development, while the series now…

It’s been a week since the the Indian Government banned Battlegrounds Mobile in the country. The game was taken off the Apple Store and Google Playstore, with developer Krafon receiving prior notice. While this isn’t the first time a PUBG game has been banned in India, this time was a…

“I don’t know anything about Angola. But Angola’s in trouble.” The words of Charles Barkley at the Palau Municipal d’Esports the day before the US basketball team kicked off its run at the 1992 Olympic Games turned out to be true on several levels, some more uplifting than others. Barkley…

As live esports events make a gradual return, organizers have struggled to make them attractive to an audience accustomed to spectating from the air-conditioned comfort of their computer rooms. By capitalizing on the passion of the fighting game community (FGC), this weekend’s upcoming Evolution Championship Series might crack the code.…