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2 decades after the initial eSports tournament, there have been a lot of improvements. These tournaments attract large audiences almost identical to the traditional sports. Giants from the business world such as Nissan and Coke are offering sponsorships. The numbers show increasing popularity and that eSports is growing considerably with each day. Research firm Newzoo revealed around 205 million people who viewed or participated in an eSports tournament in 2014. While most of these crowds were from Asia, there was […]

Commonly referred to as eSports, Electronic Sports has taken world by storm in the last couple of years. Dating back to the 70s, esports started gaining popularity and is today one of the most popular gaming cultures that have ever existed. With availability of high speed internet, eSports gained popularity from 2000 onwards. Let’s take a look at the hottest eSports gaming titles. League of Legends (LoL) This game proved to be the chart-topper for so long that RIOT Games […]

Sports leagues and casinos are giddy with excitement about the newly legalized sports betting industry the US Supreme Court struck down a federal law May 14th prohibiting gambling on individual sporting events. But what will follow is a mad dash to capitalize on the new billinon dollar industry. What does this mean for the future of sports entertainment?

Gold is a critical asset in Dota 2. Considering how precious gold is in its own right, it is clearly going to be an important asset in any kind of game. But that’s beside the point. The thing about gold in Dota 2 is that it is necessary for helping to do all sorts of things. With gold, a team can buy all kinds of items and defenses. It can instantly revive fallen heroes when it has enough gold. The […]

Every now and then, every popular game is updated with new patches to remove some of the old problems and introduce some novelties. The usual theme with these patches is that some players love them and some players hate them but they are an unavoidable part of the eSports world. The recently introduced patch for Counter Strike: Global Offensive has introduced some interesting changes, most importantly shifting around some aspects of the in-game economy, requiring certain adjustments. Increased Loss Bonus […]

Major Counter-Strike competition ELEAGUE Premier 2017 has brought together some of the leading Counter-Strike teams and esports organizations together. We have witnessed ELEAGUE group stage in the most common format GSL. These days we are looking forward to seeing another exciting stage of the competition, single-elimination playoffs. The competition has brought amazingly skilled teams all fighting for that prize pool of $1,000,000 USD that will be spread among the leading teams. The group stage is finally over, so we know […]

Without any doubt, eSports are an international phenomenon, but not all parts of the world are equally represented in it. While the likes of Europe, North America and China are leading the way, other regions such as South America, Australia and Southeast Asia are a long way behind. This discrepancy is quite clear to everyone involved in the industry, and certain companies are taking the opportunity to jump into these emerging markets and grab a foothold while they are still developing. Singapore Telecom […]

A new patch for Dota 2 is currently in production, according to an employee with Valve. An employee who reportedly goes by the name of Daniel stated on Reddit that Valve is working on a patch that will be an update over the 7.19d patch that is currently in use. The patch could include some gameplay changes and possibly the release of a hero that Valve had promoted as coming to the game in the future. The new patch is […]

The new Call of Duty season has just started and with the new title in the competition, many teams have been making changes in their rosters. Looking for the best possible rosters, many teams and players have opted to release a player or to terminate their contracts in order to be as prepared as possible for the WWII. Recently, two players announced that they have left their teams and become free agents and that they are looking for a new […]

With the release of the latest Call of Duty Title – World War 2, there have been many changes to team’s rosters for the upcoming Call of Duty World League. This game is a departure from the previous two titles which means that different skill sets are needed to be successful at this game. This means that we are going to see many changes to rosters as organisations try to find the best players at this game and team them […]

Miami University in Oxford, Ohio is the latest college in the United States to get on the esports bandwagon. In particular, Miami University is supporting an esports team that competes in Hearthstone events. The team also competes in many other events although Hearthstone is the primary game that it is focusing on at the moment. The team is also expected to grow in size with more sports involved. The university has developed its own varsity esports team. This team is […]

After several months of competition, the group stage of the Hearthstone Global Games is coming to an end. Several teams have already finished their competitions in the group stage. In the matches that did not have that huge of an impact in the final standings, Hungary managed to win their last match of the group stage. This made them tied with Greece for the second place in their group. Despite that, both Hungary and Greece will be advancing to the […]

The 2017 Heroes of the Storm competitive season will come to a head at the Global Championships. The event is also known as the Grand Finals. This is an event that will take place from October 26 to November 4 at the Anaheim Convention Center. $1 million is to be spread among the sixteen teams that will compete. The winning team will earn $500,000 while second place gets $200,000. It is expected to be the top event for Heroes of […]

In a move similar to what has been used in many Dota 2 competitions over the years, crowdfunding will be utilized in the upcoming Heroes of the Storm Global Championship event. Blizzard and Twitch have set up a new partnership called HGC Cheer. This is where people can send Cheer funds to the championship as a means of showing one’s support of an individual team. The teams that are the most successful in the program will get a part of […]

With League of Legends continuing to dominate the esports and esports betting scenes, more people are starting to wonder how the game works. In a move that could bring in new players to the game, Riot Games and ELeague have teamed up to produce an hour-long television special on League of Legends. The program will air on TBS at 11 pm Eastern and Pacific Time on October 19. The special will come as the World Championship continues to move along […]

Riot has released the League of Legends 8.20 patch. The patch is relatively small in size, as Riot is not trying to make lots of changes as the World Championship comes along. The changes are focused on specific champions with the potential to make an impact on future esports events. The changes are made mainly with champions in mind, but there is one significant change surrounding a rune that may also impact how the game is played. Ezreal Ezreal was […]

USA Today, the nationwide newspaper had been operating a website dedicated to competitive Overwatch esports events. The Overwatch Wire site was designed to inform people about Overwatch events with a strong emphasis on Overwatch League events. However, USA Today has announced that it will be shutting down its Overwatch Wire site. The move leaves uncertainty as to whether USA Today will be covering the second league season when it comes along in 2019. This is also significant as USA Today […]

The brackets for the 2018 edition of the Overwatch World Cup have been set up in time for the coming event at the Anaheim Convention Center on November 2-3. The event will be a part of the 2018 edition of Blizzcon, the prominent convention devoted to Blizzard’s various games and developments. The eight teams that will compete were the national teams that finished in the top two in the Incheon, Los Angeles, Bangkok, and Paris competitions. There were 24 teams […]

Once one of the richest countries in the world, Venezuela is well past its glory days. The deep economic crisis that’s been going on for a long time now has cast a large shadow over the country that had once enjoyed the prosperity ensured primarily by its rich oil reserves. Today, people of Venezuela are struggling to make the ends meet. An average citizen makes just around $25 a month, which is far from enough to make a decent living. […]

Even though it is clear to everyone that Heroic is currently one of the world’s best Counter-Strike: Global Offensive teams and that they are one of the biggest favorites for the win in almost all tournaments in which they participate, they still have certain problems in the organization like any other organization in the world of eSports. Not that long ago, one of the biggest shock this year came when it comes to CS:GO tournaments. The squad failed to qualify […]

SKT have defeated Samsung Galaxy and won $2,028,000 USD! They have also won this title last year. In Staples Center, Los Angeles, they made South Korea proud!  Here’s the full finals: A nice montage you should check out:  

League of Legends is one of the biggest games if eSports. There are many competitions of LOL and the biggest one is of course “The World Championship”. How big is this competition? Let’s find out: 2011, the first LOL World Championship ever. $1,400,000 USD prize tool, which is a lot. This year, 2016, the prize tool is $4,145,000 USD! One word to describe that: Madness! Only this shows how big does eSports game really is and how fast and far they are […]