Join us for a look through Fortnite’s storied three-year history and the importance of substantial prize payouts. Fortnite Battle Royale caught the entire gaming world by surprise in 2017 when Epic Games dropped the game in ‘early access’. Eventually, it became a phenomenon, unlike anything anyone had ever seen before, and an experience that gamers […]
Why the Los Angeles Valiant dropping its roster is catastrophic
The move puts players, both old and new, at significant risk for the sake of a monetary deal. The Los Angeles Valiant released its entire roster of players and staff members earlier today to move to the Overwatch League’s Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. The organization’s ownership group, Immortals Gaming Club (IGC), cited “visa issues” in moving […]
Brazilian Esports Teams on the Aftermath of Harassment and Sexual Misconduct Allegations
At the beginning of January 2021, a movement led by women who claimed to have suffered abuses by esports personalities took over the Brazilian esports scene. The accusation of rape by one woman against the former League of Legends (LoL) player, coach, and caster Gabriel “MiT” Souza encouraged many others to expose their stories, as […]
LetsPlay.Live partners with Riot Games to broadcast OCE VALORANT competitive season – Esports Insider
New Zealand-based esports tournament organiser and broadcasting media company LetsPlay.Live (LPL) has partnered with Riot Games to become the broadcast partner for 2021’s VALORANT competitive season in Oceania. Oceanic VALORANT players in the region will be able to compete for an opportunity to play at the international level. The tournament, beginning in February will have three stages with […]
Cloud9 CS:GO win 14 straight rounds to shock MIBR at cs_summit 7
C9 recorded a shutout on MIBR’s T-side. The Cloud9 Colossus may be off to a slow start, but the CS:GO team pulled off an impressive comeback today at cs_summit 7 in an almost never-before-seen manner. After finishing third in their group following two losses to FURIA split between a win over Ninjas in Pyjamas, C9 […]
ESL announce Pro League Season 13 team list, schedule, & format
ESL have revealed the list for ESL Pro league Season 13. The 24 team league will feature 12 partner teams joined by 12 teams who were invited based on their regional or global rankings and teams who went through the necessary qualifiers. The teams will be split into four round-robin groups of six that will […]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang beats DOTA 2's The International with new M2 viewership record
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang has set a new viewership record with M2 World Championship 2020. The mobile game has taken the world by storm, competing with the top PC esports titles in the world, taking the second spot in the list for peak viewership. Across the 62 hour broadcast, the M2 World Championship averaged 689,737 […]
LEC Power Rankings: 2021 Spring Split Week 1
A seven-way tie for fourth highlights the LEC standings after one full week of play. In a league where seven teams are deadlocked for a share of fourth place, it’s hard to define any team’s place in the LEC just yet. Aside from the two teams at the top of the league—who clearly stood out […]
Magic: The Gathering launches today with Kaldheim set – Daily Esports
Wizards of the Coast (WotC) announced today the latest set for Magic: The Gathering (MTG), Kaldheim, launches on MTG Arena today and in stores next Friday. Kaldheim is inspired by Norse Mythology with strong metal themes. Following the metal theme for the new set, global metal bands helped launched the Kaldheim set through some fun collaborations. https://youtube.com/watch?v=DmSpD4VINNs%3Ffeature%3Doembed […]
Fall Guys studio is "working hard" on support for more platforms and crossplay – Daily Esports
Since its launch, Fall Guys has been available to play exclusively on PC and PlayStation platforms. That could change very soon, according to a recent GamesIndustry.biz interview with studio Mediatonic. The development team indicated that support for play on Nintendo Switch and Xbox is coming. While nothing is concrete yet, the ultimate goal is for […]