How to beat the Stow-on-Side Gym in Pokémon Sword and Shield

The Stow-on-Side Gym is one of two Gyms in Pokémon Sword and Shield that differ depending on which game you’re playing. If you have Pokémon Sword, this town will have a Fighting-type Gym. If you have Pokémon Shield, it will have a Ghost-type Gym. Regardless of which game you have, though, the Stow-on-Side Gym Mission […]

Red Bull Solo Q League of Legends 1v1 Tournament Returns this Spring

Red Bull will bring back Solo Q, the official 1v1 League of Legends tournament, this Spring. As part of the brand’s global event partnership with Riot Games, the overall winner of the competition will compete with professional players and streamers at this year’s All-Star event.  Online qualifiers will begin April 16 in Ireland, with 35 […]

Data-miner reveals new Apex Legends Season 5 teaser event

Apex Legends Season 5 is just around the corner, set to start on May 5-6. Currently, the game is going through the last in-game event for Season 4, the Old Ways lore event. With this came a new update, which brought a plethora of changes to Apex Legends. However, it also introduced new leaks through […]

Chicken Fighters push for top 3 in Group B at ESL One LA Online

Open qualifiers winners Chicken Fighters, a stack that made its latest roster change on the 1st of April when Adrian “Era” Kryeziu joined in the support 5 role, is delivering the upsets in Group B at ESL One Los Angeles Online. Today they took down 2-1 Ninjas in Pyjamas, who ironically are playing with a […]

Ninjas in Pyjamas Release Universe From Dota 2 Lineup

Ninjas in Pyjamas have officially released Saahil “UNIVERSE” Arora from their active roster because of the limits the recent COVID-19 pandemic has put on the team. Ninjas in Pyjamas stated that their decision was made to “ensure practice and competition.” UNIVERSE has been released from his spot as the position three player in Ninjas in […]

VALORANT breaks Twitch record with 34 million hours watched on day one

It’s been a big week for Riot Games. The first day of VALORANT’s closed beta on Twitch was a record-breaking one with 34 million hours watched, Riot Games announced today. “Our hearts, inboxes, and social media DMs are filled to the brim with all of the enthusiasm for the VALORANT Closed Beta,” said Anna Donlon, […]

Intel Delays Esports World Open to Next Year

Intel has released an official statement regarding the Intel World Open, a Rocket League and Street Fighter V tournament which was to take place in conjunction with the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. “Due to the evolving global situation around COVID-19 and the postponement of the Olympic Games, the Intel World Open, and the planned May […]

Coping with coronavirus: Excel’s Fabian Broich on performance during quarantine

It isn’t easy living in a world with COVID-19. The coronavirus has caused widespread disruption even in esports, one of the only live entertainment industries still functioning during isolation. Yet in the face of the crisis, we’ve seen just how plucky and creative our industry is. Competitive gaming has bounced back online, led the way for sports […]

Bundesliga Home Challenge: Spieltag 3 mit BVB gegen Leipzig – FIFA

Die Bundesliga Home Challenge hat sich als temporäres Ersatzprodukt für die ausbleibenden Spiele auf dem echten Rasen bewährt. An Spieltag Drei kommt es nun zu hochkarätigen Duellen. esports.com zeigt die Bundesliga Home Challenge am Samstag, 11.4., und Sonntag ,12.4., wieder ab 15:15 Uhr LIVE auf Twitch.tv/esportsdotcom_de und YouTube. In der Liga treten Teams aus der […]

Allied Esports teams up with HyperX for Online Tournaments

Allied Esports has announced a partnership with gaming peripherals brand HyperX for its upcoming online tournaments offering. With the ongoing situation regarding COVID-19, the two brands will collaborate on moving the former’s popular weekly competitions online. Allied Esports and HyperX Jud Hannigan, CEO of Allied Esports, commented in a release: The current landscape has required […]