In one of the more bizarre incidents of esports cheating, a Thai Apex Legends team was disqualified from a tournament after one of the players asked his girlfriend to play for him while he went to the toilet. Thanks The Loadout! Lertpong ‘Dexter’ Nakurai, Sinchai ‘Chambers’ Sotsiao, and Teerachock ‘Killoposz’ Muedin form the Tom Yum […]
DWG KIA Partners With Digital Marketing Company CUE Cultural Innovation – The Esports Observer
South Korean esports organization DWG KIA announced Friday that the company has signed a partnership deal with China’s digital marketing company CUE Cultural Innovation. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. As a part of the deal, CUE Cultural Innovation will become the exclusive Chinese agency of the team, and will be in charge […]
Liquipedia unveils partnership with VIE.bet – Esports Insider
Esports Entertainment Group’s esports betting platform VIE.bet has announced a partnership with esports encyclopedia, and Team Liquid affiliate, Liquipedia. As a part of the deal, VIE.bet will be integrated into Liquipedia’s Dota2 and CS:GO pages, allowing its visitors to see odds and place bets directly on the site. The integration is set to launch on May […]
Acer expands Envy Gaming partnership – Esports Insider
North American esports organisation Envy Gaming has renewed and expanded its partnership with gaming product developer Acer. The new agreement will see Acer outfit all of the esports organisation’s competitive teams with Predator Gaming hardware. This includes Envy’s Call of Duty League franchise Dallas Empire, its Overwatch League team Dallas Fuel, and rosters competing under […]
Florida Mutineers anounce Havok will start for CDL Stage 3
The greasiest player in Call of Duty has officially rejoined the league today, as Colt “Havok” McLendon is back on the Florida Mutineers starting roster. The team announced the promotion earlier this afternoon with a simple GIF that all Mutineers fans understand. Havok comes in to replace Josiah “Slacked” Berry, who was underperforming so far […]
A team debrief ahead of the 2021 Overwatch League season
The 2021 Overwatch League season is starting up soon. Here is a debrief of the big moves and changes that teams have made over the off-season. Alongside Eastern division specialist Bonnie Qu, we will give you a rundown of the rosters, a player to watch and a small description of the changes that these teams […]
Inside the Toronto Ultra’s wild Call of Duty League loser’s bracket run
It was round 11 in a tight series when Ben “Bance” Bance made the call for the Toronto Ultra. He and the team were going to plant the bomb at site A on Moscow and they were going to do it aggressively. It was the first step toward winning the Call of Duty League Stage […]
China to Host Three Live Events for Overwatch League – The Esports Observer
Activision Blizzard announced that the company will host Overwatch League (OWL) three live competitions in the Chinese cities Hangzhou, Shanghai, and Guangzhou. Between June 4-6, the competition called the “June Championship” will be hosted in Hangzhou Spark’s home venue; July 9-11, the “Summer Challenge” will be hosted in Shanghai Dragons’ home venue; and August 7-8, […]
RLCSX World Championships are canceled, online event will substitute
The Rocket League Championship Series Season X (RLCSX) World Championships are not happening this year, Psyonix announced. Instead, the season concludes with regional online events that introduce some new formats to the RLCS. The RLCSX World Championships are replaced by what Psyonix has named the RLCSX Championships. For the first time in RLCS history, the […]
The best Streetsweeper loadout in Black Ops Cold War Season 2
Since it was introduced in Season 1 of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, the Streetsweeper has become one of the player base’s go-to weapons. This was a bit jarring for some, as the Streetsweeper is a secondary shotgun. Traditionally, secondary’s aren’t often thought of as top guns in multiplayer. The Streetsweeper is much […]