Pokémon GO developer Niantic revealed important information on Tuesday about the new cup formats, rewards and themes for the upcoming GO Battle League Season 7, beginning on March 1. To start, ratings from the GO Battle League Season 6 will reset and all players will begin their climb from rank one. Season 7 will also […]
Riot Announces VALORANT Champions Tour Game Changers Program
In a major push for inclusivity in Valorant, Riot has announced the VALORANT Champions Tour Game Changers program for exposure to marginalized groups. The VALORANT Champions Tour is taking place across the globe currently with hundreds of teams competing to claim dominance in their region. Every week the top teams go for a qualifying spot […]
SEA's DPC League lower division has its eliminated teams confirmed
As we prepare for the final week of action from the Southeast Asia Dota Pro Circuit Season upper division, the lower division has seen its two eliminated teams decided – as well as one team being promoted for the next season. SEA’s lower division had a fair few contender to breach into the second season’s […]
Winstrike secure promotion into Upper Division of DPC Season 2, B8 first to be eliminated
Dota Pro Circuit Regional Leagues entered the final week of matches and some of the regions have already decided their winners and losers of Season 1. In CIS Upper Division, Virtus.pro and Natus Vincere are the uncontested top two finishers, while No Techies became at the end of last week the first to be relegated. […]
Betway Announces a Squad of Brazilian Esports Influencers
Betway announced a squad of five Brazilian esports content creators who will be featured on Betway TV. Gustavo “Baiano” Gomes, Sérvulo “Shevii2k” Júnior, Daniel “Daniels” Marcon, Eidi “esA” Yanagimachi, and Bruno “aXt” Habitzreuter will deliver exclusive content for Betway including giveaways, watch parties, and multi-game coverage. The “Betway Squad” is formed mainly by prominent League […]
Riot confirms that it's making an MMORPG set in the League universe, opens up job recruitment page
Runeterra will finally be coming to life. Look out, League of Legends fans. It looks like Riot Games has started to get the wheels turning for its highly anticipated MMO by opening up a new job recruitment page on its official website. This marks the first time that Riot has officially confirmed the development of […]
IEM Katowice 2021 playoffs – schedule & matches
It’s playoff time! IEM Katowice has officially reached the playoffs with only eight teams left to battle it out for the coveted trophy. Liquid and Spirit performed well enough throughout the group stage to earn their place in the semifinals while Natus Vincere, Gambit, Astralis, and Virtus.pro will need to fight through the quarterfinals first. […]
The Growing Importance of Destination Cities to the Esports Ecosystem
There is a shift happening in esports: Destinations are quickly becoming a more significant part of the ecosystem. As esports burgeoned in popularity and influence, there were publishers, developers, competitions, platforms, teams and players who drew most of the industry’s attention. But as esports evolves and organizers of live events eye a return to some […]
Opinion: Why The Olympics Should Create a Separate ‘Esports Games’
The “2020+5” agenda recently released by the International Olympic Committee made it clear that the organization has no interest in bringing esports such as League of Legends or Street Fighter into its official Summer or Winter Games anytime soon. Despite holding summits with esports figures and continuing to “foster relationships” with the gaming community, the […]
WoW Shadowlands 9.1 What We Know
With BlizzConline out the way, we now have a good idea of what to expect from patch 9.1 — Chains of Domination. From new stories, flying mounts, and a new raid. In this guide, we’ll give you all the details on WoW’s next big content patch. Shadowlands patch 9.1 new raid and dungeon That’s right, […]