UK gaming and esports event organiser epic.LAN has announced a partnership with peripherals firm Logitech G. According to the release, the partnership will look to bring ‘a range of improvements’ to epic.LAN’s casual and competitive players during its online and offline events in 2021. This includes the event’s esports competitions having increased prize pools for […]
CoD: Everything You Need To Know About CDL Challengers Elite Stage 1
With the Elite Series starting tomorrow, here’s everything you need to know. The Challengers Elite Series begins on Feb 9. The Elite Series is set to be the next step up from the Challengers events, but not quite the CDL. Here’s all the qualified teams, the format and the schedule for Stage 1. Format The […]
100 Thieves' Damonte on the team's development: 'They just haven’t seen our ceiling yet'
100 Thieves are already off to a 1-0 start. After breezing through last month’s LCS Lock In tournament with an average game time of just over 31 minutes, 100 Thieves opened its season last night with a 47-minute League of Legends marathon win over Evil Geniuses. There’s a strong chance that the game would have […]
Schalke 04 take down Misfits, extend winning streak to 4 games in 2021 LEC Spring Split
The team is looking like a top-three team in LEC this split so far. Schalke 04 defeated Misfits Gaming in the third week of the 2021 LEC Spring Split, extending their winning streak to four games. The entire League of Legends team looked spectacular today, but the bottom lane duo was on a different level. […]
Riot Games Bans 'Nisay', Valorant European Rank 1, for the whole year
Europe’s Valorant Rank 1, Yasi ‘Nisay‘ Gök, has been banned by Riot Games and will not be allowed to compete this year 2021, apart from losing several ranges in the ranked game’s ladder. This ban has been quite unusual, as it is not the first time that the videogame company punishes Nisay: last February 2nd, […]
PUBG Esports reveal roadmap for 2021 championships – Daily Esports
PUBG Esports laid out its plans going forward for the PUBG Global Championships, focusing on the keywords “players,” “fans” and “the global community.” Their initiative will involve greater accessibility for fans as well as efforts to show appreciation for their support of the championships. Some of these efforts involve new forms of monetization, which will […]
Virtus.pro crush EXTREMUM and remain unbeaten in the CIS DPC League
Virtus.pro had a chance to almost ensure their spot in the Major playoffs today when they went up against EXTREMUM in the CIS Dota Pro Circuit League. While Natus Vincere were also close to the top of the CIS DPC League standings, their singular game loss meant that Virtus.pro, who had been flawless in their […]
Jankos, Inspired, and Zanzarah explain the rise of Udyr and Viego's fit in today's pro meta
Udyr has seen a significant usage increase in the pro scene this year. Over the past few weeks, the League of Legends community has watched the professional scene’s jungle meta shift around multiple new items and picks in the game. Several leagues have seen the re-emergence of Udyr as one of the best picks in […]
Danish esports organization North shuts down – Daily Esports
Danish esports organization North is ceasing operations due to fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. The organization, which had teams in CS:GO, FIFA, and Apex Legends, announced the news with a tweet on February 5. “Today is a sad day,” the tweet read. “North Esports is no more.” Parken Sport & Entertainment, the owner of North […]
Riot Hires Another Former Netflix Exec for Entertainment Division
Riot Games has hired Ryan Crosby as its new head of marketing and consumer products. Prior to joining Riot, Crosby worked in various marketing and public relations roles at Netflix, Hulu, Activision, Microsoft’s Xbox division, and En Masse Entertainment. Crosby joins Shauna Spenley, another former Netflix executive who was hired in December by Riot to […]