by Nicholas Armstrong | Jan 22, 2019 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
The South Korean esport broadcasting network, OGN, recently held a tournament with a $100K prize pool at the OGN Super Arena in California. The tournament was part of a larger promotion for OGN, which helped found Korea’s first competitive region for PUBG, the NPL....
by Jordan Love | Jan 22, 2019 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
Blizzard may have pushed Heroes of the Storm by the wayside, but that doesn’t mean they have given up on WoW as an esport. The company recently unveiled not only the model for their competitive 2019 year, but how they will be handling prizes as well.Following in the...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Jan 10, 2019 | Esports, Esports section, News, News Section, Videogames
PUBG has the worst cheating problem in the history of gaming. Last January, over one million players were banned in a single month for cheating, and this was after hundreds of thousands had been banned in the previous year. Since then, PUBG has been doing everything...
by Jordan Love | Jan 9, 2019 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
Just a few months after signing Mastercard, Riot has landed another big partner for League esports. Dell’s Alienware is now the official PC and display partner for the LCS, LEC, the Mid-Season Invitational, North America vs Europe Rift Rivals, the All-Star Event, and...
by Jordan Love | Jan 8, 2019 | Esports, Esports section, News, News Section, Videogames
Sylas: The Unshackled is here and he’s ready to break the game. A former prisoner, Sylas’ primary weapon is the chains that were used to keep him locked away. And now that he’s been liberated, he’s ready to lead a revolution.Neeko was League’s newest champion before...
by Jordan Love | Dec 13, 2018 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
Blizzard has revealed the schedule for the 2019 Overwatch League and things start off in exciting fashion with a Grand Finals rematch between the Philadelphia Fusion and London Spitfire. Only one of the eight new expansion teams will play on the first day of games,...
by Jordan Love | Dec 12, 2018 | Esports, Esports section, Livestreaming, Videogames
Despite a rocky start, 2018 turned out to be a killer year for Riot and League of Legends. 99.6 million unique viewers watched the Worlds Final between IG and Fnatic and the match peaked at 44 million concurrent viewers. For comparison's sake, the average number of TV...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Dec 12, 2018 | Esports, Esports section, News
The South Korean government’s recent ‘Act on Punishment of Alternative Game Act’ will make account boosting illegal. Set to go into effect in approximately six months, the Act could punish anyone guilty of boosting with up to two years in prison or a fine of about...
by Jordan Love | Dec 11, 2018 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
Four new teams joined the LEC this year as part of the EU LCS rebrand and franchising. Origen, Rogue, exceL, and SK Gaming all bring unique qualities to the table. The easiest thing to measure is the quality of their roster, but each team has a couple arbitrary...
by Jordan Love | Dec 7, 2018 | Esports, Esports section, News Section, Videogames
The marquee League of Legends event of the year is finally here. The all-star event got underway yesterday and things started off with a rivalry match between NA and EU. Needless to say, NA dominated. From start to finish, NA humiliated Europe. They notched 30 kills...
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