ESports

After the announcement of a strategic partnership between the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and Alibaba’s sporting wing Alisports, esports will become a medalled sport at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. This has drawn controversy and discussion from people in esports and physical sports as both parties come …

Tomorrow, Activision and Sledgehammer Games will be revealing the next entry in the Call of Duty franchise, Call of Duty: WWII. The imaginatively named title signals Call of Duty’s return to the second world war, and this look tomorrow is our first look at the gameplay, story and potentially multiplayer …

Rogue and TeamEnVyUs took the top two slots at the Overwatch Rumble finals on April 23rd, showing that they’re two of the strongest international teams in Overwatch right now. This proves that OGN has invited two of the best international teams for their Overwatch APEX event, with the two teams …

Chinese Dota 2 hero Xu Zhilei, better known by his handle BurNIng, yesterday showed why he was amongst the most famous players in the region after a Kiev Major group stage performance with his signature hero Anti-Mage. Zhilei’s carry performance as Anti-Mage in the second game of a series against …

The Kiev Major, Valve’s second big tournament of the season has started, and you can currently watch it live, if you’re into that. It’s starting slow: the first two days are the qualifiers for the Swiss group, which will work to determine the main event brackets for when that gets …

Another week, another clash regarding the ownership of multiple teams in esports contests. This week, ESL has taken a tough stance, banning academy teams from competing in its events. This has meant that the several academy teams registered for European qualifiers this weekend for ESL One Cologne are no longer …

Two individuals have been charged by South Korean authorities accused of match fixing in the wildcard qualifier finals for OGN’s Overwatch APEX Challengers Season 3. This comes fron an Inven report translated by ESPN Esports, who reported that the two have been charged without detention. Jin Seok-hoon and Baek Min-Jeh, …

Russian football club Spartak Moscow took a first tentative step into esports last September when they picked up FIFA player Sergei “KEFIR” Nikiforov, as part of the team. Now, their looking to expand into competitive Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, League of Legends and Dota 2 with the announcement made at a …

Twitch is planning to roll out a revamped subscription system for partnered streamers that could see a significant bump in revenues for popular streamers. This feature is due to roll out soon, and Twitch partners will be able to opt in later this month. This will add several new tiers …

Wings Gaming’s DOTA 2 team have announced that they have left the organisation, and intend to play under the name of Team Random at the Kiev Major, according to reports. Wings Gaming’s DOTA roster were responsible for winning The International 6, the biggest DOTA tournament of 2016, and so their …