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Respawn is making Apex Legends cheaters play against each otherThe war Respawn has been waging on Apex Legends cheaters since launch has just reached an unexpected and hilarious stage. The studio posted an update on their efforts to fix netcode problems and...
13 hours agoPublished on 2019-07-16
Cavs Legion GC finds cryptocurrency partner in UnitedCoinNBA 2K League team Cavs Legion GC has found its official cryptocurrency partner in blockchain platform UnitedCoin. The partnership is part of a larger deal that includes NBA side Cleveland Cavaliers....
14 hours agoPublished on 2019-07-16
PUBG Xbox Matchmaking Update Explained in Dev LetterPUBG Corp explained its plans to update the in-game matchmaking system in a development letter published Monday. The new adaptive matchmaking system will step in when matchmaking times pass a certain...
14 hours agoPublished on 2019-07-16
Overwatch League Home Market Plans for 2020 RevealedOverwatch League teams will each host at least two homestand weekend events in 2020, with 52 total homestands for the season. The current four-stage format will be removed in favor of having matches...
14 hours agoPublished on 2019-07-16- What’s on this week? Ft Race to World First
What’s on this week?” is ESI’s weekly feature letting you know just what’s going on in the wonderful world of esports in the next seven days. Each week, ESI picks a selection of events and...
14 hours agoPublished on 2019-07-16 
Overwatch League 2020: Key takeaways from new scheduleThe key points as Blizzard announces its new format for the Overwatch 2020 season, with radical changes to the divisional structure and Homestand Weekends
14 hours agoPublished on 2019-07-16
Wix announces global partnership with FaZe ClanThis week Faze Clan announced its new partnership deal with Israeli cloud-based cloud-based web development platform Wix as an official website developer and website design partner. As part of the...
14 hours agoPublished on 2019-07-16- Intel Grand Slam returns with season 3 with updated rulebook
ESL has announced that Intel Grand Slam has been renewed with a third season with an updated set of rules to increase competitivity for winning the prestige prize of 1 million dollars. The rule...
15 hours agoPublished on 2019-07-16 - Streamlabs, Newzoo Report: Twitch Growth Dropped in Q2 2019 Alongside Fortnite Viewership
Riot Games has overtaken Epic Games as the most-watched publisher on Twitch for Q2 2019. Twitch remains the top streaming platform in terms of viewership but experienced a 10% decline compared to Q1....
15 hours agoPublished on 2019-07-16 - PUBG Lite to get Radio commands soon
In a Facebook post, Bluehole revealed that PUBG Lite will soon receive ‘Radio Message’ feature to enhance effective communication ingame. The developers have not revealed the exact date, however,...
15 hours agoPublished on 2019-07-16 - The next big autobattler will come from one of these five franchises
It’s no secret that autobattlers are the hot new genre in town. In the wake of the success of Dota Underlords and Teamfight Tactics, more and more companies are rushing to cash in on the trend. We...
15 hours agoPublished on 2019-07-16 
Intel Grand Slam Season 3 announced with updated rulesESL has announced that the Intel Grand Slam (IGS) is receiving a third season, which will feature a stricter set of rules.
15 hours agoPublished on 2019-07-16- ESI London to welcome over 100 speakers across two days
ESI London returns on September 16-17th at a new home: Twickenham Stadium. Following a fantastic inaugural ESI London last year, we’ve gone bigger and better this time around. We’ll be welcoming...
15 hours agoPublished on 2019-07-16 
[TFT Guide] Understanding Assassins and Counter-StrategiesAssassins are one of the easiest composition to pull off in Teamfight Tactics. What makes it easier is that they are quite strong. All you need to do is pick up all the Assassins. Just with this,...
16 hours agoPublished on 2019-07-16- [Cartoon] Ready for Ranked? – TFT Still with many Bugs and Errors
Today's cartoon is about Ranked mode being released on Teamfight Tactics while there still are numerous errors and bugs within the game. Ranked mode for TFT is about to be released, which many...
16 hours agoPublished on 2019-07-16 - Team Liquid becomes the first team to win 18 games in a row on LAN; beat Astralis’ record of 17
After a win at BLAST Pro Series: Los Angeles, Team Liquid has broken Astralis’ LAN win record of 17 games and replaced it with their own win stream of 18 matches at LAN events. Team Liquid has...
16 hours agoPublished on 2019-07-16 - ReKTGlobal Adds Dignitas Founder Michael O’Dell as Chief Gaming Officer
Recently-departed Dignitas founder Michael O’Dell has joined ReKTGlobal and Rogue as chief gaming officer. In the role, O’Dell will work across the ReKTGlobal portfolio, including Rogue and...
16 hours agoPublished on 2019-07-16 - IEM Chicago 2019: Match day at the madhouse on Madison
Waldo makes his IEM Chicago 2019 predictions as the United Center prepares to welcome some top-quality CSGO action
16 hours agoPublished on 2019-07-16 - Mlxg Retires From Professional League of Legends
Royal Never Give Up jungler Liu "Mlxg" Shi-Yu retired from professional League of Legends, the team announced Tuesday. Per the announcement, Mlxg was removed from the active League of Legends lineup...
16 hours agoPublished on 2019-07-16 - Luckbox to feature on next Betting on Sports Webinar Series
SBC Events, an Esports Insider sister company, will be continuing its fortnightly Betting on Sports webinar series on Wednesday 24 July 2019 with ‘Luckbox – Breaking the Esports Betting...
16 hours agoPublished on 2019-07-16 - Activision Blizzard Esports Leagues CEO Pete Vlastelica on Homestand Weekends, Media Rights, and OWL Sponsorships
As fans clapped thundersticks and cheered in Atlanta’s Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre two weeks ago, Pete Vlastelica bounced around the venue meeting with partners and media. Vlastelica, CEO...
16 hours agoPublished on 2019-07-16 - IEM Chicago 2019 schedule and streams
IEM Chicago 2019 schedule, standings, results and live streams: eight CSGO teams are competing for a share of $250,000, stay tuned toi the action!
16 hours agoPublished on 2019-07-16 - Liquid invited to DreamHack Masters Malmö
DreamHack has announced that Liquid have been invited to compete at the upcoming Masters event in Malmö.
16 hours agoPublished on 2019-07-16 - If coldzera’s new team is FaZe Clan, then who wins?
After he stunned MIBR with a request to leave, Brazilian CSGO legend coldzera is on the hunt for a new team. If it is indeed FaZe Clan, would it work?
17 hours agoPublished on 2019-07-16 
100 Thieves raises $35 million for esports teams and L.A. headquarters100 Thieves has raised $35 million in funding for its esports club, content business, and its apparel business. The company will build a new HQ in L.A.
17 hours agoPublished on 2019-07-16- 100 Thieves Announce $35M Series B Round, Plans for L.A. Facility
100 Thieves has raised a $35M USD Series B funding round, which was led by Artist Capital Management. The firm’s chief investment officer will join the team’s board of directors. The organization...
17 hours agoPublished on 2019-07-16 - 100 Thieves raises $35M, announces new headquarters in LA
100 Thieves has recently completed its Series B funding round, and the funds ended up successfully amounting to $35M. These mainly came from Artist Capital Management, a New York-based,...
17 hours agoPublished on 2019-07-16 - 100 Thieves closes $35M Series B funding round
North American organisation 100 Thieves has completed its Series B funding round, raising $35 million. New York-based investment management company Artist Capital Management led the round, with Josh...
17 hours agoPublished on 2019-07-16 - Every team’s chances rated at StarLadder Minor CSGO Europe
The EU Minor is about to get underway, and it's as stacked as ever. We run the rule over the contenders and look at who might make it to Berlin
17 hours agoPublished on 2019-07-16 
2020 Call of Duty Esports League format to almost resemble Overwatch League 2020 season formatActivision Blizzard Esports Leagues division today shared new details on how the 2020 season of the Overwatch League will work, as it enters its third season in 2020. The Overwatch League began in...
17 hours agoPublished on 2019-07-16
Overwatch League reveals homestand format for 2020 seasonThe Overwatch League announced Tuesday their homestand format for the 2020 competitive year, dividing the league into four new divisions and see two separate local events running simultaneously...
17 hours agoPublished on 2019-07-16- Vlastelica addresses criticism, future of Overwatch League
Activision Blizzard Esports president and CEO Pete Vlastelica hopes to provide stability during a time of change for the Overwatch and Call of Duty developer's esports arm.
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- Americas and Europe Minors viewer’s guide
With the Americas and Europe Minors kicking off on July 17, we present a comprehensive viewer's guide covering both $50,000 tournaments.
19 hours agoPublished on 2019-07-16 - IEM Chicago 2019: Which teams to watch in the Windy City
Tim Masters runs the rule over the CSGO teams in action at IEM Chicago 2019, with Team Liquid, ENCE and Vitality among the contenders in the Windy City
19 hours agoPublished on 2019-07-16 
Overwatch League & Call of Duty League to Deploy ‘Homestand Series’ Model in 2020 – Chris OverholtThe Overwatch League, in partnership with its franchises, has just announced its plans for 2020, which includes a new homestand…The post Overwatch League & Call of Duty League to Deploy...
19 hours agoPublished on 2019-07-16- IEM Chicago Fantasy goes live
With IEM Chicago set to kick off on Thursday, the Fantasy game is now live for users to create their own leagues or join HLTV.org's public game.
20 hours agoPublished on 2019-07-16 
Nicolas Villalba reaches the top of Global Series PlayStation PlayoffsNicolas “Nicolas99FC” Villalba started the FIFA 19 Global Series PlayStation Playoffs as the No.1 Playstation player, and with an undefeated run that included wins against No.3 Stefano Pinna,...
20 hours agoPublished on 2019-07-16- Method partners with Save the Children for World First Race
English organisation Method has announced plans to team up with charity Save the Children for the duration of its Race To World First: The Eternal Palace event. Method and Save the Children partnered...
21 hours agoPublished on 2019-07-16 - [Black Desert Online] Interview with the Pearl Abyss’ Developers: “A New Skill System and the Great Sea Will Arrive This Summer”
It's been 40 days since Pearl Abyss began self-servicing Black Desert Online in Korea. There were many concerns at first, but PA proved themselves more than capable of managing the game on their...
21 hours agoPublished on 2019-07-16 - Teamfight Tactics Takes Viewership from League of Legends, But is it Here to Stay?
The early success of League of Legends’ new auto-battler game mode called Teamfight Tactics has resulted in a significant decline in Twitch viewership for LoL’s traditional mode as viewers veer...
22 hours agoPublished on 2019-07-16 - RNG Jungler Mlxg Announces His Retirement
The Chinese Gank Machine just stopped his engine. 16th July, one of Chinese biggest league of legends team, RNG revealed that their jungler, Mlxg's retirement. According to RNG's sns , Mlxg made his...
22 hours agoPublished on 2019-07-16 
Douyu Prepares for IPO in the U.S., Wants to Raise $944mDouyu returns to the US for IPO This comes after a postponed attempt to go public 30% of all fresh capital will be allocated to content, which includes esports Following a canceled IPO in April,...
23 hours agoPublished on 2019-07-16- Immortals Gaming Club VP of Finance on CS:GO Challenges, Fundraising Philosophy
The recently-rebranded Immortals Gaming Club has made a series of big moves over the last year. Of course, the organization’s recent $100M USD acquisition of Infinite Esports &...
24 hours agoPublished on 2019-07-16 - Top 10 Most-Watched Twitch Content, July 8 – 14
Just Chatting sits at the top of the charts for another week in a row as six categories again manage to record at least 12M hours watched on Twitch. Meanwhile, League of Legends has taken back its...
1 day agoPublished on 2019-07-16 
Cloud9 Jumps 281 Ranks in HLTV Rankings After One Match Win at BLASTCloud9 has broken back into the top 20 teams in the world after winning just one match against FaZe Clan at BLAST Pro Series LA. Some critics are calling out the system for being flawed thanks to...
1 day agoPublished on 2019-07-16- Smash Ultimate Sets New Record for Smash Tournaments at Evo 2019
Super Smash Bros Ultimate has set a new record for total entrants in a Smash event (Melee, Ultimate or Wii U) at Evo 2019 with over 3,000 participating players. Only Street Fighter V's launch year...
1 day agoPublished on 2019-07-16 - CSGO Betting Tip: Furia to Top INTZ with Handicap at Americas Minor
CSGO bettors looking for value should take Brazil's Furia Esports with a -5.5 round handicap over INTZ for a 1.83 payout at the Counter-Strike Americas Minor.
1 day agoPublished on 2019-07-16 - LoL Betting Tip: Take LPL’s Team WE and Dominus Over 2.5 Maps Played
Team WE and Dominus Esports are battling to turn their LPL Summer seasons around. League of Legends bettors should take the over 2.5 maps played exotic bet for a 2.00 payout and some solid value.
1 day agoPublished on 2019-07-16 - Team Liquid Set New CSGO Record with 18-Match Win Streak at LAN Events
Team Liquid’s CSGO roster have won 18 consecutive matches at LAN events after winning BLAST Pro Series LA, which surpasses Astralis’ previous record.
1 day agoPublished on 2019-07-16
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