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Blizzard’s Hearthstone is currently halfway through its current event year – the Year of the Griphon. To celebrate the midway of the year, Hearthstone will be releasing its latest expansion soon. For more information on that, Blizzard prepared a reveal livestream for everyone to watch. The livestream, which will go live on Twitch and Youtube, will start at […]

The South America and Eastern Europe Regional Qualifiers for The International 10 have concluded – with not-so-surprising results. Dota 2 teams SG e-sports and Team Spirit earned their spots in TI10, closing the door for dozens of other teams in their region. Eastern European Team Spirit may have been a majority of the people’s bet for […]

Valve is not letting their The International 10 event venue woes get in the way of their Summer festivities. The Dota 2 Nemestice Summer Event is here, and it brings with it a limited-time game mode and a new seasonal battle pass. Dota 2 Nemestice Summer Event Battle Pass The Summer Update coincides with the tail end of The […]

We just got a brand-new challenge for Overwatch‘s Ashe through a mini-event. This mini-event runs from June 22 – July 5. Players should be looking forward to some explosive rewards including cosmetics, epic skins, player icons, sprays, and of course, the Deadlock Ashe skin. This challenge is quite shorter compared to previous events. To celebrate […]

The Overwatch Cross-Play Beta is now live. First announced earlier this month, the Cross-Play Beta allows console players to opt-in to the Cross-Play feature. It’s entirely optional, and those who want to play with other players from just the same platform may continue doing so. Overwatch‘s Cross-Play will only be affecting Casual formats. Competitive modes will remain […]

Apex Legends Season 5: Fortune’s Favor brought in a lot of new features. But it also brought about the death of the playerbase’s beloved Skull Town in Kings Canyon. From the Season 5 Trailer, we saw the new Legend Loba blowing up Skull Town in an attempt to avenge her family by killing the “Synthetic Nigthmare” […]

Valve shares that they might be forced to move The International – Dota 2 Championships elsewhere in Europe this year. Dota 2 The International 10 might need to find a new home in Europe In a blog post, Valve shared their dealings with the Swedish government in trying to secure an “elite sporting event” designation for […]

2021 may just be the year of Southeast Asia in Dota 2. We reported that T1 won the final major tournament in Dota 2 prior to TI10. The SEA team showed that SEA teams can show up in the major stage, beating Virtus.pro with an intense comeback victory Sunday night. Interestingly, T1’s carry, Thai player Nuengnara “23savage” […]

We don’t get to see a team drop from the upper bracket finals and then ultimately win in any esport. It’s a rare occasion, and it took SEA Dota 2 team T1 everything they had to accomplish this feat. T1 proved this weekend that they deserve the title of the top Southeast Asia team going into The […]

With DPC 2021 drawn to a close at the end of the WePlay Dota 2 AniMajor, all eyes are now set on Dota 2’s biggest tournament – The International. TI10 is finally set to return for its tenth iteration this August, and Valve is hyping things up with activities for its fans. In a tweet […]

The “Dota god” Anathan “ana” Pham announced his retirement from competitive Dota 2 on June 14, 2021. Thankfully, ana’s net worth in 2021 isn’t something to scoff at. Being a two-time The International champion, ana is one of the most accomplished professional players in Dota 2. With his achievements in esports, ana has surely earned a lot of money […]

VALORANT Episode 3 Act 1 is coming soon and we’ll be seeing the dawn of a new agent “KAY/O”. Along with the new agent will also be a brand new battle pass. As usual, the battle pass will be filled with cosmetics and other unlockables too. The battle pass will cost 1,000 VALORANT Points, also […]

The new VALORANT agent is named KAY/O, a robot that has some interesting powers. Nullifying powers, in fact. We’ve discussed the new agent before, in fact, and nailed it on the head on the suppression powers. But a robot? That’s no grenadier. Read on to know more about the latest agent in the game, the abilities-jamming robot, […]

The Dota 2 community mourned the retirement of Anathan “ana” Pham yesterday. But today, a king returns to the OG Dota 2 roster. The 2015 TI champion, SumaiL, returns to OG after being kicked off the team last year. However, the prodigy should shake off the ring rust, as he hasn’t played a lot of games in the previous […]

For the last Major in the Dota 2 Pro Circuit 2021 (DPC 2021), PSG.LGD cleanly sweeps Evil Geniuses at the Grand Finals. The Chinese team scored 500 DPC Points for winning the WePlay! AniMajor, as well as taking home $200,000 in cash prize. They defeated Evil Geniuses 3-0 in three highly-contested matches that pushed all competitors to […]

Riot recently released a teaser video during the Summer Game Fest of what could be the 16th agent for VALORANT. Ever since the roster started expanding, players just can’t get enough of these new agents and are now asking for more. Recently, compared to the previous releases of the other agents such as Yoru and […]

You can now add your friends to your friends list on Battle.net, regardless of which servers you are in. The Battle.net launcher received a massive update, which they announced with a blog post earlier today. “We’ve always envisioned Battle.net as a place for players to connect, collaborate, and play their favorite games,” Blizzard writes. “Now, […]

Blizzard has finally taken the steps to introduce cross-platform play for Overwatch. The developers initially had misgivings about allowing cross-platform play for the game. They cited the difference between mouse-and-keyboard gameplay and controllers being the primary reason why they don’t want to feature cross-platform play. “Mixing mouse/keyboard and controller can have balance and competitive issues,” Blizzard […]

Economy is very important in games like VALORANT. Players earn money by taking down opponents and winning rounds. They also can keep their weapon from the previous round if they survived it entirely. Sometimes, players will opt not to buy anything in a round to make sure they have enough money to buy stronger weapons in […]

Imagine a social media website that connects streamers from all streaming platforms. Imagine keeping tabs on all of your favorite streamers from popular platforms like Twitch, Facebook, Youtube. Then, add the other streamers on the more niche platforms like DLive and Caffeine. That’s basically Gamactica, the “ultimate social media community website & marketing platform for […]

Since its launch a year ago, VALORANT has maintained its strong performance with legions of fans playing the game. Riot Games’ FPS Shooter has become a global sensation, with millions viewing the Finals of the recently-concluded VCT Masters. They’ve also just finished celebrating the game’s 1-year anniversary, in which fans got a lot of cool in-game freebies. But […]

Dota Plus subscribers have new things to play with, as well as returning features that have been well missed. The latest Dota Plus Update for Summer 2021 brings back the ability to high five with both friends and foes. It also returns the ability to plant your Guild’s Banner anywhere on the map. Dota Plus is a premium subscription […]

Born on May 5, 2001, Tyson “TenZ” Ngo is already one of the most decorated pro players of his generation. At just the age of 19, he is one of the best players in the VALORANT professional scene. With his successes in both Counter-Strike Global Offensive (CSGO) and VALORANT, TenZ has won his own fair share of esports earnings. […]

TenZ has finally made the jump from Cloud9 to Sentinels. According to The Esports Observer, the player transfer agreement for Tyson “TenZ” Ngo has been completed. The VALORANT pro player, who retired this January from pro play, will now officially be part of the Sentinels roster. According to The Esports Observer, the buyout amounts to a “7-figure” deal. Sentinels […]

Andrew “Zyori” Campbell announced that he will be leaving MoonduckTV, a Dota 2 production house where he’s a founding member, after 6 years with the organization. Zyori also announced that he will become the new Program Lead for Esports & Creators at Sky Mavis. Sky Mavis created Axie Infinity, an Ethereum-based NFT collector game that takes its […]

Sentinels proved that they are the world’s best VALORANT team by cleanly sweeping Fnatic in the Finals of Reykjavík Masters. The team won the first-ever global esports tournament for VALORANT, proving once and for all that North America reigns supreme in the game. Sentinels’ VALORANT Champions’ Tour so far… Sentinels have no problems writing their names in the annals of […]

Activision announces in an update that they have banned over 350,000 Call of Duty players from their games. The ban wave affects players across Activision’s different Call of Duty titles. This includes Warzone, Black Ops Cold War, Modern Warfare, and COD Mobile. Activision shares that the 350,000 banned players have broken the game’s rules on toxicity and racism. The company shares that […]

Apex Legends Global Series Championship (ALGS) is already in full swing, and Apex developers Respawn Entertainment don’t want players winning with cheese strategies. To prevent this from happening, they had to step in and eliminate one of Valkyrie’s most awesome features. Respawn Live balance designer John Larson weighed in on an exploit that has been plaguing Apex Legends […]

Mundo rework comes in as League of Legends‘ 24th reworked character. The new rendition of the character will be coming this June 9 along with Patch 11.12. His new look and abilities doesn’t stray far from the character we know and love. Instead, the rework makes the character an even better fit to League‘s current look […]

2021 Call of Duty League defending champion Dallas Empire adds Reece “Vivid” Drost to the team’s starting lineup. After letting benching Huke, Dallas Empire played with Tyler “FeLo” Johnson. With no signs of getting back to the starting lineup, Huke moved on and now plays with LA Thieves. However, ahead of Stage 4, Dallas Empire makes another […]

LA Thieves announced their starting lineup for the upcoming Call of Duty League Stage 4, and former champion Huke isn’t there. 100 Thieves revealed that they have benched the 2020 CDL champ ahead of Stage 4. LA Thieves’ coach Jordan “JKap” Kaplan explains that they haven’t seen the same level of consistency as a team, hence the […]

A recent Reddit AMA with the developers of Apex Legends revealed interesting information on what they plan for the game’s immediate future. Apex Legends‘ community experienced a resurgence in recent weeks, mostly thanks to the well-received Legacy Update and the new Arena Mode. But the return of old players reinvigorated old problems, one of which is the […]

A Reddit AMA with the developers of Apex Legends, Respawn Entertainment, revealed some of the devs’ plans for the game’s near future. The Apex Legends developers answered a variety of questions. But what caught our attention is one question regarding our favorite new game mode, Apex Legends Arena. One Reddit user asked, “Any price changes coming to arena? Eva […]

The two-and-a-half-week-long MSI 2021 Championships in Iceland concluded Sunday with Royal Never Give Up defeating DWG KIA 3-2 in the Grand Final. RNG becomes the MSI 2021 Champions, taking home $75,000. China’s Royal Never Give Up (RNG) defeated the Worlds’ reigning champions DWG KIA from South Korea. RNG and DWG KIA traded wins, with RNG […]

The Dota 2 WePlay AniMajor will be the final pit stop for the world’s top teams vying for a slot in this year’s The International. Since only the top 12 teams of the world’s best in Dota 2 will receive a direct invite for TI10, it’s very important for the teams competing in the Major to perform […]

The Overwatch community is at odds with the biggest change in Overwatch 2‘s PvP. Blizzard’s decision to reduce the number of players per team from six to five has caused quite a stir. The decision came in, as the devs explained it, as a way to balance Tanks. The new team composition loses the second Tank, leaving us […]

PUBG Continental Series returns this year with a bigger, more exciting tournament. The PUBG Continental Series 4 (PCS4) will be running this June for three weeks, with a total prize pool of $1,000,000. PCS4 PUBG Continental Series 4 starts June 10, 2021 PUBG Corp. announced the start of the next season in PUBG Esports. The PCS4 will feature a much larger […]

Activision announces their brand-new global tournament for Call of Duty Warzone, the World Series of Warzone (WSOW). The tournament will have a historic $1.2 million prize pool across four tournaments – two for NA and two for Europe. The unprecedented prize pool comes with an unprecedented ruleset. Here is everything you need to know about the COD […]

Back-to-back Dota 2 The International champions OG will be missing the second Major of DPC 2020-2021. They now have to face Brame and Tundra Esports to retain their spot in West Europe’s Upper Division for the next Season. Otherwise, it’s the Lower Division for them. OG loses to Team Liquid, will play tiebreakers vs. Brame, Tundra Esports […]