ESports

Hearthstone is continuing to grow, with Blizzard now claiming the game has 70 million players after the release of Journey to Un’Goro. The press release, sent out today, doesn’t give a lot of detail on how often these players log in, how many are alternate accounts or how many of …

European Dota 2 outfit OG has emerged as the champions of the Dota 2 Kiev Major after a five-game final series that saw them beat Virtus Pro 3-2. Virtus played a strong early-game, gaining an early lead in every game but the first, with OG fighting uphill to claim the …

ESL founder Jens Hilgers has put together a team of high profile figures and investment groups from sports, entertainment and gaming to create a multi-million esports investment fund. The fund, called BITKRAFT Esports Ventures fund, has backers from several top-level esports organisations, including Super Evil Megacorp CEO Kristian Segerstrale, the …

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, …