ESports

Team Liquid has announced a partnership with gaming analytics firm Mobalytics, with the two companies working together to further the role of analytics in professional League of Legends. The partnership between the two companies will see Team Liquid’s players, analysts and coaches working closely with Mobalytics ahead of their run …

Ed Boon knows fighting games. He’s been behind the Mortal Kombat series since its first release in 1992, and working on fighting games ever since. The series has become known now for it’s slower paced, more methodical approach to fighting games compared to lightning fast titles like Street Fighter. Ed …

Gambit Esports have declined their invite to the ESL One Cologne 2017 qualifiers, and will be giving their slot to Tricked Esport. Gambit declined their invitation for the closed qualifier, which will take place on May 20-21 with 12 teams battling for two slots in the main event. “We regret …

Laser Kittenz has tabled a last minute bid for two EU LCS slots, entering their bids on the last available day. According to a report from Dot Esports, Laser Kittenz launched as an Overwatch team in March this year, led by ex-Misfits manager ‘Alicus’ Saba. The team are bidding for …

The French government has passed legislation which will regulate professional esports player contracts within the country. The law should ensure some stability and protection for French esports athletes as the law limits all player contracts to a five-year maximum and 12-month minimum term. There are exceptions available for substitutions and …

The crowdfunded prize for MSI is currently edging towards $1.7m, with fans contributing $1.4m to the prize pool by purchasing the Conquerer Karma and Conquerer Ward skins. In a similar fashion to Valve’s work with The International and its compendium, 25% of sales of the two skins go towards the …

OpTic Gaming has cemented their Call of Duty credentials by becoming the first team to go undefeated in the CWL Global Pro League. OpTic is the first team to have ever managed a 6-0 undefeated run in a regular season of the CWL Global Pro League. Bizarrely, their win against …

League of Legends has long been without voice chat, meaning disparaging remarks and enthusiastic calls for defence have had to take place over text chat as opposed to audio. However, that’s about to change, it seems. A Q&A session with Riot Korea ended up on Reddit, which has said that …

It seems like one particularly operator is causing trouble in the Rainbow Six Siege meta. That operator is Glaz, the Russian Spetznaz sniper that for a long time was considered a weak pick: a sniper in a game focussing on close-quarters battle seemed worthless, and this was reflected in his …

Tier One Entertainment, the Philippine’s first gaming and esports talent agency, has just secured foreign investment from recently founded BITKRAFT Esports Ventures. “We are fortunate that BITKRAFT has shown faith in the region” said esports veteran and Tier One co-founder Tryke Gutierrez as he announced the investment with his co-founder …