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Top Streamers Lose Millions Of Followers After Twitch Cracks Down On Viewbots
16.4.2021
It’s no secret that Twitch has a problem with viewbots, which are fake viewers that artificially inflate streamers’ numbers. They’ve been part of the ecosystem for years, both as a means of making streamers look more popular than they are and, more recently, a tool trolls use maliciously to try...
Overwatch League Live Games Are Back, But Only In China
14.4.2021
Overwatch League Homestands are back, kinda. Today, the Overwatch League announced Homestands—live match events—will be returning during the 2021 season, but only in China.Read more
Korean Overwatch League Player Shares His Experience With Anti-Asian Racism In America
10.4.2021
As opening day for the fourth season of the Overwatch League looms, Korean players on North American teams are dealing with the precipitous rise in anti-Asian racism. On April 5, Eui-Seok “Fearless” Lee, main tank for the Dallas Fuel, talked about his experience being Korean and living in America...
Hearthstone Esports Suspends Player Following Abuse Allegations
9.4.2021
Hearthstone Esports announced today that it has suspended one of the game’s Grandmaster tournament players, Paul “Zalae” Nemeth, following allegations of domestic abuse. “Hearthstone Esports is aware of allegations made against America Grandmaster Paul ‘Zalae’ Nemeth. Upon further review, we have...
Top Female Streamer Becomes Part-Owner Of Massive Esports Organization 100 Thieves
8.4.2021
The past year has not been kind to, uh, basically anybody, but Rachel “Valkyrae” Hofstetter is one the (generally wealthy) exceptions that proves the rule. She started 2020 with so-so numbers on her YouTube stream, only to ride the Among Us phenomenon to absurd 100,000-viewer heights from which...
Counter-Strike Match-Fixing Is So Bad The FBI Is Getting Involved
1.4.2021
We’ve seen plenty of Australians get pinged by police and tournament organisers for match fixing and illegal betting in Counter-Strike, but the problem is apparently so bad that the FBI is now getting involved to clean up North America.Read more
Summer Games Done Quick Returns In July As Online-Only Event
30.3.2021
Annual charity speedrunning festival Summer Games Done Quick will return as an online-only event, running from July 4 through 11.Read more
Professional Call of Duty League Gamer to Launch eSports NFT
27.3.2021
PRESS RELEASE. 27th March 2021, Al Murar, Dubai – Diamondcon is one of the fastest rising Call of Duty league players in the world, and part of the Subliners eSports team. He is the first ever professional eSports player to introduce an NFT into the ever-growing community of FPS gaming....
SonicFox Showed Up To A Mortal Kombat Event In Typical SonicFox Fashion
26.3.2021
Yesterday the WePlay Esports Ultimate Fighting League kicked off a live Mortal Kombat 11 tournament featuring a handful of international players including Dominique “SonicFox” McLean. The opening ceremony was like any typical esports event, complete with a DJ and the kombatants (official term,...
I, A Hater, Can Only Endorse One Of Overwatch’s Two Latest Limited Edition Skins
23.3.2021
The fourth season of the Overwatch League is almost upon us which means it’s time to release a new MVP skin. Starting today until April 6th, you can purchase Echo’s Good vs. Evil skin made in honor of 2020’s Overwatch MVP—and my second-favorite Shanghai Dragon—Byung-sun “Fleta” Kim.Read more
Report: More Layoffs Loom As Activision Blizzard Moves To Close European Publishing Offices
19.3.2021
Activision Blizzard is planning to close its publishing offices in Europe and lay off even more employees in the process, according to a new report by GamesIndustry.biz.Read more
Sony Buys Evo
18.3.2021
Premier fighting game competition the Evolution Championship
Series (colloquially known as Evo) has been purchased by Sony Interactive Entertainment,
the Japanese corporation announced
today. Evo co-founders Tom and Tony Cannon plan to stay on as key advisors.Read more
Activision Blizzard CEO To Get Even Bigger Bonuses While Others Get Laid Off
17.3.2021
Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick routinely gets millions in stock bonuses every year based on how the company is doing. Now he’s set to get even more, for a total payout of nearly $200 million according to CtW Investment Group, a union pension fund advocacy organization. And it’s all thanks...
Report: Alienware Ends League Of Legends Sponsorship Over Riot CEO’s Sexual Assault Investigation
15.3.2021
According to a report in Dot Esports, Alienware, the high-performance gaming PC brand owned by Dell, has severed ties with Riot Games over Riot CEO Nicolo Laurent’s ongoing sexual harassment investigation and other public relations concerns.Read more
Destiny 2's Trials Of Osiris Still Offline Following Match Fixing Scandal
15.3.2021
It’s been a rough year for Destiny 2's high stakes competitive mode. Trials of Osiris has been plagued by cheating, glitch exploits, and lopsided matchmaking. Now it’s a hotbed of match fixing, as players try to game the system to get its coveted rewards without actually putting in the work...
Former Overwatch League MVP Jay 'Sinatraa' Won Suspended Over Sexual Assault Allegations
10.3.2021
Former Overwatch League MVP and current Valorant pro Jay “Sinatraa” Won was suspended from his team Sentinels today after being accused of sexual assault by a former girlfriend. In a Google Doc posted late last night to Twitter, Cleo Hernandez detailed emotional and sexual abuse allegations...
NBA Player Drops Antisemitic Slur During Call Of Duty: Warzone Stream
9.3.2021
Miami Heat center and FaZe Clan member Meyers Leonard apparently hates being sniped in Call of Duty: Warzone, so much so that he referred to a long-range online opponent as a “kike bitch” during a Twitch session Monday night.Read more
GameStop Puts WallStreetBets’ Favorite Rich Guy In Charge Of Figuring Out How To Save It
9.3.2021
Just a few weeks ago, it seemed like the GameStop stock frenzy was finally done and dusted. But late last month, it began to rally again and was buoyed this week by the news that former pet food website founder and hero of the WallStreetBets investment subreddit, Ryan “Papa” Cohen, will be put...
Chiliz (CHZ) rallies 60% to a $1B market cap as fan token offerings expand
9.3.2021
The success of the AC Milan Fan Token launch and plans to expand to the United States support Chiliz's 1,000% rally over the past month
Decentralized esports tournament series looks to bring traditional gamers to crypto
8.3.2021
Polyient Games co-founder Craig Russo referred to the partnership as "a major step towards bringing mainstream adoption" to the crypto industry