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NZ Vodafone Warriors Expand into Fortnite Earlier this year, Blank Esports, the New Zealand-based Overwatch team partnered with the New Zealand Vodafone Warriors to expand the brand of the rugby league team into esports. The Vodafone Warriors, a fearsome force in the world of rugby recognized that a lot of their fans happened to be esports fanatics too, which saw them acquire the Overwatch team after some of their achievements over the last few years, including a top three finish in both Season 1 and 2 of the Overwatch Pacific Championship 2017, as well as a top 8 finish at…

The MLB Ventures into Esports It’s no longer football, NFL, NHL, NBA and rugby jumping into the world of esports anymore as Major League Baseball (MLB) is seems to be doing the exact same thing. The MLB has announced the launch of it’s first esports venture with a Chinese tournament that will feature 8 teams competing in the official baseball game, MLB: The Show. The competition will take place over three months and will launch in the last quarter of 2019. Players will play across different Chinese cities including Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing and Shanghai. According to the official Weibo account,…

The International 9 Prize Pool Surpasses Highest Total Valve Corporation’s The International 9 (TI9) see its highest prize pool total reached in just four days. The previous record was a staggering $25,532,177, a total which has now been surpassed by 2019’s competition, with the amount at the time of writing sitting at $25,649,466. Not only does this break the record for the highest total for Valve’s TI competition, but it also breaks the record for the biggest prize pool in esports history. It’s no secret that Valve’s Steam Summer Sale has contributed to the record, as the launch of the…

Respawn Addresses Leaks, Declares Pre-season Apex Legends Content The leaks which happened to a couple of launch trailers belonging to Apex Legends Season 2 were addressed by an individual whose name happens to be Jay Frechette (who holds the designation of the community manager of Respawn) earlier on this very day. As per the statement made by him on Reddit, in the initial stages, they had made the plan of releasing the CG trailer on this very day, while the gameplay trailer would be following the subsequent day. But due to misfortune, the plan failed miserably and was not able…

An Overview of the Challenges of Battle Pass in Apex Legends Season 2 In the following paragraphs, we will talk about the challenges of Battle Pass in Apex Legends Season 2. The progression system of Season 2 Battle Pass had been previewed on Reddit by none other than Lee Horn who happens to be the lead product supervisor of Apex Legends on this very same day. Just like we have already made an announcement earlier, the progression system actually comprises of standard challenges what can be accomplished by the participants with the purpose of leveling up at a…

First Teamfight Tactics Tournament to be Held In case you haven’t really been following the development of games and the popularity of the new and upcoming game genres, the “autobattler” genre is a big one and is taking the online esports community by storm. Twitch Rivals will be hosting the first official Teamfight Tactics tournament in order to celebrate the popularity of Riot Games’ very own autobattler which should, hopefully, rival the numbers of the original games that first made this mode incredibly popular. Over two days, there will be 64 players battling it out for a $125,000 prize pool.…

Alliance Grabs Final TI9 Spot The EPICENTER Major was the final Major for the 2018/19 Dota Pro Circuit and saw Vici Gaming edge out a win over Team Liquid in the grand final, beating them 3-2. Both Vici and Team Liquid were both already qualified for The International 9 (TI9), to take place later this year in Shanghai, but it was Alliance who among the winners too. Even though the run for Alliance ended in 6th place, with then getting knocked down to the Lower Bracket and then being beaten by Virtus Pro in a 2-0 clean sweep, this was…

Recap of Rift Rivals Day 3: Is Europe superior to North America?` Both these regions participated in the finals featuring a relay race format once the Rift Rivals of this year came to a conclusion. Europe had been the better region during the initial 2 days, and they had the advantage of selecting matchups. It did not matter a lot since it seemed that it was possible for any EU team to defeat an NA team out there. However, let us not cross our limits. Instead, let us have a look at exactly how the games were played. Fnatic…

Apex Legends Season 2 – How To Make The Most Out Of It The good news is here. Season 2 of the famous Apex Legends is almost there. The floodgates are opening with a crash and there is quite a bit of talk happening inside the grapevine. Respawn is not silent and continues to come out with hints that are cause of excitement. Hence, this certainly is the right time to be a fan of this game. However, we are still some two weeks away. You must therefore try and learn a few things while you impatiently and expectedly wait…

Counter-Strike Creator Considers Return One of the original creators of Counter-Strike, Minh Le, has said that he is considering a potential return to the development of a first-person shooter. According to a report on the Danish site, DR, Le admitted that he’d likely never work on anything equally as successful as the popular Half-Life mod from 1999, but said that he had some ideas in his head that he’d like to give a try. Life after Counter-Strike, for Le, was one that saw him too inexperienced to have a full focus on what his next project was like. He and co-creator…