Author: G7R

Increased interest in NBA 2K League from esports organisations According to NBA 2K League managing director Brendan Donohue, many established esports organisations have shown interest in the National Basketball Association's esports property, suggesting the basketball esports scene might see exponential growth in the upcoming years. Gen.G, a Shanghai-based esports organisation, which has gained renown for its CS:GO, Overwatch, Fortnite and League of Legends teams, has acquired an expansion team for this year's NBA 2K League competition, making them the first non-NBA team-affiliated franchise in the league, while their team Gen.G Tigers became the first competitors based outside of North…

Five things to know about 2020 IEM Katowice The ESL's Counter-Strike tournament in Katowice is one of the biggest esports events in the ESL's event circuit, drawing in thousands upon thousands of esports fans each year, who tune in to witness the pinnacle of esports competition. This year's iteration of IEM Katowice will mark the seventh time CS:GO will travel to the Polish city, where we will see some of the world's best CS:GO teams compete between February 24 and March 1 for the lion’s share of US $500,000 in tournament winnings. Featuring 16 teams, who will be divided into…

How to unlock the secret Deadpool Fortnite skin Season 1 of Fortnite lasted for quite a while, taking up two seasons worth of content, and while a great season, which offered new maps to explore, it slowly grew old as Fortnite players eagerly awaited Season 2 update in order to see some changes to their favourite battle royale game. Alongside all the new features Fortnite Season 2 brought with it, including new map locations, a battle pass complete with 100 tiers of new content and weekly challenges, Season 2 also introduced plenty of new exciting skins for players to acquire,…

Five things to know about IEM Katowice 2020 The ESL's Counter-Strike tournament in Katowice is one of the biggest esports events in the ESL's event circuit, drawing in thousands upon thousands of esports fans each year, who tune in to witness the pinnacle of esports competition. This year's iteration of IEM Katowice will mark the seventh time CS:GO will travel to the Polish city, where we will see some of the world's best CS:GO teams compete between February 24 and March 1 for the lion’s share of US $500,000 in tournament winnings. Featuring 16 teams, who will be divided into…

More fan favourite maps rumoured to be added to CoD: Modern Warfare Infinity Ward was hard at work since the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare back in October, by adding classic CoD maps to their newest franchise, including Shipment, Crash Vacant and most recently Rust. However, there are rumours, leaks and speculations, suggesting we could see even more iconic maps added to the Modern Warfare playlist. Call of Duty has had a long and very prosperous history, drawing in thousands upon thousands of players with each of its release. Since the launch of the first Call of…

100 Thieves sign MrSavage, a 15-year-old Fortnite player 100 Thieves have announced the signing of Martin "MrSavage" Andersen, a 15-year-old Fortnite pro, who has established himself as one of the best Fortnite players in the world. The Norwegian Fortnite pro started his career in May 2018, when he joined Public Enemy, where he remained until August the same year. Since January 2019, MrSavage has been playing under NRG Esports' banner and left the team on February 10, 2020. He will now become the official member of 100 Thieves' Fortnite team, as revealed this Thursday, February 20. Throughout his career…

DreamHack and ESL sign revenue-share deal with esports teams A monumental moment in the esports history happened earlier this Tuesday, when 13 leading esports teams reached an agreement with Modern Times Group companies DreamHack and ESL to participate in their CS:GO competitions, as a part of a deal which will grant them revenue share generated from ESL Pro Tour events. The ground-breaking agreement between the teams and Modern Times Group is dubbed as The Louvre Agreement and will include Astralis, FaZe Clan, Fnatic, Complexity, Evil Geniuses, ENCE, G2 Esports, Team Liquid, Team Vitality, Mousesports, Natus Vincere, Ninjas in Pyjamas,…

Valve release teaser for The International 10 We are still over six months away from the 10th edition of The International, however, Valve already released a teaser for its prized Dota 2 tournament, which will serve as the culminating event of 2019/20 Dota Pro Circuit season. The short trailer video for The International was released earlier this Wednesday, February 18, on Dota2's official YouTube channel. Although the trailer caught the attention of all esports fans from all over the world, it surfaced without any context and no announcement, which sparked a debate about what Valve wanted to unveil with…

Wukong set to receive major changes on PBE Riot Games have been promising a Wukong rework for a while and it seems like only now the rework is coming to fruition as several changes are coming to PBE, which will introduce significant buffs to the Monkey King. The League of Legends community has been asking for Wukong buffs for quite some time now, which is only fair, considering Wukong's poor win rate (47.22%). Once a force to be reckoned with on the Rift, Wukong's outdated kit simply didn’t fit into the current meta and Riot Games are set to…

Legends of Runeterra patch 0.9.0 Expeditions and EXP changes The Legends of Runeterra patch 0.9.0 will bring a plethora of changes to the Riot Games digital card game, including buffs and nerfs to cards, changes to Expeditions Archetypes, rewards and EXP gains, as well as other miscellaneous changes, which will improve player's gaming experience. While the card buffs/nerfs are perhaps the most interesting changes that will come with LoR patch 0.9.0, we cannot overlook all the tweaks which will be made to the Expeditions. EXPEDITION ARCHETYPES CHANGES While Riot Games are happy with the diversity of strategies and archetypes…