Update (2nd May): The stream is up now. Here's the Malaysian version. https://www.facebook.com/lvlupkualalumpur/videos/311825226449805/?__cft__[0]=AZU6EKPN9xTb0tQmLRpTqfgmhaUST2ZG_nfgVKOYUwGs6DbTy06dS9bQgdIpMFLDA3_zcvRjdhSCtAeYfaKF_nb4WDOAhYRAmMR16irCrrgAriAMy2Ge5cMn8Arnd2K_hX2kwsKIb0SFsyvC8GN5Umw4NAQj6rzWF7I6TnDzjeBB

Games publisher 2K, the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) have announced the NBA 2K Players Tournament, an esports tournament where 16 current NBA professional athletes will go head-to-head with each other in NBA 2K20 on the Xbox One. These include top NBA see

Formula 1 has launched a new F1 Esports Virtual Grand Prix series in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, with several current F1 drivers featured. "The virtual races will run in place of every postponed Grand Prix, starting this weekend with the Virtual Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday March 22," says the announcement. "E

Talk about the mother of all user data spikes. Steam has reached a new peak concurrent user count of 22 million online about a few hours ago. At this point in time, there are now 22,678,529 users on Steam. This is definitely made possible due to the number of people social distancing and quarantining themselves during

That's a wrap on the 92nd Academy Awards. Thanks to a stellar lineup of films, brilliant presenters and an overall lively atmosphere all around, this Oscars 2020 turned out to be the best one in years. Bong Joon-Ho and his movie Parasite made history by being the first South Korean director to win Best Director at the

Professional footballer Gareth Bale, who currently plays for the La Liga's Real Madrid FC and the Welsh national football team, has launched an esports team of his own called Ellevens Esports, in partnership with 38 Entertainment Group. Welcome to Ellevens, my new team! Follow @ellevensesports 🎮 for all updates

We are aware that the American football sport annual event known as the Super Bowl is considered a niche thing in Southeast Asia (except for expats). However, the event houses some of the most pop culture-savvy and most bizarre 30-second ads you'll see. True, there's a grand finals sport probably worth watching here,

It's the start of a new year, which means the Oscars 2020 is a-go soon; this 9th February PST to be exact. And we have quite an eclectic list of films in the main category. Comic book movie Joker has scored 11 Oscar nominations, including best picture, best director (Todd Phillips of Hangover fame), and best actor (Jo

For most esports athletes, once they're perceived that they've passed their peak or gone over the hill, the only option left is to either move into coaching, retire, return to streaming or the worst of the lot, drop esports altogether for a 'normal' 9-5 job. But that's not the case for former Dallas Fuel DPS star, Tim

When it comes to the world of international esports, everyone knows about the World Electronic Sports Games (WESG). For the first time in the tournament's history, the Asia Pacific (APAC) Final is taking place outside of China. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="4608"] Brian Wong, VP of Global Initiatives at Alib

France-based Team Vitality is one of the most prominent esports teams in Europe. With a shining track record in games such as League of Legends, CS:GO, FIFA, Rocket League, and more, it's no wonder that more investors are pouring their resources into the team. Earlier this week, Business Wire reported that esports v

Esports has grown so big that even non-gamers and the mainstream media can no longer ignore how far esports has come. Just recently, we had LCS 2019 match between SK Telecom T1 and G2 Esports becoming the most-watched esports event in history with almost four million concurrent viewers. With numbers like that, there's

During a Google Pixel 4 reveal event today in the US, the "not just a search engine" company casually announced the release date of its new game streaming service. The Google Stadia will launch on 19th November. But hold your horses: this is for the US market, and for the first wave of early adopters who spent US$130

Sony has finally confirmed that the successor to the PlayStation 4 will officially be called the PlayStation 5, or the PS5. It is slated to release during "Holiday 2020", which translates to sometime near the end of 2020. According to the official PlayStation Blog post, the PS5 will come with two important innovations

If you’ve played FIFA and its Career Mode, one of the most fulfilling achievements in the game is signing a player young, and developing him into one of the best players in the world. Now, imagine an entire team of world-class players you’ve developed from a young age. There’s really no greater fe

One of the best news to come from the video games industry recently was Sports Interactive's decision to ditch plastic for 100% recyclable cardboard to make the physical packaging of Football Manager 2020. Recently, Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced a partnership with the United Nations, specifically chippi

At TGS 2019 in Japan, Asian Electronic Sports Federation (AESF) President Kenneth Fok officially announced the AESF e-Masters esports circuit during his speech at one of the world's biggest gaming conventions. The AESF e-Masters esports event will kick off with an inaugural tournament taking place in Shenzhen, Chin

When talking about a game as big as FIFA 20, it's difficult to avoid leaks and EA knows this all too well by now. Perhaps in an effort to ensure that they can fully monetise on the news and announcement, the company has decided to officially unveil new information on some new FUT ICONs, specifically former football leg

Malaysia: a melting pot of culture and popular for its vast array of mouthwatering cuisine. The signature sunny days and rainy season beckon visitors from all continents, and our landmarks from the KL Tower to our naturally awesome beaches are always a tourist's delight. Our bright country has been involved in esports

In a case of mistaken identity which can be easily forgiven due to ignorance, the Malaysian Overwatch World Cup Team was recently accused of "copying" a logo from an English football club when designing their 'alternate' jersey for the upcoming tournament in November. Former Rogue main tank and current Game Producer f