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Is esports a fad or a trend? Is it simply fated to die out in the next couple of years? According to statistics and predictions, the answer is a resounding no. In fact, esports viewership numbers already surpass Major League Baseball in the U.S. By 2022, that number is set to exceed even the likes of NBA and NFL. According to Goldman Sachs (via Bre...
Call it a takeover of sorts, but it's more or less the logical progression of things. Tekken producer and head honcho Katsuhiro "Harada-san" Harada is now the leader and supervisor of the Bandai Namco Fighting Game eSports Strategy Team as of now, according to Bandai Namco themselves. The official post stated that the company plans to expand the h...
Welcome again, fellow viewers, readers, and game fans. This is Day Two of our first-ever awards feature. Head here for Day One. Otherwise, keep reading, friend. Day Two's theme is esports-centric. Which esports game sports is the hardest & fastest & has the most "competitiveness"? Is "competitiveness" even a criteria? Find out the re...
Six game titles including DotA 2 and Tekken 7 will be featured in next year's SEA Games, following this week's round of meetings chaired by the Philippine SEA Games Organizing Committee (PHISGOC) in Manila. This new list brings several major changes from what was shown at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia. Apparently, football (PES 2018) w...
PUBG Corporation and Tencent have announced the PUBG Mobile Malaysia National Championship (PMNC) 2018, which takes place across four (4) different cities in Malaysia including Johor, Sabah, Sarawak, and Kuala Lumpur. The total prize pool is RM60,000, with the Grand Finals winning team eligible for a whopping RM20,000. [caption id="attachment_165...
Love him or hate him, you gotta admit that Brian "Kephrii" St. Pierre is one heck of a Widowmaker main. Known to be a very outspoken and polarizing figure in the scene, Kephrii never shied away from voicing out his opinions and allowing his actions (and sick, sick flick shots) back him up. Having recently relocated to Seoul, South Korea where he jo...
Coaching is no mean feat and it's an even more arduous task when it involves young and driven young adults. We managed to get hold of Headhawk, headcoach of Thai-based Overwatch Contenders team Xavier Esports who discussed about his players, coaching and views of the current Overwatch Contenders scene. Questions by Intan 'Megikari' Suria Replies...
Brace yourselves, Overwatch fans;Â Blizzard has released the complete Overwatch League 2019 regular season schedule! You can now buy tickets or prepare for all regular season matches, which will be played at the Blizzard Arena in Los Angeles. The Overwatch League 2019 Opening Day happens on February 14, 2019; featuring a rematch between defending...
As of now, all teams are set for Overwatch League Season 2. Let's recap what was revealed so far. Washington is now Washington Justice with Full Rosters! Washington decided to go with a very patriotic with the USA by announcing the team branding as Washington Justice with the colour red, blue, & white alongside their team colours. https://twit...
Platform: Nintendo Switch Genre: Crossover platform fighting game The Super Smash Bros. series is a fighting game made for non-fighting gamers. That's good and bad in a way. Newbies who like fighting games but aren't mechanically adept will find solace in the game's controls and cast. Hardcore 2D and 3D fighting game players will find it hard to a...
Hang tight boys. We are in for a treat. Literally picking up where they left us, Season 2 of the Overwatch League will kick off with a repeat of Season 1's Grand Finals with the Philadelphia Fusion facing the London Spitfire on February 14th 2019 (that's February 15th 8am for us in Asia). Next up we have the new-look Boston Uprising against table...
Hyped for Overwatch League Season 2? Can't wait until 2019? You're in luck, Overwatch fans, because Blizzard will be holding an Overwatch League Watchpoint Season Preview show, live later this week. The Overwatch League 2019 season preview will show us our first look at the opening week schedule for the upcoming new season, which will officially...
The Overwatch League player musical chairs continues as two DPS mains switched teams earlier today. First up is Nam-joo "Striker" Kwon who left Boston Uprising to beef up the Korean contingent at San Francisco Shock. Joining his Korean compatriots in Architect, ChoiHyoBin, smurf, Viol2t and Rascal in San Francisco, Striker's departure was an ...
Hello, esports fans! This week in Overwatch news, we have more roster announcements & a surprise wedding. Amidst the hectic week, one pro player even decided to retire from the Overwatch. Monte & Susie Surprise Wedding! For days, the community was teased with the hashtag #EsportsMystery. Analysts, broadcasters, players & other folks beh...
In one of the worst kept secret in pro Overwatch - after Monte dating Susie Kim of course - Vancouver finally unveiled their roster for the upcoming Overwatch League season by announcing that they have scooped up the full roster of Contenders Korea Season 2 winners, RunAway. Also revealed were their official team name; Vancouver Titans and team col...
It's the end of 2018 and already, there are a few competitive games to look out for that right now. These top competitive games came out this year and seem to show a lot of potential growth in the next few years. Dragon Ball FighterZ Let's start with the most obvious entry this year: Arc System Works has done good for the fighting game community ...
The 2019 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Manila, Philippines, will be the first international sports event in history to feature esports as a medal sport, with Razer acting as its official esports partner. According to Fox Sports Asia, there will be a total of six games featuring in the 2019 SEA Games, including two console games, two PC games, and ...
Top image credit: TeoGonzalezColors The fighting game genre has seen a huge resurgence for the past 10 years. Before it became the juggernaut in Esports today, let's not forget how underground the scene was when Street Fighter 3: Third Strike ruled the FGC roost. We should be thankful that the period between 2008 to now has been kind to us. We're...
As we are nearing the deadline for the OWL teams to announce their rosters, we have more announcement regarding new & old faces joining the League. Hangzhou Sparks Released Full Rosters Lineup In a series of tweets, the pink & blue team has finalized their lineup. Sadly, none of the ex-Runaway players made it to this team even though we wer...
Image credit: egg Network's Facebook page Oh my, we're in quite a pickle. It seems that our country's Minister of Youth & Sports Syed Saddiq wants Malaysia to be an exporter of esports games, not just an esports-playing country. He said the following to Malay Mail during a trip to Thailand to check out the plethora of esports facilities there...
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