Sources are confirming a meeting will be held on Monday to finalise the OpTic’s new ownership with two potential buyers making plans Announced all the way back in January of this year, Texas Esports LLC, the owners of Infinite Esports and Entertainment, confirmed that they would indeed be offering a stake in the multimedia corporation for $50 million dollars. The …
By Chris ‘Sargon’ House If you’ve been a member of the South African Dota 2 Facebook group for any length of time you’ve no doubt inevitably come across a post that highlights how racism is still very much ingrained within our cultural landscape. These posts are pretty simple. The original post usually highlights clear racism in chat by one (or …
In collaboration with ZOWIE and Esports Management, Dreamhack has announced their all-female CS:GO tournament which will take place next month As a subculture within that of gaming, esports is often dominated by men. Not in the sense that men actively perform to a higher standard, but the face of esports and the representation of top-tier teams are largely focused around …
Turner “Tfue” Tenney is suing the team he signed with due to limitations placed on his financial earnings and an unreasonable cut of his income. While many people like to point at Fortnite and joke that it’s a game for 12 year-olds only to slink back to whatever game they hold as superior in their heads, it’s undeniable that the …
By Clint ‘Zombie Dredd’ O’Shea Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TeamFinity and ACGL have revealed the first sponsored season of Mortal Kombat 11 action for Sub-Saharan Africa. This June and July will offer several competitive opportunities operated by ACGL including online tournaments and a venue-based final event. On the line for competitors is merchandise, R30,000 cash and a trip to compete …
To promote the upcoming tournament, The International, Valve has announced that submissions for the annual DOTA short film contest have opened once again. With The International drawing ever closer, it seems like Valve is selling tickets for the hype train in bulk. Alongside the recently announced Battle Pass and all the goodies associated with that, Valve has announced that entries …
The latest update to Valve’s wildly successful shooter has seen a rework of the “loss bonus” system, changing competitive strategies. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, the reskin of an old game that revolutionised esports back in 2012 has recently made a rather large change to one of the staple mechanics of the game by modifying team’s “loss bonus”. For those who don’t …
The local Overwatch community is pulling together in a collective effort to send a team to the biggest tournament for the highly popular esport. Following a recent announcement posted to the official Overwatch website, Blizzard has unveiled some slight changes to their World Cup procedure. In a bid to see a wider field of national representation, Blizzard has revealed the …
Have you ever double-checked your doors at night because something just didn’t feel secure? …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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