Crypto currencies is a good fit for games and esports. So both the crypto and the esports communities were abuzz when Fortnite started to accept monero for in game purchases. However, the brief stint of accepting Monero for in game purchases turned out to be a mistake: Actually, Fortnite’s brief foray into crypto was accidental. […]
Invictus Gaming – IG wins LOL world championships after a 3-0 sweep against Fnatic. It was never in doubt as Ning completely dominated the first two games. IG was considered a small favorite among odds makers before the game, many thought Fnatic’s outstanding play would carry them through the finals. However, it was not to […]
On June 26 2018 Goldman Sachs published a report on esports and their projections for the future. They project that the total esports viewership will reach 276 million by 2022. This might seem like a giant opportunity for a single market segment, but all things are not what they seem. Let us break down what […]
You probably have seen 322 meme spammed in chat when a team or player plays so bad it looks as if they threw the game. The meme comes from way back in 2013 when Alexei ‘solo’ Berezin bet $322 against his own team in Dota2 and then lost the game. Since then 322 took on […]
Epic Games mega hit Fortnite has taken the world by storm. In the first half of 2018 alone, it grew from 45 million to 125 million. But does a massive hit necessarily mean it will become the esport of the future? Battle Royale Fortnite is a Battle Royale game. This means that at its core […]
Why would you ever watch someone play a computer game when you can play it yourself? This is a common question among those who doesn’t understand streaming in general or esports in particular. But it is a stupid question. It is exactly the same question as “why do you watch football when you can play […]
CS:GO came to a packed Wembley Arena for the FACEIT Major 2018. Astralis took the title and the $500k to go with it. EZ. They play the game at a different level, and no one could go toe to toe with them. Face it, FACEIT was all about Danish domination. So how good were Astralis? […]
All esports tournaments are cast to the public with a time delay. Usually the delay is 5 minutes. The reason is so that players cannot gain advantage by watching the cast and know what the other team is up to in real time. It is an understandable practice, especially since most tournaments are online and […]
The International 8 (TI8) Dota2 tournament is over. So far the biggest esports tournament in history with an over $25 million prize pool, and over $11 million to the winning team. All hail our overlords: OG. There were literally no smart money on OG before they won TI8, and the reason is that the team […]
The Men in Black (MIB) have seen the mad skillz of the esports professionals and decided to look closer into what is going on. They simply have extraordinary alien like skillz. Yes, that’s skillz with a ‘Z’. We have all seen it, their ability to react, strategize, and execute in mere seconds where us normal […]
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