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Webedia Group, 20 February 2024, 07:07

The Esports World Cup 2024, scheduled for the summer of 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, will be a landmark event in the esports world. Organised by the independent non-profit Esports World Cup Foundation, the tournament aims to set new standards in global esports.

Webedia Group, 23 January 2024, 07:08

In an unprecedented event, the Esports World Cup Foundation and global game developer MOONTON Games have announced that Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) will be the first confirmed title at the inaugural Esports World Cup in the summer of 2024. This partnership not only aims to highlight one of the leading mobile esports games, but also to promote the title internationally.

Aleksander Kartasinski, 01 December 2023, 02:44

Dragon Ball FighterZ is about to have its network code revamped. What is a rollback netcode? What does it mean for the game? Here you will learn all you need to know.

Jan Kaleta, 09 February 2023, 14:25

The problem of cheaters in esports has existed since the beginning of the industry. After all, in competition, the most important thing is that everyone has an equal chance to win. Denuvo - the maker of shunned anti-piracy software - has decided to add its five cents to the topic.

Jacob Blazewicz, 05 December 2022, 11:31

Nintendo knows how to make gamers angry. For example, by once again working against the fans of one of its popular series.

Miriam Moszczynska, 31 August 2022, 17:06

G2 Esports player m0nesy once again showed that Valve doesn't care about bugs. This time on Mirage a Molotov cocktail was put to some interesting use.

Kamil Kleszyk, 12 August 2022, 16:15

Oleksandr Kostylev, better known as s1mple, is a CS:GO legend. The Ukrainian player recently approached Valve Software with an extremely interesting proposal. How will the developers of the popular online shooter respond?

Jacob Blazewicz, 29 July 2022, 17:10

Blizzard hasn't had any luck with gamers lately. When it's not frustrating fans of its iconic series, it's pissing off esports players with controversial decisions at tournaments.

Przemyslaw Dygas, 27 July 2022, 12:41

Three years ago Benjyfishy dropped out of school for a career in Fortnite. His love for the game didn't last long, however.

Miriam Moszczynska, 16 May 2022, 12:42

During PGL Major Antwerp 2022 in CSGO, one of the G2 Esports players took advantage of a bug that gave him a signidicant advantage over his opponents. However, Valve instantly responded by fixing the bug.

Miriam Moszczynska, 06 May 2022, 13:55

MSI 2022 starts soon and a special algorithm can help esports fans predict the winner. Based on data from regional leagues, it predicts the chances of winning the tournament for particular teams.

Michal Ciezadlik, 21 April 2022, 17:31

A recent study has helped determine how the passage of years affects form in professional CS:GO competition. The statistics resolve whether youth has an advantage over experience.

Dawid Wanat, 02 March 2022, 21:49

Mykhailo Fedorov asks developers and esports organizations to help and take action against Russia. Among other things, he calls for disabling services and blocking Russian users.

Michal Ciezadlik, 27 January 2022, 17:33

It turns out that long hours spent playing Counter-Strike: Global Offensive can take a negative toll on our hearing. At least that's what one pro gamer says.

Adam Krolak, 25 January 2022, 16:14

Savvy Gaming Group from Saudi Arabia acquires ESL and FACEIT for a staggering $1 billion. Some gamers and fans of esports are not happy about the situation.

Adrian Werner, 08 December 2021, 14:22

Players from China were so enraged by the ban for one of their own in Gwent that they flooded review bombed The Witcher 3 on Steam.

Miriam Moszczynska, 22 November 2021, 14:55

League of Legends World Championship has achieved incredible viewing figures. This year's games were record-breaking in terms of both average and highest number of viewers.

Jacob Blazewicz, 16 October 2021, 23:23

FIFA believes that the future of football games and esports should not lay in the hands of a single publisher.

Michal Ciezadlik, 06 September 2021, 15:47

The CS:GO coach bug scandal continues. According to esports media, not only the coach, but also all the players of HEROIC were supposed to have known about the bug enabling teams to gain an unfair advantage.

Adrian Werner, 11 August 2021, 11:42

Dr. DisRespect announced plans to create his own development studio. It is to create games together with other „mega-influencers”.

Agnes Adamus, 07 August 2021, 22:23

T-Mobile and Coca-Cola have decided to withdraw from sponsoring esports games organized by Activision Blizzard. The decision affected two titles - Call of Duty and Overwatch.

Michal Ciezadlik, 29 July 2021, 21:12

Another scandal in the professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive scene. Danish team Heroic has terminated the contract of its former coach and filed a lawsuit against him. The reason was that he had leaked sensitive information about the team's strategy.

Michal Ciezadlik, 15 July 2021, 15:54

Esports has come out of the closet and is no longer treated as the domain of computer geeks. Some schools started treating it as one of many classroom subjects. Check out the textbook of one such school.

Michal Ciezadlik, 14 July 2021, 17:26

Recently, there has been a heated discussion online about the length of pro Counter-Strike: Global Offensive matches. According to many pro gamers and experts, currently the duels last too long.

Michal Ciezadlik, 08 June 2021, 16:31

HLTV, a statistics website for the professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive scene, collected data on the representation of each country in the TOP 30 of the best eSports teams. The most numerous nation in this group are Russians.

Hubert Sledziewski, 30 May 2021, 21:08

In the latest update for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Valve introduced a new feature - coaches' positions will be recorded in the round's backup files to prevent future cheating on their part.

Michal Ciezadlik, 27 May 2021, 16:11

Pro CS:GO player Martin „STYKO” Styk recently presented new bugs found on the Ancient map. The technical condition of the arena leaves a lot to be desired before the launch of first eSports tournaments where it is scheduled to appear.

Angelika Kaldus, 23 April 2021, 19:38

The International Olympic Committee has announced the first virtual Olympics to be held before the Tokyo Games. Participants in five disciplines will compete against each other between May 13 and June 23.

Michal Ciezadlik, 16 April 2021, 17:47

Recent days have brought a number of interesting developments in the professional CS:GO scene. Highlights of the past 48 hours included a change in Valve's policy on VAC bans and problems with major CS teams.

Michal Ciezadlik, 28 January 2021, 15:22

Last year's CS:GO scandal involving the so-called coach bug, as well as stream-sniping phenomenon that spread across the eSports scene, are still fresh in our minds. After four months, Valve began to take action against the coaches.

Michal Ciezadlik, 25 January 2021, 17:45

New examples of unfair behavior in esports have come to light. This time ESIC (Esports Integrity Commission) has targeted CS:GO players for betting on matches. Some have been banned for as much as 5 years.

Michal Ciezadlik, 23 January 2021, 23:35

Vitality beat Team Liquid 2:0 in yesterday's BLAST Premier CS:GO tournament, and it wouldn't have been that big of a deal if it wasn't for the fact that a monitor that showed a stream of their match was seen in Vitality's room during the game.

Paul Wozniak, 18 December 2020, 18:03

In 2020, more than 200 professional CS:GO players ended their careers. Journalist Richard Lewis explains what could be the reason for this.

Paul Musiolik, 06 December 2020, 20:52

The Forbes magazine has prepared a list of the most valued esports organizations. The top position is taken by the American Team SoloMid.

Paul Musiolik, 06 December 2020, 19:27

Epic Games has canceled the Fortnite World Cup tournament scheduled for 2021. The reason for this is the on-going pandemic and related restrictions, as well as concern for participants' health.

Paul Musiolik, 05 December 2020, 22:07

The story of 8-year-old Joseph Deen proves that a career in esports can start at a very young age. Young Fortnite player signed a contract, taking over 30 thousand dollars for the signature.

Jacob Blazewicz, 02 December 2020, 22:30

After the acquisition of ZeniMax and Bethesda, Microsoft's shopping continues. This time the company acquired the smash.gg platform, which has been used for years by thousands of esports competition organisers, including in Nintendo's fighting games.

Adrian Werner, 21 November 2020, 20:51

The next few weeks are going to be good for Iron Harvest fans. The game will receive a patch with a new gameplay mode, story DLC and a demo. A tournament is also planned.

Paul Wozniak, 20 November 2020, 21:02

Today we officially learned that professional LoL player Martin „Rekkles” Larsson will change the team after years of playing in Fnatic. Next season he will represent G2 Esports.

Paul Wozniak, 16 October 2020, 21:29

Esports referee Michal „Michau” Slowinski spoke about the scandal on the professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive scene, which concerns the use of a glitch to the team's advantage. The Pole was responsible for bringing the case to light and said it was like „opening Pandora's box”.

Paul Wozniak, 28 September 2020, 18:36

Today, the ESIC committee informed of several other professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive trainers, who over the past few years have used the bug to observe the map. The full list of accused trainers is expected to appear at the end of October, as so far, only 20% of available match recordings have been checked.

Paul Wozniak, 11 September 2020, 16:05

The recent scandal caused by the use of an exploit by professional coaches of CS teams is not yet over. Yesterday there were reports that more people may be involved in the whole matter.

Paul Wozniak, 10 September 2020, 22:02

Tonight the National World Championship was announced in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege. Details of the new season have also been revealed, including those involving operator Sam Fisher.

Jacob Blazewicz, 09 September 2020, 22:10

Razer presented its latest product: Respawn chewing gum. It is supposed to help maintain concentration and mental fitness during the game.

Milosz Szubert, 04 September 2020, 20:14

Michal Slowinski and Steve Dudenhoeffer were appreciated for their work on detecting unfair practices of three professional CS:GO team coaches. They received $1,500 reward from the organizers of the Flashpoint tournament series. In addition, GoFundMe is currently collecting money for them.

Karol Laska, 01 September 2020, 19:21

Three CS:GO coaches have committed fraud by using a bug in the game to view the position of opponents on the map. ESL punished the coaches with a long-term ban.

Adrian Werner, 05 August 2020, 13:26

Esports Expansion for PC Building Simulator has been released. As the title suggests, the fun revolves around building PCs for Esports teams and helping players during the tournaments.

Aleksandra Dziwinska, 30 July 2020, 13:25

The creators of League of Legends decided to cooperate with NEOM, the city of the future. However, fans did not like the idea. Why? There are several reasons for this.

Paul Wozniak, 16 July 2020, 18:53

Yesterday, a video was released on the web, prepared by the creators of the Style-Productions channel on YouTube, which featured a 15-minute montage of the best plays of 2019 from the professional Counter-Strike: Global Offenisve scene. The video quickly won the heart of many players.

Paul Wozniak, 14 July 2020, 21:04

The BT service revealed the earnings of top Danish Counter-Strike players: Global Offensive. The information provided includes players' contracts, and with additional data available online, we can find out how much the best players earn in total annually.