Global technology and data services firm IBM has introduced Power Rankings with Watson, an AI-powered method of evaluating player and team performances in the Overwatch League. According to the release, the solution will provide a weekly automated ranking system utilised across the league’s digital, broadcast and...
Toronto-based esports company OverActive Media announced the second closing on their previously announced private placement, bringing the aggregate gross proceeds of their brokered and non-brokered financings to over $40M USD. The parent company of three esports franchises, the Overwatch League’s Toronto Defiant, the Call of Duty League’s Toronto Ultra, and the MAD Lions, the current champions of the League...
Ludwig Ahgren has been streaming for a full month without stopping, and it seems to be helping his viewership. This week also saw a weekend full of esports action, with major events in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, League of Legends, Rainbow Six Siege, and Rocket League...
Learn everything you need to know about Fortnite’s newest update. Two weeks removed from patch v16.10, Epic Games tested and deployed a follow-up. Fortnite patch v16.20 marks the second game update since Chapter 2 - Season 6 arrived in March. This “Primal” season added some unique...
Atlanta-based game publisher Hi-Rez Studios has revealed Creativity Unchained, a programme that allows its employees in the USA and UK to work remotely. The new remote work policy encourages over 80 percent of Hi-Rez Studios employees to work where they feel most productive. According to the...
Representatives from esports media holding company WePlay Esports, alongside professional boxers Oleksandr Usyk and Vasyl Lomechenko, have signed an agreement to create a company that will hold WePlay Ultimate Fighting League (WUFL) tournaments. According to the release, the new company will also develop products and operate worldwide, with...
The BLAST Premier 2021 will be Cédric "RpK" Guipouy’s last time playing for Vitality. The squad has made a tough decision. Especially considering RpK had helped bring Vitality to seven first-place finishes since becoming part of their very first CS:GO roster back in October 2018. Vitality has...
ESTNN breaks down the Axe of Champions’ history and how players can possess the rare item. Fortnite Battle Royale prides itself on in-game cosmetics. From the game’s beginning in 2017, it drew attention because of its innovation to the Battle Royale genre. Straightforward in their approach,...
100 Thieves have redeemed themselves, walking away as the Champions for Week 1 of Stage 2 NA Challengers. The first Masters event in North America was somewhat disappointing for 100 Thieves after they got knocked into the lower bracket by Sentinels, and were sent home by...
It’s finally time for our first major international League of Legends event of 2021 as the Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) gets underway. It seems like an age since we last had an international event, and the lack of the 2020 MSI event hasn’t been forgotten. Now, in...