After saying some awful things online, Aretes is facing punishment. Latam Defenders has suspended Peruvian support player, Jeanpierre Rivera "Aretes" Perez, for making racially discriminatory remarks in a pub match against Andrew "Jubei" Evelyn. The racial slurs were first called out by host/commentator Andrew "Zyori" Campbell. He...
Onic Esports seeks to bolster its chances to win in the upcoming Wild Rift SEA Icon Series: Preseason. It presented a roster composed of a mixture of Arena of Valor pros, former League of Legends players and three newcomers. They picked up Arena of Valor players Farhan...
The live event has begun as we get closer to the end of Verdansk Ever since the launch of Warzone over a year ago, fans have speculated how it may end. With multiple different theories first being discussed, many resulted in a Nuke. Well, while we...
A great CS:GO player is moving on from the pro scene. Peng "XiaosaGe" Song announced his exit from the Invictus roster and his retirement from all professional CS:GO activities. The 31-year old cited “age and physical reasons” for his retirement. He claimed he would not be...
OG had taken Nathan “NBK-” Schmitt off the bench for today’s match against Heroic in the on-going ESL Pro League Season 13. OG aimed to win against Heroic, who had a 3-0 standing in the league, but lost the series by 1-2. They now sport a...
In the following opinion piece, Wisdom Gaming Vice President of Media and veteran esports commentator Jaycie “Gillyweed” Gluck talks about the challenges of dealing with imposter syndrome while working in the esports industry and the lessons she has learned through her experience. My name is...
The NC Recreation and Park Association (NCRPA) has partnered with recreational esports tournament platform Mission Control to launch the North Carolina Esports State Championship. The competition sees players and teams across the state join forces with representing parks and recreation departments, towns, cities, and counties in...
The Season 2 SMG is one of the best in the game, here’s the best loadout. Season 2 of Black Ops Cold War brought two new weapons, the FARA 83 and the LC10. The LC10 is an SMG that has quickly placed itself as one of...
As part of the annual series on women in the esports industry, The Esports Observer continues to highlight some of the prominent women throughout the esports space. China and its esports communities play an important role in the global esports industry, and have often missed...
Golden Guardians, the esports organization operated by the Golden State Warriors, has secured a partnership with Adamas focused on esports training and performance. Adamas will provide consulting services to the organization’s LCS and Academy teams as well as their coaching staff. Services will include sports...