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Organized by Philippine's advertising industry’s definitive source for information adobo Magazine, the adobo Esports Mobile Legends Mythical Bowl will focus on Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, with teams comprising of 16 professional advertising agencies in the country. The aim of the tournament is to strengthen the camaraderie within the adverti...
Yoshinori Ono, the man who launched Street Fighter IV with his team and DIMPS, as well as reinvigorated the fighting game scene starting in 2008, is leaving Capcom after 30 years of service. An official post on his Twitter account has confirmed this. He said he will resign his position as Capcom's Street Fighter brand manager by the end of Summer ...
Following the announcement of Mobile Legends: Bang Bang’s "Project NEXT" recently, developers Moonton have released several new pieces of information that would leave any MLBB player looking forward to more rounds in the upcoming months. For the uninitiated, Project NEXT is Moonton’s initiative to not only improve their flagship tit...
The United States (US) Army will temporarily suspend its activities on the streaming platform Twitch due to negative backlash. According to industry insider Rod “Slasher†Breslau, this move from the US Army comes after the overwhelmingly negative response to their activities on Twitch, which includes attempts of recruitment on the stre...
Last month, famous streamer Dr. Disrespect (whose real name is Guy Beahm) was banned on Twitch for an undisclosed reason. What's bizarre is that not even he knows why he was banned, as he finally opened up on his Twitch ban several weeks after the news broke. However, he does confirm that his time on Twitch is now over for good. Speaking with Wash...
Mobile esports is thriving in Asia, more than in any other region in the world. According to statistics provided by Niko Partners, there are a few factors that have made this possible. These include: A Huge & Growing Mobile Population The breakneck speed of mobile penetration has been a powerful catalyst for the growth of mobile esports. Market...
Valorant’s first Ultra Edition skin line Elderflame will be available in the game from 10 July onwards at 3.30am GMT +8 for Southeasian countries like Malaysia. The individual skins will be priced at 2475 VP each. More details on the design process and images will be published in the next Valorant Developer Diary on 14 July 2020. In the m...
Bad news, fighting game fans in Southeast Asia. The region's premier fighting game tournament for this year is postponed thanks to the offline esports killer known as COVID-19 coronavirus. The tournament will instead come back in 2021. The tournament is renowned for hosting the regional portion of Capcom Pro Tour (Street Fighter V), the Tekken Wor...
It's a sad day for Dota 2 esports fans, as one of their heroes is outed for sexual assault and harassment in the latest of the current video game industry #MeToo movement. Toby "TobiWan" Dawson, a renowned Dota 2 commentator whom we've interviewed back then, is being dropped by many esports bodies and organizations. Code Red Esports is dropping hi...
Fans of tactical first-person shooter games can look forward to a one-off, competitive esports tournament that places regional bragging rights on the line, as Riot Games Southeast Asia shines the spotlight on VALORANT in the region through the VALORANT SEA Invitational, which is slated for 11 July 2020 at 1.30pm GMT+8. Held with official event org...
Sometimes, you take a supposed joke too far. In rare instances, that joke was told in the worst time possible when a country's political climate gets incredibly dicey. (In)famous fighting game player Ryan Ramirez, better known as Filipino Champ, did not read the proverbial room and, as a result, is now banned indefinitely from all Capcom-owned and...
Good news: we may be seeing some high-level Valorant play sooner than you think. Riot Games, the folks behind Valorant, has unveiled its big esports plans for the multiplayer team-based shooter. Starting next week, the company's first-ever Ignition Series will happen in the upcoming G2 Esports Valorant Invitational and Rage Valorant Japan Invitati...
News has come to light that One Championship (and by extension, esports and gaming publication One Esports) has been hit by layoffs. according to a copy of a letter sent to all employees of the company (from an anonymous source via Tech In Asia). The letter was sent by One Championship CEO and founder Chatri Sityodtong, the layoffs of which affect...
The #YourHomeYourArena (YHYA) Charity Cup officially began last week in the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang category, as part of the Asian Electronic Sports Federation's (AESF) YHYA campaign (to raise funds for combating COVID-19). The quarter-finals saw eight teams from Southeast Asian countries competing in a single-elimination knock-out stage of the ...
To answer that burning question on the headline: not quite. But it's not sunshine and rainbows either. COVID-19 has put a huge damper on some esport organization's physical plans. But it's not like they're left completely helpless: online tournaments do help in keeping the grassroots competitive scene going. In order to shed more light on whether...
With Riot Games' multiplayer shooter out in the wild, it's only a matter of time until each country starts officiating their own esports teams for the game. Korea draws first blood with its first-ever Valorant pro team: Vision Strikers. This team is made up of ex-Counter-Strike: Global Offensive pro players who used to be on the same team. This do...
Amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Asian Electronic Sports Federation (AESF) is launching the Your Home, Your Arena (YHYA) campaign, with the objective of connecting and uniting the esports community through social media and online tournaments. The YHYA campaign will also aid communities impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic through esports act...
Even after cancelling their annual event, the Level Up KL organizers were planning something for June 2020, and now we know what it is. They are going to hold two online events next month, LEVEL UP SPACEBAR and LEVEL UP PLAY-ONE. LEVEL UP SPACEBAR will the first online edition of Business Connection Programme (BCP) @ LEVEL UP KL, a 1:1 business ...
Last weekend's #PlayApartTogether (or #PATSG) charity livestream, where Singaporean esports and high-level gamers showcase their talent to amass donations, was considered a success. The initiative, organized by Zenway Productions, raised over S$4,200 and saw a total of 17,000 viewers over the span of two days. The talent who were present include s...
Covid-19 has brought multiple sports to a halt but no sport have adapted to this better than Formula 1. Running virtual races involving real-life Formula One drivers via the Virtual GP tournament, more and more racers have participated in these races which take place on the supposed dates of their real-life counterparts which were cancelled due...
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