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By Melvyn Tan|February 18, 2020|0 Comment
Why break walls with hammers or explosives when you can just use your good old fists? Rainbow Six Siege's upcoming Operation Void Edge will kick off Year 5 of the multiplayer shooter, and it's bringing with it two new Operators. The first is Oryx, a Jordanian defender so strong that he can smash Siege's destructible walls and knock down enemies ...
By Alleef Ashaari|February 17, 2020|0 Comment
Last month, it shook the esports scene when the Overwatch League cancelled all its matches which were scheduled to take place in China for the next two months. Now Blizzard has announced that they are planning to reschedule the matches, which will now take place in Seoul, South Korea. According to Blizzard, the purpose of this action is "to protec...
By Alleef Ashaari|February 14, 2020|0 Comment
Earlier today, Domino's Pizza Malaysia held a special prize-giving ceremony to honour the national esports athletes who participated at the 2019 SEA Games, which took place from November to December 2019. Malaysia grabbed our first-ever esports Gold medal when Dr. Yew Weng Kean won first place in Hearthstone. Domino's will grant an entire decade's...
The third season of the Overwatch League kicked off last weekend with Dallas Fuel and New York Excel respectively playing hosts in their home arenas. In New York, the Excelsior welcomed Toronto Defiant, Paris Eternal, London Spitfire and Boston Uprising while in Dallas, the Fuel saw all three California-based teams - LA Valiant, LA Gladiators and r...
I'm sure most of you are familiar with the car-slash-football game Rocket League. What if I told you that there's an upcoming game that replaces the futuristic cars with wizards riding on broomsticks ala that one Hogwarts University sport? Enter Broomstick League, which is basically the multiplayer online PC Quidditch game we needed since, well, t...
By Alleef Ashaari|February 3, 2020|0 Comment
Professional footballer Gareth Bale, who currently plays for the La Liga's Real Madrid FC and the Welsh national football team, has launched an esports team of his own called Ellevens Esports, in partnership with 38 Entertainment Group. Welcome to Ellevens, my new team! Follow @ellevensesports 🎮 for all updates #TimeToPlay pic.twitter.com/R...
Thanks to the recent Chinese Coronavirus crisis, Blizzard has recently cancelled all Overwatch League matches scheduled to take place in China for the next two months. Initially, there were supposed to be OWL matches scheduled in Shanghai, Foshan, and Hangzhou between February and March. Here's a short statement from the company that was publishe...
By Burhanudin Zamri|January 30, 2020|0 Comment
Esports is becoming mainstream. It hasn't reached the point where it's fully accepted yet by society at large but there's no denying that more people are aware of its existence now compared to two or three years ago. One strong evidence that we're still far away from total acceptance of esports is the recent issue regarding Fortnite being banned f...
By Alleef Ashaari|January 30, 2020|0 Comment
eGG Network has announced that they will be the official broadcast partner of the Piala Presiden Esports 2020, the Grand Finals of which event will take place in Jakarta, Indonesia on 1 and 2 February 2020. The tournament will feature top teams and players of Garena Free Fire and eFootball PES 2020 from Southeasian countries, including ...
By Burhanudin Zamri|January 28, 2020|0 Comment
We're still in January and 2020 is already shaping up to be one hell of a depressing year. Just yesterday we lost Kobe Bryant, his daughter, and a few other people in a helicopter crash and as we speak, a new strain of coronavirus dubbed the 2019-nCoV is infecting people in almost every major country around the world. [caption id="attachment_52346...
By Kenn Leandre|January 28, 2020|0 Comment
2019 was a mixed bag when it comes to video games and pop culture, at least for me. The year went by with a mixed bag of ups and downs - surprise hits and big disappointments. So without further ado, here are my top happenings of 2019 - the good and the bad, in no particular order. #1. Ace Combat 's glorious return What a joyous way to start the...
China's League of Legends pro league, called the LPL, has called off its upcoming week 2 matches due to safety concerns regarding the spread of the ongoing Coronavirus outbreak. Yeah, that's been happening for the past few days, just thought you should know. The outbreak originated from Wuhan, China, and has begun to spread to many other cities an...
Work and fight hard, and you'll eventually be the world's best. That's what Nopparut Book Hempamorn, one of Southeast Asia's top Tekken 7 players, did time and again, proving himself to the world. Just recently, the Thailand Iron Fist warrior placed first in a gruelling top 8 in EVO Japan 2020's Tekken 7 tournament. Granted, this bout isn't part o...
Back in 2018, Twitch signed a two-year deal with Activision to be the sole third-party provider of Overwatch League livestreams in all regions outside of China. Now that it's 2020 and that deal has expired, Activision will be signing on with a new partner. The company has recently signed a new multi-year deal with YouTube for exclusive livestreami...
By Burhanudin Zamri|January 22, 2020|0 Comment
It's really hard to believe that it's been a bit over four years since Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege was released. The continuous release of updates and new content manages to keep the game fresh and interesting especially for its esports community. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKl-x1d9auY&w=560&h=315] Another great news for ...
The folks at EVO Japan 2020 just revealed its prize payout chart and it clearly showcases which fighting game its organizers, publishers, and sponsors are solely focused on. So to recap, these are the 1st place prizes for the respective games. Street Fighter V: US$9,000. Tekken 7: US$9,000. BlazBlue- Cross Tag Battle: $4,500. Samurai Shodow...
By Alleef Ashaari|January 21, 2020|0 Comment
Publisher Garena has announced the Call Of Duty Mobile Garena Invitational, which will be held at the Garena World 2020 in Thailand later this year. The total prize pool for this tournament will be more than $US65,000. A total of eight teams will be invited for this tournament, comprising of two teams from Thailand, two from Indonesia, and one tea...
Singaporean professional esports team Impunity Esports, renowned for its top-tier Vainglory & mobile gaming team, will be dipping its toes into the fighting game division for the first time. The group has recruited three high-level Singaporean players into the fold: Ashley "Asher" Seek, Shane "Oreoz" Goh, and Cleon "VGD" Wong. They will be rep...
By Alleef Ashaari|January 17, 2020|1 Comment
On 7 January 2020, the AESF (Asian Electronic Sports Federation) conducted a special ceremony in Bangkok, Thailand to announce the first batch of member associations from different countries in Asia. This means that the AESF now has 16 full members, with seven pending applications currently in review to join the organization. Check out the full li...
By Burhanudin Zamri|January 17, 2020|0 Comment
It's been said time and time again that esports players don't need to dress like traditional sports players. Jerseys are cool and all but the materials are made for more abrasive usage. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem that companies are catching up with that opinion yet. Blizzard has just announced a new lineup of streetwear jerseys designed by t...
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