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Smash World Tour Championships reveals dates for Super Smash Bros. Melee, Ultimate event

With the regular season wrapping up and Super Smash Bros. players from around the world ready to compete, more details for the Smash World Tour Championships have been revealed, including that it will run from Dec. 17 to 19 in Orlando.  This means that every player that has qualified for the event by competing in the various Smash World Tour regional tournaments throughout the year will travel to battle it out for their share of the $150,000 prize pool, split evenly between Ultimate and Melee.  Overall, there are 15 different

Everything we know about Endwalker’s Island Sanctuaries in Final Fantasy XIV

The best time of the year for Final Fantasy XIV fans is coming with the next expansion’s release date being just around the corner. Among the numerous new features and changes that will be introduced to the game alongside the Endwalker expansion, the Island Sanctuary has led to plenty of curiosity and discussion among many players. The Island Sanctuary will be a unique area that promises to offer an entirely new game experience for fans. Not much information has been revealed on the matter yet, but the expansion is only

Riot teams up with Secret Cinema to create an immersive Arcane experience

Riot Games and Secret Cinema are joining forces to produce an “immersive experience” for League of Legends fans in Los Angeles this November.  On Nov. 21, the entertainment company will be hosting a “real-life narrative experience” themed to the hotly anticipated television series Arcane, which premieres Nov. 6 on Netflix. Secret Cinema will expand upon the animated series, which is set to be released in three acts, each containing three episodes. The event will immerse players directly into the world of Arcane and will include “bespoke” backstories and missions. The

Stepping up for North America, Team Liquid look for redemption at Worlds 2021

This article is sponsored by DJ Esports. In comparison to the competition, Team Liquid stands out among the other finalists.  Following an underwhelming 3-3 run that ended with defeat in the group stage last year, the team changed up the roster by putting Alphari in the top lane and letting Santorin loose in the jungle. This lineup rotation had a largely positive impact on their performance and resulted in runner-up finishes in both the Spring and Summer seasons. This secured them the second seed in their group at Worlds. League

LA Gladiators and Guerillas Parent Company Moving Into Valorant

ValorantCourtesy of Kroenke Sports & EntertainmentThe parent company behind both the CDL's LA Guerillas and the OWL's LA Gladiators is planning on moving into Valorant. This move comes on the heels of many big-name esports brands moving into Valorant over the last year. This move would be one of the biggest, however, with the amount of financial backing the company has.Just posted 6 new marketing positions for our KSE Esports team working on @LAGladiators, @LAGuerrillas, and...other soon™️ teams: https://t.co/rJ58fT9FRl pic.twitter.com/3KQFolhWHz— Alex Rubens | rubonez.eth (@alexrubens) October 8, 2021The Kroenke Sports

Former champions possibly destined to clash at Worlds 2021

This article is sponsored by DJ Esports. DWG KIA had their fair share of ups and downs this season, but somehow, the team has found its way back to the World Championship as the LCK’s top seed.  After a roster change in the middle of the summer—one that placed legendary mid laner ShowMaker at the AD Carry position and the team’s starting AD Carry Ghost on the bench—the team struggled to find its identity in the season’s second half. Still, they were able to catch fire in the back-end of the

All changes coming to League’s 2022 preseason

New items, dragons, and more surprising changes are coming to League of Legends in 2022. Starting in November with the preseason, Riot will be testing a series of features. Instead of the usual overhaul or revamp, the preseason will improve on foundations laid over the past few years.  “For this year’s preseason, we’re sprucing things up with our existing systems, like items, runes, and the elemental rift,” Riot’s director of gameplay production Jeremy Lee said on Oct. 7. Here are all the proposed changes coming to League’s 2022 preseason. Items

All Minecraft Championships (MCC) 18 teams

It feels like the time between Minecraft Championships (MCC) events is shrinking while Noxcrew continues to optimize and expand on the successful event. Now, entering a cycle of tournaments alongside MCC Rising, a series focusing on up-and-coming Minecraft streamers, MCC 18 will take place on Oct. 23 and feature a Halloween theme.  The Halloween theme doesn’t change much, though. MCC 18 will still feature 10 teams of four content creators or streamers who will play eight different mini-games to earn coins and try to finish in the top two. The