The Philippines

Filipino Wild Rift team Amihan Esports banned for forging a player’s documents

Filipino esports organization Amihan Esports has been banned from all esports events by Riot Games for a year. The organization allegedly forged its player, Karl “AMI Karlll” Ken Bautista’s documents to qualify him for the Wild Rift SEA Icon Series, which has a minimum age requirement of 17 years. Riot has said that several members of the organization, including the owner, were involved in this scam. Thus, it has decided to ban the entire org for a year, effective immediately. Riot is also handing individual bans to Karlll, team manager

Apex Legends Mobile’s closed beta is coming to Indonesia, the Philippines, and Malaysia

Apex Legends Mobile will soon be launching in a closed beta to Indonesia, the Philippines, and Malaysia, Respawn said in a tweet today. The company has asked players in these regions to pre-register for the game on the Google Play Store to be notified when it becomes available. The closed beta test is only for Android users. Today’s announcement comes a few weeks after the company had announced that the game will be coming to Indonesia, Peru, Colombia, Egypt, and Lebanon. It’s unclear if a closed beta test happened in

Moonton reportedly using optional exclusivity clause to prevent orgs in Mobile Legends Professional League from having Wild Rift teams

Teams competing in the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League (MPL) may have to drop their League of Legends: Wild Rift rosters. Moonton is reportedly including an exclusivity clause in its contract with organizations competing in the MPL that will keep them from having a Wild Rift lineup. The news was first revealed by Onic Esports’ Govher “Gov” Tallulembang Madethen in a since-deleted livestream on Wild Rift YouTuber Kurohiko’s channel. The player alleged that Moonton is attempting to monopolize the esports market in the region. Dot Esports reached out to

What is Axie Infinity?

Axie Infinity is an Ethereum-based blockchain game inspired by Pokemon and powered by NFTs that allows players to breed and battle digital pets called Axies. The non-fungible token (NFT) space has made the interest in blockchain technology even higher, allowing developers to create games that store information on the distributed ledger, showing that the technology’s capacity is not merely limited to allowing the existence of cryptocurrencies. Axie Infinity’s goal is aligned with that. It is to make people understand the technology through an abstract but simple experience. Axie Infinity follows

Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League (MPL) heads to Brazil

The Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) Professional League (MPL) is expanding outside of Southeast Asia. Moonton announced yesterday that its premium esports league will be coming to Brazil. The company said the MPL Brazil will be arriving “soon.” Other details have yet to be announced. Currently, the MPL runs in four countries of SEA: the Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore, and Malaysia. Until 2020, Singapore and Malaysia were a unified region that was separated from this year. Despite being regionally focused leagues, the MPLs boast staggering viewership numbers. The seventh season of

Apex Legends Mobile’s closed beta to release in 5 more countries ‘in a few weeks,’ including Indonesia, Peru, Colombia, Egypt, and Lebanon

Apex Legends Mobile’s closed beta is expanding. Respawn announced today that five more countries will get closed beta access to Apex Legends Mobile, including Indonesia, Peru, Colombia, Egypt, and Lebanon. While there isn’t a precise date for when access in those countries will open, Respawn said it will be “in a few weeks.” In a few weeks, Apex Legends Mobile's closed beta test will roll out to five more countries.If you're in Indonesia, Peru, Colombia, Egypt or Lebanon head to your local Google Play store page to sign up: https://t.co/CshBg78jeK—

Microsoft Flight Simulator Panama & Boracay Airports Released; F-14 Tomcat Gets New Screenshots & More

Third-party developers released new airports today and shared new assets showing off upcoming add-ons for Microsoft Flight Simulator. DC Designs just released new screenshots and a development update about its F-14 Tomcat package. “This week has been about catching up on where I left off, while also starting to incorporate a lot that I’ve learned since last working on the F-14. It’s been almost a month, and it’s surprising how much more knowledge has been gained while working on other projects such as the F-15 update and the Stearman.Successful tasks

PMPL SEA Championship S3 peaked at over a million viewers

The third season of the PUBG Mobile Pro League (PMPL) Southeast Asia Championship peaked at over a million viewersmaking it the most-watched Pro League in PUBG Mobile esports’ history. The tournament, which took place from April 21 to 23, peaked at match 15, when 1,116,367 people tuned in to watch the PMPL SEA Championship, according to Esports Charts. The competition was streamed on multiple platforms including NimoTV, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitch. This represents an increase of about 127 percent since the last edition of the league in October 2020. The

Apex Legends Mobile closed beta has received a graphical update

Electronic Arts sent out invites for Apex Legends Mobile’s closed beta yesterday to a select number of players in the Philippines. This is the second closed beta for the upcoming battle royale game. The first beta happened last month for a few players in India. In contrast to the initial beta, the graphical qualities in the new closed beta for the Philippines have gotten significantly better. The overall textures look finer now and the view distance has also been increased. Related: How to pre-register for Apex Legends Mobile [embedded content]

Apex Legends Mobile closed beta is now live in the Philippines

After being available in India last month, players from one more country will now be able to enjoy the closed beta for Apex Legends Mobile. Earlier today, EA sent out closed beta invites to a select number of players in the Philippines. The invites have only been sent to the players who had pre-registered for the game on the Google Play Store. The closed beta is is currently not available for iOS users. If you are in the Philippines and had pre-registered for the game, you should have received a