Esports News
Jeff Kaplan explains why the Overwatch League failed, but I think Blizzard failed the Overwatch League
© Robert Paul | Blizzard Entertainment In a super-long interview with Lex Fridman on a recent episode of his podcast, former Overwatch boss Jeff Kaplan discussed his career in gaming, including his time leading the Overwatch team. This included the failed Overwatch...
For the first time ever, the FGC wants Nintendo to sue someone: the U.S. government
Source: Nintendo The White House is on some strange kick, using video games to create cringe content on X (formerly Twitter), likely because it knows it will spark controversy and get people to react. I mean, that’s basically the formula for X. It’s already done the...
Valve’s loot boxes need to be regulated, but the New York lawsuit is just boomer hysteria
Image Credit: Valve Valve has responded to an ongoing lawsuit filed in New York that claims it violated gambling laws with its loot boxes. Valve’s response: No. Multiple lawsuits have been filed against Valve this month over loot boxes. One includes New York’s...
Aleksib doesn’t pull off tax evasion strat effectively, likely facing consequences in court
Credit: Adela Sznajder | © ESL Natus Vincere captain Aleksi “Aleksib” Virolainen is currently under investigation for tax fraud in Finland. First reported by a Finnish news outlet, Aleksib has been accused of aggravated tax fraud. The complaint was filed by the...
Extraction shooters are not great esports, but Marathon is certainly trying with the Tau Ceti Cup
Image Credit: Bungie Bungie announced the Tau Ceti Cup, Marathon‘s inaugural creator tournament, scheduled for Saturday, March 14 at 11 AM PT. Six teams will compete for custom prizes while viewers earn exclusive Twitch Drops. The tournament features streamers Shroud,...
Overwatch dev calls tracking Steam player counts “maidenless behavior” — does it predict a game’s death or make it happen?
Overwatch knows a thing or two about a decline in player count. After many questionable and unpopular choices with Overwatch 2 (now just Overwatch), gamers were calling it a “dead game” as the masses fled to Marvel Rivals. In a shocking twist, Overwatch has reinvented...
Fortnite’s V-Bucks price increase aint as bad as it sounds
Epic Games has announced it will increase the cost of Fortnite‘s V-Bucks, much to the probable dismay of parents worldwide. However, the cost is not that bad, with Epic trying to help retain spending with promotional rewards and keeping players in the loop with...
Brawl Stars tournament automation comes to Toornament
Our mission has always been clear: empower gaming communities, studios and publishers by providing them with professional-grade tools to create, manage and scale esports competitions. Today, we are happy to announce that we have partnered with Supercell to deliver a...
Kalshi Could Offer Global Esports Markets As Platform Expands Internationally
Kalshi has partnered with Brazilian exchange XP, marking its first international expansion. The company has said it wants to go global, which could see its esports markets offered in as many as 140 countries. In a press release announcing the deal with XP, Kalshi...