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Team Liquid actually made money?????!
Image source: Team Liquid While half the esports world is currently checking under the couch cushions for spare change, Team Liquid seems to have found a different map. CEO Steve Arhancet recently sat down for a roundtable discussion and dropped a figure that made...
Neon still playable at VCT pro events despite competitive integrity ban
Boaster suggested Neon could need a nerf. Image Credit: Riot Games In yesterday’s news, Riot Games outright disabled Neon from VALORANT due to an issue with an NVIDIA graphics setting, essentially turning into wallhacks while playing Neon. Neon’s Fast Lane ability was...
DraftKings stock price rises as company set to expand esports betting on Super App
image credit: glassdoor DraftKings released its Q1 financial results on Thursday, indicating a 17% increase in revenue. The company is eyeing further growth through prediction markets, with esports likely to be available on DraftKings Predicts soon. On the back of...
The Unkillable 30-year-old: Faker’s birthday takes over the planet
League of Legends — T1 Faker. Image source: Riot Games Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok just hit the big 3-0, and the esports world is reacting with the kind of chill, low-key energy usually reserved for a royal coronation. From New York City to Ho Chi Minh City, fans are...
The original Star Fox artist is just as disturbed by the new character designs as we are
Image Credit: Nintendo The new Star Fox is ugly AF. Nintendo surprised fans with a new Star Fox game — the first in over a decade. It will be launching on the Nintendo Switch 2 on June 25th. based on the classic Star Fox 64 game, it’s basically similar gameplay but...
The Aegis is getting heavy: Heroic walks away from Dota 2
Image Credit: Heroic If you follow South American Dota, you know the vibe is usually one of chaotic brilliance and underdog energy. But the latest update from the Heroic camp is a bit of a mood killer. Despite a trophy cabinet that recently added a PGL Wallachia...
Esports parlays could soon come to Kalshi as platform’s combos fuel growth
Image Credit: Kalshi Kalshi has increasingly become a platform where users trade on sports. An estimated 90% of all trades on the platform are now from its sports event contracts. Recent growth has been fueled by allowing users to combine sports wagers, and the...
Increased esports betting on low-tier events: Integrity risk or growth opportunity?
Image Credit: Valve A recent report from DATA.BET indicated that up to 30% of esports betting profits come from low-tier events. It raises the question of whether the focus on small events poses an integrity risk to the sport or an opportunity for the industry to...
Another esports team has visas denied ahead of American Major, but why does this keep happening?
Visa issues continue to be a major problem in esports, especially when tournaments are held in the United States. Most recently, Wolves Esports was eliminated from the BLAST R6 Salt Lake City Major, but not because of their performance. The team’s visa applications...