Esports & Betting News

Online bookmaker Pinnacle has announced an 18-month partnership with Danish-based esports organisation North. The deal will see Pinnacle’s logo feature on North’s CS:GO jerseys, as well as both parties working on collaborative content. Marco Blume, Trading Director at Pinnacle, commented on the news: “This is a massive deal for us. We have waited so long […]

The Overwatch League has detailed the format for 2020 which will see matches played at home venues across the globe. The season will begin in February and conclude in August. Teams will play 28 matches over the course of the regular season, facing in-conference opponents twice each and out-of-conference teams once each. There will also […]

North American esports organisation 100 Thieves has announced the completion of a $35m Series B funding round. Artist Capital Management led the round with Chief Investment Officer, Josh Dienstag, now joining the Board of Directors. The Series B round includes new investment from Aglaé Ventures, the technology investment firm of Groupe Arnault, the controlling shareholder […]

Updated July 18th 2019: Buff.bet now offers odds on Teamfight Tactics! Teamfight Tactics is just under a month old and Twitch Rivals is already hosting the games first official tournament. Starting July 17, 64 Twitch streamers will go head-to-head over two days for a share of the $125,000 (£99,000) prize pool. Here is everything you […]

The esports fighting community has always been one of the most passionate gamers and fans in the scene. From Smash Bros. to Street Fighter, there is always an electric, high-octane energy in the air at every event. Unfortunately, in comparison to a top-tier esports title such as League of Legends or CS:GO, there are nowhere […]

The International is now well under way, with the final regional qualifiers coming to an end on the 14th of July. Only Europe, North America and China are left to secure their places in the group stages, battling it out from July 11th to July 14th. These matches are just Bo1, so anything could happen! […]

Twitch Prime members were made aware of an exciting bonus last month that involved free exclusive legend and weapon skins for the increasingly popular title, Apex Legends. Well more of the same is coming their way this month and next but this time it is for Fifa fans, with two free Fifa 19 packs up […]

Teamfight Tactics is the talk of the town right now since its initial release on June 10th, just shy of one month ago. The game is a spin off from the esport classic title, League of Legends, and is currently only available via PC or Mac software, but could this be about to change? Rumoured […]

Known for his quick-thinking and slick decision-making, Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev is a prestigious Counterstrike: Global Offensive player and world-renowned for his skill. However, it is a fact of life, that it doesn’t matter how good you may be at a certain something, people make mistakes and often those misjudgements, whether intentional or not, can be […]

Game throwing is something that has plagued both esports and traditional sports for decades. This is when a player or team intentionally loses a game by doing uncharacteristic things or making intentional mistakes, rather than just forfeiting. In the world of esports this has recently been a talking point around the team Unicorns of Love. […]