Tuesday's DoorDash LCO Split 2 Grand Final, the closing bit of action for the premiere League of Legends tournament in Oceania, saw underdogs Peace take the crown over Pentanet.GG in an impressive 3-0 victory. With Peace taking home the $15,000 USD, the next stop for the team will be the Riot Games’ League of Legends World Championship in October.
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Red Bull Flick Returns - 2v2 CS:GO Tournament Open to Aussies for Registration Now
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Red Bull's popular esports tourney, Red Bull Flick, featuring a 2v2 setup for CS:GO, is now open for team registration for Aussies. Qualifiers take place through June and July to unearth Australia's top talent to take the world stage.
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Calling All Skaters - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 Ultimate Jam is Bragging Rights Esports
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Which is to say the event is centred around going up against other like-minded and like-skilled aficionados in the realm of all things modern re-gen'd Birdman by way of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2. This is also the first event of its kind in Australia and is open to all and sundry, just make sure you pack them skills along with you should you decide to drop in.
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Punching Well Above its Weight - Full Razer Orochi V2 Wireless Gaming Mouse Review
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You know the saying "good things come in small packages" or, for the more risque "it's not the size that matters, it's how you use it". Well, Razer's most recent new PC peripheral offering, the Orochi V2 Wireless Gaming Mouse embodies those sayings, and then some. And we've run the little guy through its paces in our full review.
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ASUS ROG Swift 360Hz Review - It's All In the Reflex
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Having had the opportunity to go hands-on with the ASUS ROG Swift 360Hz PG259QNR it's safe to say that its one of the most impressive esports or competitive oriented displays you're likely to find. From its impressive panel to the somewhat insane 360Hz refresh rate to the full integration of NVIDIA Reflex.
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MSI Optix MAG274R Review - The Affordable Display to Beat
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Spec-wise the MSI Optix MAG274R presents competitive-grade performance at 1080p - 144Hz refresh rate, 1ms response time, and FreeSync support. But as we found out in our review, when you pair that with an impressive IPS panel with excellent colour accuracy -- the end result is an affordable display that's hard to beat when it comes to value for money.
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World of Tanks Blitz Code Give Away - 'Blitz Asia Cup' Day Two
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The World of Tanks Blitz regional Blitz Asia Cup is set to conclude tonight, November 7 at 22:00 AEDT, where the best teams will go head to head for their share of the prize. We've partnered with Wargaming to bring you all the action -- and have 30 more Bonus Codes to give away today.
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World of Tanks Blitz $200K Blitz Cup Kicks Off Friday with Massive APAC Tournament
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The World of Tanks Blitz regional Blitz Cups are set to begin this weekend, across November 6 and 7 at 22:00 AEDT - where the best teams will go head to head for their share of the $200K USD prize pool. Starting with the Blitz Asia Cup each regional champion will earn $25,000 USD and the honour of taking the crown. Best of all, we've partnered with Wargaming to bring you all the action.
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That's Not a Knife - This is a Knife: CS:GO Flick is a Red Bull Initiative Giving Ams a Chance to Challenge Pros
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And to be clear "Ams", while short for amateurs", doesn't mean these players or the entry and skill level is low, rather, with established esports a thing now, there are going to be fringe players not in sponsored or owned teams who are as good, or even better, than the paid cats. Like most sports around the world.
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Iron Harvest Open Beta Offers Campaign Missions, Skirmish, and Competitive Multiplayer
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With the latter even included the first Iron Harvest esports tournament to gauge the competitive chops of this great looking RTS that blends mechs with an alternate vision of 1920. And with a new cinematic trailer making its debut today, we can't wait to dive into this.
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Welcome to The Wrap Up - Red Bull Launches New Gaming Show
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And we had a bit of a hand in it. This is a pilot episode, so let's all give it a chance to percolate and breathe, but as far as shows looking at both gaming and esports, while confidently chatting about hardware and tech, with *almost* no "smash that Like button"-type references, well, you'll struggle to find them anywhere, let alone locally or with a fun tone like this.
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Red Bull Solo Q – Duel Your Way to Victory with These League of Legends Tips
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Kicking of this Friday, June 19 Red Bull Solo Q makes its way to Australia with the first round of qualifying match-ups set to take place. Ahead of the event we sat down with Chiefs League of Legends Coach Chris ‘SeeEL’ Lee to discuss 1v1 versus 5v5, training, do’s, don’t’s, and the best tools to up your kiting game.
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Overwatch Says No More to Hero Pools
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The big Hero Pool experiment for Overwatch is coming to an end, with Blizzard announcing - "We’ve found that the introduction of Experimental Card and increased hero balance updates has helped us work towards a healthy, changing meta in Competitive Play without needing to disable heroes".
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Melbourne Esports Open and IEM Postponed to 2021
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Originally scheduled to take place on the weekend of August 22-23, Australia's largest esports event - the Melbourne Esports Open - has been postponed. This year was to be be the event's biggest showing to date with Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) Melbourne making its debut. Postponed due to the current situation means that both the MEO and IEM will return in next year.
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DOTA 2 - Valve Delays The International Due to COVID-19
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Another high profile event being delayed due to the current climate, but this one was kind of expected. As one of the biggest single esports event of the year, Valve's The International Dota 2 Championships draws massive crowds both in-person and online. According to the statement Valve had been looking at alternative dates but now realises "the event will need to happen in 2021".
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MotoGP 20 Races to All Platforms with its Full Release
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With the motorcycle racing series releasing its latest yearly entry a little early as the real-life MotoGP continues its indefinite hiatus during the current pandemic. For fans of the motorsport, MotoGP 20 - available now on PS4, Xbox One, PC, and Nintendo Switch - will no doubt be a turn of events they'll happily lean into.
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New Trackmania Coming in July
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With Trackmania being a complete remake of the popular Trackmania Nations. Originally slated for release earlier this year, remote development due to the current pandemic has seen its release date shift gears to July 1. This remake promises to be a new start for the franchise (hence the naming) with a focus on better live integration in addition to the visual overhaul.
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Overwatch League and CS:Go ESL Pro League Live Events Cancelled
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With the Overwatch League cancelling all "events scheduled for March and April" as Activision Blizzard Esports continues to monitor ongoing concerns related to COVID-19 (coronavirus). Similarly the ESL Pro League is ditching live events in favour of an online ESL Pro League Season 11.
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The NFL is Back in 2K's Stable, but Madden Looks to be off Limits
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2K Sports and the NFL today announced a renewed partnership, after the publisher-developer hadn't worked with the giant US sports code and organisation since 2004. However, the key phrasing of this announcement that this partnership will be centred around "non-simulation football" suggests the NFL's longstanding relationship with EA for the Madden series of games will go unchanged.
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