Inaugural Dubai Esports Festival to feature exciting line up of events in November 2022

Inaugural Dubai Esports Festival to feature exciting line up of events in November 2022

DUBAI – Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Media Council, the inaugural Dubai Esports Festival (DEF) 2022, set to take place from 9th – 20th November 2022, will feature an exciting set of live events and activities across two weeks that will bring together … Read more

Global Esports Plans to Build 12-Storey GE Headquarters

Global Esports is one of the oldest esports organizations in India, and has represented the country multiple times on the international stage. However, its biggest deal came whenRiot Games selected it as the sole Indian esports organization amongst 30 Valorant franchise teams With the recent development, the organization plans to expand its territory and build … Read more

Saudi Arabia wants to become the world capital of esports

JEDDAH: The gaming and esports industry is growing rapidly in Saudi Arabia and the GCC, with major investments announced to support domestic game developers and world-class competitions taking place in the region. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman recently announced the Kingdom’s ambition to see 30 competitive games developed by Kingdom companies by 2030, as … Read more

Why Tencent is ‘aggressively’ trying to buy Western gaming companies, per report

Chinese multinational conglomerate Tencent is looking to expand into overseas gaming companies, according to Reuters. Parent company to League of Legends, PUBG, Fortnite, and countless others, Tencent has spent considerable resources in acquiring both up-and-coming and already popularized titles. Typically, Tencent has only acted as minority shareholders and passive financial investors, though reportedly the conglomerate … Read more

Get ready to rumble: Top Esports and Edward Gaming officially enter North America’s Champion’s Queue server

This League of Legends Worlds 2022 coverage is brought to you by EsportsBet.IO, the official betting partner of Dot Esports. Visit EsportsBet.IO for the best betting odds and in-depth match analytics. Be gamble aware! Get ready, North American League of Legends fans. Two of the best teams at the 2022 World Championship have finally landed … Read more

What is the Balestra Mate in chess?

The Balestra Checkmating pattern features a queen and a bishop working together in an unusual manner, where the all-powerful queen covers off all the potential escape squares, and the bishop delivers the Mate. Generally, this checkmate pattern will only emerge in an endgame where there is ample space on the board for both pieces to … Read more

The Esports Iron Curtain: From Workers to Pariahs

In his latest opinion piece, Dexerto’s Editor-at-Large Richard Lewis highlights how some in the esports industry and the CIS region are struggling to return to normal with insight from some industry members who are affected. Despite the continued war in Ukraine, you could be fooled into thinking that the world of esports is largely returning … Read more

Fortnitemares 2022 will begin in just over two weeks

It’s that time of year again when Epic Games brings out their scariest surprises during the Fortnitemares event. This Halloween-themed event will begin on Oct. 18 and will likely continue past Oct. 31. In the coming weeks, expect to see more spooky skins in the Item Shop and major changes to the island ahead of … Read more

Fortnite, League of Legends, Rocket League: Olds College enters Esports arena

Among its ACAC contemporaries, the college notes, the Broncos join Keyano College, SAIT, and Lethbridge College as institutions with esports programs. “At Olds College, we pride ourselves on innovation, and the emergence of esports at the varsity level allows Olds College and Broncos Athletics to align some of our core Agriculture Technology programming and Sport … Read more

KRÜ Esports releases 3 key VALORANT players ahead of 2023

KRÜ Esports has released Roberto Francisco “Mazino” Rivas Bugueño, Joaquín Ignacio “delz1k” Espinoza Soto and Angelo “keznit” Mori.  The winningest team from Latin America will look for a new core of players after being accepted into the Americas VALORANT league. Mazino, delz1k, and keznit have been with KRÜ Esports since early 2021 and were major contributors to … Read more