After captivating esports fans across the country for seven weeks earlier this year, the second 2018 season of the Gfinity Elite Series is right around the corner. The tournament – which features CS:GO, Rocket League and Street Fighter V – will kick off again on Saturday, November 3, at the Hoyts Gfinity Esports Arena.
I’m guessing it’s not too hard to tell from how often I mention it in other articles but I really miss the Overwatch League.
Throwdown Esports Rocket League OCE Championship has had its last weekend of league play, which means the best four teams have been decided and they’ll go on to play in the finals this Sunday.
The biggest event on the Counter-Strike calendar is reaching its climax. After weeks of hard-fought games, the two best teams are battling to decide which is the absolute best.
With the World of Warcraft Arena World Championship Asia-Pacific Regional Finals about to take place this weekend, we had the opportunity to chat to Jeramy McIntyre, product manager for World of Warcraft esports.
Three of this year’s group stages are done, and there’s just one more to go as the Overwatch World Cup looks ahead to the knockout stage. Six teams will play off in Paris, with only two allowed to progress to BlizzCon 2018.
This past weekend, Australia stunned the esports world as they defied pre-tournament expectations to emerge from the Overwatch World Cup’s ‘group of death’ in second place.
I’m always on the lookout for video games and esports that are easy to dip into.
It’s hard to see any scenario where Group C isn’t remembered as the most memorable stage event at this year’s Overwatch World Cup and nothing is more memorable, from an Australian perspective, than the green and gold defying all expectations and qualifying for the knockout stage at BlizzCon.
It was a rollercoaster of a day for Australian fans, with a demoralising loss to Denmark heavily assuaged by a famous upset victory over Sweden. That’s just one of five talking points to emerge from the second day of esports action in Bangkok.
The 2018 edition of the Overwatch World Cup started late last month in Incheon, South Korea – and now we turn our attention to Los Angeles and Group B.
Day two of the playoffs promised to be exciting, high-calibre games.
Before the season roster lock on 24 July, eight out of ten NA LCS teams made no changes to their squads. The two teams that altered their rosters before the roster lock deadline were last-placed Cloud 9 and Echo Fox, who are currently tied for first.
The Club Roar Gfinity esports competition reached gamers across the country in search of the most epic and the most skilful moments from everyday gaming legends.
Melbourne Order completed a clean sweep of the Gfinity Elite Series with this knockout win in Street Fighter.
A beautiful goal, 10 seconds after kick-off.
Incredible double save keeps the game going just a little bit longer.
Wonderful teamplay during this game, with a perfectly timed jump to finish the game.
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The biggest event on the Counter-Strike calendar is reaching its climax. After weeks of hard-fought games, the two best teams are battling to decide which is the absolute best.