eSports

Gfinity Elite Series Week 4 preview; breaking up bottlenecks

by Stirling Coates, 22 Jun 2018

Week four of the Gfinity Elite Series kicks off this Saturday at the Hoyts Gfinity Esports Arena and, believe it or not, that means we’ve just got two weeks before the top fours are decided and the playoffs begin.

Introducing Melbourne Avant

by The Roar, 22 Jun 2018

With the Gfinity Elite Series in full swing, we took some time to ask the six clubs a few questions about themselves, their history and their players.

Stage 4 and the Overwatch League finals

by Hope Corrigan, 21 Jun 2018

Stage 4 in the Overwatch League saw a special match to start off the competition.

Zechs Files: What is happening?! A meta report

by Michael Radford, 21 Jun 2018

Michael Longsmith here, pitch-side at Summoner’s Rift where things are starting to get a little messy. I’ve spoken to members of several top teams and nobody quite seems to know what’s going on.

Australia’s Hearthstone Global Games team revealed

by Stirling Coates, 21 Jun 2018

With the Hearthstone Global Games a little more than three weeks away, the four players hoping to represent Australian on the stage at BlizzCon have been unveiled.

Five things we learned from Round 3, Day 2 of the Gfinity Elite Series

by Stirling Coates, 20 Jun 2018

It may not have been the most evenly-matched day of Rocket League last Sunday, but amidst the sweeps there were some key learnings to take from it all while, conversely, the Street Fighter V tournament took some twists.

The Sydney Chiefs deserve outright CS:GO favouritism after their stunning Week 3 display

by Stirling Coates, 19 Jun 2018

We’re three weeks into the Gfinity Elite Series’ CS:GO competition – and there’s a four-way tie atop the standings. Not only are the Sydney Chiefs somehow in that logjam despite losing 16-2 in week one – they’re now favourites to win the lot.

Gfinity Elite Series: Round 3, Day 2 as it happened

by The Roar, 17 Jun 2018

The third weekend of the Gfinity Elite Series gets underway this Sunday at 10am, with both Rocket League and Street Fighter V esports action taking place Gfinity Hoyts Esports Arena.

Gfinity Elite Series: Round 3, Day 1 as it happened

by The Roar, 16 Jun 2018

The midpoint of the CS:GO tournament was surpassed in the Gfinity Elite Series this afternoon, with Week 3’s CS:GO clashes throwing up plenty of surprises. Here’s how the day went down.

Gfinity Elite Series Week 3 preview; getting down to business

by Stirling Coates, 15 Jun 2018

Week three of the Gfinity Elite Series is set to get underway this weekend and – in a five-week regular season – that means it’s do-or-die time for several teams.

E3 For esports

by Hope Corrigan, 14 Jun 2018

We’re at the back end of the biggest video game event of the year E3. For the uninitiated, this event marks the time of year where many game companies come together to make some of the biggest announcements in gaming for the year.

Melbourne Avant captain MoeyCQ speaks about ‘that round’ in the CS:GO Melbourne derby

by Stirling Coates, 13 Jun 2018

The Gfinity Elite Series had its first Melbourne derby this past weekend, with Melbourne Avant taking the spoils after triumphing 16-13 in CS:GO and 4-3 in Street Fighter V.

Sydney Roar’s decision to go deliberate was a bad one; Gfinity Elite Series Week 2 recap

by Stirling Coates, 11 Jun 2018

The second week of city-based esports action got underway this past Saturday, with three more CS:GO matches taking place at the Hoyts Gfinity Esports Arena in Sydney. A clear frontrunner emerged from the rest of the pack, while some surprise results later made for a complex finals equation just two weeks in.