FaZe Wins IEM Katowice 2022 After Overtime Frenzy!
After nearly two weeks of action, Intel Extreme Masters XVI (IEM) Katowice 2022 is finally over. G2 Esports and Faze had multiple close rallies on every map, providing fans with insane gameplay and nail-biting moments. The highlight of this showdown was definitely its four overtimes for only three games played. Fans for more than what […]
How Esports Became One of the Fastest Growing Industries
While the gaming industry has been around since Pong, the term esports wasn’t introduced until the 1990s and didn’t start gaining traction until the early 2000s. Despite being a niche subculture, it is one of the fastest-growing industries in the world. Estimated to reach $1.62 billion by 2024, the esports industry has a long history, […]
PGL Unveils the CS:GO Antwerp 2022 Major
After only a month into 2022, PGL revealed the CS:GO Antwerp 2022 Major, which starts on May 9 in Belgium. The best teams worldwide will face each other for a share of its massive $1 million prize pool. Kicking off from May 9 to 22, the Major includes nearly two weeks of esports action. The […]
Latest updates to CS:GO Tuscan Map remake
The creators and authors of the famous Counter-Strike 1.6 Tuscan Map, revealed the latest developments on the beta version of the CS:GO map through a trailer on YouTube. In September last year, the creators and developers failed to agree about the ownership of the remake version of Tuscan. With some disputes settled now, the new […]
Valve changes how teams qualify for Majors
With ESL One Rio Major pushed to November due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Valve also pushes for a new ruleset for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major qualifications. These CS:GO Major changes will shift how teams need to play to qualify. CS:GO Major Changes 16 teams fight for a chance to win millions of dollars and glory […]
CS:GO Weapon Case Values
It has been seven years since the release of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s first case, an in-game cosmetics loot box for CS:GO weapon skins. While some cases retain value throughout the years, most have dropped to the lowest possible price on the Steam Marketplace of $0.03. Listed below are CS:GO’s dozens of cases, in order of […]
CS:GO peaks at the start of 2020
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive hit a player count high for 2019 and it is still growing. The peak for 2019 was 767,060 players in December and continues to grow with +1.21% of upward scaling in 2020. This sudden blast in player growth cements its relevancy in the gaming world with an average player count of 456,701 […]
Inspiring New Generations: Interviewing CS:GO pro Stephanie “missharvey” Harvey
Equipped with years of esports experience and knowledge, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive professional Stephanie “missharvey” Harvey is the director of esports franchise development and outreach at Counter Logic Gaming. In an interview with Esportz Network, missharvey recalled her constant competitive nature and involvement with video games. When she was growing up, she enjoyed the Mario and […]
Brazil to Reportedly Host the First CSGO Major of 2020
The upcoming CS:GO Major will take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, according to a DBLTAP report. ESL is one of the top CS:GO event organizers and Brazil will be ESL’s seventh CS:GO Major, the most by a single company. The last ESL CS:GO Major was the IEM Katowice 2019, a widely acclaimed event for […]
The Meteoric rise of Brehze
The Evil Geniuses reached all new heights this year in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. After placing Top 4 at the Berlin Major, the American team continued to grow and claimed victory at both ESL One New York and StarSeries Season 8. A huge part of these successes is Vincent “Brehze” Cayonte, a 21-year-old rifler finding incredible […]
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