Epic forces Fortnite esports cheater to pay back prize money, post apology video
You can have all the anti-cheat software and deterrents in the world, but cheating in multiplayer games will never be totally eradicated. It’s a sad fact of life. From causing…
Four Years After Microsoft Acquisition, Esports Site Start.gg Goes Independent With Some Changes
Just over four years ago, Microsoft purchased the esports tournament organizing platform Start.gg, which was then known as Smash.gg before its rebranding. Now, Start.gg has announced that Microsoft no longer…
Esports isn’t dead, but new games need to be “memorable” like League of Legends
There's a rumor out there that esports is dying. It was just another COVID-19 phase, some say, while others compare it to the NFT rush and the scramble for the…
Shacknews Esports Hero of 2024 – Victor ‘Punk’ Woodley
Against a pool of over 5,000 competitors and some of the fiercest Street Fighter 6 players in the world, Punk won on the grandest FGC stage of all.