Ian Huston: There can be misconceptions toward esports professionals when compared to what people view as traditional athletes. However, this perception is slowly changing as esports becomes more mainstream and people recognize what preparation and sacrifice is needed in being a professional. I personally think that the next step in esports’ march towards the mainstream revolves around players and their personal streaming. It’s been a form of entertainment for so many for so long and the main way to view competitions, but there’s been a pivot this year where celebrities and businesses have taken it more seriously as a way to directly connect with their intended audien

Blizzard's Hearthstone sounds like it should be the least controversial title on the company's roster but this year, thanks to some politics, it is knee-deep in an ongoing controversy that has seen bans galore handed

A few other good locations Ai in gaming PUBG's updated Vikendi which it would be remiss not to mention are Goroka, Dobro Mesto (specifically, the shipyard area), Trevno, and the Coal Mine. While many players will want to shoot straight for locations like the Cement Factory, the Castle, Sawmill, and Volnova, these other, slightly lesser-traveled locations not only provide a good tactical advantage for players but often contain large amounts of top tier loot, which is something people will definitely need if they're looking to earn themselves a (likely frozen) chicken dinner in PlayerUnknown's BATTLEGROUN

The weapons in Fortnite are designed to look and feel playful. However, the ones in PUBG are realistic in both looks and feel. When the player shoots a gun in PUBG , they have to take into account the gun-specific recoil and how much they should adjust their gun after taking each shot. Since missing a shot might alert an opponent and make them hide or flee, one has to make each shot count. Reloading speed is also a factor that depends on the type of gun one

In the event that anyone was missing out on the fact that battle royale was a really big deal, the Call of Duty franchise making an overly enthusiastic leap onto the hype train should have totally sealed the d

Rolex: Cloud9 is one of the biggest if not the biggest sports teams globally. Recently, Cloud9 was recognized as the esports organization of the year. 2018 was a very successful year and I don’t expect any less for the fut

Rolex: PUBG Mobile was just released a few months ago, while PUBG PC has been out for quite some time. There is definitely a huge difference when it comes to both platforms. The mechanics are different, and you need to approach each in a certain way. Nonetheless, at the end of the day it still is the same game. But the pro scene on mobile most definitely uses different tactics and strategies than on

Season 7 of **PlayerUnknown's BATTLEGROUNDS ** has begun, and in addition to returning players to the snow covered landscape of Vikendi the game also introduces players to a (theoretically) new weapon in the form of the Mosin-Nagant sniper rifle . While some of the changes made to Vikendi's map are drastic, such as the activation of the rail system which allows players a brand-new way to travel across the landscape and the removal of areas like Tovar and Movatra, others are smaller but just as important, such as the fact that there is much, much less snow for players to leave footprints

However, in the context of battle royale titles as a whole? Gamers certainly won't be missing much by passing it up. It could get better with time; as of right now, it's clunky, inconsistently paced, and is running on an engine that clearly wasn't meant to support a battle royale experie

The most random ban was the player who seemingly got banned due to being too good at the game. It appears that he had an item that reduced his inventory weight so he went on a bullet collecting spree. When this was combined with him logging between characters to swap items around Bethesda thought he was cheati

In offline games where someone plays solo, cheating can make the game a lot more fun. But in multiplayer games, especially online, cheating can be a game-ruining experience for most gamers. That’s why it’s astounding how PUBG has so many cheaters. The developers have refused to region-lock the game, so it’s had cheaters since the beginning, and the problem has only gotten worse with time. These cheaters make the game a lot less fun, and frustrated gamers tend to go to Fortni

PUBG ( PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds ) and Fortnite are two of the hottest video games in the world of any genre. From the time they launched, these two video games have each attracted millions of players, helped to create the careers of numerous streamers and have spawned a legion of memes . They are, without a doubt, two of the most popular games of this generat

Fortnite has a smaller map, which should make it more intense. However, that honor goes to PUBG , whose maps are nearly twice as large as Fortnite’s. As a result, matches in PUBG last longer than the ones in Fortnite . But that doesn’t mean they are boring. PUBG gives players tools to hide, so it’s not uncommon for a player to traverse slowly only to get taken out by a sniper or try to get across the map faster by driving an attention-drawing J