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CCP, the developers behind EVE Online, have announced a new VR game called Sparc. The game is a full body sport that is played in virtual reality, which means you will have to move around a lot in real life to play it. From the trailer it looks kind of …
Read More »Rainbow Six caster Panky on his eSports journey and growing the scene
Christopher Pankhurst, better known as Panky to pretty much every one, has been around the eSports scene for some time. Things started out for him in League of Legends, where he enjoyed a stint working for Riot Games, before deciding to test the waters of freelance casting and streaming. Since …
Read More »BAFTA announces the nominations for the AMD Esports Audience Award
BAFTA has announced the nominees for the AMD Esports Audience Award. The award will be handed out on April 6th, at the BAFTA Game Awards, but will be the only award voted for by the public. Clash Royale, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Dota 2, League of Legends, Overwatch and Street Fighter …
Read More »Lylat Cruise restored to competitive play in Smash 4
The Lylat Cruise stage has been restored to the competitive map pool in the Super Smash Bros Wii U ruleset after community outcry. The stage was removed earlier in the year when the new tournament ruleset was revealed, however fans and pro players were not happy with the change. After …
Read More »The First Hour returns to Ginx with Overwatch focused first episode
The First Hour will return to Ginx TV next week for the first episode in the new series. Overwatch will be the focus of the return broadcast, which will take place at 8pm (UK time) on Thursday 16th February, with hosts Adam Savage and Anthony Richardson playing through, as you …
Read More »Dust2 will no longer be played as a competitive CS:GO map
Valve has removed Dust2 from the active map pool in CS:GO, meaning it will no longer be played at a pro level. The latest patch to CS:GO has re added Inferno to the active map pool, after almost a year out of rotation that involved a significant rework. It’s addition …
Read More »The Capcom Pro Tour 2017 kickoff event is also Lupe Fiasco’s album launch party
Capcom has announced that to kick off the Capcom Pro Tour in 2017 it will hold a massive party that will see top pros compete in show matches and the launch of Lupe Fiasco’s new album. The party will take place on February 17th in San Francisco, and will see …
Read More »New Dota 2 in game event give players a chance to earn a new courier
The first special Dota 2 event in quite some time has gone live and give players a chance to win a new Baby Roshan courier. The Dark Moon event adds a new game mode that sees a team of five players try to fend off waves of increasingly hard enemies, …
Read More »Casting studio Room on Fire releases first CS:GO documentary
Room on Fire, the casting studio best known for its work in CS:GO, has released its first documentary titled #CSGreatestGames Episode 1: "Boostgate". The 37 minute film, which can be seen at the bottom of this page, takes a look at the infamous match back in 2014 between Fnatic and …
Read More »Overwatch finally adds floating health bars in spectator mode
Overwatch has been hailed as the next major eSport, but still has a major problem when it comes to watching the game thanks to its chaotic nature. However Blizzard is trying to fix that and the first step is to implement third person health bars. When spectating a game health …
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