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Slowly but surely details are starting to leak about the Overwatch League, and the most recent news is somewhat worrying, as Blizzard is looking for teams to put down millions of dollars. A report from Sports Business Daily that cites anonymous sources, states that Blizzard is looking for teams to …
Read More »Red Bull Proving Grounds Street Fighter V tournament returns in 2017
Red Bull has announced the return of its Proving Grounds Street Fighter V competition that gives amateur players a shot at playing against the pros. The tournament has been expanded this year, with more regional events than ever. These regional events will take place in place in Orlando, Atlanta, Philadelphia, …
Read More »ELEAGUE Street Fighter competition groups announced
ELEAGUE has announced the groups for its Street Fighter V Invitational and big names are set to clash early on in the competition. UK player Ryan Hart has been placed in Group D, alongside big names such as Capcom Cup winner NuckleDu and Luffy. Street Fighter legend Daigo Umehara is …
Read More »Overwatch gets a new hero
Overwatch’s latest hero has been released on the PTR. Orisa is a member of the tank class, and seems to be more in the Reinhardt school of tanks than any other. Orisa’s abilities make it sound like she is focused on absorbing a lot of damage and boosting her allies …
Read More »Five ways eSports will change mobile gaming this year
As mobile gaming continues to grow in popularity developers will be tasked with staying ahead of the curve and finding new and innovative ways to both reach gamers and hold their attention. Given that we live in a mobile first world with consumers spending increasing amounts of time in apps, …
Read More »ESL UK Premiership Spring Season finalists revealed
The ESL UK Premiership, arguably the largest competition in CS:GO and LoL for UK based teams, is coming to its final stages and now we know the teams that will be battling it out for the title of champions. FM ESPORTS and MnM Gaming have qualified for the CS:GO finals, …
Read More »Cinedigm and the WHAM Network to launch eSports streaming channel
Cinedigm and The WHAM Network Inc have announced a new eSports focused digital channel that will broadcast content 24/7. Specific details of what the channel will involve are thin on the ground, but we do know that it will a digital streaming affair that will be available on all major …
Read More »Twitter partners with ESL and DreamHack for livestreams
ESL and DreamHack have announced a new deal with Twitter that will see action for both company’s events streamed on the social network. The deal will kick off with the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice event being streamed on Twitter this weekend. Following on from that multiple other events, including ESL …
Read More »FACEIT organising the open qualifiers for the Dota 2 Kiev Major
FACEIT and Valve have announced the details of the open qualifiers for the Dota 2 Kiev Major. FACEIT will be in charge of it all, including the new Champions Cup qualification tournament that sees Tier 8 Battle Cup winning teams invited to fight it out for a slot in the …
Read More »Final Round 20 will hold a For Honor tournament
For Honor may have only been out for a matter of days, but it is already building up quite the competitive scene. Online competitions have proven to be very popular, and now one of the largest fighting game events in the world has included it in its game line up. …
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