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When it comes to Overwatch League, this cynic is starting to come around
Read More »Over achieving: Blizzard’s esports gamble is paying off
Nordavind to compete in Gfinity Elite Series’ third season
Season three kicks off on Friday 9 March
Read More »ESL UK names Heather ‘Naysayerz’ Dower as marketing and communications manager
Dower will oversee ESL's UK events and initiatives
Read More »ESL UK’s Battle of the Brands raises £16,729 for Special Effect
UK hardware giants battle it out for a good cause
Read More »We talk to Team Liquid and SK Gaming about their entry to mobile MOBA Arena of Valor
You might not have heard about Arena of Valor yet, but soon enough you’ll be hearing about it non-stop. The mobile MOBA, also known as Kings of Glory and Strike of Kings, is already China’s biggest mobile game and gaming monolith Tencent has taken it worldwide, with a European launch …
Read More »Fnatic: “Gfinity Elite Series fills a gap in UK esports”
Fnatic have signed up for the third season of Gfinity’s Elite Series, as the London-based esports competition grows from eight to ten teams. It’s great news for Fnatic, who operate out of their Shoreditch Fnatic Bunkr on the other side of London. We spoke to Patrik Sättermon, Fnatic’s chief gaming …
Read More »FIFA 18 to join Gfinity Elite Series season three
Gfinity has announced that FIFA 18 will be joining the Elite Series for season three. The third season of the Gfinity Elite Series kicks off on March 2018, and is an official EA Sports FIFA 18 Global Series qualifier, meaning that top performers here can earn a spot to compete …
Read More »Defending champion Du ‘Nuckledu’ Dang pulls out of Capcom Cup, replaced by Ricki Ortiz
Defending champion Du ‘NuckleDu’ Dang has bowed out of the Capcom Cup 2017, a surprising absence by the dominating Street Fighter V player. Dang earned automatic qualification to the Capcom Cup final after winning a $230,000 prize for his win last year but would also have qualified on his performance …
Read More »Changes to the Esports Pro newsletter
As we recently announced, Esports Pro is being merged into MCV as NewBay evolves all of its games properties into a single, specialist brand. This change will mean greater resources and higher-quality esports content. However, change can be scary, and we want to make you aware of a few things …
Read More »Tencent to act as exclusive Chinese publisher for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
Tencent will be the exclusive Chinese publisher for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. It’s a coup for the monolithic games company, but this isn’t a case of Tencent getting their name on a splash screen and raking in all that lovely money. Tencent will be using their local knowledge to assist PUBG developer …
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