ESports

Blizzard has announced a big boost to the competitive World of Warcraft scene with a massive $280,000 prize pool for the World Championships.  Warcraft Arena eSports has kept growing over recent years, with big name organisations such as Splyce entering the scene. This has seen the community grow significantly and …

Online eSports publication Gamurs is set to merge with Dot eSports next week.  The Gamurs company purchased Dot eSports late last year, retaining much of the editorial staff and rebranding it slightly, however the two sites have remained totally separate until now.  On March 15th gamurs.com will start to redirect …

When Doublelift announced he would be playing for Team Liquid for the rest of the split we assumed the roster changes were done, but boy were we wrong.  Phoenix1, Team Dignitas and Team Liquid have all made more changes to their rosters, causing havoc in the NA LCS.  Team Liquid …

Despite being out for almost a year at this point there has never been a Blizzard backed Overwatch tournament in the South East Asian region, until now.  The Overwatch SEA tournament is open to players from Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, and Thailand and features a $5,000 prize pool, which …

ESL UK has announced that Alex “Machine” Richardson will be the desk host for the upcoming ESL UK Premiership finals.  The event, which features both CS:GO and League of Legends, will be held at the ESL Studio in Leicester on March 18th and 19th and will feature the best teams …

Gfinity have announced the second of three titles that will be played in its Challenger and Elite Series competitions.  Street Fighter V is the latest game to be revealed for the competition, after Counter-Strike: Global Offensive was announced earlier in the week.  This marks the first time that Gfinity has …

Russian football club FC Anzhi Makhachkala have announced a new signing, in the form of Dota 2 player Alexander “XBOCT” Dashkevich.  XBOCT is one of the best players ever from the CIS region, being a part of the NaVi team that was considered the best in the world for many …

Last year Yiliang "Doublelift" Peng announced he would not play for TSM in the Spring Split to focus on streaming instead. But now he is back.  However it may not be where you think, as Doublelift will be playing for rivals Team Liquid. After a horrific start to the season …

ESL has announced that it is bringing the Intel Extreme Masters to Sydney, Australia for a CS:GO competition.  The event will take place at The Qudos Bank Arena on May 6th and 7th, with top teams competing for a share of $250,000 Australian.  Both SK Gaming and Australian team Renegades …

GAME has announced the details of its first grassroots eSports competition that will take place in its new BELONG Arenas.  The competition will be a Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare tournament with a £1,000 prize pool. Qualifying rounds will determine the best teams from each of the participating stores, which …