eSports News, Live eSports On Twitch & Gaming Event News
Daybreak Games’ Elite Series is kicking off at DreamHack Atlanta this weekend with two exhilarating H1Z1®: King of the Kill® tournaments – one for five-player teams and one for solo players – with a combined prize pool of $250,000.
WHAT: This tournament marks the first stop in the Elite Series, H1Z1’s global esports circuit, and the largest esports event at DreamHack Atlanta in terms of both participants and prizing.… Read the rest
Families, gamers and those who are just plain curious should set their sights on Power UP, being held at the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester from August 11 to 28.
Power UP will feature over 160 consoles to play on alongside plenty of popular games from the past 40 years.… Read the rest
Insomnia61, the leading gaming and tech festival, is hosting the grand final of the iSeries 2017 Season – the UK’s only indoor drone racing league. With five open drone racing events already complete, the event is now building up to a thrilling climax at Birmingham’s NEC in August.
The immersive drone racing experience at Insomnia61 is back by popular demand and will feature stunning indoor tracks with astonishing light displays and pumping music. … Read the rest
ELEAGUE, the premium esports tournament and content brand from Turner and IMG, will further expand its portfolio with an all-new, feature-length series ELEAGUE: Road to The International Dota 2 Championships. This four-episode series, produced by ELEAGUE and premiering Friday, Aug. 4, at 10 p.m. ET/PT on TBS, will follow professional players and teams vying for esports’ largest prize pool – over 21 million dollars. … Read the rest
SQUARE ENIX® will host a wide variety of gaming experiences for San Diego Comic-Con attendees this year from July 19-23. Fans who visit the SQUARE ENIX booth will be able to get the first-ever hands-on with Tokyo RPG Factory™’s sophomore title LOST SPHEAR and preview FINAL FANTASY® XII THE ZODIAC AGE™ and DISSIDIA® FINAL FANTASY NT.… Read the rest
Iceberg Interactive is thrilled to announce the two titles they will be showcasing at Gamescom: an as-yet unannounced Psychological Horror game, and Ghost-Hunting adventure The Last Crown: Blackenrock.
TBA Psychological Horror game
At Gamescom an as-yet unannounced horror title will be debuting!
In this psychological horror game, players will find themselves trapped in a terrifying situation.… Read the rest
This summer, two original television series from ESL will air on D|XP, a new daily programming block dedicated to the world of gaming on Disney XD. The new shows will include ESL Brawlers, which will premiere on July 20, 2017, and ESL Speedrunners, which is set to air in August.
“Creating original programming is one of ESL’s top priorities and we are thrilled to partner with Disney’s D|XP to create engaging content for their audience,“ said Nik Adams, Senior Vice President of Global Media Rights and Distribution, ESL.… Read the rest
Breaking through to the big time isn’t as easy as it looks, and neither is retaining your position there. Would-be usurpers lurk around every corner of the Nexus. In every HCG region, at least one internationally respected team is on the edge of losing their Clash spot to an underdog.
Abigail, the biggest lad in all of Metro City, is the next character to join Street Fighter V as part of the Season 2 Character Pass. Previously appearing in the classic Capcom beat ‘em up series Final Fight, Abigail now makes his way to Street Fighter on the 25th July, and brings with him a fearsome set of bulked biceps and a passion for all things car fashioned.… Read the rest
NBC Sports Group, in partnership with online competitive gaming platform FACEIT and developer Psyonix, announced today that U.S. registration for the “Universal Open” – an inaugural esports tournament open to gamers of all skill levels – is now underway on Faceit.com.
The Universal Open is a 2v2 tournament featuring Rocket League, the sports-action hit with a community of more than 33 million players, developed and published by San Diego-based game studio, Psyonix.… Read the rest
Red Bull eSports
With the end of the CPT season quickly approaching, Red Bull Battle Grounds is back. Once again closing out the year, players will have one last chance to qualify for Capcom Cup 2017 — this year, at The Castle in Boston.
Saturday will be host to an open-entry, last-chance bracket.
CWL
Nine Open Events. Dozens of GameBattles Pro Point Tournaments. Thousands of Pro Point ladder matches. Two Stages of the Global Pro League. Three Last Chance Qualifiers. Those hundreds of thousands of hours of competitive Call of Duty will all lead to one World Championship event that will determine the best team in the world.… Read the rest
Following this week’s Prerelease events in which players were able to preview new cards from the Hour of Devastation set, today Hour of Devastation is now available to purchase in games stores worldwide. Hour of Devastation is the second card set in the Amonkhet block, and takes place in a world inspired by Ancient Egypt.… Read the rest
Want to learn more about esports, meet and talk to pro players, watch SA’s top teams compete, and maybe even enter a competition yourself and win some prizes? Then Rush is where you want to be next weekend.
Designed by the creators of the legendary rAge (really Awesome gaming expo), the inaugural Rush event, powered by HP OMEN, is a first for esports in South Africa and is set to become an annual showcase of all things esports.… Read the rest