It’s back! The Game Culture Convention Cruise and Expo, better known as GaCuCon, is booked and will set sail to the Bahamas from Ft. Lauderdale on June 20th, 2018. GaCuCon will once again be aboard a Carnival Cruise Lines ship and will commandeer – Jack Sparrow like – one of their finest, The Conquest. … Read the rest
University of Leicester to offer unique esports course
The University of Leicester is partnering with the UK arm of global esports company ESL to develop a unique course to help students gain valuable insights into the esports industry.
The course, which is the first of its kind, will help students to gain knowledge in developing services for esports, giving them hands-on access to data and intelligence from esports specialists to provide them with a unique advantage in gaining employment in the sector.… Read the rest
Middle-earth: Shadow of War VO Cast and San Diego Comic-Con Panel Revealed
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today revealed the star-studded cast lending their talent to Middle-earth: Shadow of War, the award-winning open-world action RPG game set for release on October 10, 2017. The cast includes actors, Kumail Nanjiani (“The Big Sick,” “Silicon Valley”) and Pollyanna McIntosh (“The Walking Dead,” “Hap and Leonard,” “The Woman”), Performance Capture Director, Troy Baker (Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor), who is reprising his role as Talion, alongside Alastair Duncan (Westworld), who returns as Celebrimbor and Laura Bailey (Injustice 2), who plays the elite assassin, Eltariel.… Read the rest
Salt Lake Gaming Con 2017 Levels Up For Third Annual Event
Salt Lake Comic Con (http://saltlakecomiccon.com/) and Salt Lake Gaming Con (http://www.saltlakegamingcon.com/) kicked off the third annual Salt Lake Gaming Con at the South Towne Expo Center in Sandy, Utah.
Salt Lake Gaming Con 2017 is designed to provide gamers of all ages and interests a venue to play and experience their favorite and the newest and latest video games, board games, esports, gaming tournaments and competitions.… Read the rest
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft – ‘Knights of the Frozen Throne’ expansion
For those in the service of the Lich King, death is only the beginning. . . Blizzard Entertainment today announced Knights of the Frozen Throne™, the new expansion coming this August to Hearthstone®, Blizzard’s smash-hit digital card game. Adventurers will soon travel to Northrend, where they’ll confront the Lich King and be raised as Death Knights, wielding otherworldly powers and stealing life from their opponents, and ultimately ascending Icecrown Citadel to claim the Frozen Throne—and 135 frosty new cards—for themselves.… Read the rest
Introducing the For Honor Hero Series
ESL
Beginning July 8, players across all platforms can join the For Honor Hero Series to battle their way to a $10,000 Live Finals at the Intel Esports Arena in Burbank, California. Following weekly 1v1 Duel online competitions, the top 16 players will be selected based on overall tournament standings to qualify for the Live Finals on August 12.… Read the rest
WCS Challenger: Preparing for Valencia
Blizzard Entertainment
The World Championship Series (WCS) Challenger games concluded on July 2, and we now know all 16 players who are guaranteed a place at the table in Valencia. Here are the players who will head to Spain on July 13 to vie for a guaranteed spot at BlizzCon and their share of $100,000 USD and 11,000 WCS Points.… Read the rest
Elite Series Street Fighter V Survival Guide
After several months of fierce competition in the Challenger Series, the United Kingdom’s top Street Fighter V players have earned their place in the Gfinity Elite Series.
For the next nine weeks, the Gfinity Elite Series will provide the United Kingdom’s leading esports prospects with a professional platform to showcase their talent and skill, alongside some of the industry’s leading professionals.… Read the rest
Fun & Serious, the largest video-game festival in Europe, from 8 to 11 December
Fun & Serious, the largest video-game festival in Europe, which will be staging its seventh edition from 8 to 11 December, has announced the first of the Honorary Awards it will be presenting this year. The recipient is John Romero, the multi-award-winning American designer and developer, who, throughout a professional career that stretches over four decades, has not only been responsible for bringing us iconic games such as “Wolfenstein 3D”, “Quake” and “Doom”, but has defined the most recognisable features of the genre known as first-person shooter games with his unique style and creative contributions.… Read the rest
Gfinity Elite Series first season
From July 7th until September 3rd, The Elite Series, will take place every weekend in London at the Gfinity Esports Arena, the home of UK esports. Fans will be able to catch all the action on GfinityEsports.com and can follow this intensive nine week schedule:
o Fridays: Street Fighter V – 6:00pm – 10:00pm
o Saturdays: CS:GO 10:00am – 10:00pm
o Sundays: Rocket League 12:00pm – 6:00pm
The Elite Series season one starts with the regular Season, during which eight teams – with a total of 160 players – will play seven crucial matches.… Read the rest
Rainbow Six Pro League expands to APAC for Season 3
By ESL
Proud of the talent of the teams all around the world, we decided to expand the Pro League to the Asia Pacific region. It’s our pleasure to crown not only the best team in Europe and the Americas, but a truly global champion.
The APAC Pro League will be handled differently than the other three regions.… Read the rest
The tournament of Champions – the Intel® Extreme Masters Shanghai player lineup is now complete!
By Intel® Extreme Masters
The very best StarCraft competitors will make their way to Shanghai, China to mark the 34th Intel® Extreme Masters SC2 tournament. Sixteen world class players will compete for their share of US$25,000 and WCS points.
Qualifiers began on the 22nd of June where two slots were available through a two day Chinese Qualifier.… Read the rest
Splyce and Immortals CEOs talk NA LCS franchising
By Red Bull eSports
Riot rocked the LCS world by announcing the end of relegation in the NA, but how do the team owners feel about the new look league?
A few weeks ago, Riot made what might be the biggest announcement the eSports world has ever seen. But if you’ve only been watching the LCS every week then you might not have noticed any difference.
ELEAGUE Injustice 2 World Championship Coming to TBS this Fall
ELEAGUE, the premium esports tournament brand from Turner and IMG, has partnered with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment to bring NetherRealm Studios’ critically acclaimed, super-powered fighting game Injustice 2 and its massive lineup of DC characters to the forefront of the esports world with the first-ever ELEAGUE Injustice 2 World Championship.
The ELEAGUE Injustice 2 World Championship will provide a thrilling conclusion to the debut season of the Injustice 2 Championship Series, with the top 16 Injustice 2 players in the world facing off for $250,000 in prize money.… Read the rest
BIG Festival 2017 Reveals the Winners of the International Competition
The award ceremony of the 5th edition of BIG Festival, Latin America’s largest independent games event, took place on the night of June 29th, in the Adoniran Barbosa auditorium, in São Paulo Capital city, Brazil. General public, special guests and game developers crowded the audience, anticipating the final results that would announce the winners of the 13 categories in the competition, including Best Game, Best Brazilian Game and People’s Choice.… Read the rest