eSports News, Live eSports On Twitch & Gaming Event News
Crusaders of Light’s $400K Fastest Dungeon Raid Competition is underway, and the last chance to sign up as a team leader is quickly approaching. Players interested in leading a 40-person raid team into battle must sign up by August 31, 2017 at crusadersoflight.com. The competition comes to an end on September 10, 2017.… Read the rest
Super Mario Odyssey and Nintendo Switch are two must-haves for the holiday season, so Nintendo is planning lots of activities for both at the upcoming PAX West gaming event Sept. 1-4 in Seattle. Not only will attendees be able to play the Super Mario Odyssey game, but they’ll also get the chance to participate in the Super Mario Odyssey Fan Challenge, which runs every day of the show.… Read the rest
Heroes of Azeroth will be tested like never before when they take the fight to Argus in Shadows of Argus (Patch 7.3), the source of the Legion’s power and its most fortified stronghold. Originally the home world of the draenei, Argus has been remade by dark and twisted fel magic and looms in Azeroth’s sky, challenging adventurers to avenge their fallen allies.… Read the rest
The Overwatch League official team roster announcements for August 1 – August 22, 2017. Season 1 teams include Boston, London, Los Angeles (Kroenke), Los Angeles (Whinston), Miami-Orlando, New York, San Francisco, Seoul, and Shanghai, and the official player signing window is open until October 30, 2017. Congratulations to the signed players and their new teams!… Read the rest
Start recruiting your teams today because registration begins September 1, 2017.
The longest running collegiate esports league is bringing back Starcraft 2, Dota 2, Vainglory, CounterStrike: Global Offensive, and adding Starcraft: Remastered along with more games to be announced over the next few weeks. These high-impact tournaments are staples of the competitive community and CSL is dedicated to providing a backbone to the student-centered esports experience.… Read the rest
Due to roster changes that are inconsistent with ELEAGUE’s rules for the CS:GO Premier 2017, OpTic Gaming will be replaced in the event by a third qualifying team from the Open Qualifier for the Americas region. The Open Qualifier stage will be held Aug. 26-27, with additional details available here.
Blizzard Entertainment debuted Hearth and Home, a brand-new musical animated short that explores the story of Hearthstone®’s mystical Tavern—the setting for Blizzard’s smash-hit digital strategy card game. Hearth and Home is a whimsical introduction to the Tavern and its patrons and serves as the first in an upcoming series of animated shorts, as well as comics, that draw players into the game’s distinctively charming setting.… Read the rest
It’s Time for LONG BEACH COMIC CON! The Long Beach Convention Center in Southern California welcomes back the annual Long Beach Comic Con this September 2nd and 3rd for a weekend jam packed with family friendly entertainment, special guests from the comics, video game, toy and film industries, all-star cosplayers around every turn and hours of panels that will pique your geek AND nerdy interests with fun and educational content to inspire our next generation of artists and scientists alike.… Read the rest
Unlike The Dangerous Kitchen, De Mambo will have its first taste of insomnia as it is involuntarily forced into exhibiting at Insomnia 61! Come and play the game that Eurogamer said “is made with wit and obvious love and a manic sort of energy that is thrilling to witness.”
De Mambo is a spicy, single-screen action platformer for 1-4 players that launched on the Nintendo Switch™ on July 13th.… Read the rest
Indie game developer Mad Mimic Interactive has announced today that No Heroes Here, its 2D co-op Castle Defense platform game, has been named to The PAX 10 list for the forthcoming PAX West 2017 show in Seattle, Wash. The PAX 10 is determined by a group of 50 industry experts and recognizes the ten best Indie games at the event based on gameplay and overall fun-factor.… Read the rest
The countdown has begun to when the best professional Quake Champions players in the world will battle in the inaugural Quake World Championships Finals at QuakeCon in Dallas, TX, starting on August 24th. At stake – their share of the $1 million dollar prize pool and a place amongst the legends of esports’ founding franchise.… Read the rest
Fat Dog Games, a Polish independent game publisher, has confirmed their participation in PAX West event in Seattle 2017.
PAX West is held in Seattle and is one of the two largest gaming events in the USA. The event started in 2004, hosts thousands of guests and is comprised of concerts, many different gaming areas, various panels and booths.… Read the rest
After forming as an organization less than two months ago, Kings Gaming Club‘s male Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) team has already scooped up two titles to their name.
This past weekend the team took out both the Unikrn Australian Showdown and the ESL AU/NZ 2017 Season 2 CS:GO Championship, picking up over $7,500 in prize money in the process.… Read the rest
the upcoming XPO Game Festival – held October 13-15 at the Cox Business Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma – has added a number of well-known YouTube and Twitch streamers to its speaker roster 🙂
VIP streamers include Twitch Broadcaster and Counter Logic Gaming streamer iKasperr, Craig Skistimas and Shaun Bolen of Game Attack, Twitch-partnered streamer Kintinue, Twitch streamers ToothpickVic and Shoagie – and What’s Good Games’ Brittney Brombacher, Kristine Steimer, and Andrea Rene.… Read the rest
ESL Gaming
This past Summer Season, the Halo Championship Series debuted on the DreamHack stage in Atlanta for the first time and broke the record for the number of competing teams. This fall, the top eight teams from Summer Season will compete through four weeks of competition, culminating in the Fall 2017 Finals at DreamHack Denver.… Read the rest