eSports News, Live eSports On Twitch & Gaming Event News
ELEAGUE
ELEAGUE, the premium esports tournament and content brand from Turner and IMG, today announced plans to bring back its leading Counter-Strike: Global Offensive franchise with the CS:GO Premier 2018 set to begin Saturday, July 21, with exclusive live coverage on Twitch.
ELEAGUE shared initial details on the CS:GO Premier 2018 during its live coverage of The ELEAGUE Major: Boston Grand Final on Twitch and ELEAGUE’s innovative Game Command video player.… Read the rest
GWENT
Electronic Arts Inc.and Bundesliga International announced that the TAG Heuer Virtual Bundesliga (VBL), the long-standing competitive program for EA SPORTS™ FIFA, is officially joining the EA SPORTS FIFA 18 Global Series on the Road to the FIFA eWorld Cup™ 2018.
Through online competitions and live events, the best FIFA players from Germany, Austria and Switzerland are engaging in competition to determine who will represent the Virtual Bundesliga in the EA SPORTS FIFA 18 Global Series Playoffs* on the Road to the FIFA eWorld Cup 2018 this August.… Read the rest
IEM World Championship
The US$500,000 CS:GO tournament at Intel® Extreme Masters World Championship Katowice is taking shape as we now have nine teams confirmed. The newest addition came from the Oceania qualifier where ORDER bested all of their opponents and secured themselves a ticket to the northern hemisphere, where they will join Virtus.pro,… Read the rest
LoL eSports
Matt and Kobe return for This or That, the show where the slides are made up and the points don’t matter. Each week they’ll be back with fresh slides (which they’ve never seen) and will argue whether it’s “This” or “That”.… Read the rest
Gfinity eSports
As in any professional sport, off-season recruitment and ‘silly season’ is a vital and fascinating time for all esports teams. Given the influx of new teams joining the Gfinity Elite Series for Season 3, demand for talented and experienced players will be at an all-time high. New franchises will be looking to fill their rosters with players with prior experience and knowledge of the series format, whereas the existing squads will be looking for that one key player that could be the difference between championship glory and not even making playoffs.… Read the rest
Gfinity eSports
The Halo World Championship returns to London once again.
One of the esports world’s most popular and prestigious tournaments, with prize pools regularly running well into seven figures, the Halo WC is a highlight of the calendar each year. Online signups have commenced for the 2018 edition with the first round of online qualifiers already underway on January 21st.… Read the rest
Blizzard Entertainment
Eighteen of the greatest players in the world are headed to South Korea for the Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) PyeongChang. With $150,000 on the line, and a unique opportunity to represent their country ahead of the Olympic Winter Games, each of these players are going to bring their best to the global stage beginning February 5.… Read the rest
Blizzard Entertainment
The 2018 season of the World Championship Series (WCS) is officially underway, and the first event of the year is about to begin in Leipzig, Germany. With large balance updates and a new map pool since the Global Finals, there’s plenty of opportunity for surprises and metagame shifts from last year’s season.… Read the rest
Electronic Arts Inc. and the National Football League (NFL) announced they are teaming up with ESPN and Disney XD for exclusive broadcasts of the upcoming EA SPORTS Madden NFL 18 Championship Series. This starts with the final rounds of the EA SPORTS Madden NFL 18 Club Championship and the brand-new EA SPORTS Madden NFL Ultimate League, marking ESPN’s first-ever long-term, multi-event competitive gaming agreement.… Read the rest
After more than two years of questions and requests from our community, Thrustmaster® is proud to finally be able to make the announcement that people have been waiting for: all the thrills of drifting and rally racing are now right at your fingertips, with the TSS Handbrake Sparco Mod. This product is the latest innovative component in Thrustmaster’s ever-growing racing ecosystem, and offers a choice of two different modes: progressive handbrake, and sequential gearbox.… Read the rest
Riot Games and ESL are thrilled to announce plans for the upcoming League of Legends 2018 UK Premiership. The new season aims to go all out in welcoming new competitive League players from the UK to the world stage with a brand-new second division. Up and coming members of the LoL casting community will also be given the opportunity to shine.… Read the rest
Ubisoft announced an Advanced Edition, a Gold Edition and a Complete Edition for Rainbow Six Siege to support the start of brand new content for Year 3. Players can purchase these editions starting February 13th, 2018 and can purchase the Starter Edition from now.
Additionally, Rainbow Six Siege introduces the limited-time Outbreak Collection.… Read the rest
Call of Duty: WWII – The Resistance DLC 1 Trailer
The Resistance movement is here on Jan 30, 2018. Fight for liberation on three new MP maps, a new War Mode mission, and the next terrifying chapter of Nazi Zombies. Battle your way through the Paris streets in Occupation, the Wolf’s Lair in Valkyrie, and the torn city of Prague in Anthropoid.… Read the rest
ESL Gaming
We are thrilled to announce that ESL has once again partnered with Intel and AnyKey to bring you the fourth edition of the Intel Challenge Katowice! Eight top women’s CS:GO teams will travel to Poland to compete for a prize pool of US$50,000 on February 23-24 at the IEM EXPO.… Read the rest