Month: January 2018

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The arrival of Faze Clan on the Rainbow Six: competitive pro scene

FAZE CLAN ACQUIRES TEAM FONTT’S ROSTER

The very active Brazilian Rainbow Six scene is in the spotlight once again!

The arrival of Faze Clan on the Rainbow Six: competitive pro scene makes perfect sense as the US-based organisation has a long-lived and very successful association with competitive first-person shooters.

FaZe Clan have chosen Team Fontt, a roster known for their fast, entertaining and high-risk playstyle to reach success in the disputed Rainbow Six Pro League competition.… Read the rest

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Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition available for the PlayStation 4 and Windows PC

Street Fighter® V: Arcade Edition, an updated version of the latest game in the hit fighting series exclusively for the PlayStation 4 and Windows PC is available physically and digitally in North America today and Europe. SFV: Arcade Edition provides the core content from the initial Street Fighter® V release and access to the downloadable content updates such as the previously released Cinematic Story Mode and Versus CPU Mode.… Read the rest

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Gfinity expands roster with Ares joining Elite Series Season Three

Gfinity announced that Alpha Republic of Esport (Ares), has signed-up to the Elite Series for Season 3. Having increased the number of teams to 10, Ares has acquired the roster spot previously held by Endpoint. The teams will go head-to-head on EA SPORTS FIFA 18, Rocket League and Street Fighter V, competing for part of the £250,000 prize-pool when the tournament kicks-off on Friday 9th March at the Gfinity Esports Arena in London.… Read the rest

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IEM PyeongChang – introducing the StarCraft II tournament bracket and schedule!

ESL Gaming

IEM PyeongChang will take place on February 5-7, and will feature StarCraft’s II own stand-alone esports tournament ahead of the Olympic Winter Games 2018. 18 top players from around the world will compete for a US$156,000 prize pool on a one-of-a-kind esports stage.

Bracket

Five Protoss, four Terran, and nine Zerg players are in the running for this tournament trophy, and they will begin the battle in the following bracket:

  • Elazer vs.
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Eyes on NA LCS: The Offseason (2018)

LoL eSports

In this episode of Eyes On, we check in with some of the biggest stars and newest faces in the NA LCS amid a major offseason roster shuffle. Reigning champions TSM send shockwaves through the league with a trio of blockbuster signings in Zven, Mithy and MikeYeung. Aphromoo looks to take the next step in his storied career as one of North America’s most coveted free agents.… Read the rest

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WCS Leipzig Challenger Complete

Dave Oliver, Blizzard Entertainment

With the 2018 season officially underway, the World Championship Series (WCS) Challenger series has given us our first taste in what to expect from the coming year. We have a lot of familiar faces among the 16 qualifiers, and it’s going to be a great show to see who will come out on top as the first Circuit champion of 2018.… Read the rest

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ELEAGUE Major: Boston Action Continues with The New Legends Stage

ELEAGUE

Turner and IMG’s ELEAGUE will continue live coverage of The ELEAGUE Major: Boston with The New Legends stage, Friday-Monday, Jan. 19-22, beginning daily at 10 a.m. ET on Twitch. This second stage of the three-week world championship, featuring a $1 million dollar prize pool, will showcase 16 teams competing for eight spots in The New Champions round, held Friday-Sunday, Jan.… Read the rest

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FACEIT – ECS Challenger Cup with Open Qualifiers for ECS Season 5

CS:GO League

FACEIT’s Esports Championship Series (ECS), the first CS:GO league to offer players co-ownership and true collaboration in league activities, is shaking up the qualification format for ECS Season 5 by eliminating the ECS Development League and introducing the new ECS Challenger Cup. In previous seasons, teams would earn a place in ECS through the ECS Development League but with the busy CS:GO league and tournament schedule, the process is changed to allow more teams to participate.… Read the rest

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GWENT – January 2018 Open Tournament

CD PROJEKT RED, creators of The Witcher series of games, invite gamers and esports enthusiasts to watch the January 2018 GWENT Open tournament set to take place this weekend.
Participants of the tournament — the top 8 players of the previous Pro Ladder season — will compete for a share of the $25,000 prize pool and GWENT Masters Crown Points.… Read the rest

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Intel® Extreme Masters PyeongChang broadcast team

ESL Gaming

Intel Extreme Masters returns to South Korea as StarCraft II will have its own stand-alone esports tournament ahead of the Olympic Winter Games 2018. IEM PyeongChang will take place on February 5-7, 2018 , and will feature 18 top players from around the world competing for a US$150,000 prize pool.… Read the rest

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2018 NA LCS Spring Split is almost here

Lol eSports

The return of NA LCS weekends are almost here. On January 20, 2018 at 2:00 PM PT, 10 teams begin their journey toward Spring Finals with eyes on the NA LCS Split Championship title.

Teams

100 Thieves (100)

100 Roster

  • Ssumday, Top
  • Meteos, Jungle
  • Ryu, Mid
  • Cody Sun, ADC
  • Aphromoo, Support

100 Content

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Cloud9 (C9)

C9 Roster

  • Licorice, Top
  • Svenskeren, Jungle
  • Jensen, Mid
  • Sneaky, ADC
  • Smoothie, Support

C9 Content

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VGM CON 2018 Performers and Special Guests Announced

The Video Games and Music Convention (VGM CON) is pleased to announce its lineup of special guests and musical performers for its 2018 event. Composers Jason Graves (Dead Space, Tomb Raider, Far Cry Primal) and Rich “Disasterpeace” Vreeland (Fez, It Follows, Hyper Light Drifter) will be joined by bands Super Guitar Bros.,… Read the rest