eSports News, Live eSports On Twitch & Gaming Event News
Belong Gaming Arenas are pleased to announce their partnership with HyperX, the high-performance choice for gamers and tech enthusiasts. The year-long deal see’s HyperX supply the 21 Belong gaming arenas across the country with Stinger headsets, pulsefire mice and Alloy FPS keyboards, creating the best possible gaming experience for esports fans nationwide.… Read the rest
Some of the hottest Nintendo Switch games of the holiday season will be playable at the Nintendo Switch Holiday Experience, coming to select shopping centers all around the U.S. starting on Nov. 10. The all-star lineup of family-friendly games includes Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Super Mario Party, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Just Dance 2019 and Overcooked 2, among others.… Read the rest
Badges for PAX East 2019, taking place Thursday, March 28 through Sunday, March 31 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, are now available for purchase.
On sale via the official PAX East website, single-day badges cost $57. Attendees who would like to bring their gaming rigs and reserve a space at the private LAN party will also have the opportunity to acquire BYOC tickets in the near future.… Read the rest
Following on from the 5* rated Animal designs for Nintendo XL and 2DS, iMP are pleased to announce a new and exciting design for the 2DS XL and Original 2DS featuring a stunning Unicorn and Rainbow design.
Featuring high quality materials, this starry-eyed case will no doubt be a hit with any animal loving gamer.… Read the rest
On November 11th, the world’s greatest Street Fighter V players will meet in the ring for Red Bull Kumite! One of esport’s most prestigious competitions, Red Bull Kumite showcases 16 fighters in a clash worthy of combat sports in Paris’ iconic Salle Wagram.
Last year’s stream attracted more than 1.4 million people.… Read the rest
ELEAGUE, the premium esports content and live event brand from Turner and IMG, today announced a renewed partnership with independent video game developer and publisher Psyonix for The ELEAGUE Cup: Rocket League 2018.This event represents ELEAGUE’s second cross-platform activation in the past two years for Rocket League®, the hit sports-action game that is a high-powered hybrid of arcade-style soccer and vehicular mayhem.… Read the rest
Mad Catz Global Limited, leading gaming hardware innovators for nearly 30 years, today announced the shipping of an all-new range of R.A.T. mice, the first line of products to ship from the reborn Mad Catz Global. The first territories to receive the new line of mice will be Germany, Austria and France with the rest of Europe, North America and beyond receiving product shortly.… Read the rest
FirstBlood, a competitive gaming platform has revealed its new invitational format, that will see leading European PUBG teams join the North American teams, for the first time ever, to compete to win a share of a $10k prize pot. The November FirstBlood PUBG Invitational will also be streamed live via its new partner, Stream.me… Read the rest
PUBG Corporation (PUBG Corp.) announced the inaugural season of its global pro competition for PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS. Nine regions consisting of local professional teams will compete to reach the Global Championship at the end of the season and become the world’s greatest PUBG squad.
Beginning in January, the 2019 season will feature three Phases, with every regional competition beginning and ending within the same windows of time.… Read the rest
BY Lolesports
As part of our ongoing commitment to building and sustaining a long-term future for the fans, players, teams, and partners of League of Legends esports, we’re proud to announce the host regions for the 2019, 2020, and 2021 League of Legends World Championships.
We want to ensure that our event experiences are among the best in sports.… Read the rest
The 29th hero to join the Overwatch roster, Ashe—also known as Elizabeth Caledonia Ashe—hails from the American Southwest.
By: CWL League Ops
In 2015, Call of Duty esports was forever changed with the beginning of the Call of Duty World League. During what would be known as the 2016 CWL season, the esports’ top competitors competed in region-based leagues for the opportunity to compete at the first ever CWL Championship.… Read the rest
BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc. and social video service Twitch® today announced details for the TEKKEN™ World Tour 2018 Finals. This year’s TEKKEN World Tour (TWT) will conclude in Amsterdam, Netherlands on December 1st and 2nd. The two days of competition will reignite old rivalries and create new ones as world class TEKKEN players from the Americas, Europe, and Asia–such as Knee, Saint, Anakin, HighLow, JDCR, Tissuemon, Qudans (TEKKEN World Tour 2017 champion), and more, come together to determine who’s the best TEKKEN™ 7 player in the world.… Read the rest
by Michael – Capcom
Street Fighter fans, the time has come. Capcom Cup 2018 is nearly upon us!
Once again, 32 of the best Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition players from around the world will compete for the title of Street Fighter World Champion and a prize purse worth over $350,000, with the winner taking home $250,000!… Read the rest
The second annual SWC began this past July, starting with the Asia-Pacific Cup, Americas Cup, and Europe Cup, for a total of three different regional championships. Last month, the whole three-month-long tournament came to a thrilling conclusion at the SWC Finals.
According to the provided infographic, players from over 70 different countries registered for SWC 2018, and roughly 26,000 participants in each region battled it out for a shot at becoming the world champion.… Read the rest