EStars featuring Fortnite, UK tournament in Newcastle – £25,000 prize money

A HUGE cash prize is up for grabs when a gaming tournament heads to the North East next month – and there’s still time to enter.

Fortnite has taken the gaming world by storm, with millions of players logging on to play every month.

And EStars featuring Fortnite is turning Newcastle’s St James’ Park into a real-life battleground from 1-3 March2019, with tickets still available for players for Saturday 2 March 2019, hoping to win a place in the grand final and take home the £25,000 prize money.… Read the rest

Heavy Metal Machines launches cash prize championship across Europe

Hoplon, the developers behind post-apocalyptic car-combat MOBA, Heavy Metal Machines, announced the launch of a new competitive queue feature, the Metal League, within the game, guaranteeing a prize fund for players of €5,000. In Season One, the champion team will take home €2,000.

The opening weekend and qualifiers of the tournament begins 9th March 2019 and will last through to April on the European server.… Read the rest

PLAYER 1-GUILDHALL (P1-G) at Portsmouth Guildhall this autumn

Building on the huge success of Portsmouth Comic Con – International Festival of Comics and Guildhall Games Fest, Portsmouth Guildhall is delighted to announce that the city’s first modern gaming expo is coming to the venue this autumn; Player 1-Guildhall.

Working with Hampshire Gaming Hub and industry luminaries Rocket Jump Events and Andy Griffiths, P1-G is set to take place on the weekend of 5-6th October 2019 and promises to be the top gaming show in the region showcasing the very best in modern gaming from publishers and developers of all sizes across PC, console and mobile.… Read the rest

Overwatch League to Kick Off 2019 Season with Eight New Teams

The Overwatch League™ returns to action for the official start of the 2019 season. This season, 20 teams will compete for the league championship and a share of the US $5 million prize pool. The world’s first major global esports league with city-based teams will be even more fan-friendly, with more ways to watch via enhanced viewing technology through the Twitch All-Access Pass program, expanded broadcast and digital distribution, and a brand-new online shop loaded with team and player merchandise.… Read the rest

Halo 3 Settings Update

Official HCS

For the HCS Invitational at SXSW, we’re planning to make some minor changes but we’re looking for your help in collecting data and providing feedback. With Oddball on Guardian and King of the Hill on Construct, we’ve been noticing many “dead man walkingscenarios where, at the end of the game, one team is so far ahead that it’s mathematically impossible for the other team to come back.… Read the rest

The IEM Katowice 2019 Major Begins

Tune in February 13th at 1:00 PM CET (4:00 AM Pacific Time) for the opening matches of the IEM Katowice Major Challenger Stage.

Watch the matches live on steam.tv, in-game through GOTV, or on Twitch.

Purchase the Katowice 2019 Viewer Pass in-game and receive an upgradable Event Coin that unlocks exclusive access to Katowice 2019 Souvenir Packages and the Pick’Em Challenge.… Read the rest