PUBG MOBILE LITE, Massive 0.15.0 update is available for free

Smash-hit Team Deathmatch mode has arrived in PUBG MOBILE LITE, the lighter and faster variant of the mobile tactical tournament phenomenon PUBG MOBILE. Players on a wide range of devices can now experience PUBG MOBILE LITE’s exhilarating gameplay at an even quicker pace. The version 0.15.0 content update is now available free on Google Play for mobile players in select regions around the globe.… Read the rest

PUBG Mobile, $5 million prize pool awaits 2020’s tournament winners

Earlier this month, millions of fans and community members around the globe witnessed the PUBG MOBILE Club Open 2019 (PMCO 2019) Fall Split Global Finals at the Putra World Trade Center (PWTC) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where Indonesia’s Bigetron RA earned the championship with grand prize of $180,000 USD. The entire PUBG MOBILE Club Open 2019 tournament earned more than 530 million total views and 57 million watch hours (excluding China platforms), which was an increase of over 11 times and nearly 15 times more than viewership and watch hours in 2018, respectively.… Read the rest

Warcraft III: Reforged set for release on January 29, 2020

Mark your calendar—Warcraft® III: Reforged, the full-scale reimagining of Blizzard’s groundbreaking real-time strategy game, is set for release on January 29! Including the original Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos® and its award-winning expansion The Frozen Throne®, Warcraft III: Reforged features seven single-player campaigns spanning over 60 missions, a top-to-bottom graphics and audio overhaul, and a full suite of contemporary matchmaking features via Blizzard’s Battle.net… Read the rest

PAX South 2020, Jan. 17 – 19, 2020 in San Antonio

PAX South 2020 will host initiatives celebrating the Latinx community and a range of diverse developers at the annual celebration of gaming culture taking place Jan. 17 – 19, 2020 at The Henry B. González Convention Center in San Antonio.
Elevating all creators and fans by promoting diversity and inclusion, PAX Together will offer a space for advocacy groups and marginalized game developers from a wide range of backgrounds to stand out from the crowd and share their games with attendees.
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Anime Ascension 2020, Registration phase begins

West coast’s largest anime-focused fighting game tournament slated for Presidents Day weekend.

Aksys Games announced that registration has opened for the fifth Anime Ascension tournament scheduled for February 15th through the 17th, 2020 at the Atrium Hotel in Irvine, California. Featured games include Guilty Gear Xrd REV2, BlazBlue Central Fiction, Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[st], Melty Blood Actress Again and Guilty Gear XX Accent Plus R.
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Overwatch, Walking in a ‘Winter Wonderland’ event

‘Tis the season for snow-topped payloads and winter festivities! Winter Wonderland 2019 is now live on PC, Xbox One, PS4, and Nintendo Switch. Brand-new rewards are available this year, so don’t forget to log in from now until January 2 to deck the halls of your cosmetic collection!

NEW GAME MODE: SNOWBALL DEATHMATCH

This year’s Winter Wonderland event ushers in a new mini game mode called ‘Snowball Deathmatch.’… Read the rest

World of Warcraft Classic, Take to the PvP Battlegrounds

The drums of war sound once again, and champions of the Horde and Alliance eager to take the fight to players of the enemy faction now have two Battlegrounds—Warsong Gulch and Alterac Valley—upon which to face their foes in World of Warcraft Classic!

While players on PvP realms have been progressing through the Honor System ranks clashing at key points of conflict around Azeroth, these instanced Battlegrounds will provide players on any type of realm with structured opportunities to earn meaningful amounts of Honor and help them climb the PvP ranks.… Read the rest

Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, Descent of Dragons expansion available

The Year of the Dragon—Galakrond, the mightiest dragon of all time, threatens to raze the surface of Azeroth in Descent of Dragons™, the new 135-card expansion released for Blizzard Entertainment’s smash-hit free-to-play digital card game Hearthstone®. This action-packed card set sends players to the skies above Dragonblight for a thrilling aerial battle between the League of Explorers—Hearthstone’s plucky band of treasure-hunting heroes—and Archivillain Rafaam’s nefarious League of E.V.I.L.… Read the rest

HSEL, High School eSports Autumn playoffs & Winter Open registration

High School Esports League (HSEL), the largest and longest-running competitive gaming organization serving high school students and teachers, today announced the schedule for the HSEL Fall Majors, their nationwide seasonal gaming tournament where high school esports clubs compete for a $30,000 USD prize pool of college scholarship funds.

Entering into its semi-finals on December 14, 2019, HSEL Fall Majors participants from across North America will compete against fellow students in eleven popular video games, with the thirty ultimate champions across all titles winning a $1,000 USD scholarship prize ahead of the holidays.
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Gwent: The Witcher Card Game, ‘Merchants of Ofir’ expansion

CD PROJEKT RED, creators of The Witcher series of games, announce Merchants of Ofir, the fourth expansion for GWENT: The Witcher Card Game, available for download on PC and iOS.

Merchants of Ofir introduces over 70 cards themed around Ofir — a mysterious and exotic land within the world of The Witcher, whose inhabitants players had the chance to interact with in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Hearts of Stone.… Read the rest

Tekken 7 World Tour Finals, ‘Chikurin’ takes the top prize

The TEKKEN World Tour Finals for 2019 has provided another explosive ending to an exciting year of high-level competitive TEKKEN 7 play with Yuta ‘Chikurin’ Take taking the crown as this year’s King of the Iron Fist Tournament. While there can only be one tournament winner coming out of the TEKKEN World Tour Finals, there was a salvo of announcements at the event that will make all TEKKEN fans winners in their own right.… Read the rest