Full Sail University and Blizzard Entertainment are proud to announce the 2019 Hearthstone Collegiate Championship Fall Finals will be held at The Fortress at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida on December 14. The live Finals will be played on the newly released Descent of Drag ons expansion launching on December 10 and will be streamed live at twitch.tv/fullsailarmada… Read the rest
Autosport International 2020, Esports to take center stage
Motorsport fans attending January’s Autosport International show in Birmingham will be able to watch and take part in a variety of esports activities, including high-profile pro events for the Le Mans Esports Series and DiRT Rally 2.0 World Series.
Esports will take a bigger-than-ever-before presence at Autosport International, which will be held at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham between 9-12 January, with a number of motorsport disciplines represented for top-level gamers and fans alike.… Read the rest
Interactive Futures 2020, Two-day event returns to Leamington
Interactive Futures will return to the Royal Spa Centre in Leamington in the New Year following its successful inaugural event earlier this year.
The two-day conference and expo will once again showcase to the industry and to the general public the rich seam of talent within the Leamington Games Hub.
The event will highlight the region’s heritage within the UK video games industry, its talent and creativity, the unrivalled community of indie and major studios, and career opportunities – both for students and for those already working in games and beyond.… Read the rest
Forza Motorsport 7 WGN Championship, Grand finals in February 2020
For the second year running, WorldGaming Network (WGN) will be hosting the Forza Motorsport 7 WGN Championship driven by Pfaff, live at the Canadian International AutoShow (CIAS), this year crowning a North American Champion. The live Grand Finals event on February 23, 2020 will pit the final 16 racers across US and Canada, as determined by a series of qualifiers, against one another during one of the world’s biggest auto shows for their share of the $20,000 prize pool.… Read the rest
KARDS World Championship final to be held this weekend in Reykjavík
1939 Games, the creator of KARDS, a digital collectible card game drawing familiar elements from the card game genre, fused with classic WWII gaming, will host the KARDS World Championship final competition this weekend in Reykjavík at the 1939 Games headquarters where four finalists will fight to be crowned the top player.… Read the rest
VPR100, Gaming-focused SSD offering from 256GB to 2TB
VIPER GAMING by PATRIO announced the official launch of the VPR100. The new m.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 x4 RGB solid state drive offers capacities available from 256GB up to 2TB. The VPR100 is targeted to deliver uncompromising speed and performance for intense gaming, overclocking, video content creating, and 3D rendering. Built with the latest Phison E12 PCIe Gen3 x4 NVMe controller to bring out lightning-fast sequential Read and Write speeds and OS start-up time.… Read the rest
British Esports Championships Spring 2020, You can sign up now
The British Esports Association, the not-for-profit organisation set up to promote and support grassroots esports, announce that sign-ups are now open for the Spring Championships for students aged 12 and above.
For the first time, they have partnered with StreamRecap to provide in game highlights throughout the Spring Season for all League of Legends and Rocket League players.… Read the rest
Jingle Jam 2019 back for charity fundraising drive
Gaming’s largest charity fundraiser, Jingle Jam returns for 2019 with a brand-new games bundle – and aims to raise millions more for worthy causes around the globe.
Since launching in 2011, the Jingle Jam has successfully raised over $15m for worthy causes. In 2018, around 90,000 gamers helped donate $3.3m. An incredible $250,000 was raised in the first 8 minutes of this year’s fundraising drive.… Read the rest