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DreamHack has announced the postponement of its remaining festivals in 2020: DreamHack Rotterdam, DreamHack Hyderabad, DreamHack Atlanta, DreamHack Winter and DreamHack Madrid. The decision was made as the world continues to battle the Covid-19 pandemic — events of this magnitude are not possible at a time when health and safety is the priority.… Read the rest
Registrations are open for the ‘Ferrari Hublot Esports Series’, the Esports championship organized by Ferrari and open to all European citizens over-18. The championship will feature two categories: AM Series and PRO Series. The best driver from the two categories will compete in a final event to earn the chance to join the ‘FDA Hublot Esports team’.… Read the rest
Fresh off the launch of Season 8 and the Sanhok Remaster, PUBG Corporation continues to drop in with new Battle Royale content in Update 8.2. This latest patch arrives on 19 August for PC and 27 August for console and Stadia. Players that are excited to try the new content before launch can hop on the PC Test Server this Wednesday, 12 August.… Read the rest
World of Tanks Console announced that ‘SummerSlam Showdown,’ an event supporting military veterans, will stream this Saturday, August 8 at 11pm BST on the World of Tanks YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and Twitch pages. Hosted by WWE announcer Corey Graves and featuring WWE Hall of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin and WWE Superstars Kofi Kingston, Big E and Lacey Evans, ‘SummerSlam Showdown’ will consist of the following schedule of activities:
Arcane higher education awaits in new expansion for Blizzard Entertainment’s hit digital card game, including 135 new cards bursting with magical potential.
Idle undergrads and students of the arcane can celebrate today’s opening of Scholomance Academy™, the titular setting for Blizzard Entertainment’s latest expansion to its smash-hit digital card game Hearthstone®.… Read the rest
Red Bull North America, Inc., in partnership with the League of Legends Championship Series, announced that Red Bull Solo Q, the ultimate 1v1 experience for amateur League of Legends® (LoL) players, is officially coming to the United States and Canada with online qualifiers opening for all players in both countries, this month.… Read the rest
The team, founded by Ilias ‘Rai’ Pajoheshfar in 2019, actually started life as a community of gamers in 2015 focused on self-improvement and development through esports and League of Legends coaching, which quickly grew to more than 2,000 members.
The core values of Resolve, their players and their community are mental health, physical wellbeing and resilience.… Read the rest
Capcom revealed new details on the characters, stages and other content coming to the fifth and final season of Street Fighter V: Champion Edition. Announced by the Street Fighter V development team, Dan, Rose, Oro, Akira and one yet-to-be revealed character will be joining the hard-hitting roster. These newly-confirmed characters are currently in production, so additional details and in-progress images and gameplay footage will be shared in the months ahead as these new characters take form.… Read the rest
Leading global esports organization Team Vitality is pleased to unveil its Alternate VIIctory Jersey, a crisp white take on its iconic adidas design worn by its pro players and fans alike. The stylish new jersey is available now at shop.vitality.gg, and launches today in celebration of the organization’s seventh birthday. Team Vitality players will alternate between the classic black and new white design as they compete in some of the world’s most prestigious competitions.… Read the rest
Modern Times Group MTG AB (publ) (“MTG”) portfolio companies ESL and DreamHack have today announced the entering into a three-year media rights deal with Brazil’s leading media outlets Globo and Omelete.
The partnership aims to bring Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) in Portuguese to the passionate Brazilian CS:GO community. As part of the deal, all tournaments within ESL Pro Tour for CS:GO, including the ESL Pro League, ESL One, Intel® Extreme Masters, DreamHack Masters & DreamHack Open, will be broadcast in Portuguese language via respective distribution channels of Globo and Omelete.
The 16 teams from the East and West Leagues of PUBG MOBILE World League (PMWL) Season Zero who have qualified for the Finals from August 6th to August 9th have been determined. Following three thrilling weeks of East and West League play, the final Super Weekend concluded on Sunday and the coveted World League Points have been counted, revealing the 32 teams heading into the final phase of the $850,000 online global season.… Read the rest
PUBG Corporation announced an extension to its 2020 esports calendar with the addition of PUBG Continental Series 3 (PCS3) in November. Thanks to overwhelming fan support and reception, PUBG esports will provide an additional opportunity for players and teams to play on a global stage, helping further ensure the commitment to building a strong and sustainable esports foundation with its regional tournament system.… Read the rest
Generation Esports (GenE) — a global community-focused esports organization and tournament platform — announced the launch of the High School Esports League (HSEL) in Australia and New Zealand, expanding North America’s largest competitive gaming organization for high schools into Southwest Pacific territories. Following the same charter as GenE’s existing student leagues in North America, the newly launched High School Esports League in Australia and New Zealand (HSELANZ) will engage students through organized competition and provide beneficial academic opportunities.… Read the rest
Under a mysterious ancient civilization theme, PUBG MOBILE unveils a new Ancient Secret Mode update, bringing players all-new in-game events and exclusive rewards. Similarly, fresh fast-paced content arrives in the form of the new Arena gameplay – Team Gun Game and Library map in the hit Arena playlist. Players can experience the new mode and updates starting today in PUBG MOBILE.… Read the rest
Experience how players progress through Project CARS 3 from Weekend Warrior to Racing Legend, compete to acquire new vehicles, upgrade with performance parts and customize both cars and driving heroes.
Starting today, players can pre-order both the Standard Edition and Deluxe Edition of Project CARS 3 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC Digital.… Read the rest