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Saint Joseph’s University announced the launch of a multi-faceted approach to esports, an industry that is growing by every measure – fans, revenue and job growth – in a trend accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to an annual report on the industry, the total global esports audience is expected to grow to 495 million people and revenue will grow to $1.1 billion in 2020, up 15.7 percent from 2019.… Read the rest
Master Roshi, one of Dragon Ball’s most beloved and naughty characters will be joining the fray in DRAGON BALL FighterZ in September 2020. Having trained the likes of Goku, Gohan, Krillin, and Yamcha, Master Roshi will surely bring great martial arts skill and devasting power with him as he enters the battle in DRAGON BALL FighterZ.… Read the rest
The team behind global hit tactical tournament game PUBG MOBILE is introducing another anti-cheating measure today in response to a recently-identified hack. A new anti–plug-in measure revealed today furthers efforts to create a safe and fair competitive environment, actively remedying a newly-identified exploit.
Below is an official statement from the PUBG MOBILE team regarding the fix:
“PUBG MOBILE’s official team is dedicated to bringing you a fair gaming environment by punishing players who disturb this environment.… Read the rest
Wizards of the Coast has released Amonkhet Remastered, the first ever digital exclusive card set for MTG Arena. Featuring 338 cards from the tabletop sets of Amonkhet and Hour of Devastation, Amonkhet Remastered focuses on creating an interesting and repeatable Draft player experience, as well as providing support for the Historic and Pioneer Constructed Format.… Read the rest
This weekend, Games Done Quick – the beloved grassroots organization known for its speedrunning charity events – will host Summer Games Done Quick 2020 Online. The event, hosted exclusively on the official GDQ Twitch channel, kicks off Sunday, August 16, at 11:30 a.m. EDT and will run through the following Sunday, August 23.… Read the rest
Codemasters® allows fans to get a feel for DIRT 5™ with the reveal of the official in-game soundtrack. With some hidden gems yet to be announced, DIRT 5 currently features 40 tracks spanning multiple genres and generations. From global superstars The Killers, The Prodigy and Chaka Khan, to British artists bursting onto the music scene such as YUNGBLUD, Sea Girls and Broken Witt Rebels.… Read the rest
Youth Cancer Europe (YCE) announced that it’ll be hosting its first ever Charity Esport Tournament on September 5th and 6th, 2020. The tournament will take place online with participants from all over Europe with the aim to raise funds for the work carried out by the patient organization, which represents half a million young people affected by cancer, aged 18-39 across 31 countries, while also addressing mental health in both the cancer and gaming communities.… Read the rest
Respawn Entertainment has released an all new Stories from the Outlands trailer for Apex Legends Season 6 – Boosted, featuring new Legend Rampart and her epic brawl with a mysterious group of foes. Recruited by the Outlands most ruthless mercenary Blisk, Rampart is never one to back down from a fight — and so this street modder’s journey into the Apex Arena kicks off following an ambush in her small shop.… Read the rest
SMITE: Battleground of the Gods has released its newest deity, Tsukuyomi.
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Tsukuyomi is now reunited with his sister Amaterasu and the family reunion promises to be tense. The God of the Moon and the Goddess of the Sun are just as mutually antagonistic as you would expect – she is the one who once banned him from Earth.… Read the rest
Red Bull, together with the gaming monitor professionals and esports experts from AOC Gaming are pleased to reveal that Elias “s1n-” Stein and Tom “skyye” Hagedorn, representing Team Germany are the inaugural Red Bull Flick Invitational Champions. Yesterday, Sunday 9th, saw 16 duos from some of the best CS:GO teams in the world including Team Vitality, G2, BIG and ENCE go head to head with teams that qualified through the global Red Bull Flick circuit.… Read the rest
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