eSports News, Live eSports On Twitch & Gaming Event News
HyperX is the first official sponsor for FACEIT Collegiate Leagues. The partnership will span the recently revealed FACEIT collegiate programs for Counter Strike: Global Offensive, League of Legends and VALORANT with a combined prize pool of $55K. Together, FACEIT and HyperX will work together to support college esports clubs, providing funding and prizing for intramural events and programs.… Read the rest
KRAFTON, Inc. shared details on its upcoming Survival Tournament – a one off specialty tournament taking place as part of the global LAN/online hybrid esports festival PUBG GLOBAL INVITATIONAL.S (PGI.S).
The PGI.S Survival Tournament will run for three days from March 5 – 7. A total of 32 teams will be organized into eight groups of four based on their week three performance at PGI.S.… Read the rest
Premium audio device company EPOS announced a new partnership with ESL Gaming Australia, local division of the world’s largest esports company, and will join the ESL ANZ Champs as Official Audio Partner, in a record 2-year deal for the league.
The partnership will see EPOS’ range of premium audio peripherals used on set by the talents during the ESL ANZ Champs broadcasts each week, with the broadcast taking place from ESL’s new Sydney studios.… Read the rest
Generation Esports (GenE) announced the HSEL Roadshow, a cross-country tour visiting the North American high schools selected for the “Build an Esports Lab” campaign by the High School Esports League (HSEL) — North America’s largest competitive gaming organization for high schools — and the Army National Guard.
The tour will see HSEL representatives visit each of the 25 selected schools to set up state-of-the-art esports labs, complete with top-spec PCs, monitors, and accessories from brands ASUS and Intel.… Read the rest
Perfect World Entertainment and Cryptic Studios released a new video and developer blog for Magic: Legends, the upcoming free-to-play action RPG based on Wizards of the Coast’s strategy card game, Magic: The Gathering. The newest trailer reveals the numerous options for players to customize and tweak the difficulty and complexity in the upcoming action RPG, creating fresh new challenges to explore and experiment with in every playthrough.… Read the rest
“Power Pack” DLC is available for all players on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC as part of the Project CARS 3 Season Pass and as a standalone purchase.
The DLC brings three legendary Japanese icons to the racing game: The 1985 Toyota Sprinter Trueno GT-Apex (AE86), the Nissan Silvia S15 Spec-R Aero, and the Nissan 370Z.… Read the rest
Little flippers make a big splash as PUBG MOBILE reveals a new partnership crossover with hit IP Character B.Duck. Beginning from Feb 24, PUBG MOBILE fans and B.Duck enthusiasts alike can drop into classic maps for specially-themed in-game collectibles and festive events, on the App Store and Google Play.
The classic image of B.Duck… Read the rest
The start of Season 10 brought a season exclusive map called Haven. With Update 10.3 out now on all platforms, the season expands with an assortment of performance upgrades and new features that include a new Weapon Sound Selection system, some lighting improvements for Karakin, and team emotes.
Full PC patch notes can be found here, along with the console patch notes here.… Read the rest
VCT Game Changers is a new program which will supplement the competitive season by creating new opportunities and exposure for women and other marginalized genders within VALORANT esports. The competitive VALORANT community is both diverse and incredibly global, and our esport should reflect that.
Game Changers will consist of two core competitive initiatives, the VCT Game Changers Series and the VCT Game Changers Academy.… Read the rest
The 2021 Overwatch League season schedule was revealed on Saturday, along with a format that comprises four tournament cycles and plenty of cross-region play. Like last season, teams will play three weeks of regional qualifying matches to determine tournament qualification and seeding, but this year—conditions permitting—teams from both regions will have a chance to fight head-to-head for each tournament title.… Read the rest
The circuit for both Ultimate and Melee is due for a return after being canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Originally planned as the first circuit that would see players compete across the world in offline events, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic made organizers shut down plans, with the SWT coming back as a hybrid competition that will mix online with potential in-person events down the line.… Read the rest
The British Esports Association, in partnership with CDN, is hosting the first Esports in Education Conference in Scotland this March.
The Esports in Education Conference is an event designed to encompass all sectors of the Scottish education system.
The conference will take place on Wednesday 24th March 2021 on a Zoom webinar.… Read the rest
EVOS Esports has appointed its former professional player, Stefan Chong, popularly known to fans as EVOS.Soul, as its Business Development Lead for EVOS Esports in Singapore.
EVOS Esports will continue investing into the Singapore esports industry by having a Mobile Legends: Bang Bang team (EVOS SG) to represent the country at national and international level esports tournaments.… Read the rest