As the FIA World Rally Championship prepares to celebrate its 50th season in 2022, NACON and development studio KT Racing are unveiling WRC 10, the latest instalment of the official video game of the championship. Building on the success of WRC 9, in which over 200,000 special stages are played every day, the French studio and publisher are adding a range of improvements and new features for this anniversary edition.… Read the rest
Gen.G Esports, ROCCAT Becomes the Official PC Peripheral Partner
World of Tanks, ‘Modern Armor’ update coming to Xbox and PlayStation
For the very first time in the series’ history, World of Tanks will be bringing modern tanks to the battlefield – introducing a new way to play for over 21 million tankers! With the announcement of the Modern Armor update, the Wargaming Chicago-Baltimore team is excited to bring much-anticipated, console-exclusive combat that will test even the most hardened players.… Read the rest
WRC 9, A quick glance over the past season of eSport competition
As the next chapter of the official video game of the FIA World Rally Championship is about to start, NACON and development studio KT Racing are proud to provide a recap of WRC 9 and the various events organized for the official rally simulator. NACON who has become a key player in racing games publishing over the last few years will make additional surprises and announcements in the upcoming days.… Read the rest
World of Tanks Blitz, ‘Gravity Force’ returns
Throughout April, World of Tanks Blitz is holding host to a collection of interstellar in-game activities to commemorate the first great leap in human space exploration. As today marks the anniversary of one of the most significant milestones in astronautical travel, tankers will be able to head for the Moon and do battle in the Sea of Tranquility with Gravity Force.… Read the rest
Challengermode and Red Bull to host Red Bull Solo Q 1v1 LoL tournament
Leading global esports platform Challengermode has teamed up with Red Bull to host the international qualifiers for its Red Bull Solo Q 1v1 League of Legends tournament, one of the world’s largest 1v1 amateur esports tournaments.
Pitting the best amateur League of Legends players in the world against one another, the winner of the tournament will get to experience the League of Legends All-Star Event in addition to competing against some of the biggest names on the scene – no teammates required.… Read the rest
PUBG: NEW STATE, Over 10 million pre-registrations
KRAFTON, Inc. announced that the number of Google Play Store pre-registrations for PUBG: NEW STATE have exceeded 10 million. The recent milestone comes soon after a previous announcement around the game exceeding five million within its first week of pre-registration. Featuring users from over 170 countries, the new milestone was achieved within 43 days of the Google Play Store pre-registrations going live, with Southeast Asia, Americas, the Middle East, Europe and East Asia seeing the highest sign-ups.… Read the rest
Gwent: The Witcher Card Game, available for Apple M1 macOS devices
GWENT: The Witcher Card Game from CD PROJEKT RED, creators of The Witcher series of games, is now available for all Apple M1-equipped macOS devices. Players can download the game for free right now from the Mac App Store.
GWENT is a free-to-play card game of choice and consequence, where skill — not luck — is your most powerful weapon.… Read the rest
Roccat, Official mouse ‘n keys partner of the League Championship Series
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, Update 11.1 is live
Available on all platforms, PUBG Update 11.1 reintroduces Paramo, the popular 3×3 map set in the highlands of South America. The update also marks the start of a new ranked season, introduces the new Emergency Pickup items, expands the Master Medal system, and more.
See below for expanded update details, or check out the full patch notes for PC here and console here.… Read the rest
Guild Esports and Nihachu, Content creator now part of the team
Guild Esports announced the signing of world leading female content creator Niki ‘Nihachu’, further bolstering its rapidly growing creator and entertainment roster.
Nihachu, at only 19 years old, has established an incredible social media audience of over 5.5 million combined followers across Twitch, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram & Twitter. She has gathered her widest audience on Twitch, where since November 2020, she has grown her fanbase from 500k, to 1.6m and is currently #26 on the platform’s fastest growing streamers, ahead of the likes of Pokimane and NickMercs.… Read the rest
World of Tanks, ‘To the Stars!’ marks anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s spaceflight
This coming Monday will mark 60 years since man’s first foray into space as six decades ago Yuri Gagarin, and his capsule Vostok 1, journeyed into outer space and completed 1 full orbit around Earth. Such an occasion demands a great celebration and World of Tanks is bringing exactly that to its players.… Read the rest
PUBG MOBILE Pro League (PMPL) 2021 schedule announced
PUBG MOBILE announced the highly anticipated PUBG MOBILE Pro League (PMPL) 2021 schedule, alongside the addition of seven new regions showcasing the true global reach of the PUBG MOBILE Esports ecosystem. The new regions which include North America, Brazil, LATAM, CIS, Turkey, Arabia and Western Europe will see PUBG MOBILE Pro League run from March through to June. … Read the rest
Rix.GG eSports, Mognus is the newest influential content creator
Rix.GG, a fast-growing and top UK esports organization, announces Finnish Rocket League superstar Joonas “Mognus” Salo has signed to its growing team of content creators.
Joonas “Mognus” Salo is a decorated and well known professional esports player in Rocket League. He made the switch to full-time content creation after he was released from the Rix.GG… Read the rest
Fortnite, 14-Year-Old Earns $33,000 After Winning Tournament
Team33 announced that it has added Weston Sockwell, aka @31Weston (on Twitter), to its Fortnite roster. The signature which included a $33,000 upfront payment, comes as a result of Weston winning Team33’s first Fortnite tournament which was held on March 20th, 2021. Weston will join Team33 as 33Weston.… Read the rest