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Intel® Extreme Masters
Intel® Extreme Masters returns to Katowice on March 2-4 with us US$500,000 CS:GO tournament featuring the world’s top teams. Eight out of the 16 competing teams will come from qualifiers, including 1 team from the Asia, and 1 team from the Oceania qualifier. Here are all the details about both.… Read the rest
The 2017 season of the ROG Masters competition concluded on December 10, 2017 with the Grand Finals held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The event represents a monumental success for ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG), as the company continues to support the growth and development of esports by providing the most innovative gaming hardware and hosting exciting tournaments at both local and global levels.… Read the rest
Long Beach Comic Expo (www.longbeachcomicexpo.com) is a celebration of comic books and pop culture that showcases the exceptional works of talented writers, artists, illustrators and creators of all kinds in pop culture. The 8th annual Long Beach Comic Expo takes place February 17 & 18, 2018 at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, California.
KONAMI will select players based on the below platforms and areas after the KONAMI ID is registered and linked to the Game account.
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ESL’s first minor for the upcoming year, ESL One Genting 2018 powered by Intel, is just a little bit over a month away, and with FNATIC wrapping up the cycle of direct invites to the event, let’s have a deeper look into the invited teams.
The event’s playoffs will feature a Single Elimination format while all matches at the live event will be Best of Three with the Grand Finals being played at a Best of Five format.… Read the rest
Thursday, Dec 21 2017
Turner & IMG’s ELEAGUE will serve fans some holiday cheer in the form of two upcoming feature programs on TBS, beginning with the anticipated finale of The ELEAGUE Cup: Rocket League, Friday, Dec. 22, at Midnight ET/PT (early Saturday morning). The conclusion of the four-part feature series will take fans inside the Grand Final of the $150,000 tournament, showcasing interviews with star players and behind-the-scenes access to the high stakes match between G2 eSports and Gale Force eSports.
HyperX®, the gaming division of Kingston® Technology Company, Inc., announced HyperX is the official peripherals sponsor of PGL Dota 2 Major Bucharest. HyperX continues to demonstrate leadership and commitment to the Esports community and provides competitors with the highest quality gear to compete at the highest level.… Read the rest
Gfinity announced that top French esports organization, Team Vitality, will be joining the Elite Series for Season 3 which will kick off in March 2018. They will battle it out against world class teams including the recently announced, Fnatic, Team Envy and Elite Series Season 2 franchise winners Reason Gaming.
With a trophy cabinet already bursting with silverware, including the FIFA Ultimate Team World Championship this year, Team Vitality pushes the quality of Elite Series competition even higher.… Read the rest
Q&A with PUBG Creator Brendan Greene Video
Armed with questions from the Xbox Communities in Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the UK, we checked in with the PUBG’s Creative Director, PLAYERUNKNOWN himself, Brendan Greene to share your questions about Battle Royale gameplay, Chicken Dinner odds, and Brendan’s excitement in bringing a whole new community of console gamers to PUBG.… Read the rest
Blizzard Entertainment
2017 brought some memorable StarCraft action to the Oceania / South East Asia region. We witnessed champions such as Sean “Probe” Kempen knocking at the door of WCS finals qualification. We saw fresh faces such as Sheldon “Seither” Barrow compete on the international stage alongside veterans such as Ethan “Iaguz” Zugai .… Read the rest
Call of Duty: WWII – The Resistance DLC Pack 1 Preview Video
Rise up against the enemy and take back your homeland. Preview the new content coming in The Resistance DLC Pack 1 for Call of Duty®: WWII.
Intel® Extreme Masters
Intel® Extreme Masters has a long-standing relationship with StarCraft® II and we thrilled to once again welcome world’s top players to the city of Katowice to compete for the coveted trophy, and a lion’s share of the US$378,618 prize pool. The prize pool increased from last year’s US$250,000 thanks to the SC2 WarChest.… Read the rest
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Blizzard Entertainment
The World Championship Series (WCS) concluded with a bang at BlizzCon 2017, and now we have a new season of professional StarCraft II® to look forward to. Read on for fresh information on the 2018 campaign that will serve as the proving ground for all would-be challengers to Rogue’s WCS Global Championship crown.… Read the rest
Blizzard Entertainment
The full menu of HGC events and segments is now available!
Now that we know the teams that will be competing in the refreshed HGC league structure, it’s time to take a closer look at those changes and get you caught up on some additional enhancements to the 2018 HGC program.… Read the rest