eSports News, Live eSports On Twitch & Gaming Event News
The UK’s next generation of top video game talent will go head-to-head to compete for up to £25,000 of government funding today at the UK’s biggest consumer video games show, EGX.
Tranzfuser, a graduate talent competition funded by the government and UK Games Fund (UKGF), sees 23 teams from across the country battling it out for the grants which could take their games into the homes of millions of gamers.… Read the rest
REZtron Ltd., today announced they will be hosting their annual ‘SEGA Retro Gaming Silent Disco Soirée’ on October 7, 2017. This year the Retrotainment will take place at the Penthouse of the luxury 5-star Chelsea Harbour Hotel.
Guest will be transported into the golden era of SEGA gaming with legendary blue sky titles on all four generation of SEGA consoles…Master System!… Read the rest
Red Bull eSports
Of the 16 players who qualified for the Hearthstone Summer Championship, which of the pack are most likely to emerge victorious?
Over the past month Hearthstone players from around the world have once again been competing for a spot in the seasonal Championship finals. Europe, the Americas, Asia-Pacific and China have all hosted tournaments to decide the four players who will be representing each region at the HCT Summer Championship.
Rocket League News
Holy cow! What a truckload of information Psyonix has released over the past week.
To start, they detailed player banners, a new in-game item added in the next update. In addition to the Season 5 rewards, players will be able to collect other customizable player banners.… Read the rest
Blizzard Entertainment
The 2017 season for professional StarCraft II is coming to an end, which means it’s time to get ready for BlizzCon. Each year the top 16 players from all over the world come together in Anaheim to compete for the biggest prize pool of the season. The eight players representing the World Championship Series (WCS) Circuit have been decided, and here they are in the order of their WCS point standings.… Read the rest
Richard Lewis
ELEAGUE
Out of all the questions group A threw up, there was one that was barely worth asking. The few who were wondering if Renegades, with their new acquisition of Keith “NAF” Markovic, could achieve an upset in this stacked group, would receive an answer swiftly. They could not, and they couldn’t really be expected to.… Read the rest
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Weekly open tournament and additional European Qualifier for CFS Invitational Vietnam both starting in October
By working closely with ESL, Smilegate wants to make sure that all esports players stay sharp and keep shaping their skills to remain ready for the many tournaments. In order to encourage the largest number of new players and teams dreaming about starting an esports career, the European team offers additional tournaments. |
ASA Studio will be bringing the shiny new version of upcoming game BFF or Die to EGX
for the first time this September. Look out for the BFF or Die booth on the Tentacle
Collective (stand number SO29), easily spotted from afar by the… big green tentacles!
BFF or Die is a game that makes you feel good about the people you play with.… Read the rest
ESL Gaming
This week marks the start of the Vip Adria group stage in CS:GO and League of Legends. Four teams in each game have been directly invited while four more have qualified through the grueling open qualifiers. Now all that remains is to determine the teams that will make it to the offline finals at Zagreb’s Reboot InfoGamer 2017 expo in November.… Read the rest
Red Bull eSports
Most teams have announced their rosters for the upcoming season and there’s been role and player swaps aplenty, but who looks best on paper?
As Newbee called “good game” in the final moments of this year’s The International, the Dota2 roster merry-go-round was already whirring.
The two at the top would dodge roster swaps in what is often a turbulent time for many, but in the hours after TI, whilst many players would like to kick back, relax and take a well earned holiday after a gruelling season, the fact of the matter is that most teams are being formed for the new season.
Blizzard Entertainment
The Heroes Global Championship (HGC) ANZ Season 4 finals are upon us. We are pleased to confirm that the Finals will be streamed live from ESL Studios Sydney at 11:00 a.m. AEST on September 30, 2017 / 6:00 p.m. PDT on September 29, 2017.
There will be $20,000 AUD on the line with the winning team heading to compete at the HGC finals at BlizzCon 2017.… Read the rest
Rice Digital and NGI are excited to announce that the all-time classic wrestling franchise has returned, and with the support of Spike Chunsoft, Fire Pro Wrestling World will be showcased at Revolution 2017, London’s premier fighting game tournament, on October 6-8, 2017!
Released on Steam Early Access in July, Fire Pro Wrestling World is the return of the cult-classic Fire Pro Wrestling series, renowned for its deep and hard-to-master gameplay, variety of action filled mode and unlimited customization potential.… Read the rest
Enrollment for the Brawlhalla Europe Regional Qualifier will close Friday, 22 September at 5:59am CEST. Champions thirsty for glory can sign up for free on Smash.gg. The first place winner will qualify for one of 32 spots in the second annual Brawlhalla World Championship Expo (BCX) and receive a flight to the United States and hotel accommodations to participate in the competition.… Read the rest
With a blockbuster lineup that includes both upcoming titles and established classics, Square Enix Collective is proud to announce it’s heading to EGX in Birmingham later this month with the event’s largest collection of indie games, all powered by AMD’s latest Ryzen™ and Radeon™ processers powering PCs from DELL.
Square Enix Collective’s booth – stand S40, located right near the entrance to the entire event – will feature a total of 10 games spread over a whopping 30-plus pods.… Read the rest
It has been a bit of a whirlwind year for HyperBrawl, we have been all over the world showcasing the game in various stages of development. Although the game is still only in pre-alpha, the feedback we have received so far has been fantastic and it really does inspire us to get back to the studio and make the best game possible.… Read the rest