eSports News, Live eSports On Twitch & Gaming Event News
Jacob Hale – Ginx eSports TV
Since the release of Call of Duty: Black Ops II in November 2012, esports has become a staple of the Call of Duty franchise. The jump between Modern Warfare 3 and Black Ops II, with multiple large-scale tournaments and developer support, was astronomical, and one that very few saw coming.… Read the rest
Enrollment for the Brawlhalla Australia Regional Qualifier will close Friday, 1 September at 11:59am AWST. 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 and Expo and receive an all-expenses paid trip to the United States to participate in the competition.… Read the rest
Heroic Games has confirmed that their Founder and CEO, Casey McGeever, will join a panel discussion with Nate Downes, President of Missing Worlds Media, and Chad DuLac, COO of Silverhelm Studios, to discuss the creation of uniquely new superhero MMOs at PAX West 2017. The panel discussion, “A Home for Heroes” takes place on Sunday, September 3, 2017 at 8 PM in the Werecat Theatre.… Read the rest
SQUARE ENIX® returns to PAX West at the Washington State Convention Center from Sept. 1-4, with a diverse lineup of hands-on game demos, panels and giveaways.
At the SQUARE ENIX booth (#2141), fans can be the first to get hands-on with Secret of Mana® and FINAL FANTASY® XV POCKET EDITION.… Read the rest
Overwatch Animated Short – “Rise and Shine”
Explore the origin story of Overwatch’s tenacious climatologist in our latest animated short: Rise and Shine!
In “”Rise and Shine”, Mei wakes up years after being cryogenically frozen to find that Overwatch has been disbanded, the world is very different than the one she knows, and that she is the last surviving scientist at Ecopoint: Antarctica.… Read the rest
Absolute Battle 8, held in Dallas, TX, USA from August 25th through 28th, is one of several exciting events in store for you this weekend across the Capcom Pro Tour. Top players such as ECHO FOX|Justin Wong, CYG BST|Snake Eyez, RISE|Smug, and more will be there to compete as well as other great players from the region.… Read the rest
Lima Salty 4, held in Lima, Peru on August 26th and 27th, is one of several great Capcom Pro Tour events taking place around the world this weekend! Regional top players such as Brazil’s F3|Brolynho, Chile’s DM|Misterio, and Brazil’s Umbrella|Dark will be there to compete for valuable CPT points. It’s going to be an exciting event, so be sure to watch all of the great action at Lima Salty 4 live on stream this weekend!… Read the rest
Blizzard Entertainment
In HGC China, eStar has disbanded and WKG has been relegated. New teams TheOne and Beyond the Game will be replacing them when HGC China resumes on Aug. 28.
In North America, Naventic’s players have parted ways with the Naventic organization, and will play under the name Lag Force beginning with their series versus SpaceStation Gaming on Friday, Aug 25.… Read the rest
Blizzard Entertainment
Just before Fnatic and L5 took home the hardware from the Western and Eastern Clashes, respectively, the HGC Cheer program debuted, offering fans a chance to directly support their favorite HGC teams— while securing some fancy in-game items for themselves. Now that fans have done their part, Cheering more than 14 million Bits to teams on Twitch, those promised Heroes of the Storm items are rolling out and ready to be redeemed as of today.… Read the rest
The 3rd Capcom Pro Tour Premier stop in the Asia Pacific, Players from all around Asia Pacific are fighting for valuable Global CPT Points to secure one of the 31 stops for Capcom Cup. Notable players like Daigo, Humanbomb, Haitani, Momochi, Gamerbee, Somniac and many more will be in attendance. Live streamed by BEast of the East with commentary talents like @zhieeep and @jiyunajp!… Read the rest
CD PROJEKT RED, creators of The Witcher series of games, would like to invite gamers and media to watch the first ever GWENT Open tournament, taking place at this year’s gamescom in Cologne, Germany.
GWENT Open will see a total of 8 players compete for a piece of the $25,000 prize pool and a ticket for the next GWENT Challenger tournament.… Read the rest
Quake Champions, the latest game in the franchise that helped found the esports scene 20 years ago, is back in a big way this weekend with the $1 Million Dollar Quake World Championships Finals at QuakeCon. But that’s only the beginning.
Today, Bethesda and DreamHack have revealed two additional tournaments in 2017, expanding the game’s reach even further into modern professional competitive play with a $75,000 tournament – The DreamHack Denver Quake Championship – and the Quake Champions Invitational, a major tournament to be held at DreamHack Winter in Sweden with a prize pool of $350,000.… Read the rest
It’s Time to go Bowling with Your Favorite TEKKEN Characters as TEKKEN 7’s DLC #1 Launches on August 31, 2017t
The return of Ultimate TEKKEN Bowl is finally upon us, so shine up your virtual bowling balls and get ready for one of the zaniest bonus games in TEKKEN history.… Read the rest
Crusaders of Light’s $400K Fastest Dungeon Raid Competition is underway, and the last chance to sign up as a team leader is quickly approaching. Players interested in leading a 40-person raid team into battle must sign up by August 31, 2017 at crusadersoflight.com. The competition comes to an end on September 10, 2017.… Read the rest
Super Mario Odyssey and Nintendo Switch are two must-haves for the holiday season, so Nintendo is planning lots of activities for both at the upcoming PAX West gaming event Sept. 1-4 in Seattle. Not only will attendees be able to play the Super Mario Odyssey game, but they’ll also get the chance to participate in the Super Mario Odyssey Fan Challenge, which runs every day of the show.… Read the rest