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NBA 2K announced the NBA 2K19 MyTEAM Unlimited $250,000 Tournament, which will run October 13, 2018-February 13, 2019. The tournament will be played using the new MyTEAM Unlimited Mode, which features 5-on-5 NBA-style gameplay and allows users to choose any 13 cards from their Collection.
32 contestants (16 each on Xbox One & PS4) who qualify during weekly events will advance to a single elimination tournament, scheduled to take place on February 2, 2019.… Read the rest
GINX Esports TV is pleased to announce that it has partnered up with Ping Zero for their next event, Ping Zero 51, which will be held in Auckland, New Zealand.
Held at Eden Park from 14-16 September, Ping Zero 51 will accommodate all game genres and styles from casual to competitive gaming.… Read the rest
704Games, NASCAR’s exclusive esports’ partner for simulation-style video games on console platforms, announced today NASCAR Heat Champions: Road to Miami, a weekly esports competition in the upcoming video game NASCAR Heat 3. Spanning the 2018 NASCAR Playoffs, NASCAR Heat Champions: Road to Miami will culminate at Homestead-Miami Speedway during Ford Championship Weekend with over $500,000 in potential prize money up for grabs.… Read the rest
Critical Force, a Finnish company based in Kajaani, joins information technology giant ElisaViihde and mobile device manufacturer OnePlus. During the second half of 2018, they will go together to Finnish eSports arenas with Critical Force’s first person shooter game Critical Ops. Despite the popularity of newer and similar games – such as Epic Games’ Fortnite and Tencent’s PUGB – Critical Ops has retained its favor and the game’s downloads went through the 45 million cap.… Read the rest
CD PROJEKT RED, creators of The Witcher series of games, announce that Daniel “Damorquis” Morkish has won the September 2018 GWENT Challenger tournament!
The tournament saw eight best GWENT players compete for their share of $100,000 prize pool, Crown Points and a guaranteed spot in GWENT World Masters — the grand finale of the official GWENT esports scene.… Read the rest
The UK’s Biggest Video Games Show Returns To Birmingham’s NEC, 20th-23rd September 2018
Friday, August 31, 2018 — This September sees Birmingham’s NEC open its doors for the UK’s biggest annual celebration of video games. EGX shines a spotlight on all things gaming, from getting a career in the industry and learning how to develop from the experts, to coming dressed as your favourite games character and playing in one of the competitive eSports arenas.… Read the rest
NBA 2K19 has released the Prelude – the first chapter of NBA 2K19’s MyCAREER mode. Featuring performances by actors Anthony Mackie (Avengers, Altered Carbon), Haley Joel Osment (The Sixth Sense, Silicon Valley), Michael Rapaport (Atypical, White Famous), Aldis Hodge (Straight Outta Compton, Hidden Figures), Rob Huebel (Transparent, Bob’s Burgers) and more.… Read the rest
FACEIT is pleased to reveal the first round of matchups set to take place on day one of the Challengers stage of the FACEIT London Major. The first day of the tournament will see an exhilarating roster of high stakes matches, including Virtus.pro vs. NiP and Team Liquid vs. OpTic, as well as CS:GO trailblazers Astralis going up against compLexity.… Read the rest
FACEIT is pleased to reveal the stellar CS:GO talent lineup set to narrate the FACEIT London Major this September. The full list of talent includes some of the biggest names in CS:GO, who will offer play-by-play commentary and expert analysis as the best CS:GO teams in the world battle it out to become this year’s Major Champions.… Read the rest
The Progression Update for Rocket League is now rolling out all platforms! The update features a revamped progression system that retools in-game XP and a new ‘Clubs’ feature that allows players to organize and compete as a proper team.
The Progression Update includes:
Prepare for epic covert missions across Europe and North Africa starting today in Call of Duty®: WWII – Shadow War, available now, first on PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system. In the fourth DLC Pack for Call of Duty: WWII, players will encounter three new multiplayer maps: Airship, Excavation and Chancellery, uncover the secrets of a classified Nazi weapons facility in an all-new War Mode mission: Operation Arcane, and experience the chilling, final chapter of Nazi Zombies: Frozen Dawn.… Read the rest
Award-winning online game developer and publisher Wargaming.net is thrilled to announce that its massively multiplayer tank battle game World of Tanks: Mercenaries has reached a landmark 17 million registered players worldwide. To celebrate all those who have bravely entered the battlefield, Wargaming has today rolled out the latest Mercenaries game update globally on Xbox consoles and PlayStation 4.… Read the rest
The Overwatch LeagueTM and Twitter announced a new multiyear deal to bring highlights and livestream content to the platform, continuing with the Overwatch League All-Star Weekend, happening Aug. 25–26 at Blizzard Arena Los Angeles. The collaboration breaks new ground in creative programming and video-on-demand content.
Overwatch League All-Star Weekend
With the Overwatch League All-Star Weekend taking place this Saturday and Sunday, Twitter is making it easier than ever for fans to join in the conversation.… Read the rest
When the Battle for Azeroth™ erupted worldwide last week, champions of the Alliance and the Horde around the globe were called upon to fight for their faction. Heroes everywhere turned out in force, and Blizzard Entertainment today announced that as of Battle for Azeroth’s first full day of launch on August 14, more than 3.4 million units of the latest World of Warcraft® expansion had sold through worldwide—setting a new day-one sales record for the franchise and making it one of the fastest-selling PC games of all-time.… Read the rest