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at the Pokémon World Championships, The Pokémon Company unveiled new, game-changing cards for the Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG): TAG TEAM Pokémon-GX, the next evolution of Pokémon-GX.
Taking the stage at the most prestigious Pokémon TCG event of the year, The Pokémon Company president Tsunekazu Ishihara announced that TAG TEAM cards will feature pairs of Pokémon of the same type, such as the Lightning-type Pikachu and Zekrom, joining forces in battle on a single card.… Read the rest
Players around the world can now ‘Make Headlines’ in the world’s most prestigious motorsport as F1 2018, the official videogame of the 2018 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP™, launches onto the PlayStation® 4 computer entertainment system, the Xbox One family of devices including the Xbox One X and Windows PC.
Launched to critical acclaim, F1 2018 is the most complete F1 experience ever seen in gaming.… Read the rest
In November 2017 in front of a full house of 12.000 enthusiastic fans, Brazilian SK Gaming beat home crowd darlings Astralis in a nailbiter of a Grand Final. Now, the global tournament circuit BLAST Pro Series returns to Copenhagen’s Royal Arena, which will again be packed to the very last seat.… Read the rest
Independent video game developer and publisher, Psyonix, has announced that the ‘Progression Update’ will go live in Rocket League on August 29 for all platforms (pending first party certifications). The Progression Update will add a revamped progression system that retools in-game XP in addition to a new ‘Clubs’ feature that allows players to organize and compete as a proper team (Club) with up to 20 members.… Read the rest
Competitive Pokémon play takes the global stage for the 2018 Pokémon World Championships, beginning Friday, August 24. The Pokémon Company International will broadcast four streams live on Twitch, including a main stage stream that will rotate gameplay content and show all the finals matches. The live stream from Nashville, Tennessee, will feature interesting matches all three days of the competition and include live expert commentary.… Read the rest
Staffordshire University has unveiled a specialist Esports Hub to train the next generation of esports managers, shoutcasters and broadcasters.
The University is launching the UK’s first esports degree next month and prospective students got a first glimpse of the custom-built facility during an Open Day on Saturday.
The hub features state-of-the-art technology and will allow students to host and broadcast live esports events.… Read the rest
GAME Esports and Events is excited to announce further details of Insomnia63, the UK’s biggest gaming festival, as it returns to Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre over the Bank Holiday Weekend. The four-day gaming extravaganza kicks off from 10:00 a.m. on Friday 24th August 2018.
Attendees will be able to get their hands-on the biggest upcoming titles from major publishers as well as the most exciting new indie titles.… Read the rest
Codemasters® has released the final part in its series of four developer diaries for F1® 2018, the official videogame of the 2018 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP™, talking about the improvements made to audio and visual aspects of the game.
F1® 2018 presents a significant visual jump forward for the franchise, utilizing physically based rendering to improve the overall look and feel of the game and get it as close to reality as possible.… Read the rest
As the excitement builds towards the launch of F1® 2018, the official videogame of the 2018 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP™, Codemasters has released the latest trailer for the game featuring amazing gameplay and cinematics.
The new trailer showcases the lifelike recreation of the real world sport that you will be able to enjoy on the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, the Xbox One family of devices including the Xbox One X and Windows PC (DVD and via Steam) worldwide from Friday, August 24th 2018, the weekend of the season starting back up again with the iconic FORMULA 1 2018 BELGIAN GRAND PRIX™.… Read the rest
Tencent and PUBG Corporation (PUBG Corp.) have announced that PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Mobile (PUBG MOBILE) has surpassed 100 million downloads within 4 months (excluding China, Japan and Korea). The mobile version of the massively popular mobile game first released on the App Store and Google Play internationally on March 19, 2018 and became the most accessible mobile game.… Read the rest
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Mobile (PUBG MOBILE) will host its first ever ‘Player Well Known’ (PWK) invitational featuring top North American gaming influencers.
Streaming live Aug. 17-18 at 8 p.m. PDT across YouTube, Twitch and Facebook, 16 high-profile streamers and content creators will squad up with friends and fans in PUBG MOBILE to compete in a two-day tournament in the hopes of feasting on a coveted chicken dinner.… Read the rest
PUBG Corporation (PUBG Corp.) unveiled its plans to showcase PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG), the global battle royale gaming phenomenon, at Gamescom 2018, the world’s largest video game show taking place in Cologne, Germany, from August 21 to August 25.
PUBG Corp. will have exciting activations at several locations across the consumer area.… Read the rest
The ultimate finale to the record-setting season of the Call of Duty® World League, Presented by PlayStation®4, kicks off today when the top teams in Call of Duty® Esports begin in their quest to be crowned the 2018 Call of Duty World League Champion.
The five-day competition featuring Call of Duty®: WWII begins at the MLG Arena August 15 – 16, before moving to the Nationwide Arena this weekend August 17 – 19, for the final elimination rounds and championship match.… Read the rest
FACEIT, the leading competitive gaming platform, and PUBG Corp, creator of the massively popular battle royale game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG), have partnered to launch PUBG on FACEIT, with a closed beta starting on August 17th. With its online competitive leagues and partner tournament organizers, the FACEIT platform will deliver a structured progression system for competitive PUBG, setting a new standard for competition within the battle royale genre, and igniting the PUBG community.… Read the rest
Summoners War publisher Com2us has opened registration for this year’s European Summoners War tournament in Berlin on September 22. Fans can now sign up for free tickets on Eventbrite and will not only receive free admission to the event and after-party, but also a goodie-bag with lots of prizes.
In Berlin, the audience will watch the eight winners from last weekend’s qualifying round of 128 compete live and on stage.… Read the rest