F1 2018, in-game footage and theme music

Codemasters® has released the second official gameplay trailer for F1® 2018, the official videogame of the 2018 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP™. Featuring stunning in-game footage and the new official F1® theme music, written by composer Brian Tyler.

Commenting on the game’s recreation of the real world sport, F1® 2018’s Art Director, Stu Campbell said: “F1® has undergone a huge visual rebrand this year.… Read the rest

Overwatch Summer Games 2018 are now live

It’s time to beat the summer heat with some Overwatch action! The Summer Games 2018 event is taking place from now until August 31, featuring new skins, a new Lúcioball map, and the return of all previous Summer Games items.
More than 50 brand-new Summer Games 2018 items are available in Summer Games Loot Boxes, as well as the whole suite of past exclusives:
  • Six new Legendary Skins — Cabana Ana, Fastball Zenyatta, Gridironhardt Reinhardt, Lacrosse Roadhog, Waveracer D.Va,
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PAX Aus 2018, Alibaba’s WESG Oceania Esports Event

World Electronic Sports Games will come to the PAX Arena stage at PAX Aus 2018, taking place 26-28 Oct. in Melbourne, VIC.

WESG is the international esports championship tournament organized by Alibaba Group’s AliSports. Partnering with Australian Esports League, this year marks its first foray into Australia, bringing together the best in the region to compete in Dota 2CS:GOHearthstone, and StarCraft 2.… Read the rest

PUBG Global Invitational 2018, Worldwide audience was ‘significant’

PUBG Global Invitational 2018 (PGI 2018), the first global professional esports event hosted by PUBG Corporation (PUBG Corp.), concluded Sunday, July 29 after crowning South Korean team Gen.G GOLD the Third Person Perspective winner and Chinese team OMG the First Person Perspective winner, each taking home a piece of the $2 million USD total prize purse, in front of over 30,000 PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) fans in attendance at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin, Germany, from July 25 to 29.… Read the rest

EOB Esports Academy, Academy For those (7-30) – business of esports

EOB Esports Academy, the UK’s first esports academy for anyone between the ages of 7 to 30 looking to understand the business of esports, is proud to announce a partnership with Riot Games for their first tournament at the Red Bull Gaming Sphere in London.

EOB Esports Academy aims to help guide new talent by offering opportunities to learn everything from esports team creation, event management through to game design and 3D modelling.… Read the rest

Baltic Esports League, Debut finals on September 2, 2018

The recently announced Batlic Esports League is already running in full force. The first League of Legends qualifiers have passed selecting the best 8 teams to compete in the inaugural season finals which will conclude on September 2nd in Kaunas, Žalgiris arena amphitheater.

Lithuania will be represented by Shanghai Esports, Žalgiris Esports, Could Be Better, Polar Bears and ToshinoriYagi eSports.… Read the rest

Heroes of the Storm, Sally Whitemane is live

The Scarlet Monastery’s High Inquisitor has arrived to purge the Nexus of undeath—Sally Whitemane is now live in Heroes of the Storm! Always looking for an edge over her foes, Whitemane’s an aggressive priest who heals allies by damaging her enemies.
If healing allies by smiting your foes as Sally Whitemane isn’t enough action for you, the paramilitary outfit Viper has been unleashed in the Nexus.… Read the rest

H1Z1: Battle Royale, out of open beta and on the PS4

Daybreak Games® today announced that H1Z1: Battle Royale™, the original standalone battle royale shooter, has left Open Beta and officially launched as a free-to-play game on PlayStation®4.

“Everyone here at Daybreak Games is thrilled with the overwhelmingly positive response to H1Z1’s debut on PS4,” said H1Z1 Producer Terrence Yee. “Ten million new players in our first month in Open Beta is an incredible milestone, and our entire development team has worked tirelessly to build on that early success.… Read the rest

Shadowverse Open – Echo Fox, Panda Global & TempoStorm join $1 million quest

Next Generation Esports (NGE), the premier independent esports publishing company, welcomes three of the world’s leading esports teams, Echo Fox, Panda Global and TempoStorm as new participants in the competitive scene for Shadowverse, a wildly popular and competitive strategy card game developed by Cygames.

All three of these teams are highly-respected competitors in esports and now join a growing global esport featuring a $1 million prize for the World Grand Prix champion.… Read the rest

The Gfinity Challenger Series Is Back

The Gfinity Challenger Series has returned for Season 4, kicking off again on Monday 30th July. The Challenger Series opens the gateway to both amateur and professional players of EA SPORTS FIFA, Rocket League and Street Fighter V to represent a world-famous professional esports team and take to the stage at the Gfinity Esports Arena in London to play in the Elite Series.… Read the rest