DRAGON BALL FighterZ, Open beta schedule for Switch edition

BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe announced the details for the NINTENDO Switch™ Open-Beta. Fighters all over the world will be able to try the Switch version of DRAGON BALL FighterZ. The test session is scheduled from the 10th August 5:00am (BST) – 12th August 8:00am (BST). To access the Open-Beta, players will need to download the client which is available now.… Read the rest

Overwatch League signs two more teams

The Overwatch League has its first champion in the London Spitfire, but new competition is on the way for the 2019 season. Today two more teams, Atlanta and Guangzhou, joined the world’s first major global city-based esports league. The ownership groups operating those franchises are:
  • Atlanta, Georgia— Cox Enterprises, a leading communications, media, and automotive services company, which has partnered with Province, Inc.
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HGC – Destination: Korea

Blizzard Entertainment

The Eastern Clash is here! The newly erected Paradise City resort in Incheon, Korea will host the top four Heroes of the Storm teams from both HGC China and HGC Korea in an epic competition. $100,000 in prize money will be up for grabs, along with the Eastern Clash trophy and international bragging rights.… Read the rest

HGC – Destination: Los Angeles

Blizzard Entertainment

Blizzard Arena will play host to the first Western Clash in North America! The top four Heroes of the Storm teams from both Europe and North America will convene in sunny California to crown a new champion and dole out another $100,000 in prize money.

Team Dignitas are poised to take home the hardware yet again, but North America’s HeroesHearth Esports have been looking up to snuff as well.… Read the rest

WCS – GSL vs. The World Viewer’s Guide

Blizzard Entertainment

There’s no need to wait for the Global Finals this fall when WCS fans can just tune into GSL vs. The World this week to see the biggest names in StarCraft II esports in a special all-star event. 2018’s top performers in both the WCS Circuit and Korea’s Global StarCraft II League, along with a handful of players voted in by fans, will battle each other in an individual 16-player tournament and a unique team-based competition to see if the world’s best can stand up to the best from South Korea.… Read the rest

Overwatch World Cup, Paris event tickets on sale

Espace Grande Arche will host six top European teams—France, Germany, Poland, Italy, the UK, and the Netherlands—as they compete for a place in the tournament playoffs taking place at BlizzCon later this year.

Esports fans can pick up tickets to the show via Universe.com and be part of a passionate crowd cheering on top-tier players, including Overwatch League Grand Final competitors Gael “Poko” Gouzerch (France) and Isaac “Boombox” Charles (UK) from the Philadelphia Fusion.… Read the rest

F1 2018, first full gameplay video

Codemasters® has released the first full gameplay video for F1® 2018, the official videogame of the 2018 FIA Formula One World Championship™, which reveals the incredible depth and feature set of this year’s game. Launching onto PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, the Xbox One family of devices including the Xbox One X and Windows PC (DVD and via Steam) worldwide on Friday 24th August 2018, F1® 2018 lets you live the life of an F1® driver like never before.… Read the rest

FACEIT, viewing figures for the Minors for July

FACEIT are pleased to reveal viewing figures for the Minors that took place throughout July. The Minors saw teams from Asia, CIS, Americas and EU compete over the course of three weeks for a spot at the Major this September with the Europe Minor breaking records for the highest viewership. Total hours watched across the four regions amounted to over 6.4m excluding Chinese viewership over 3x the number of hours watched for the last Minors.… Read the rest

Gen.G brings home $400,000 prize in first PUBG Global Invitational

Team Razer athletes bag an additional $600,000 for the charity of their choice in Charity Showdown category.

WHAT:
South Korea’s Gen.G Gold made history over the weekend in the world’s first PUBG Global Invitational 2018, winning the top prize in two out of three competition categories.

WHEN:
Hosted by the PUBG Corporation, the inaugural PUBG Global Invitational was held from 25 July to 29 July in Berlin, Germany.… Read the rest