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
- Atlanta, Georgia— Cox Enterprises, a leading communications, media, and automotive services company, which has partnered with Province, Inc.
PUBG MOBILE, “Mission: Impossible – Fallout” all-new in-game content
As part of an unprecedented month-long campaign for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Mobile (PUBG MOBILE), Tencent Games has partnered with the new movie, “Mission: Impossible – Fallout,” in theaters July 27, to deliver all-new in-game content inspired by the film. This update, available now, comes just in time for PUBG MOBILE players.… Read the rest
LOL – 2018 World Championship Korea Cities & Dates
LOL eSports
As announced in February, the 2018 League of Legends World Championship is heading back to South Korea where the 24 top teams in the world will compete for the Summoner’s Cup! We’re excited to hold our first ‘All-Korea’ Worlds, and will be traveling to key corners of the country over the course of the event.… Read the rest
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
Rainbow Six: Siege heads to DreamHack Montreal
Rainbow Six esports
The Rainbow Six team is excited to announce the addition of another official minor event: DreamHack Montreal! On September 7-9, teams from across the globe can compete for a total prize pool of $50,000 and the chance to join teams Millenium and I Don’t Know as official DreamHack champions!… Read the rest
RLCS Season 6
Murty Shah
Rocket League Championship Series
Season 5 of the Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) brought us several memorable moments: the #LANdon crowd in London, the nonstop wave of exciting plays, and Team Dignitas hoisting the World Championship trophy chief among them! Even now, just a few weeks removed from the event, many fans are still saying that Season 5 was the best RLCS to date!… Read the rest
Evolution Championship Series 2018: Live Stream and Event Information
CAPCOM
Evolution Championship Series 2018
Get ready for one of the most exciting weekends for Street Fighter of the 2018 season! Evolution Championship Series 2018, held in Las Vegas, NV, USA from August 3rd through 5th is here! Thousands of players from around the world are gathering at Evo and the competition will be fierce!… 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
Rocket League, ‘Ultimate Edition’ available beginning August 28, 2018
Independent video game developer and publisher, Psyonix, in partnership with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, today announced that Rocket League: Ultimate Edition will be available in retail stores in North America beginning August 28 and in retail stores in Europe, Australia, New Zealand and a handful of other territories beginning August 31.… 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