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In the aftermath of Sargeras’ assault on Azeroth, tensions between the Alliance and the Horde are on the brink of erupting into all-out war. But before the storm begins, we’ve just announced that the Battle for Azeroth Pre-Patch will arrive on July 18.
To help players prepare for this pre-expansion update, we’ve released a Battle for Azeroth Pre-Patch Survival Guide video providing an overview of what’s in store.… Read the rest
Ubisoft® announced that in just over a month from now, fans will be able to witness a worldwide selection of sixteen of the best Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® teams compete at the Six Major Paris, taking place from August 17th to 19th in Paris, France. After all Diamond Passes were sold out in a few hours, fans can still acquire the last remaining 3-Day Standard Passes, available at the price of 60€, as a new wave of tickets have just been released.… Read the rest
The British Esports Association has announced details of its first full competitive gaming Championships for schools, colleges and alternative provision schools.
The not-for-profit organisation has entered into a partnership with streaming programme Twitch Student to grow the British Esports Championships and help give students support and opportunities.
In addition, a new partnership has been formed with AoC Sport (part of the Association of Colleges) and the British Esports Association to provide management and oversight of the competition via the College Esportscommittee.… Read the rest
Epic Games is excited to announce the launch of Fortnite’s Season 5 is finally here! Players can drop in now and find all kinds of changes to the Battle Royale map. A Viking ship, desert outpost, ancient statues have appeared on the island, and Moisty Mire has been hit with a drought, bringing with it a brand new desert outpost.… Read the rest
A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity awaits the intrepid scientists, engineers, and . . . test subjects of Azeroth in The Boomsday Project ™, the next expansion for Hearthstone®, Blizzard Entertainment’s smash-hit digital card game. On August 7, the infamous Dr. Boom’s delightfully irresponsible experiments will be unleashed upon players in the form of 135 new cards and a slew of mischievous new gameplay mechanics.… Read the rest
Global esports organization and industry leader Gen.G is among the first competitors to qualify two teams for a major international PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) invitational tournament. PUBG teams Gen.G Gold and Gen.G Black finished the 2018 1H PUBG Korea League (PKL) tournament in first and second place with 12,080 and 8,820 points, respectfully.… Read the rest
Formula 1®, the pinnacle of motorsport, has revealed the names of the online racers who have secured places to race professionally in the next stage of the F1 Esports Series 2018, the Pro Series Championship. In what is a unique opportunity for F1 and gaming fans, the drivers were selected by representatives from the nine F1 teams participating on Monday July 9th in London at the inaugural Pro Draft.… Read the rest
Over the past month, 24 Overwatch World Cup competition committees held tryouts, with players competing for a spot on their country’s team. Now, the rosters are in—check them out at worldcup.playoverwatch.com.
Competitors from each roster will battle it out for their nation at one of the Group Stages taking place in Incheon, South Korea; Los Angeles, United States; Bangkok, Thailand; and Paris, France from mid-August through late September.… Read the rest
Codemasters® has released the first of a four part series of developer diaries for F1® 2018, the official videogame of the 2018 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP™, which reveals how you can ‘Make Headlines’ both on and off the track. New, time-pressured press interviews at key moments throughout your career will put you in the spotlight and immerse you into the world of F1 more than ever before.… Read the rest
The major Street Fighter V tournament comes to London for the first time on July 15th, with winners of the pre-qualifier earning a seeded position at the Last Chance qualifier in Paris.
Players can sign up to compete in the Red Bull Kumite pre-qualifier here.
The most accomplished Street Fighter V – Arcade Edition players in the nation are invited to battle it out at the Red Bull Gaming Sphere, the largest public esports studio in the UK on July 15th in a Red Bull Kumite pre-qualifier.… Read the rest
The most open and inclusive racing esports tournament on the planet – global participation, multiple platforms, the biggest games.
12 months ago, online gamer Rudy van Buren was a sales manager in his hometown of Lelystad in The Netherlands. On 23 February 2018, he stood next to McLaren Formula 1 drivers Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne at the launch of the MCL33 in the role of an official McLaren simulator driver.… Read the rest
Esports Scotland are pleased to officially announce Esports Scotland BIG Fest 2018, the evolution to the popular Battles in Glasgow, which is now part of the Esports Scotland family and will be known as the BIG:Events series.
BIG Fest 2018 will be held on 6th and 7th October at The Biscuit Factory in Edinburgh.… Read the rest
The Zula Europe Pro League International Cup Edition will start next week with more than 60 eSports clubs and teams representing most countries in Europe.
The first leg of the tournament will take place as two Go4 Cups in ESL that will last 10 weeks with two league groups, EU-West and EU-East with the first 5 teams of each league qualifying for the final stage of the Zula Europe Pro League International Cup Edition.… Read the rest
For the first time ever, all MotoGP™ fans will have the possibility to play the MotoGP™ videogame wherever they are, whenever they want: Milestone is proud to announce that its iconic MotoGP™18, previously released on June 7th on PlayStation®4, Xbox One and Windows PC®/STEAM™, is available now on Nintendo Switch™ in physical and digital versions.… Read the rest
Coming on the heels of Amazon’s Mobile Masters in Seattle, Wargaming is celebrating the 4th anniversary of its wildly popular team-based MMO World of Tanks Blitz with a bombshell: 100 million downloads across all supported platforms.
A number of different factors have contributed to the game’s explosive growth: