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FIFA 19, Champions League integration

Electronic Arts Inc. announced the pinnacle of club football competition is coming to EA SPORTS™ FIFA 19* with the integration of the UEFA Champions League, as well as the additions of the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Super Cup on the PlayStation®4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch™ and PC.

“The UEFA Champions League has been one of the most requested features from players for over a decade, and we’re so excited for one of the World’s biggest competitions to join The World’s Game in FIFA 19.”… Read the rest

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Fortnite, The Battle Bus soars on to Switch

Epic Game is excited to announce that Fortnite Battle Royale is available on Nintendo Switch. Starting today, players can download the game for free on the Nintendo eShop and squad up with their friends in the same room or around the world!
Fortnite Battle Royale for Nintendo Switch is the same game players know from PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, Mac, and mobile.… Read the rest
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Inaugural Southeast Asia League (SEAL) tournament at BroadcastAsia2018

WeOne, a Blockchain-based esports tournament and gaming platform, together with esports organizer Cresmos, will host its first live esports tournament – Southeast Asian League (SEAL) in Singapore from 26-28 June 2018. The tournament will take place at BroadcastAsia2018, Asia’s top industry event for pro-audio, film, digital media and broadcasting, organised by UBM.… Read the rest

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Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege, Players numbers go past 35 million

Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), Ubisoft® announced that Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Siege has surpassed 35 Million Registered Players across all platforms. Released in 2015, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Siege has become one of the most successful multiplayer shooter and continues to evolve in Year 3 with regular content updates as recent as last week’s Operation Para Bellum, the largest content update to date.… Read the rest

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#ChickenForCharity! A Games Industry PUBG Tournament

SpecialEffect, in collaboration with PUBG Corp. and SEGA® Europe Ltd, have today announced a games industry PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS™ tournament to help raise money for their cause. On Friday 22nd June, 25 teams representing some of the biggest names in gaming will battle it out to be crowned #ChickenForCharity Champion. The whole event will be live-streamed on twitch.tv/specialeffectteam… Read the rest

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Dragon Ball FighterZ – World Tour announced

Leading interactive entertainment developer and publisher BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe are excited to announce the DRAGON BALL FighterZ – World Tour. This new fighting game tournament series will be centred around the smash hit anime fighting game, DRAGON BALL FighterZ.

The inaugural stop for the DRAGON BALL FighterZ – World Tour begins at the CEO Fighting Game Championships taking place 29th June – 1st July in Daytona Beach, Florida.… Read the rest

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Seoul Dynasty (Overwatch League) strike deal with pH-1 and DaviDior

Overwatch League team Seoul Dynasty have partnered with renowned Korean-American musicians pH-1 and DaviDior to produce an exclusive walk-on song for the team. Showcasing the convergence of gaming, music, and entertainment culture, this initiative from the Seoul Dynasty meshes esports with the worldwide Hallyu phenomenon.

“pH-1 and DaviDior are both incredible musicians, and when we learned that they were fans of our Seoul Dynasty team, we knew we had to work together to make something great happen,” said Arnold Hur, Chief Growth Officer of the Seoul Dynasty.… Read the rest

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Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, ‘Global Games voting’ now live

The Hearthstone Global Games are nearly upon us, and we’re calling on card-slingers from around the world to vote for the players they’d like to represent their homeland.

We’ve narrowed down the field of viable competitors to the nine highest Hearthstone Competitive Point earners in each eligible nation. The top point earner per country has been locked in as the team Anchor, but it’s up to esports fans to decide the remaining three players to form their national team.

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The DRG Initiative, “Gameshow Shooter” now has an ESL season

Futuristic third-person shooter blasting through Steam Early Access with public tournaments, free Steam weekends and thousands of dollars in prizes

Futuristic third-person shooter The DRG Initiative is partnering with ESL for a series of public tournaments where thousands of dollars can be won by the best players.

ESL, the world’s largest esports company, will hold Go4 cups for twelve weeks, beginning on 1 July.… Read the rest

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Quake Champions, June update adds Bots

Quake Champions continues to evolve and grow in Early Access thanks to the feedback from the community, and this month’s update is no exception. Live today, the game’s June update introduces innovative features that will make it faster and easier for friends to jump in and get good together, including the launch of one of the community’s most requested features – Bots.… Read the rest

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FNATIC announces Fortnite team tryouts

FNATIC, one of the world’s leading global esports brands, revealed that attendees at this year’s E3 in Los Angeles (June 12-14) will have the opportunity to catch the eye of scouts recruiting for FNATIC’s Fortnite team. The team will be hosting tryouts for the team under the watchful eye of Ettnix, FNATIC’s Fortnite captain and currently ranked top five in the world.… Read the rest