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Having made a big splash entering Early Access on Steam® earlier this year, Square Enix Collective® and Bulkhead Interactive™ are excited to announce that Battalion 1944™ players will be treated to a huge, comprehensive update ahead of a four day long $50,000 tournament later this year – all as part of the ongoing commitment to support and update the game throughout its Early Access period.… Read the rest
Nintendo has released new details about who will be participating in its two competitive gaming tournaments next month, as well as how people can get in to watch all the action in person. The Splatoon 2 World Championship and Super Smash Bros. Invitational 2018 will run June 11-12 at the Belasco Theater at 1050 S.… Read the rest
The critically-acclaimed MotoGP™ eSport Championship returns in 2018, with more challenges, more chances to win, and an increased number of platforms available to compete on, making it sure to be a bigger and better show than ever before. For this season, the competition is available for players on the three gaming platforms: PlayStation® 4, Xbox One and PC, giving more opportunities for gamers to become World Champion.… Read the rest
Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. has announced that PES 2019 will feature seven new fully licensed leagues, with seven confirmed and two more to be announced at a later date. This announcement is part of KONAMI’s ongoing commitment to increase the number of licenses within the PES series.
The confirmed seven new authentic leagues available in PES 2019 include: Danish Superliga, Portugal’s Liga NOS, Belgium Pro League, Swiss Super League, Scotland’s Ladbrokes Premiership, Superliga Argentine, and exclusive to PES 2019, the Russian Premier Liga.… Read the rest
Codemasters announced that Volkswagen R will sponsor the forthcoming final of the DiRT World Championships. The final, which will take place on Saturday 26th May at Silverstone as part of Speedmachine, will pit the fastest six DiRT 4 players in the world against each other live on Motorsport.tv and Twitch from 2pm (BST).… Read the rest
Daybreak Games® announced that H1Z1®: Battle Royale, the original standalone battle royale game, is now available for free on PlayStation® 4. The battle royale shooter is currently in Open Beta with a full release scheduled for later this year.
H1Z1 has been redesigned specifically for PlayStation 4 players, with a larger weapon arsenal – six new weapons – and fully reworked UI among the new features.… Read the rest
Independent video game developer and publisher, Psyonix, has announced that the Salty Shores Update will launch in Rocket League on May 29 for all platforms (pending first party certifications).
The Salty Shores Update will include:
After the successful Winter Series, Gfinity is excited to announce the Gfinity Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Spring Series 2018, which will see the best talent battle to become Champions of Europe and North America and take a share of the $50,000 prize pool.
The Gfinity Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Spring Series 2018 is now open for registrations to teams of all skill levels across Europe and North America.… Read the rest
GINX Esports TV, the world’s biggest international esports TV network, just announced that it has acquired the broadcasting rights for the ESL One Birmingham 2018.
Held in Birmingham later this week, the ESL One Birmingham is the very first Dota 2 Major tournament organised in the UK. Arguably the year’s most exciting esports event in the UK, ESL One Birmingham has already broken records, becoming the fastest selling ESL Dota 2 event ever.… Read the rest
Ubisoft® announces that the Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Pro League Season 7 Finals has crowned a new champion, Team Liquid. Led by an impressive André ‘Nesk’ Oliveira, the Brazilian roster beat the current world champion PENTA Sports in an epic grand final. Taking place at Harrah’s Resort Atlantic City Hotel & Casino, the Season 7 Finals gathered the eight best teams across the world, two teams from each of the four Pro League regions: Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America and North America.… Read the rest
CD PROJEKT RED, creators of The Witcher series of games, announce that Ilias “AretuzaAndyWand” Karamanis has won the May 2018 GWENT Open tournament!
Ushering the GWENT Masters rivalry into its second half, the May 2018 GWENT Open saw highest ranked Pro Ladder players face off this past weekend. The tournament’s stakes included a $25,000 prize pool and Crown Points, which serve as ranking points of GWENT’s official esports series.… Read the rest
Stunlock Studios today announced that the Grand Finals of Battlerite Pro League Season 1 will be held in Sweden at DreamHack Summer on 16-17 June, 2018. It will feature a showdown of the best-of-the-best in Europe, North America, South America, and Korea to crown the Season 1 Champion. Twitch is the exclusive live streaming partner for the league with the first three seasons being broadcast on twitch.tv/battlerite… Read the rest
Ubisoft® announced the full details for Operation Para Bellum, one of the largest content updates yet for Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Siege. Operation Para Bellum introduces two new defending operators, Alibi and Maestro, alongside an all-new map, Villa, set in the Italian countryside. Year Three Season Two also brings a breath of innovation, including a new intel gadget, operator speed adjustments, various other gameplay improvements, and the all new Pick & Ban setting – a feature that evolves the way players engage with multiplayer.… Read the rest
To mark the first anniversary of the release of Guns of Boom, Game Insight has announced that Guns of Boom’s debut esports season will kick off on June 9. Guns of Boom’s inaugural season is being presented in collaboration with ESL, the world’s largest esports company, and will award $200,000 in prize money.… Read the rest
BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe revealed the first Party Battle event is live on PlayStation®4, Xbox One and PC. Party Battle and FighterZ Cup are new online modes added to DRAGON BALL FighterZ through the free update on 9th May.
Party Battle mode enables 3 players to join forces in co-op fights.… Read the rest