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ELEAGUE | Road to the Boston Major – Grand Final in Series Finale

ELEAGUE

Turner and IMG’s ELEAGUE | Road to the Boston Major will revisit the thrilling Grand Final match of its most recent Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major Championship, spotlighting Cloud9’s historic victory as the first American roster to win a Major, Friday, March 9, at 10 p.m. ET/PT on TBS. The final episode of the five-part series has explored the relationships between the game’s elite players and their loved ones, their inspiration to follow their dreams and their experiences competing on the world’s most prominent stage for CS:GO.… Read the rest

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HaloWC Sydney Finals Preview

HCS

The Halo World Championship train rolls on as the title tour heads down under to the shores of Australia. The HaloWC 2018 Sydney Finals will showcase the best Halo talent in the Australia-New Zealand region, with the top two squads punching their proverbial ticket for Seattle and the HaloWC Finals to fight for a million-dollar prize pool.… Read the rest

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TEKKEN 7 Takes Flight to Greater Esports Heights

BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc. via independent partnerships with Twitch, Red Bull, and ELEAGUE is bringing TEKKEN™ 7 tournament events around the country and delivering the game’s hard-hitting action into living rooms throughout the nation. Through a variety of live events, TEKKEN 7 fans and serious fighting game players will be able to participate in a multitude of tournaments held throughout the United States or simply revel and cheer for their favorite players – at the highest levels of competitive play – on TV and online.… Read the rest

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Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege, Content update one for season three

Ubisoft announced that “Outbreak” Event and Operation Chimera’s two new operators, the first major content for Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege Year 3, is available for consoles and PC. This new content is also accompanied by select modifications to the game’s various editions, first announced at the Six Invitational.

Year 3 First Content:
This season’s two new operators are specialists in biohazard situations and, on top of being playable in adversarial multiplayer in Operation Chimera,  will have to face a major threat in the game’s first co-op event: Outbreak.… Read the rest

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Heroes of the Dorm – Regional Play Week 4

Blizzard Entertainment

Heroes of the Dorm’s regular season wraps up this week. Take a look back at key match-ups from Week 4.

•[Université Laval](UL) def. [University of Ontario Institute of Technology](UOIT) 2-0 Match Results
•[University of Kentucky](UK) def. [Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis](IUPUI) 2-0 Match Results
•[University of California – Irvine](UCI) def.… Read the rest

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Project CARS 2, ‘Porsche Legends Pack’ is out

Slightly Mad Studios and BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment announced the release of the second expansion pack for Project CARS 2, the Porsche Legends Pack. Experience Porsche’s 70th anniversary with this fully-loaded pack and immerse yourself in a content rich landscape of thrills, sounds and pure racing history.

Strap yourself in for an enduring journey by racing nine Porsche cars around Porsche’s very own FIA-certified ‘Porsche On-road Circuit Leipzig’ race-track, a first for any racing simulation game.… Read the rest

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Rocket League, ‘DC Super Heroes DLC Pack’ is available

The DC Super Heroes DLC Pack is available in Rocket League for $3.99 USD (or regional equivalent). The pack includes two premium Battle-Cars and a bevy of cosmetic items inspired by the greatest Super Heroes that inhabit the DC universe.

The DLC is licensed by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment on behalf of DC Entertainment and includes:

  • 2 Premium Batman Battle-Cars
    • The Dark Knight Rises Tumbler from Warner Bros.
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The TEKKEN World Tour returns in 2018!

TEKKEN eSports

the TEKKEN World Tour will return for another year. The 2017 Tour featured incredible action from beginning to end. We saw the dominance of JDCR and SAINT, the return of JimmyJTran, the rise of SuperAkouma and Noroma, and the crowning of a new world champion in Qudans.

We are proud of what we did in last year, but we want to make the 2018 TEKKEN World Tour even better.… Read the rest

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StarCraft’s 20th Anniversary

Throughout the month, we’ll be celebrating this epic milestone with our community. Revisit the saga that introduced the world to iconic characters like Jim Raynor, Sarah Kerrigan, and Zeratul, and helped set the stage for esports as we know them today.

  • StarCraft Short Film: On March 31, we’re debuting StarCraft is Life: A 20th Anniversary Celebration, which features StarCraft players from around the world sharing how the series has impacted their lives.
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The Hearthstone Championship Tour is headed to Toronto

Blizzard Entertainment

HCT Toronto is a Grand Prix-style Tour Stop taking place March 9 through 11, with 191 Hearthstone Competitive Points and $15,000 USD on the line! It’s also the final Tour Stop for Season 1, so make sure to sign up.

Tournament Information

HCT Toronto will feature a 256-player Swiss bracket that will narrow down to a single elimination playoff.… Read the rest