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IEM, ESL Gaming
The group draw for the Intel® Extreme Masters World Championship Katowice has produced first round clashes between Liquid and Gambit, NiP and North and G2 vs. Virtus.pro.
The first set of matches will be played in a best of 1 format. All remaining games in the upper and lower bracket of each group are going to be best of 3 games.… Read the rest
League of Legends eSports
Jatt and Kobe return for This or That, the show where the slides are made up and the points don’t matter. Each week they’ll be back with fresh slides (which they’ve never seen) and will argue whether it’s “This” or “That”.… Read the rest
Jonathan “Reinforce” Larsson, Blizzard Entertainment
During Stage 1 of the inaugural Overwatch League, strengths and weaknesses manifested amidst our 12 teams. Some weaknesses are minor, but other teams have experienced major drawbacks that could potentially hinder their playoff hopes. The signing period began a couple weeks ago, and some teams have already made groundbreaking moves.… Read the rest
HCS
The dust may have barely had a chance to settle on the Orlando Open, but Halo World Championship action waits for no one, as all eyes turn east across the Atlantic for the HaloWC 2018 London Finals. Feb. 23-25, Europe’s finest Spartans will take to the virtual battlefield to make one final push towards a berth in the HaloWC Finals in Seattle.… Read the rest
CROSSFIRE
Casting talent line-up for CROSSFIRE IEM Expo invitational 2018.
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The streaming channel for the CROSSFIRE IEM Expo Invitational 2018.
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/ESL
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/CrossfireStars/live
Facebook live: https://www.facebook.com/crossfirestars/… Read the rest
Matt Franciscovich, Madden NFL 18 Ultimate League (MUL)
The real NFL season might be over but the Madden NFL 18 Ultimate League (MUL) is just starting to heat up. We’re in the midst of the inaugural season (yep, it’s the first ever!), which includes 16 of the absolute best Madden NFL competitors on the planet, split up into two conferences; the Legend Conference and the Elite Conference with competitors going head-to-head every week throughout the 13-week tournament.… Read the rest
Ubisoft® announced that the Six Invitational 2018, the premier event of the Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® esports scene second year, has reached unprecedented figures. The Six Invitational celebrated the anniversary of Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege’s release and brought together fans, pro players, developers and streamers in Montreal, Canada – birth city of the game.… Read the rest
Super League Gaming, amateur esports league, is marching into 2018 with purpose, announcing four new teams to bolster their expanding league roster. The four additions to the league include the: Atlanta Bashers, Tampa Bay Dungeoneers, Philadelphia Specters, and Washington D.C. Conspirators. The U.S. expansion further cements Super League Gaming’s esports prominence, and the teams will immediately join in on Super League Gaming’s trademark fun, competition, and camaraderie.… Read the rest
ELEAGUE, the premium eSports content and live tournament brand from Turner and IMG, has added TEKKEN® 7, the storied 3D fighting franchise from BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc., for the first-ever ELEAGUE | TEKKEN Team Takedown. The addition of TEKKEN® 7 further expands ELEAGUE’s collection of popular eSports titles.… Read the rest
FACEIT, the leading competitive gaming platform and creators of the Esports Championship Series (ECS), will host the first UK-based Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) Major at London’s SSE Arena, Wembley from 20th-23rd September. One of the first tournament organizers and competitive platforms in the CS:GO community, FACEIT has grown from hosting small open competitions and $1,500 monthly tournaments to becoming the leading competitive CS:GO platform and distributing $3M for its Esports Championship Series (ECS) per year.… Read the rest
Take control of 32 world warriors and test your mettle against players from around the world. Street Fighter IV: Champion Edition perfects the winning gameplay formula by offering the most exciting fighting game on mobile. Long time Street Fighter fans can jump into the action and have an instant familiarity with the controls.… Read the rest
Hans Oelschlägel, ESL Gaming
March 3rd marks the day of the second iteration of the CROSSFIRE IEM Expo Invitational 2018. Taking place at the Intel® Extreme Masters Expo, the Invitational is set to bring four of the strongest CROSSFIRE teams from Europe and China to the International Convention Center in Katowice, Poland.… Read the rest
Kien Lam, League of Legends eSports
Now that we’ve officially cleared the halfway mark on the split, I’d like to focus on what I think teams need to do to make a strong second-half push. It’s as simple as becoming a Kai’Sa main. Reminder that this isn’t a power ranking unless your idea of a power ranking is the teams listed in alphabetical order by standings.… Read the rest
Call of Duty World League Pro League
The 2018 Call of Duty World League Pro League, presented by PlayStation 4, had notable highlights during Division B’s second week of play. While Luminosity Gaming (1st, 6-1, 19-6) and Team EnVyUs’ (2nd, 6-1, 18-8) wins dominate community discussion, Division B’s other six teams produced standout plays throughout the week.… Read the rest
Aaron Blackman, Blizzard Entertainment
League play has wrapped up for the first part of Phase 1 in Europe and North America, and the stage is now set for the Western Clash on March 2. As new teams and grizzled veterans fought for their spots at the Western Clash during Week 5, we also witnessed a quick acceptance to a Support staple: Malfurion.… Read the rest