Blizzard World is now open to the public! Overwatch’s brand-new hybrid Assault/Escort map is set in an amusement park celebrating the Warcraft, StarCraft, and Diablo universes. Charge the gates of Stormwind, sneak through the Nexus Experience, and guide the payload through areas filled with high ground, flanking routes, and environmental hazards.… Read the rest
New formula for the Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Pro League 2018 – 2020
Ubisoft® announced a new formula for the Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Pro League and for all Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege worldwide competitions, from amateur to professional levels, for the 2018 – 2020 period. A new structure designed to support the growth of the Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® esports scene after two initial successful years, will kick off on June 2018.… Read the rest
Blizzard World, A New Hybrid Map – Overwatch Video
Blizzard World, A New Hybrid Map – Overwatch Video
Epic fun detected: Welcome to Blizzard World.
See your favorite gaming memories come to life in Overwatch’s new hybrid map as you attack and defend the payload across Azeroth, Tristram, the Koprulu Sector, and beyond!… Read the rest
Heroes of the Storm returns to Katowice with the Western Clash this March
ESL Gaming
We are happy to announce that Heroes of the Storm® will make its third appearance at the IEM EXPO during Intel® Extreme Masters World Championship taking place beginning March 2! The very best teams from Europe and North America will battle it out in the Western Clash in front of the Katowice crowd.… Read the rest
CWL Pro League Stage One Division A Preview
CWL Pro League
As the 2018 CWL Pro League’s Opening Night approaches, here is a look at the eight Division A teams who will compete for a chance at Stage One’s $700,000 prize pool.
After fielding 16 of the world’s best Call of Duty teams through two Call of Duty World League Presented by PlayStation 4 Global Opens and 21 CWL 2K tournaments played across three international regions, the CWL League Pro League is ready to kick off starting on January 23, 2018.… Read the rest
ELEAGUE Major: Boston to Crown Counter-Strike: Global Offensive World Champion
ELEAGUE
Turner and IMG’s ELEAGUE will host the thrilling conclusion to the first CS:GO Major Championship of 2018 – The ELEAGUE Major: Boston – with live coverage from Boston’s Agganis Arena presented on Twitch, beginning Friday, Jan. 26, at 10 a.m. ET. Eight of the initial 24 teams remain in contention for the title of World Champion, and will face off in a single elimination bracket, playing best-of-three map matches until a victor emerges. … Read the rest
Trifecta Gaming Announces Season 5 SPL Roster
SMITE Pro League
As we move closer to Season 5 of the SMITE Pro League, more and more of our partner organizations are locking in their rosters and making official announcements about which pro players will be playing under their banners. Today, we’re excited to announce that Trifecta Gaming has confirmed their lineup for the upcoming season of the SPL.… Read the rest
TyLoo qualify for Intel Extreme Masters World Championship Katowice
Intel Extreme Masters
Eight invited and eight qualified – a total of 16 CS:GO teams will compete at this year’s IEM World Championship Katowice. With the invited teams having recently been revealed, all is left is keeping a close eye to the regional qualifiers as teams fight for the remaining slots.… Read the rest
CFPL Season 12 Pre-Season Starts
CrossFire eSports
We would like to give you a brief announcement of the CFPL Season 12 Pre-Season.
The pre-season starts from Jan 19th until Mar 6th (there is a break from Feb 5th till Feb 25th due to Chinese holiday), with 6 Chinese and 4 international teams competing against each other to prove their strength.… Read the rest
Splyce Announces Season 5 SPL Roster
SMITE eSports
We’re in the thick of the free agency period for the next season of the SMITE Pro League, but a few of our partner organizations have already nailed down their rosters for the upcoming split. Spacestation Gaming announced their lineup — and today, we’re excited to confirm that Splyce has also announced their roster for Season 5.… Read the rest
Spacestation Gaming Announces Season 5 SPL Roster
SMITE eSports
We here at Hi-Rez Studios are excited to announce that Spacestation Gaming, one of our partner organizations for Season 5 of the SMITE Pro League, has announced their roster lineup for the upcoming season. This team boasts some NA superstars that you know and love, along with some old pros who are looking to make a comeback on the competitive scene.… Read the rest
Heroes of the Dorm Leads Tespa’s College Esports Lineup in 2018
Student gamers everywhere can now matriculate in a full schedule of college esports programs, as Tespa, Blizzard Entertainment’s college esports network, has revealed its lineup of tournaments and events for this year, including the fourth edition of Heroes of the Dorm™. With programs for Hearthstone® and StarCraft® II in addition to Heroes of the Storm®, Tespa will award more than $1 million in scholarships and prizing by the end of the 2017–18 academic year.… Read the rest
Jan “Superjj102” Janssen is 2018’s first GWENT Open winner
CD PROJEKT RED, creators of The Witcher series of games, announce that Jan “Superjj102” Janssen has triumphed in this year’s first GWENT Open tournament, which took place last weekend in Warsaw, Poland.
In the tournament, the Pro Ladder’s top 8 fought for their share of a $25,000 prize pool, as well as Crown Points, awarded to tournament participants for their achievements in GWENT’s official esports series.… Read the rest
Chen “tom60229” Wei-Lin is the 2017 Hearthstone Championship Tour (HCT) World Champion
From Jan. 18 to Jan. 21, sixteen of the best Hearthstone professional players in the world gathered at the iconic Beurs van Berlage in Amsterdam, Netherlands for the 2017 HCT World Championship.
With the title of World Champion and the lion’s share of the tournament’s $1 million prize pool up for grabs, the tournament was set up to showcase the most competitive and exciting Hearthstone matches of the year. |
WCS Circuit 2018 kicks off in Leipzig
The StarCraft II World Championship Series is back! The first WCS Circuit event of the year gets underway in Leipzig, Germany this weekend from Friday, January 26 to Sunday, January 28, and esports fans can follow the action live.
Tune in on Twitch to catch some of the world’s top pro players face off for a share of $100,000 USD and a place at the 2018 WCS Global Finals.… Read the rest