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Astralis have announced that Jacob “Pimp” Winneche will be standing in for Astralis, taking the place of Nicolai “dev1ce” Reedtz.
Over the course of this month, Nicolai “dev1ce” Reedtz of Astralis has fallen ill and will not be able to continue to participate in ECS Season 4. His team have now announced Jacob “Pimp” Winneche will be standing in for the team during Nicolai’s recovery period.… Read the rest
Immortals have forfeited all their Season 4 matches as they are unable to field 60% of their registered line-up.
The Esports Championship Series have been informed that ECS Season 4 team Immortals are unable to field a line-up containing 60% of their registered players for their remaining four matches.
ECS rules state that a team cannot change more than 60% of their line-up during a full season.… Read the rest
Top 5 Plays from ELEAGUE Injustice 2 Championship
Check out the Top 5 Plays from the ELEAGUE Championship for Injustice 2 featuring the elimination of Sonic Fox, an amazing character power + supermove combination, a reverse 3-2 victory, and an epic comeback. Credits to ForeverKing, Happy Pow, Foxy Grampa, and Tekken Master.… Read the rest
LOL eSports
On Oct 27, we suspended Li “Vasilii” Wei Jun for audible threats of physical violence toward his girlfriend on his October 26 personal stream. After that, we conducted a deeper investigation into the incident:
We have questioned both Vasilii and his girlfriend separately, both remotely and in person. Both of them denied that Vasilii physically assaulted her, and there is no conclusive evidence to the contrary.… Read the rest
One of the winningest esports schools in North America can now proudly say that they will offer scholarships for varsity players and club members. University of British Columbia will begin giving out these scholarships next year after terms are finalized, an announcement received with excitement by a community that has felt largely overlooked by their school in spite of their successes.… Read the rest
The first-ever Formula 1® Esports Series Finals will take place Friday 24th and Saturday 25th November in the F1 paddock, forming part of the the 2017 FORMULA 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
The final event will consist of three races, held on the Montreal, Spa-Francorchamps and Yas Marina virtual circuit layouts.… Read the rest
Blizzard
Ready for more Heroes esports?
Returning for its second year, the Gold Club World Championship (GCWC) will play host to eight of the top Heroes of the Storm teams in the world. The tournament begins November 27 and will see a selection of HGC teams battle for their portion of a $300,000 prize pool in Beijing, China.… Read the rest
Echo Fox, the premiere eSports organization, announced that it has been awarded one of the ten charter North American League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) franchises by Riot Games. League of Legends (LoL), the popular multiplayer online battle arena title is also the most widespread esport title in the world; its recent Beijing championship saw a peak of 106 million live unique viewers on Twitch and 80,000 event attendees.… Read the rest
ESL Gaming
The first season of Vip Adria League is coming to an end. Over the past three month, teams in CS:GO and League of League of Legends as well as players in FIFA have given their all in an effort to claim one of the four spots per game for a chance to claim the title at Reboot Infogamer 2017 expo in Zagreb, Croatia.… Read the rest
After naming ENCE the champions of the Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege Season 3 Pro League Final that took place in Sao Paulo from November 17th – 19th, Ubisoft announced Year 3 of Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege, continuing to bring exciting and thrilling challenges to its fans.… Read the rest
Daybreak Games’ H1Z1 just received a new content update, bringing an all-new Combat Zone, Daily Challenges and more to the popular battle royale shooter.
CD PROJEKT RED, creators of The Witcher series of games, would like to invite gamers to watch the live coverage from the November 2017 GWENT Open tournament, which will be taking place this weekend in Warsaw, Poland.
8 players who ranked the highest during GWENT Masters’ first Pro Ladder season will compete for Crown Points and a share of the $25,000 prize pool.… Read the rest
Gfinity eSports
One week left. One match that could define an entire season. One moment that could mean the difference between playoff qualification and going home wondering what might have been. How many Game 7 moments will Week 7 produce? Let’s find out.
SFV
The top two in the league kick off Friday’s action as Prophecy tackle Envy.… Read the rest
Newegg, the leading tech-focused e-retailer in North America, announced its promotion plans in partnership with this weekend’s Intel® Extreme Masters (IEM) Oakland 2017 esports competition (Nov. 18 & 19, Oakland, CA). During the event, Newegg’s on-site presence will feature discounted gaming products, partner demos and sweepstakes with valuable prize packages.… Read the rest
CAPCOM
This is it! The NA Regional Finals at Red Bull Battle Grounds 2017 is taking place this weekend at Boston, MA, USA from November 18th and 19th and it will be the last event before Capcom Cup 2017 in December. As a Regional Final, this event will have two parts.… Read the rest