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News from Psyonix

LAN and Director Mode

After last week’s huge information dump on the Autumn Update, Psyonix was more low-key with their news this week, as they detailed the new [LAN and Director Mode features](https://www.rocketleague.com/news/autumn-update-local-matches-director-mode/). In the new LAN mode, PCs on a local network will be able to browse and play matches on a server running locally.… Read the rest

Blizzard Entertainment

The 2017 World Championship Series (WCS) is coming to an end, and BlizzCon is right around the corner. Professional StarCraft II players have been competing all year for a chance at the schedule’s most prestigious tournament, and most competitors are confirmed at this point. However, there’s one event left to score some last-minute WCS points, and five of the best players in the world are competing for the last available spot.… Read the rest

Blizzard Entertainment

The final weekend of HGC league play has concluded, and it’s time to look ahead: to the Playoffs next weekend, the Crucible beyond that, and the HGC Finals at BlizzCon in less than 40 days’ time. Here are the headlines from this past weekend in the HGC, as well as a preview of what’s to come.… Read the rest

ELEAGUE

This Week’s Top Storylines:

LIVE TBS SHOWCASE:  Turner and IMG’s ELEAGUE CS:GO Premier 2017will present live coverage of the Group D showcase beginning Friday, Sept. 29, at 10 p.m. ET on TBS. The Premier’s final group stage competition will see the top-ranked CS:GO team SK Gaming, ELEAGUE Major and Clash for Cash: The Rematch Champions Astralis, popular North American contender Team Liquid and qualifying hopefuls Heroic, contending for the final two remaining playoff spots and a larger share of the event’s $1 million prize pool.… Read the rest

IEM

Last weekend, September 23-34, the East & Southeast Asian qualifier took place determining the tenth team to join FaZe Clan, G2 Esports, SK Gaming, Astralis, Cloud9, Team Liquid, Gambit Esports, Immortals, and Ninjas in Pyjamas in the Bay Area this November. After two days of hard-fought matches, it was the winners of IEM Taipei 2016, the MongolZ, who bested all of their opponents and will once again compete in Intel Extreme Masters.… Read the rest

ELEAGUE

Richard Lewis

Group B was mostly dominated by the story surrounding Brazilian team, Immortals. It might be the most spectacular nosedive in Counter-Strike history, a team that made the major final in Krakow just two months ago, now completely falling apart. It has nothing to do with results. The team remains capable of beating anything North America might throw at it and a good chunk of Europe too.… Read the rest

Enrollment for the Brawlhalla US Regional Qualifiers will close Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, at 8:59pm PDT for the US-West Regional Qualifier and Friday, October 6, at 11:59pm EDT for the US-East Regional Qualifier. Champions thirsty for fame can sign up for free on Smash.gg. The first place winners of each tournament will qualify for one of the Top 32 spots in the second annual Brawlhalla World Championship Expo (BCX) and receive a flight to Atlanta and hotel accommodations to participate in the competition.… Read the rest

Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. has confirmed that its PES LEAGUE WORLD TOUR 2018 will be the official UEFA Champions League eSports competition.

Since 2009, KONAMI has been working with European governing Football federation, UEFA, with the license agreement to recreate the UEFA Champions League, the competition that determines the best club football team in European Football.… Read the rest

Synchronous multiplayer fighting game developer nWay has announced that Power Rangers: Legacy Wars, developed in partnership with Saban Brands and Lionsgate , will be one of the featured titles in Amazon’s Mobile Masters Las Vegas (MMLV) live esports event. Taking place from Oct. 14-15, 2017 at the Millennial Esports Arena at Neonopolis in Las Vegas, MMLV will host the championship rounds of the first official Power Rangers: Legacy Wars tournament with a cash prize of $10,000 for the winner.… Read the rest

ESL Gaming

Trinity Series is back! Season 2 of the Hearthstone® team league, featuring Blizzard Entertainment’s internationally acclaimed digital card game, and presented by ESL and Intel®, kicks off this September 27th and will once again feature seven weeks of online play followed by a playoff finals for the top four teams.… Read the rest

FACEIT, the world’s leading independent competitive gaming platform, is partnering with the Capcom Pro Tour, AESVI and Fandango Club, the event organizers of the Milan Games Week, to bring the EU Regional Finals of Street Fighter® V to Milan Games Week on Sunday, Oct. 1. The tournament, organized by FACEIT, will mark the third consecutive year the Capcom Pro Tour has hosted a premiere event at Milan Games Week.… Read the rest

Leading eSports organisation Fnatic has made it to the League of Legends World Finals in China, which starts on Saturday and runs through until November 4^th.  After storming home with a 3-0 victory over H2K in the regional qualifiers, the team have touched down in China to compete for world glory. … Read the rest

IEM

Eight teams will compete in both EU and NA for a slot in Bay Area’s premier CS:GO tournament.

While FaZe Clan, G2 Esports, SK Gaming, Astralis, Cloud9, Team Liquid, Gambit Esports, Immortals, and Ninjas in Pyjamas are already confirmed teams for IEM Oakland, three more teams have a chance to secure a ticket to the event through the closed qualifiers for Europe, North America, and East & Southeast Asia.… Read the rest

Blizzard Entertainment

$10,000 is on the line in São Paulo this weekend as the four remaining Latin American teams compete in a double-elimination bracket for their spot at the HGC Finals in November at BlizzCon. From the southern region (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Bolivia) the Red Canids will face off against fellow Brazilian squad Black Dragons in the first round.… Read the rest