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Blizzard Entertainment
Summer might be winding down, but the Overwatch League is just getting started. We already announced nine city-based teams around the world, plus details about player salaries, roster signings, and the venue for the inaugural season. Now, we’re ready to reveal the final three teams for the first year of the Overwatch League, bringing the grand total to 12 teams, as well as important dates for the start of the league.… Read the rest
One of two Premier Events taking place this weekend (the other being EGX 2017 in Birmingham, England), SoCal Regionals 2017 will be bringing together top players from around the world to compete for coveted CPT points. Many top players from the USA are joined by players from South America and Asia.… Read the rest
On September 22-24 the amazing EGX CPT Premier returns! EGX 2017, held in Birmingham, England from September 22nd through 24th, will be drawing players from around the world in search of CPT points! Not only are many of Europe’s best players participating, but players from China and Japan are also making the trip to take part in this epic Premier Event!… Read the rest
Never Give Up – NGU, Is held in Santiago, Chile. It’s the biggest tournament here and one of most important of the Latin American region, where the best players will battle, to name a few, F3 Brolynho (Brazil), TSD GX Pikoro (Peru), SB Doomsnake (Panamá) and our local player F2G Moises, they all want to classifiy to the CPT 2017 LATAM Finals.… Read the rest
FV CUP 2017, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on September 23rd, is one of several exciting events coming at you on this action-packed Capcom Pro Tour weekend! One of the largest fighting game tournaments in Malaysia is coming, and there are many top players from across Asia expected to attend!… Read the rest
Turner and IMG’s ELEAGUE CS:GO Premier 2017 will present the Group C showcase with live coverage beginning Friday, Sept. 22, at 10 p.m. ET on TBS. Four teams – Virtus.pro, Ninjas in Pyjamas, Cloud9 and EnVyUs – will compete for two of the four remaining playoff spots and a larger share of the $1 million prize pool.… Read the rest
SQUARE ENIX® brings the excitement of DISSIDIA® FINAL FANTASY® NT’s team-brawler battles to the fans with monthly livestreams, titled “DISSIDIA FINAL FANTASY NT: LIVE FIGHTS,” leading up to the release next January.
The LIVE FIGHTS series brings DISSIDIA FINAL FANTASY NT cross-country, kicking off from the West Coast at SoCal Regionals, followed by an East Coast LIVE FIGHTS at New York Comic Con.… Read the rest
Hoplon, the Brazilian developers behind the upcoming free-to-play car-combat MOBA Heavy Metal Machines, is excited to announce that registration for Heavy Metal Machines South America Cup tournament hosted by ESL Play is now open.
All players across the globe, not just the professionals, can enter the tournament which consists of a prize pool up to BRL $12,500.… Read the rest
ESL Gaming
On the 27th and 28th of October 2017, we will get to see the most recent ESL National Champions in CS:GO fighting for yet another title on the main stage of ESL Arena at Madrid Gaming Experience. Heading to Madrid are the CS:GO champions of Spain (Movistar Riders), Germany (PANTHERS Gaming), France (EnVyUs Academy), South-East Europe (ex Outlaws), Poland (Team Kinguin) as well as the yet to be determined UK champion.… Read the rest
The Worlds stage has grown to fit more competitors than ever before. These are the players who stand above the rest, according to Jatt, Deficio, and PapaSmithy.
The 2017 League of Legends World Championship, also known as Worlds, is an international esports event where top teams from across the globe battle to hoist the World Championship trophy.… Read the rest
The stage is now set for the inaugural season of the Overwatch League™. Teams for Dallas, Houston, and Philadelphia have signed on, bringing the total for the first season to the targeted 12 franchises representing major cities in Asia, Europe, and North America. The new team owners announced today are:
The Overwatch League also announced today that preseason play will start on Wednesday, December 6, with a series of exhibition matches featuring all 12 teams.… Read the rest
Red Bull eSports
Of the 16 players who qualified for the Hearthstone Summer Championship, which of the pack are most likely to emerge victorious?
Over the past month Hearthstone players from around the world have once again been competing for a spot in the seasonal Championship finals. Europe, the Americas, Asia-Pacific and China have all hosted tournaments to decide the four players who will be representing each region at the HCT Summer Championship.
Rocket League News
Holy cow! What a truckload of information Psyonix has released over the past week.
To start, they detailed player banners, a new in-game item added in the next update. In addition to the Season 5 rewards, players will be able to collect other customizable player banners.… Read the rest
Blizzard Entertainment
The 2017 season for professional StarCraft II is coming to an end, which means it’s time to get ready for BlizzCon. Each year the top 16 players from all over the world come together in Anaheim to compete for the biggest prize pool of the season. The eight players representing the World Championship Series (WCS) Circuit have been decided, and here they are in the order of their WCS point standings.… Read the rest
Richard Lewis
ELEAGUE
Out of all the questions group A threw up, there was one that was barely worth asking. The few who were wondering if Renegades, with their new acquisition of Keith “NAF” Markovic, could achieve an upset in this stacked group, would receive an answer swiftly. They could not, and they couldn’t really be expected to.… Read the rest