Oomba Acquires GameWorks

Oomba, Inc has announced that it has finalized its acquisition of the national location-based entertainment centers, GameWorks. With this merger, the company plans to bring eSports stadium facilities to existing locations, employ Oomba tournament management software and aggressively expand with further GameWorks facilities.

Oomba CEO, Michael Williams stated, “GameWorks is the perfect venue for our vision of eSports Stadiums, VR experiences and hosting ‘game night’ at GameWorks.… Read the rest

Celtic Throwdown 2017: Live Stream and Event Information

Celtic Throwdown 2017, held this weekend from September 2nd through 3rd in Dublin, Irelend is one of several exciting Ranking Events taking place this weekend around the world. This event features Japan’s Hx|CYG BST|Daigo Umehara, winner of last week’s E-Sports Festival Hong Kong 2017 Premier Event, as well as top regional players such as France’s Method RB|Luffy, Norway’s BX3|Phenom and Ireland’s Method|Cobelcog.… Read the rest

WCS Challenger Sets the Stage for Montreal

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The World Championship Series (WCS) Montreal is coming in early September, and 16 players have made their way through the brutal Challenger bracket to secure their seeds. Here are some of the highlights leading into the final WCS Circuit event of the year.

A More Even Split

At the last two Circuit events, Zerg players have dominated the qualifiers.… Read the rest

Esports Championship Series Confirms 16 Teams To Complete in ECS Development League Season 4

Esports Championship Series, the revolutionary esports league by competitive gaming platform FACEIT, has announced the 16 teams set to compete in the Season 4 ECS Development League. The ECS Development League kicks off on Tuesday, August 29, with PGL Kraków Major winners Gambit and European giants North, among others, looking to earn a place in Season 4 of the ECS main league.… Read the rest

19-Year-Old “clawz” Shocks Quake World Championships With Sweep of Duel, Sacrifice Finals

19-year-old Nikita “clawz” Marchinksy from Belarus shocked the Quake esports scene this weekend at the first Quake World Championships, overpowering experienced veterans and teams to claim both the Duel crown as an individual, and the Sacrifice crown as part of Team 2Z.

  • Watch clawz take down Quake vet Vo0 in the Duel Finals: 

  • Watch Team 2Z eliminate Team NOTOFAST in the Sacrifice Finals:

Joined by his Team 2Z teammates Latrommi, Silencep and Xron, clawz helped claim the $300,000 Sacrifice Grand Prize with a 3-1 victory over NOTOFAST, a squad of legendary Quake veterans that includes noctis, fazz, stermy and toxjq.… Read the rest

GameWorks & Unrivaled Tournament to Host Free Games for PAX West Attendees

From September 1st through 4th, the Unrivaled Tournament Series, and GameWorks Seattle will be offering free game play to all registered attendees of the PAX West convention.

The Seattle GameWorks store was the fourth location in the Unrivaled Tournament multi-city Regionals where winning players earned an expense-free trip to Las Vegas for the Finals on October 27th – 29th being held at Bally’s and The Paris.

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Blade & Soul Esports North American Regional Championships on Sept. 3, 2017 at PAX West’s PAX Arena

The best North American Blade & Soul Esports teams will compete in the Blade & Soul Regional Championship at PAX West in the PAX Arena on Sept. 3. Matches will be all day with finals beginning at ~6:30 p.m. PDT. The winner and runners up of the tournament will – for the first time in Blade & Soul’s history – secure their invitation to represent North America against 16 other teams from around the globe to be crowned the best of the best in Blade & Soul’s World Championships.… Read the rest

ELEAGUE Unveils Commentator Lineup for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Premier 2017

ELEAGUE, the premium esports tournament and content brand from Turner and IMG, has unveiled its full commentator lineup for the upcoming ELEAGUE CS:GO Premier 2017. The Premier is set to launch with a special preview show airing Friday, Sept. 1, at 10 p.m. ET/PT on TBS. Live action will take center stage the following week with the Group A round showcased Friday, Sept.… Read the rest