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The British Esports Association, the not-for-profit organization set up to promote and support esports, has teamed up with SpecialEffect and Percent as part of World Esports Day.
The global gaming celebration takes place on October 24th 2020 and will see various organizations and members of the esports community running streams and activities to spread awareness of the positives of esports.… Read the rest
Codemasters launched its first DIRT 5 Xbox Series X gameplay trailer, revealing the visual upgrade and benefits players will experience when the console launches on 10 November. The wheel-to-wheel pack-racing action takes place in several locations around the world including Italy, China, Norway, and the USA.
With vastly improved load times, players get to the action faster than ever before.… Read the rest
Following the success of the second instalment of the F1 Esports Virtual Grand Prix, six Formula 1 drivers will battle it out at the Virtual Chinese Grand Prix this Sunday, 19th April at 18:00 BST. After winning the last race on his debut, Charles Leclerc will be out for victory once again, as he takes on his fellow Formula 1 competitors, George Russell, Antonio Giovinazzi, Lando Norris, Alex Albon, and Nicholas Latifi on Sunday’s starting grid.… Read the rest
Two wins and four overall podiums in the first three races propelled Jarno Opmeer and Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN F1 Esports Team into the lead of the F1 Esports Series as the 2020 campaign began with a bang for the team.
Pitched against the best drivers in the world in the most competitive field in the Series’ history, Opmeer and team-mate, Daniel Bereznay, established themselves as the pair to beat in the first week of the four-event championship, with races in Bahrain, Vietnam and China testing them in a variety of tracks.… Read the rest
Chilling undead creep back into PUBG MOBILE today as the Infection Mode returns to the blockbuster mobile game just in time for Halloween. Infection Mode was first launched in the 0.14.0 content update of PUBG MOBILE in August 2019. From now through Monday, Nov. 9, players can get into this favorite mode again in the action-packed gameplay through a free content update.… Read the rest
Lenovo™ announced the launch of the Lenovo Esports Solutions for Education, advisory services to bring custom, end-to-end solutions for K-12 and university esports programs. Committed to building smarter technology to empower students and teachers through transformative education solutions, Lenovo is helping esports level up the intersections of learning and gaming.
The Lenovo Esports Solutions for Education features a comprehensive offering of advisory and support services combined with equipment, software and hardware, including products from the Lenovo Legion and Workstation lines, all backed by education warranty and leasing options.… Read the rest
Wargaming announced that the iconic band, Korn, and free-to-play video game titan, World of Tanks Blitz, launched a special Halloween collaboration, revealing the music video for ‘Finally Free’, a track featured on Korn’s latest studio album, The Nothing. The exclusive video sets the stage for World of Tanks Blitz’s brand-new Halloween mode: Burning Games.… Read the rest
PUBG Corporation revealed Season 9. The latest PUBG Season features a new battleground called Paramo, which takes place in a land filled with ancient secrets cradled among the clouds in the highlands of South America. Survivors can jump into Season 9 when it releases for PC via Steam on 21 October and 29 October for Xbox One, PlayStation®4, and Stadia, the new generation gaming platform from Google.… Read the rest
The champions of Azeroth can begin preparations for their journey into the beyond—the Shadowlands pre-patch is now live!
This content update introduces a majority of the game system changes coming to World of Warcraft ahead of Shadowlands, including:
Halloween Terror is live on PC, Xbox One, PS4, and Nintendo Switch! Cosmetic unlocks from previous events will also be available, alongside new rewards you can earn this year. Log in from October 13 through November 3 for some scary good fun!
To celebrate the one-year anniversary of Overwatch on Switch, Nintendo is also brewing up a free trial* from October 13 to October 20 – with a 50% off Legendary Edition sale running until October 25!
Gaming in Turkey, a media hub and esports agency serving the gaming and esports market in Turkey has partnered with FACEIT, the world’s leading platform for online competitive gaming to help develop the collegiate esports ecosystem in Turkey. The partnership will start with a collegiate Counter Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) league, providing university students with an opportunity to showcase and hone their skills through competitions hosted on FACEIT.… Read the rest
FACEIT revealed the launch of its first Collegiate programs for Counter Strike: Global Offensive, League of Legends and Valorant with a combined prizepool of $55k. The programs represent the further development of the FACEIT Collegiate Division which recently partnered with Ubisoft on the first collegiate esports league for Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Siege
The FACEIT Collegiate Leagues will see tournaments across three leading games, CS:GO League of Legends, and VALORANT, offering competitive opportunities for collegiate players of all levels.… Read the rest
Nickelodeon’s world-famous Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will soon become playable characters in the hit video game SMITE: Battleground of the Gods.
“Nickelodeon’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are a global, cross-generational classic and bringing them to SMITE is a thrill for us,” says Alex Cantatore, Hi-Rez Studios Brand Director of Live Games.… Read the rest
Professional and Amateur drivers taking part in the Ferrari Hublot Esports Series battled it out yesterday on Zandvoort track for their chance to become an official driver for the Ferrari Driver Academy. The results are now in:
French professional driver, Arnaud Lacombe, took advantage of pole position to lead the race from the beginning.… Read the rest