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Between June 26 and June 28, Tankfest will be rolling out on the world wide web – inviting guests to experience its incredible collection in a first for historical tank events. As the partner and co-host, World of Tanks is proud to make this virtual experience become reality, using its vast technical and publishing expertise to bring Tankfest to fans across the globe.… Read the rest
The PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS Continental Series (PCS) 1 Europe Grand Finals will kick-off on Saturday 27 June at 18:00 CEST as 16 of the region’s top rosters enter the battlegrounds to compete for a larger share of the $200,000 USD prize pot. To mark the occasion, PUBG esports has re-introduced the Pick’Em Challenge on PC and Console – where fans have the opportunity to win exclusive in-game skins by successfully predicting the tournament winner.… Read the rest
Project CARS 3 welcomes players to their Ultimate Driver Journey on August 28, 2020 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC digital.
BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe and Slightly Mad Studios announce that Project CARS 3, the latest instalment in the renowned Project CARS franchise, will be available on August 28, 2020 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC digital.… Read the rest
Generation Esports (GenE) — a global community-focused esports organization and tournament platform — announced today that it has teamed up with the United States Army to celebrate Independence Day and the Fourth of July weekend with a four-day online esports tournament with over $1,000 USD in prizing for competitors in the New York metropolitan area.… Read the rest
The iconic heroes of Nickelodeon’s beloved animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra will soon become playable characters in the hit mythological action video game SMITE.
This world-bending crossover event will see Aang, Zuko, Korra, and Naga face their toughest challenge yet: SMITE’s Battleground of the Gods.… Read the rest
DreamHack announced the launch of a new tournament series featuring Fortnite. The series — entitled DreamHack Open Featuring Fortnite — will kick off in July and consists of monthly online tournaments for the EU, NA East, and NA West Fortnite servers through all of 2020, and will be broadcast live on Twitch. … Read the rest
The British Esports Association, the not-for-profit organization set up to promote and support grassroots esports, has announced changes to its British Esports Championships.
The Championships are a series of competitive gaming tournaments for students aged 12+ in schools and colleges across the UK.
Previously, the British Esports Championships consisted of two individual seasons: winter and spring.… Read the rest
Codemasters® revealed the latest circuit to feature from F1® 2020’s hot lap series. Ahead of this weekend’s Virtual Grand Prix at the same location, the lap, on Azerbaijan’s Baku City Circuit, was recorded by the F1® 2020 development team and features Antonio Giovinazzi in his vibrant Alfa Romeo.
Since its addition to the racing calendar in 2016, the tricky city circuit has quickly become a fan-favorite.… Read the rest
Raising the bar in competitive gaming and demonstrating innovation beyond boundaries, LG Electronics USA has launched a multi-faceted integrated marketing partnership with one of the original and most iconic esports organizations in the world – Evil Geniuses. The centerpiece of the partnership is LG UltraGear,™ which has been named the Official Gaming Monitor of Evil Geniuses.… Read the rest
EPOS announced its partnership with Riot Games as the Official Audio Partner of the Oceanic Pro League (OPL), the leading esports league in the region.
Maja Frølunde Sand-Grimnitz, Head of Global Marketing, Gaming for EPOS said about the partnership, “EPOS strive to unleash human potential and give gaming another dimension through powerful audio solutions and we are very excited to be working with Riot Games.… Read the rest
Recognizing the current F1® World Championship record holder, Codemasters® looks at the cars of Michael Schumacher. The in-game trailer, which features in the F1® 2020 Deluxe Schumacher Edition, the official videogame of the 2020 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP™, remembers the greatest F1® driver of all time with a mix of archive photography and F1® 2020 gameplay.… Read the rest
The world’s biggest collegiate esports league, Collegiate StarLeague (CSL) today announced the winners of its 2019-2020 collegiate season finale, which took place over the weekend on Saturday May 30 and Sunday May 31. The Collegiate Champions, which walked away with scholarships and prizing totaling $230,000, are as follows:
CSL Grand Finals Day One
Street Fighter V: Wentworth Institute of Technology 3-1 over Sheridan College
Rocket League: University of Akron 4-0 over University of Michigan
DOTA 2: University of Illinois at Chicago 3-1 over University of Toronto
CSL Grand Finals Day Two
Magic: The Gathering Arena: University of California, San Diego 2-0 over Worcester Polytechnic Institute
CS:GO: University of Central Florida 3-1 over University of California, Santa Cruz
League of Legends: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 3-2 over University of Texas at Austin
Produced with remote production staff and with casters entirely online to ensure the safety of all participants during the continuing shelter in place initiatives across the nation, the CSL Grand Finals nevertheless attracted esports enthusiasts in droves, tuning in to watch the competition on Twitch, indicating the appetite for collegiate esports is on the rise.… Read the rest
NACON and its development studio KT Racing, in collaboration with WRC Promoter, are pleased to announce that TOYOTA GAZOO Racing will become the presenting sponsor of the 2020 and 2021 eSports WRC seasons.
The announcement celebrates the Japanese manufacturer’s recent unveiling of the all-new Toyota GR Yaris, a pure performance car born from Toyota’s title-winning experience in the World Rally Championship.… Read the rest