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Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, Descent of Dragons expansion available

The Year of the Dragon—Galakrond, the mightiest dragon of all time, threatens to raze the surface of Azeroth in Descent of Dragons™, the new 135-card expansion released for Blizzard Entertainment’s smash-hit free-to-play digital card game Hearthstone®. This action-packed card set sends players to the skies above Dragonblight for a thrilling aerial battle between the League of Explorers—Hearthstone’s plucky band of treasure-hunting heroes—and Archivillain Rafaam’s nefarious League of E.V.I.L.… Read the rest

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HSEL, High School eSports Autumn playoffs & Winter Open registration

High School Esports League (HSEL), the largest and longest-running competitive gaming organization serving high school students and teachers, today announced the schedule for the HSEL Fall Majors, their nationwide seasonal gaming tournament where high school esports clubs compete for a $30,000 USD prize pool of college scholarship funds.

Entering into its semi-finals on December 14, 2019, HSEL Fall Majors participants from across North America will compete against fellow students in eleven popular video games, with the thirty ultimate champions across all titles winning a $1,000 USD scholarship prize ahead of the holidays.
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Gwent: The Witcher Card Game, ‘Merchants of Ofir’ expansion

CD PROJEKT RED, creators of The Witcher series of games, announce Merchants of Ofir, the fourth expansion for GWENT: The Witcher Card Game, available for download on PC and iOS.

Merchants of Ofir introduces over 70 cards themed around Ofir — a mysterious and exotic land within the world of The Witcher, whose inhabitants players had the chance to interact with in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Hearts of Stone.… Read the rest

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Tekken 7 World Tour Finals, ‘Chikurin’ takes the top prize

The TEKKEN World Tour Finals for 2019 has provided another explosive ending to an exciting year of high-level competitive TEKKEN 7 play with Yuta ‘Chikurin’ Take taking the crown as this year’s King of the Iron Fist Tournament. While there can only be one tournament winner coming out of the TEKKEN World Tour Finals, there was a salvo of announcements at the event that will make all TEKKEN fans winners in their own right.… Read the rest

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2019 Hearthstone Collegiate Championship Fall Finals – December 14

Full Sail University and Blizzard Entertainment are proud to announce the 2019 Hearthstone Collegiate Championship Fall Finals will be held at The Fortress at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida on December 14. The live Finals will be played on the newly released Descent of Drag ons expansion launching on December 10 and will be streamed live at twitch.tv/fullsailarmada… Read the rest

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Autosport International 2020, Esports to take center stage

Motorsport fans attending January’s Autosport International show in Birmingham will be able to watch and take part in a variety of esports activities, including high-profile pro events for the Le Mans Esports Series and DiRT Rally 2.0 World Series.

Esports will take a bigger-than-ever-before presence at Autosport International, which will be held at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham between 9-12 January, with a number of motorsport disciplines represented for top-level gamers and fans alike.… Read the rest

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Forza Motorsport 7 WGN Championship, Grand finals in February 2020

For the second year running, WorldGaming Network (WGN) will be hosting the Forza Motorsport 7 WGN Championship driven by Pfaff, live at the Canadian International AutoShow (CIAS), this year crowning a North American Champion. The live Grand Finals event on February 23, 2020 will pit the final 16 racers across US and Canada, as determined by a series of qualifiers, against one another during one of the world’s biggest auto shows for their share of the $20,000 prize pool.… Read the rest

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British Esports Championships Spring 2020, You can sign up now

The British Esports Association, the not-for-profit organisation set up to promote and support grassroots esports, announce that sign-ups are now open for the Spring Championships for students aged 12 and above.

For the first time, they have partnered with StreamRecap to provide in game highlights throughout the Spring Season for all League of Legends and Rocket League players.… Read the rest

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2019 Southeast Asian Games, First event to include esports by IOC

Razer begins the countdown to the 2019 Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 2019), an eleven-country international sporting event sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee, and the first to include esports as a medaled competitive discipline.
One week from now, athletes from participating countries will gather at the inaugural SEA Games Esports Opening Ceremony in the Philippines to celebrate history in the making with esports being recognized as a medal sport for the first time.
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PUBG MOBILE Club Open 2019 Fall Split Global Finals, Nov. 29 to Dec. 1

After several months of rigorous qualification matches, group stages, regional prelims and finals, the PUBG MOBILE Club Open 2019 Fall Split Global Finals will culminate this weekend at the Putra World Trade Center (PWTC) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 16 outstanding teams from around the globe will duke it out for the ultimate chicken dinner and a slice of the massive $2.5 million total prize pool.… Read the rest

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World of Tanks: Mercenaries, Update 4.12 bringing back beloved traditions

The days are getting colder, but the battles are heating up in World of Tanks: Mercenaries this November and December. The dev team from Wargaming West have been working hard to deliver more content than ever to passionate tankers across the globe until the end of the year. The release of Update 4.12 on November 26, is followed by some amazing new limited edition tanks and Black Friday sales, while November is closing with the tradition of T(h)anksgiving once again celebrated in-game with Turkey Treats.… Read the rest