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Dragon Ball Legends, Global tournament set in Las Vegas – May 25, 2019

BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc. announced DRAGON BALL LEGENDS – Showdown in Las Vegas, the first-ever global tournament for the immensely popular real-time card battle game. Taking place on May 25th 2019 (PDT), the Showdown will see Earth’s strongest DRAGON BALL LEGENDS warriors converge on HyperX Esports Arena Las Vegas (located at the Luxor Hotel and Casino) for the ultimate battle of supremacy!
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NA Rocket League Renegade Cup Finals: Teams to Watch

Gillyweed –  Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS)

The finals of the Rocket League Renegade Cup return this weekend to conclude the event for North America! In attendance, are Bread and Splyce, who qualified for Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) Season 7 and are fresh off competing against world-class opponents while attending the DreamHack Pro Circuit in Leipzig, Germany last weekend.… Read the rest

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Collegiate Apex Tournament

Announcing the first ever, AVGL Apex tournament! The event is open and free to all college students.

The tournament will take place on March 2nd with single elimination bracket. Each match will pair up 2 teams who will play 3 games each. Whichever team has the most points after 3 games moves on to the next round. … Read the rest

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CWL Pro League 2019: Division B Preview

James Mattone – CWL Pro League

The CWL Pro League, Presented by PlayStation 4, will feature 16 of the best Call of Duty teams from around the world as they compete at the MLG Arena in Columbus, OH.

Split into two eight-team divisions, each team will face every squad in their division twice, as well as all of the teams in the opposite division once.… Read the rest

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PES League 2019 Season 2 Locations

The locations of the Season 2 Asia, Europe and Americas Regional Finals!

The Regional Finals for Asia, Europe and Americas will be held in:

  • Tokyo, Japan
  • Porto, Portugal
  • Mexico City, Mexico

The Regionals will host a 1v1 category and a Co-Op category; both will follow a traditional tournament format with a group stage, followed by a knockout stage.… Read the rest

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Overwatch, Paris map is available

The brand-new Overwatch assault map—Paris—is live on Windows PC, PS4, and Xbox One. Players can traverse the city of art and romance across several iconic scenes. Battle your way through narrow streets and corridors before colliding alongside the Seine, with sights along the way including:

  • The Cabaret Luna, home to musical talents of diva Luna
  • Pâtisserie Galand, known for their delicate mille-feuille and colorful macarons
  • The Maison Marat, a grand palace hosting a gala in the heart of the city
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HyperX Sponsorship of ESL Katowice Royale – Featuring Fortnite

HyperX, the gaming division of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., and brand leader in gaming and esports, today announced it is the official peripheral, memory and SSD partner of the inaugural ESL Katowice Royale – Featuring Fortnite. All tournament PCs and PlayStation®4 gaming stations will be equipped with HyperX peripherals, including gaming headsets, keyboards, mice, mousepads, memory, and SSDs.… Read the rest

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SMITE Minor League 2019: Rosters

SMITE Minor League

The start of the SML season is drawing closer every day, and today we are very excited to reveal the full rosters for all 8 teams who are participating in the league for 2019.

All SMITE Minor League rosters are as follows:

Armada OutCold Gaming Spacestation Gold Team Queso Flash Point Sanguine Simplicity Team CryptiK
Hunter Snoopy Spudio Chapo Chekii0 Kespainify Netrioid StreakUp BennyQ
Support NotGeno emilitoo Mattypocket Dracomarino Fusify Ronngyu Genetics Mineral
Mid Meerkat PrettyPriMe UzzyWuzzy Warchi FaraKrik Sheento DeathPanter sops
Jungle Screammmm Frostiak Mask WorstTurttle Dzoni Panitom Faeles Yujibox
Solo Baskin Dimi Oswaald Julio Sibi Jarcor maniaKK Zearoe
Sub/Coach — — — AlphaJackal — Oxiledeon — IFates

In the coming weeks, we’ll release a full season match schedule so you can see when your favorite team plays their first SML match.… Read the rest

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PUBG – NPL Royale Format and Draw

Aaron Boulding – PUBG eSports

The “sibling showdown” is just around the corner with the NPL Royale, pitting all 16 teams in NPL Contenders against all 16 of their big brothers in the NPL, taking center stage beginning February 22. This week’s NPL action will directly impact how the NPL Royale unfolds as NPL team standings will determine which NPL Contenders teams will face which NPL teams in the opening round.… Read the rest

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Overwatch Contenders, What’s New in 2019

Blizzard Entertainment

Last year, Overwatch Contenders expanded into a global tournament series that provided an official pathway for becoming a professional Overwatch player. There is no better place for aspiring pro players to show off their skills—the program now has produced approximately 90 players who have been picked up by teams in the Overwatch League—and we’re not done.… Read the rest

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The Second CS:GO Major of 2019

The tournament organizer StarLadder is honored to present the fifteenth Major tournament in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. We are pleased to inform all fans of the game that for the first time in history we bring Major to Berlin, Germany. The final part of the tournament will be held from 5th to 8th September 2019 at the legendary Mercedes-Benz Arena.… Read the rest