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FV x SEA Major 2019 is a Capcom Pro Tour Ranking Event which takes place at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from March 23rd through 24th. See the Official Website link below to register!
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We’re pleased to share with you a new trailer featuring The Walking Dead’s Negan and Julia Chang (DLC 8 and 9), alongside the announcement that they will be arriving on 28th February, 2019 for TEKKEN 7.
DLC 8 and 9 are available as part of the TEKKEN 7 Season Pass 2, or will be available to purchase individually.… Read the rest
For the first time ever BLAST Pro Series will bring the newest and most spectacular live esports format to US.
On April 13, 6 of the world’s best Counter-Strike teams with some of esports’ biggest stars will battle it out live on stage in Miami’s Watsco Center for a total prize pool of 250,000 dollars.… Read the rest
Team NINJA also revealed the first information on the upcoming DEAD OR ALIVE World Championship. Qualifiers will be held in North America, Europe, and Asia; with each region’s top players competing at the Grand Finals in Japan. Qualifiers and Grand Finals total prize will be equivalent to 10 Million Yen (JPY).… Read the rest
A HUGE cash prize is up for grabs when a gaming tournament heads to the North East next month – and there’s still time to enter.
Fortnite has taken the gaming world by storm, with millions of players logging on to play every month.
And EStars featuring Fortnite is turning Newcastle’s St James’ Park into a real-life battleground from 1-3 March2019, with tickets still available for players for Saturday 2 March 2019, hoping to win a place in the grand final and take home the £25,000 prize money.… Read the rest
Hoplon, the developers behind post-apocalyptic car-combat MOBA, Heavy Metal Machines, announced the launch of a new competitive queue feature, the Metal League, within the game, guaranteeing a prize fund for players of €5,000. In Season One, the champion team will take home €2,000.
The opening weekend and qualifiers of the tournament begins 9th March 2019 and will last through to April on the European server.… Read the rest
The Overwatch League™ returns to action for the official start of the 2019 season. This season, 20 teams will compete for the league championship and a share of the US $5 million prize pool. The world’s first major global esports league with city-based teams will be even more fan-friendly, with more ways to watch via enhanced viewing technology through the Twitch All-Access Pass program, expanded broadcast and digital distribution, and a brand-new online shop loaded with team and player merchandise.… Read the rest
PUBG Europe League debut season is about to begin. Its first phase will start with 32 PEL Contenders teams fighting for survival, and the winning teams will have a chance to participate in an off-season tournament with PEL teams in Berlin. PEL Contenders will commence on February 21st and last for 4 weeks.… Read the rest
Official HCS
For the HCS Invitational at SXSW, we’re planning to make some minor changes but we’re looking for your help in collecting data and providing feedback. With Oddball on Guardian and King of the Hill on Construct, we’ve been noticing many “dead man walking” scenarios where, at the end of the game, one team is so far ahead that it’s mathematically impossible for the other team to come back.… Read the rest
ELEAGUE
Turner & IMG’s ELEAGUE has partnered with 2K and the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) to offer fans a star-studded tournament of Saber Interactive’s hit two-on-two arcade basketball game NBA 2K Playgrounds 2. The competition will feature Shaquille O’Neal, Baron Davis, Karl-Anthony Towns, Kyle Kuzma, Trae Young & Jaren Jackson Jr.… Read the rest
Tune in February 13th at 1:00 PM CET (4:00 AM Pacific Time) for the opening matches of the IEM Katowice Major Challenger Stage.
Watch the matches live on steam.tv, in-game through GOTV, or on Twitch.
Purchase the Katowice 2019 Viewer Pass in-game and receive an upgradable Event Coin that unlocks exclusive access to Katowice 2019 Souvenir Packages and the Pick’Em Challenge.… Read the rest
FACEIT, the leading competitive gaming platform and organisers of some of the largest esports events in Europe and North America including ECS, Universal Open and the FACEIT London CS:GO Major, are pleased to announce their latest partnership with PUBG Corporation that will see them host the first global event on the 2019 season of PUBG esports.… Read the rest
The Sentinels are excited to announce the signing of Félix “xQc” Lengyel to the organization. The variety streamer will also be playing as a substitute for the Gladiators Legion in Overwatch Contenders. According to today’s Twitch metrics, xQc has been the 5th most popular individual on streaming platform Twitch for the last 30 days with 4.4 million viewer hours, even surpassing pop culture icon Ninja; he also surpassed the official ESL CS:GO channel.… Read the rest
Psyonix, independent video game developer and publisher, has announced that the ‘Friends Update’ will go live in Rocket League on February 19, 2019 for all platforms (pending first party certifications).
The content included in the Friends Update is:
Roland Garros, BNP Paribas and BIGBEN announced the second edition of the Roland-Garros eSeries by BNP Paribas, an e-sport competition played on the Tennis World Tour video game, which will crown this year’s world tennis gaming champion.
The qualifying rounds will be launched in ten different countries in February to decide which national champions will take part in the international final, which will be played during the Roland Garros tournament.… Read the rest