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By Blizzard Entertainment
To help get you ready for the 2019 Overwatch League season, we’ve assembled previews for all 20 teams.
Joined Overwatch League: July 2017
Division: Atlantic
Academy Team: Uprising Academy
2018 RECAP
Boston’s roster was originally constructed with the idea of assembling players that are coachable and aligned on winning as a team.… Read the rest
BY Leah ‘SpiNN’ Jackson – League of Legends
The 2019 competitive League of Legends season is coming up soon. See below for when the games begin for every league.
Watch live video from Riot Games on www.twitch.tv… Read the rest
College students, rejoice! University-level SMITE esports opportunities are coming your way in early 2019.
Hi-Rez Studios has partnered with NACE (the National Association of Collegiate Esports) for another round of collegiate SMITE action. Last Fall, we joined forces to bring you the NACE SMITE Championships that fed directly into HRX at DreamHack Atlanta.… Read the rest
By Official HCS
In November, we kicked off the HCS Grassroots program and the response from the community thus far has been immense. Almost 500 applications (and counting) are currently being reviewed for content creators and tournament organizers alike. Additionally, the first HCS Grassroots-supported event, the Halo Classic by UGC, is shaping up to be the biggest Halo event in recent years with over 128 team passes sold.… Read the rest
In Season 6, there are some major changes coming to the SPL format. We are moving away from online play, meaning that all SPL matches will be played live on LAN at the Skillshot Media studio in Atlanta, GA! This is a big change for the league, and with it will come a few other adjustments to the format:
Dedicated esports company WIN has successfully concluded the debut season of WINNERS League. 720 teams participated in the Counter Strike: Global Offensive competition on the FACEIT platform. These teams were split between an open Starter Division and an elite Invite Division featuring some of the best Counter-Strike talent in Europe.
In the Invite Division, Sweden’s X6tence Galaxy took home a first-place prize of $7,000 USD, with Bpro Gaming taking second place after a hotly contested final.… Read the rest
Blizzard Entertainment
Contenders is trialing a new chat moderation program that requires users who wish to participate in Twitch chat to link their Blizzard Battle.net and Twitch accounts.
The program will be trialed during 2018 Season 3 quarterfinals matches across all regions, from Dec. 28, 2018, through Jan. 12, 2019. The Path to Pro team then will evaluate the program’s overall effect on creating a more positive viewing experience.… Read the rest
Ubisoft
As we’ve announced previously, Pro League Season IX of Rainbow Six was due to resume on December 12th. Due to technical issues in our latest patch, Pro League action will now kick off on January 8th in consideration of the holiday break. We’ve also made some changes to the Six Invitational and Challenger League qualifier dates.… Read the rest
Blizzard Entertainment
StarCraft II esports—the competition and the community—impressed and inspired us more than ever before in 2018, and today we are excited to shed some light on what 2019 will look like. We are still working out the details so some of this may be subject to change. Both WCS Korea and the WCS Circuit will continue in 2019, and we look forward to sharing the full details of both programs next year.… Read the rest
Codemasters revealed a new video feature for F1 Mobile Racing, its latest free-to-play mobile title, in which the Sauber F1 Team 2018 driver line-up of Charles Leclerc and Marcus Ericsson put the game through its paces.
Following on from Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen and Toro Rosso’s Pierre Gasly taking each other on in F1® Mobile Racing earlier this year, Codemasters® visited the Sauber HQ in Switzerland to let two more of motorsport’s finest check out the game.… Read the rest
Heavy Metal Machines, the post-apocalyptic car-combat MOBA, today revealed some of their plans for 2019 which include its launch in China as well as the establishment of three eSports Championships to take place in North America, South America and Europe servers.
Whilst Heavy Metal Machines is currently available to play in the West, 2019 will see the launch of the game in China, making Hoplon’s first foray into the East.… Read the rest
Codemasters released the latest trailer for DiRT Rally 2.0™. The new video, ‘Rally Through the Ages’, shows off some of the most iconic vehicles in rally history.
The Alpine Renault A110 1600 S rallying through New Zealand represents the best of the 1960s, while the Ford Escort Mk II takes center stage in Australia to showcase what the 1970s had to offer.… Read the rest
Just in time for the holidays, PUBG Corporation has officially released its fourth and newest map, Vikendi, to PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS (PUBG) on PC. Don’t be fooled by Vikendi’s breathtaking mountains, sweeping snowfields, and frozen lakes – This is Battle Royale, served at below zero conditions.
Squad up and beat the cold in this tension-filled 6×6 frozen environment.… Read the rest
The League of Professional Esports, a new esports league that pits pro-sport teams from around the world against each other in a variety of video game titles, kicks off its debut season on January 22 with matches in the mobile esport sensation Clash Royale. Teams are recruiting players and will announce their participation before the league draw on January 19.… Read the rest
PUBG MOBILE , developed by Tencent Games and PUBG Corporation, recently collected three Google Play Awards, an unprecedented mark for this year’s hit battle royale mobile game. PUBG MOBILE was awarded “Best Game,” “Fan Favorite Game” and “Most Competitive Game.” Check out the full list of winners here and the official Google Play blog post here.… Read the rest