eSports News, Live eSports On Twitch & Gaming Event News
By Blizzard Entertainment
Joined Overwatch League: September 2018
Division: Atlantic
We asked Eternal general manager Michael De Wit to tell us more about the team.
What makes your team stand out from other sports/esports teams in your market?
We’re thrilled to be the only Paris-based esports franchise in the premier esports league in the world.… Read the rest
LucidSound announced the shipping of the LS41 Wireless Surround Headset, a premium surround sound, multi-format headset and a new flagship model for the Company.
Available now via Amazon and other leading gaming retailers, the LS41 features wireless audio when used with PlayStation®4 and Xbox One, and can also be used with Nintendo® Switch™ and other mobile devices via the 3.5mm wired connection.… Read the rest
Aksys Games unveiled the roster of games planned for the fourth Anime Ascension, running from February 15 through February 17 at the Atrium Hotel in Irvine, Calif. Featured games at the west coast’s largest anime-focused fighting game tournament will include Guilty Gear Xrd REV2, BlazBlue Central Fiction, Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[st], and BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle.… Read the rest
For the first time ever, American fans of Fate/Grand Order will get a chance to experience the fantastic world of the mobile game thanks to the Fate/Grand Order U.S.A. Tour 2019. The tour will be making its first stop in Los Angeles, California with a special two-day event held at the California Market Center.… Read the rest
1C Entertainment prepares four highly anticipated roleplaying and strategy titles for PAX South 2019 starting Friday. At PAX South, 1C will be showing the upcoming cyberpunk strategy game, Re-Legion (PC), the unique action RPG, Eternity: The Last Unicorn (PC, XB1, PS4), and the rest of its show lineup.
Other titles at PAX include the acclaimed fantasy and steampunk influenced turn-based tactical RPG, Fell Seal: Arbiter’s Mark (PC, XB1, PS4), and the 2D Lovecraftian horror RPG, Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones (PC, Mac, Linux), which will be making its first appearance in a US show.… Read the rest
Joined Overwatch League: September 2018
Division: Atlantic
We asked Toronto general manager Jaesun Won to tell us more about the team:
What makes your team stand out from other sports/esports teams in your market?
Like all teams, we put in the work. But we’d never say, “We put in more time or work harder than anybody else,” which is something you’ll hear a lot of other teams say.… Read the rest
The 5G gaming revolution is off to a galloping start in the new year, as Finnish telecommunications company Elisa, device maker OnePlus and cloud gaming pioneer Hatch team up to host the first ever 5G eSports tour in cities across Finland in January and February.
Hatch and Elisa Viihde first announced their cooperation last December at Slush, where they hosted the world’s first casual eSports tournament over a real 5G network.… Read the rest
CWL
The Call of Duty World League returns to Fort Worth, March 15-17! The first event in the new 2019 format, CWL Fort Worth will feature the sixteen CWL Pro League teams competing for the CWL Fort Worth Cup, a new spectator tournament that features the best Call of Duty Esports players in the world.… Read the rest
By Blizzard Entertainment
Joined Overwatch League: July 2017
Division: Atlantic
Academy Team: XL2
New York’s roster found immediate success in the Overwatch League. On the strength of a roster loaded with All-Star-caliber players, the NYXL posted a 7-3 record in Stage 1 before losing to London in the Stage Finals.… Read the rest
James Mattone – CWL
At CWL Las Vegas, Presented by PlayStation 4, OpTic Gaming, eUnited, Splyce, and Luminosity Gaming all earned a spot in the CWL Pro League for the Call of Duty®: Black Ops 4 season.
From January 16 to January 20, 28 teams that placed below them will fight to prove themselves worthy of joining this elite stage of the Call of Duty World League.… Read the rest
eFootball.Pro League
The first season of the eFootball.Pro League –the esports competition featuring top-notch football clubs– will be broadcast on the Catalan TV channel Esport3 starting Monday, January 14. This is the date chosen by the public sports television to show the competition’s first matchday which took place on December 2, with games between FC Barcelona and Boavista FC, AS Monaco and FC Schalke 04, and FC Nantes and Celtic FC.
Blizzard Entertainment
Joined Overwatch League: August 2017
Division: Atlantic
Academy Team: British Hurricane
Heading into the 2018 Overwatch League season, the Spitfire were one of the preseason favorites to win the championship. Bolstered by the strength, flexibility, and experience of its roster, London got off to a strong start in Stage 1 with a 7-3 record and a victory in the first-ever Stage Finals against New York.… Read the rest
2019 has officially started with our first major tournament of the year; Gfinity FIFA Series January!
32 of the best PS4 & Xbox players in the world will compete in an action-packed tournament on the road to the FIFA eWorld Cup. Recent FUT Champions Cup winner F2Tekkz will compete against the likes of Mo Auba & Gorilla and battle it out in the Gfinity Esports Arena for prize money and the all-important Pro Points.… Read the rest
Gfinity, a world-leading esports solutions provider, announces it will host the third EA FUT Champions Cup April as part of the EA SPORTS™ FIFA 19 Global Series. This latest announcement is in addition to the four previously announced events: the Gfinity FUT Champions Cup December, which took place at the end of last year, and three Licensed Qualifying Events which will run each month from January to March.… Read the rest
Alienware officially opened their new online destination for competitive game training, AlienwareAcademy.com, to the public. A collaboration between Tobii and Alienware, the academy is the first of its kind to include lessons enriched by Tobii eye-tracking insights. From launch, the site will offer a continually evolving repository of lessons, tutorials, and interactive exercises where all levels of gamers can learn tips and tricks from professionals on how to improve their skills and bring their game to the next level.… Read the rest