WeOne, a Blockchain-based esports tournament and gaming platform, together with esports organizer Cresmos, will host its first live esports tournament – Southeast Asian League (SEAL) in Singapore from 26-28 June 2018. The tournament will take place at BroadcastAsia2018, Asia’s top industry event for pro-audio, film, digital media and broadcasting, organised by UBM.… Read the rest
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege, Players numbers go past 35 million
Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), Ubisoft® announced that Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Siege has surpassed 35 Million Registered Players across all platforms. Released in 2015, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Siege has become one of the most successful multiplayer shooter and continues to evolve in Year 3 with regular content updates as recent as last week’s Operation Para Bellum, the largest content update to date.… Read the rest
#ChickenForCharity! A Games Industry PUBG Tournament
SpecialEffect, in collaboration with PUBG Corp. and SEGA® Europe Ltd, have today announced a games industry PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS™ tournament to help raise money for their cause. On Friday 22nd June, 25 teams representing some of the biggest names in gaming will battle it out to be crowned #ChickenForCharity Champion. The whole event will be live-streamed on twitch.tv/specialeffectteam… Read the rest
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege, ‘Another Mindset’ documentary
Two and a half years after its release, Rainbow Six Siege is 35 million players strong. Content creation is at an all-time high and its esport scene is reaching a state of maturity.
As Siege and its community continue to grow together, we took some time to tell the stories of some of its most famous and dedicated members.… Read the rest
AOC G1 Series, curved monitors for the entry level customer
Display specialist AOC announces the G1 Series, with three new curved models C24G1, C27G1 and C32G1 ranging from 23.6” to 27” and 31.5” screen sizes. The red-accented design and aggressive curvatures (1500R to 1800R) assure an excellent, immersive gaming experience. The new series is equipped with VA panels and supports Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) resolution.… Read the rest
Dragon Ball FighterZ – World Tour announced
Leading interactive entertainment developer and publisher BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe are excited to announce the DRAGON BALL FighterZ – World Tour. This new fighting game tournament series will be centred around the smash hit anime fighting game, DRAGON BALL FighterZ.
The inaugural stop for the DRAGON BALL FighterZ – World Tour begins at the CEO Fighting Game Championships taking place 29th June – 1st July in Daytona Beach, Florida.… Read the rest
Seoul Dynasty (Overwatch League) strike deal with pH-1 and DaviDior
Overwatch League team Seoul Dynasty have partnered with renowned Korean-American musicians pH-1 and DaviDior to produce an exclusive walk-on song for the team. Showcasing the convergence of gaming, music, and entertainment culture, this initiative from the Seoul Dynasty meshes esports with the worldwide Hallyu phenomenon.
“pH-1 and DaviDior are both incredible musicians, and when we learned that they were fans of our Seoul Dynasty team, we knew we had to work together to make something great happen,” said Arnold Hur, Chief Growth Officer of the Seoul Dynasty.… Read the rest
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, ‘Global Games voting’ now live
We’ve narrowed down the field of viable competitors to the nine highest Hearthstone Competitive Point earners in each eligible nation. The top point earner per country has been locked in as the team Anchor, but it’s up to esports fans to decide the remaining three players to form their national team.
The DRG Initiative, “Gameshow Shooter” now has an ESL season
Futuristic third-person shooter blasting through Steam Early Access with public tournaments, free Steam weekends and thousands of dollars in prizes
Futuristic third-person shooter The DRG Initiative is partnering with ESL for a series of public tournaments where thousands of dollars can be won by the best players.
ESL, the world’s largest esports company, will hold Go4 cups for twelve weeks, beginning on 1 July.… Read the rest
Quake Champions, June update adds Bots
Quake Champions continues to evolve and grow in Early Access thanks to the feedback from the community, and this month’s update is no exception. Live today, the game’s June update introduces innovative features that will make it faster and easier for friends to jump in and get good together, including the launch of one of the community’s most requested features – Bots.… Read the rest
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege, Operation Para Bellum now live
Ubisoft® announced that Operation Para Bellum is now available on Playstation®4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One and Windows PC. Operation Para Bellum is one of the largest content updates ever released for Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Siege. Introducing two new defending operators, Alibi and Maestro, alongside an all new map, Villa, set in the Italian countryside.… Read the rest
FNATIC announces Fortnite team tryouts
FNATIC, one of the world’s leading global esports brands, revealed that attendees at this year’s E3 in Los Angeles (June 12-14) will have the opportunity to catch the eye of scouts recruiting for FNATIC’s Fortnite team. The team will be hosting tryouts for the team under the watchful eye of Ettnix, FNATIC’s Fortnite captain and currently ranked top five in the world.… Read the rest
MotoGP 18 is now available
The time has come: MotoGP™18 is now available in stores and on digital for PlayStation®4 and Xbox One, Windows PC®/STEAM, and will release on June 28th on Nintendo Switch™.
A new engine, enhanced graphics, reworked physics, faithful reproduction of all in game elements , a new compelling career mode and all the official content from the 2018 MotoGP™ season are only some of the elements that will make Milestone’s videogame the most immersive and realistic MotoGP™ experience ever.… Read the rest
World of Tanks: Mercenaries available June 26, 2018
Award-winning online game developer and publisher Wargaming is thrilled to announce that World of Tanks on consoles — the global phenomenon that has attracted over 15 million players — will experience a radical evolution, exclusively on PlayStation®4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. On June 26, 2018, Wargaming will globally launch World of Tanks: Mercenaries, World of Tanks’ largest and most encompassing expansion of single- and multiplayer content for the beloved armor-themed World War II massively multiplayer online game.… Read the rest
ROCCAT Vulcan Mechanical keyboard, “swift and responsive”
ROCCAT introduces a brand-new design story with its new Vulcan mechanical keyboard, combining striking aesthetics and powerful mechanics. Featuring the self-developed Titan Switch Tactile, the addition to ROCCAT’s portfolio not only stands out by its appearance, it also offers the most swift and responsive keyboard in ROCCAT’s line-up.
“The most important thing about a mechanical keyboard are its switches, we wanted to showcase them” says Andreas Jost, Head of Industrial Design at ROCCAT Studios.… Read the rest