Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege, ‘Pro League’ revenue sharing
Ubisoft® announced the “Pilot Program”, a revenue-share initiative that continues to shape the best Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Pro League possible for our teams, players and talents. This Program will allow revenue sharing with a selection of Pro League teams as well as with the Six Invitational 2019 prizepool, based on specific in-game items.… Read the rest
Overwatch, ‘Contenders’ details for season 2
Contenders Trials is in full swing, and the best teams from Open Division are throwing down against relegated Season One competitors for the right to represent their regions in Contenders Season Two.
For some teams, Season Two will be a first effort at Contenders-level play. For others, it’ll mean the opportunity to keep on winning and building names for themselves within Overwatch esports.… Read the rest
Games Done Quick at TwitchCon 2018
Games Done Quick has today announced that it is heading to TwitchCon 2018. The speedrunning marathon, called Games Done Quick Express (GDQx), will take place October 26-28, 2018 at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, CA and will support charities participating in TwitchCon’s Charity Plaza.
Speedrunning is the art of beating a video game as quickly as possible.… Read the rest
Project CARS 2, ‘Spirit of Le Mans’ pack
Slightly Mad Studios and BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe are excited to announce the release of the third expansion pack for Project CARS 2. Spirit of Le Mans is now available as a standalone purchase or as part of the Project CARS 2 Season Pass.
Experience two of the most thrilling eras of sports car racing at the world’s most evocative endurance race and discover the true Spirit of Le Mans as today’s LMP1 heroes meet yesteryear’s electrifying prototypes in one classic pack capturing the pure essence of the 24 Heures du Mans.… Read the rest
NBA 2K19 20th anniversary edition
2K announced that NBA 2K will feature three-time NBA Champion, four-time NBA MVP and avid NBA 2K gamer LeBron James on the cover of the NBA 2K19 20th Anniversary Edition. The iconic cover features Akron’s favorite son alongside an artistic composition of words personally chosen by LeBron. Each phrase contains special meaning to James, including “Strive for Greatness,” “Driven,” and “Equality.”… Read the rest
LS31 and LS41 Wireless Gaming Headsets
LucidSound®, gaming’s fastest growing premium headset brand, announced two new gaming headsets.
The new LS31 and LS41 will launch into a strong headset market with U.S. gaming headset sales up over 90% in March and over 75% during the first three months of 2018 according to leading market research companies.… Read the rest
The Warcraft universe comes to Heroes of the Storm
The Warcraft universe has come to the Nexus in a big way with the arrival of Alterac Pass, live on the Heroes of the Storm PTR! This new three-lane battleground is inspired by the iconic World of Warcraft battleground Alterac Valley.
In additional, we’re welcoming a new Warcraft Hero to the fray—Yrel, the first-ever Draenei to enter the Nexus.… Read the rest
Rocket League ‘Jurassic World Car Pack’
Psyonix, independent video game developer and publisher, in collaboration with Universal and Jeep® brand, have announced the Jurassic World ™ Car Pack DLC for Rocket League. Releasing just a few days before Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom™ arrives in theaters, the pack will feature the iconic Jurassic Jeep® Wrangler and a collection of Jurassic Park™– and Jurassic World-themed customization items.… Read the rest
The Pulsefire Surge RGB full-featured gaming mouse
HyperX®, the gaming division of Kingston® Technology Company, Inc., announced the re-launch of the HyperX Pulsefire SurgeTM RGB gaming mouse. Following a design improvement, the Puslfire Surge RGB allows both palm and claw grip users to enjoy their competitive or casual gaming sessions.
HyperX strives to make the best quality gaming products and a big part of that commitment includes listening to customer feedback. … Read the rest
Live Gamer 4K Game Capture Cards
AVerMedia Technologies, Inc., a leader in digital video and audio, introduced its brand-new line of low latency Live Gamer 4K UHD game capture cards at Computex 2018, headlined by the upcoming Live Gamer 4K internal PCIe card that can capture every nuance of stunning 4K HDR console gaming. The card can also record Full HD at up to an amazing 240 fps to seamlessly capture every single frame output from today’s high-performance game systems.… Read the rest
PAX West 2018, Tickets on sale for August/September event
Tickets for PAX West 2018, taking place Aug. 31 – Sep. 3, 2018 at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, WA, are available for purchase.
Single-day badges for the event are on sale for $50 each, while pre-sale merchandise, including 1,200 special PAX-branded blankets ($35), artisan Sock Club socks ($25), and 1,000 aluminum dice stand with twin anodized die from Level Up Dice ($75) are also available.… Read the rest
Gaming:Seat, a new luxury gaming chair
snakebyte® group, leading innovators of consumer electronics hardware, announced the European shipping of the Gaming:Seat™ a new luxury gaming chair, designed and tested with professional gamers in mind and delivering optimum comfort and adjustability to help keep gamers a step ahead of the competition.
Stylish and sturdy, the Gaming:Seat features high levels of adjustability, ensuring that players of all shapes and sizes can find their ideal seating position, providing support during the most demanding of gaming sessions.… Read the rest
DRAGON BALL FighterZ, Vegito and Zamasu on playable roster
BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe introduces Vegito (SSGSS) and Zamasu (Fused) to the playable roster for DRAGON BALL FighterZ. These characters will be available both standalone and as part of the FighterZ Pass which includes a total of 8 characters.
DRAGON BALL FighterZ is available for Xbox One, PlayStation®4 and Windows PC.… Read the rest
PC Gaming Show To Include Reveals By Gaming Industry Favorites
A host of exciting developers will be joining the PC Gaming Show lineup including Sega, Square Enix Ltd., Crytek, Double Fine, Hi-Rez Studios, SkyDance Media, Digital Extremes, Raw Fury, Klei, Modern Storyteller, tinyBuild, Cloud Imperium Games, Starbreeze, 505 Games, an untitled publisher, and more who will share enticing reveals with PC gaming fans on Monday, June 11 at 3PM PDT at The Wiltern theater in Los Angeles.… Read the rest