Rocket League, ‘Salty Shores’ update

Independent video game developer and publisher, Psyonix, has announced that the Salty Shores Update will launch in Rocket League on May 29 for all platforms (pending first party certifications).

The Salty Shores Update will include:

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CS:GO tournament returns in June with $50,000 prize pot

After the successful Winter Series, Gfinity is excited to announce the Gfinity Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Spring Series 2018, which will see the best talent battle to become Champions of Europe and North America and take a share of the $50,000 prize pool.

The Gfinity Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Spring Series 2018 is now open for registrations to teams of all skill levels across Europe and North America.… Read the rest

All-new Razer Blade 15.6-inch gaming laptop

Razer™, the leading global lifestyle brand for gamers, today announced its all-new Razer Blade 15.6-inch gaming laptop  featuring Intel’s latest processor. The new Razer Blade is the world’s smallest gaming laptop in its class, boasting more display area and performance features.

ULTRA FAST
The available 144 Hz refresh rate 15.6” Full HD (1920 x 1080) display of the new Razer Blade enhances gaming and entertainment viewing with full-frame fluid motion graphics and 100% sRGB color.… Read the rest

Dota 2 Major arrives on GINX Esports TV

GINX Esports TV, the world’s biggest international esports TV network, just announced that it has acquired the broadcasting rights for the ESL One Birmingham 2018.

Held in Birmingham later this week, the ESL One Birmingham is the very first Dota 2 Major tournament organised in the UK. Arguably the year’s most exciting esports event in the UK, ESL One Birmingham has already broken records, becoming the fastest selling ESL Dota 2 event ever.… Read the rest

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege, Team Liquid wins season 7

Ubisoft® announces that the Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Pro League Season 7 Finals has crowned a new champion, Team Liquid. Led by an impressive André ‘Nesk’ Oliveira, the Brazilian roster beat the current world champion PENTA Sports in an epic grand final. Taking place at Harrah’s Resort Atlantic City Hotel & Casino, the Season 7 Finals gathered the eight best teams across the world, two teams from each of the four Pro League regions: Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America and North America.… Read the rest

Gwent: The Witcher Card Game, May’s champion is Ilias “AretuzaAndyWand” Karamanis

CD PROJEKT RED, creators of The Witcher series of games, announce that Ilias “AretuzaAndyWand” Karamanis has won the May 2018 GWENT Open tournament!

Ushering the GWENT Masters rivalry into its second half, the May 2018 GWENT Open saw highest ranked Pro Ladder players face off this past weekend. The tournament’s stakes included a $25,000 prize pool and Crown Points, which serve as ranking points of GWENT’s official esports series.… Read the rest

Battlerite, Season 1 of the ‘Pro League’

Stunlock Studios today announced that the Grand Finals of Battlerite Pro League Season 1 will be held in Sweden at DreamHack Summer on 16-17 June, 2018. It will feature a showdown of the best-of-the-best in Europe, North America, South America, and Korea to crown the Season 1 Champion. Twitch is the exclusive live streaming partner for the league with the first three seasons being broadcast on twitch.tv/battleriteRead the rest

Rainbow Six: Siege, ‘Operation Para Bellum’ revealed

Ubisoft® announced the full details for Operation Para Bellum, one of the largest content updates yet for Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six®  Siege. Operation Para Bellum introduces two new defending operators, Alibi and Maestro, alongside an all-new map, Villa, set in the Italian countryside. Year Three Season Two also brings a breath of innovation, including a new intel gadget, operator speed adjustments, various other gameplay improvements, and the all new Pick & Ban setting – a feature that evolves the way players engage with multiplayer.… Read the rest

PUBG Mobile, 10 million daily active users

Tencent and PUBG Corp. announced the wildly popular game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds MOBILE (PUBG MOBILE) has surpassed 10 million daily active users (DAU) around the world (excluding China).

Tencent and PUBG Corp. have announced the impressive DAU milestone for PUBG MOBILE, the mobile version of the massively popular game, that was released on the App Store and Google Play Store internationally on March 19th.… Read the rest

Rainbow Six: Siege, Lenovo “official PC and Monitor sponsor” of the pro league

Ubisoft and Lenovo have announced Lenovo Legion as the official PC and monitor sponsor of Ubisoft’s Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege Pro League and Majors in an exclusive global partnership. The partnership will extend for the duration of the Rainbow Six Siege Pro League season, from spring 2018 through spring 2019 across North America, EMEA, Asia Pacific and Latin America.… Read the rest