ECS Reveals Lineup of CS:GO Teams for Season 5

The Esports Championship Series (ECS), FACEIT’s premiere Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) league, has revealed the full lineup of teams from North America and Europe that will compete in Season 5 for a slice of the $750,000 USD prize pool. Returning to SSE Arena, Wembley for the Season 5 Finals, the league kicks off on March 13, 2018 and will see Season 4 champions, FaZe Clan, try to defend their title against previous ECS winners SK Gaming, Astralis and G2 Esports, among others.… Read the rest

Rainbow Six Pro League Season 7 will begin this week

Ubisoft® announced that Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Pro League Season 7 will begin this week in all four territories worldwide: Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America, and North America.

The first region kicking off Pro League Season 7 is North America, with tonight’s showdown between Six Invitational finalists Evil Geniuses, and Ronin, a roster formerly known as Onslaught.… Read the rest

Play Shadowverse, win $1,000,000

Japanese publisher Cygames has unveiled its 2018 esports calendar, revealing how YOU can win a million dollars, just for playing its hit strategy title, Shadowverse.

The announcement came as part of the Shadowverse Open Mid Season Special broadcast, which took place last weekend, and revealed the following highlights:

  • The Shadowverse Open series of online tournaments will continue, allowing entrants from more countries than ever before.
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WESG 2017 Grand Final to Feature Vainglory 5V5 Showcase

Vainglory eSports

Vainglory 5V5 is headed to the World Electronic Sports Games 2017 Grand Final stage.

Vainglory teams representing China, Korea, Indonesia and Singapore will square off in the first international competitive 5V5 series since Vainglory 5V5’s launch as part of Update 3.0 last month.

WESG 2017 is the international esports tournament hosted by Alisports, the sports branch of Alibaba, with a Grand Final held this year in Haikou, Hainan Province, China.… Read the rest

Rainbow Six Goes to DreamHack 2018

Rainbow Six eSports

During the Year Three panel at the Six Invitational, we revealed the plan to have DreamHack host future tournaments for the Rainbow Six competitive community. Four different DreamHack events have been scheduled for Rainbow Six, giving professional and amateur teams alike the opportunity to compete against each other in exciting lan events.… Read the rest

Rainbow Six Pro League Season 7 kicks off this Monday, March 12, 2018

Rainbow Six eSports

After an exciting Six Invitational, it’s time to kick off the new season of Rainbow Six Pro League.

Season 7 of Rainbow Six Pro League begins this Monday, March 12th, as the best teams from around the world prepare for another year of competition.

The veterans of Pro League, as well as new competitors in our Challenger League, will return to the familiar league format of previous seasons until Season 8, when we will be introducing a new league structure of double round robin.… Read the rest

Call of Duty World League, Returns to Atlanta March 9-11, 2018

The 2018 Call of Duty® World League makes an epic return to Atlanta beginning today with the CWL Atlanta Open, Presented by PlayStation®4. Over 170 teams from around the world will compete in Call of Duty: WWII on PlayStation®4 at the Georgia World Congress Center from March 9-11. This weekend’s competition is a key stop during the CWL season, which has a $4.2 million overall prize purse up for grabs – the largest in Call of Duty esports history.… Read the rest