eSports News, Live eSports On Twitch & Gaming Event News
Dylan Walker, Blizzard Entertainment
Making it to the Clash is all that matters for the handful of teams still in qualification limbo. Below you can find out where each team stands headed into our final weekend of play. You can check out the broadcast when the games go live right here at playheroes.com/esports… Read the rest
World of Tanks – WGLNA 2017 Finals Recap From Hollywood Video… Read the rest
SMITE Pro League
With Season 5 of the SMITE Pro League just around the corner, partner organizations are finalizing their lineups and announcing their rosters for the new season. SMITE Pro League announced that Obey Alliance has confirmed their lineup.
Here’s who you can expect to see playing for the Obey Alliance squad in Season 5:
Most of Obey’s Season 4 players are sticking with the organization — with the exception of support player EmilZy, who is being replaced by former NRG support iRaffer.… Read the rest
Come celebrate Lunar New Year by saving big on Overwatch! Players interested in joining the fight can head to the Blizzard Shop from 19:00 GMT this evening until 8:00 GMT on February 27 to pick up the Overwatch: Standard Edition for PC at the special price of £16.99 and the Overwatch: Game of the Year Edition for PC for only £24.99.… Read the rest
The Overwatch Path to Pro program has been significantly expanded for 2018. There will be three Overwatch Contenders seasons this year, with a total prize pool of more than $3 million USD to be won worldwide.
By embracing regional leagues and launching new ones, Overwatch Contenders is now operating in Europe, North America, South Korea, China, the Pacific region, Australia, and South America.… Read the rest
Gfinity eSports
The Halo World Championship returns to the Gfinity Esports Arena from 23rd–25th February 2018! The final four teams will not only take the lion’s share of the $25,000 prize pool, but will also qualify for the Halo World Championship 2018 Finals to compete for $1,000,000!
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The North American Qualifier Cup #2 will be broadcast live on Twitch, on February 24–25, 2018 starting at 10:00 a.m.
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The Overwatch League prides itself on listening to the community. And we know that having an iterative approach is vital in order to make the league experience as enjoyable as possible for players, teams, and fans.… Read the rest
Razerand and Team Kinguin, Poland’s most recognized esports organization, announced a new strategic partnership. The long-term deal includes a full-line product sponsorship as well as a cooperation in product development and testing.
Moving forward, Razer will be the exclusive peripherals partner of Team Kinguin and supply all of the team’s athletes with the latest mice, keyboards, headsets and other input devices, making sure they are always well-equipped when heading into battle.… Read the rest
Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. has announced that its Data Pack 3.0 for PES 2018 is now available to download for free on PlayStation®4, Xbox One™, PlayStation®3, Xbox360™ and Steam.
The new update to the game has seen the addition of 11 new national team kits, including: Germany, Japan, Belgium, Columbia, Uruguay, Spain, Italy, Northern Ireland, Argentina, Wales and the Czech Republic.… Read the rest
Intel® Extreme Masters – ESL Gaming
As we embark on our 8th year in SC2 competition, we are thrilled to once again be returning to Katowice, Poland, to celebrate world-class StarCraft® II with a US$400,000 tournament featuring top players from around the globe.
To bring all of the exciting live from Katowice, we’ve assembled the best from around the world to keep you closely entertained, excited and on the bloody edge of your seats for the greatest IEM event ever!… Read the rest
League of Legends
The Dive: Trash Talk with Doublelift (Season 2, Episode 6)
This week on The Dive the gang are joined by Team Liquid’s ADC Doublelift to talk the state of the game and the NA LCS.… Read the rest
Kien Lam – Lolesports
Last week I said CLG was looking like one of the best teams in the league (they then went 0-2), and I suggested there was a gap between the top six teams and the bottom four teams (there isn’t). This week I’ve replaced the magic eight ball I was using to make predictions and will instead use the dart throwing method.… Read the rest
Blizzard Entertainment
On February 7, teams representing universities across North America took their first step towards achieving, glory, and tuition for the rest of their college careers in the first week of Heroes of the Dorm regional play. Here’s a summary of the week:
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As we announced during our WoW Esports live stream, Season 2 of the Mythic Dungeon Invitational is almost here! It’s time for the best dungeon teams from around the globe to show us what you’ve got. To kick things off, we wanted to share some additional details on this season’s Proving Grounds.… Read the rest