eSports News, Live eSports On Twitch & Gaming Event News
Blizzard Entertainment
Heroes of the Storm Esports in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) has progressed steadily over recent years with one team dominating the ANZ scene until recently. However, Heroes esports has steadily matured to the point where many teams may now be considered top contenders for HGC glory in the region and we’ve cheered on ANZ teams as they’ve battled the best in the world. … Read the rest
Overwatch League
Last month, we shared an overview of our plans for the Path to Pro in 2018, including an expansion of participating regions, and a promotion/relegation tournament between Open Division and Overwatch Contenders called Contenders Trials. As we approach the beginning of a new year, the first step on the Path to Pro is open for registration—and we have more details about Overwatch Contenders.… Read the rest
Rainbow Six Esports
With just about two months to go to the 2018 Six Invitational, teams that have not already qualified through other means have been trying their hand at the open online qualifiers. The North American (NA), European (EU) and Latin American (LATAM) regions all have an open ladder system while Asia-Pacific (APAC) had an online double-elimination bracket, and will have an offline LAN qualifier.… Read the rest
Reality Gaming Group has partnered with eSports app Gizer to offer tournament play for its mobile AR combat game, Reality Clash.
The partnership means Reality Clash players will be able to create and host tournaments, win prizes, generate team sponsorship, chat, leverage a built-in marketplace for in-game items and maintain a profile identity on the blockchain.… Read the rest
CD PROJEKT RED, creators of The Witcher series of games, announce the release of Midwinter Update.
Midwinter Update adds more than 100 cards to GWENT: The Witcher Card Game, many of which with new abilities and gameplay mechanics sure to shake things up on the battlefield. The update also introduces the story-driven Midwinter Hunt.… Read the rest
If you’ve been waiting to jump into the driver’s seat in Project CARS 2, an official demo has been created to give players a taste of the variety of racing scenarios offered in the full game, with the ability to drive the Ferrari 488 GT3, Lamborghini Huracán LP610-4, and Formula Renault 3.5 at the laser-scanned Red Bull Ring.… Read the rest
Gamers know how iconic the Gran Turismo series is. Now with the release of the latest edition, Gran Turismo Sport, WorldGaming is calling on all Canadian drivers to register now for the WorldGaming Gran Turismo Sport Canadian Championship Series, presented by PlayStation and Pfaff.
Accelerating the worldwide buzz around the recent release of Gran Turismo Sport, the Championship Series is WorldGaming’s first national racing tournament – and it’s going to be a spectacle that needs to be experienced first-hand.… Read the rest
Call of Duty: WWII Insider – Top 5 Zombies Tips Video
Need some help taking on the endless undead in Call of Duty®: WWII? Call of Duty Insider’s got five crucial tips to help your team survive the night.
Rules of Survival, a battle royale game on mobile developed by NetEase Games, has immediately gone viral since its official debut on 14th November. This PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds-like mobile game has ranked top on App Store in more than 22 countries such as America, France and Germany. It has also rocketed to the top of game ranking in Google Play Store, expanding its popularity on a global scale.… Read the rest
Super Evil Megacorp, the creators of Vainglory, the world’s leading mobile esport, revealed its anticipated 5V5 mode on the last day of the Razer 2017 Vainglory World Championship held in Singapore, and announced that the mode will be launched as part of its 3.0 update in February 2018. Vainglory 5V5 is an entirely new game mode built on Super Evil Megacorp’s proprietary E.V.I.L… Read the rest
Unikrn, one of the world’s leading esports brands, is proud to announce a partnership with MGM Resorts International to bring live competitive gaming and esports tournaments to LEVEL UP inside MGM Grand Hotel & Casino. In 2018, Unikrn will host tournaments on Fridays and Saturdays from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.… Read the rest
Minkonet, a prominent Seoul-based gaming technology company, today announced its partnership with PUBG Corp. to deliver 3D replay functionality in the online gaming phenomenon, “PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS” (PUBG). The robust 360-degree data capture technology powers the 3D Replay and Killcam features that will debut in PUBG’s upcoming PC 1.0 release.
“Building replay systems for battle royale, open world and massively multiplayer online games that typically feature huge maps and many objects interacting in real time presents many technical challenges,” said Peter Kim, co-founder and CEO of Minkonet.… Read the rest
The Esports Championship Series (ECS) has crowned FaZe Clan as the champions of Season 4 of the popular Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) competition. After three days of exciting matches between the world’s best CS:GO teams, FaZe Clan proved too much for the competition and took home the grand prize of $250,000 USD and the title of ECS Season 4 champions.… Read the rest
CD PROJEKT RED, creators of The Witcher series of games, announce that Frederick “Freddybabes” Bird has won the December 2017 GWENT Challenger tournament, which took place this weekend in Moszna castle, Poland.
Fighting for their share of the $100,000 prize pool were 8 of the best players of GWENT Masters — the official esports series of GWENT: The Witcher Card Game.… Read the rest
Gfinity, a leading international esports entertainment group, today announced that world-renowned esports franchise, FNATIC, will join the highly popular Gfinity Elite Series for season three, commencing on 2nd March 2018. FNATIC is the first new team to be announced as part of Gfinity’s Elite Series expansion which sees the number of teams increase to 10.… Read the rest