NA and EU qualifiers for the Shadowverse World Grand Prix

Cygames has announced that the qualifying rounds for NGE’s Shadowverse Open Starforged Legends season will also serve as a one-off qualifying tournament to determine who will go to Tokyo to compete with the best Shadowverse players in the world for a prize pool of $120,000. North America players can enter the World Grand Prix NA Contenders Cup, and European players can enter the World Grand Prix EU Contenders Cup, and the top three players from each region will win a free trip to Tokyo and a guaranteed cash prize in the RAGE Shadowverse World Grand Prix.… Read the rest

StarCraft II World Championship Series Viewing at BlizzCon

Blizzard Entertainment

The full field of 16 players is now set for the 2017 WCS Global Finals at BlizzCon, and we’re anticipating another exciting finish to the year in esports as we crown this year’s StarCraft II World Champion. For 2017, we’re building a brand-new stage for StarCraft II and bringing it back to the show floor of the Anaheim Convention Center, the site of many iconic matches in StarCraft II esports history.… Read the rest

Lionsgate at NYCC – To show off The Walking Dead AR mobile game and Power Rangers stuff

Lionsgate  has announced the full list of fan-focused interactive game activities it will host at New York Comic Con from Oct. 5-8, 2017 within booth #210 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City.

Lionsgate is teaming up with The Walking Dead: No Man’s Land developer Next Games, a mobile game trendsetter specializing in entertainment franchises, to showcase Next Games’ upcoming augmented reality mobile title – The Walking Dead: Our World.… Read the rest

Rocket League – Local Events (LANs) | October 2017

Rocket League News

Africa

VS Gaming League Championship | Johannesburg, ZA

Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
Date: October 6th-8th
Time: 5PM and 12AM SAST
Format: 3v3
Prize: ~$1400
Discord: VS Gaming, RLSA
Register: N/A
More Information: Link1, Link2

Europe

Comrade Gaming at Horizon E-Sports Club | Liverpool, UK

Location: Liverpool, United Kingdom
Date: October 14th
Time: 12 PM UTC+1
Format: 3v3
Prize: £250
Discord: N/A
Register: Link

Engage Gaming | Aberdeen, SCT

Location: London, Scotland
Date: Every Tuesday.… Read the rest

October Overwatch Esports Calendar

Blizzard Entertainment

Overwatch esports ramps up this month with more live events and streams around the globe:

  • Overwatch Premier Series wraps up its second season live from Shanghai. Tune in for the grand finals October 1.
  • Overwatch Pacific Championship—broadcast from the Blizzard E-Stadium in Taipei—will complete its regular season and head into the playoffs to crown its Season 2 champions on October 6.
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Overwatch League Roster Announcements, 08/23-10/02

Blizzard Entertainment

We are excited to present the Overwatch League official team roster announcements for August 23 – October 2, 2017. The teams in the inaugural season include Boston, Dallas, Houston, London, Los Angeles (Kroenke), Los Angeles (Whinston), Miami-Orlando, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seoul, and Shanghai, and the official player signing window is open until October 30, 2017.… Read the rest

DISSIDIA FINAL FANTASY NT and DRAGON BALL FighterZ will be showcased at Revolution 2017

DISSIDIA FINAL FANTASY NT and DRAGON BALL FighterZ will be showcased at Revolution 2017 courtesy of Square Enix and Bandai Namco! Revolution is London’s premier fighting game event, on October 6-8. The event is being sponsored by ourselves, and organized by the fantastic NGI crew.

Dissidia Final Fantasy NT – an evolution in arena fighters

Currently taking Japanese arcades by storm, DISSIDIA FINAL FANTASY NT is the latest version of the action-packed Final Fantasy crossover fighter — heading for PlayStation 4 in January next year.… Read the rest

ELEAGUE: The Ups, Downs and Team Drama of Group C

It turns out ELEAGUE, or at least the Group C portion of it, was no country for old men. While the weekend’s broadcast didn’t end with a sorrowful monologue, perhaps one was still delivered in a hotel room somewhere, most likely in Polish. Virtus Pro’s downward spiral is eclipsed only by Trent Reznor’s, having gone from in contention among the names discussed as potentially the number one team in the world, to a team that, a few anomalies aside, isn’t troubling the average tournament group stage.… Read the rest

PLAY Expo Manchester Unveils Greatest-Ever Roster of Indie Games

PLAY Expo Manchester, the largest video game expo in the North of England, is thrilled to announce their greatest-ever Indie showcase, arriving at this year’s event taking place at EventCity Manchester on October 14th and 15, 2017.

Famous for its support of the thriving Indie gaming scene, Replay Events has attracted the best and brightest Indie games for this year’s event, spearheading a remarkable initiative to support smaller developers through offering complimentary space at PLAY Expo Manchester.… Read the rest

Overwatch League, Shanghai Dragons to represent their city for inaugural season

After it was first announced at BlizzCon in 2016, the Overwatch League™ has inspired great anticipation among players and fans all around the world. For its inaugural season, the Overwatch League will field 12 city-based teams based in Asia, Europe, and North America. The Shanghai team in China, led by Chinese internet technology company NetEase, is pleased to officially unveil the team’s name, logo, and colors today.… Read the rest

2017 GSL Super Tournament 2 Survival Guide

Blizzard Entertainment

Event Summary

Will sOs get a chance to defend his title at BlizzCon? Will Maru step forth to take his place, or perhaps Rogue will surge from the depths to once again take a podeum finish at the year’s most presitigious event?

The GSL Super Tournament 2 stands as the last chance for many of the world’s most talent StarCraft II players to take their shot at attending the WCS Global Finals.… Read the rest