The gamescom congress will be opened on the 23 August 2017 at 10:00 a.m. with many prominent political figures in attendance: before the political arena begins with top politicians from the CDU, SPD, Die Linke, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen and FDP, the guests will be welcomed by Prof Dr Andreas Pinkwart, Minister for Economy, Innovation, Digitalization, and Energy for the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.… Read the rest
London Games Festival 2018 Dates Set
– London Games Festival 2018 runs from 5 April to 15 April
– Over 50,000 people flocked to the city-wide games celebration’s 40+ events in 2017
– Games London’s wider programme continues to deliver for the capital with nearly £30m potential investment attracted to games businesses in London and across the UK
The London Games Festival will return in 2018, running from 5 April to 15 April, organiser Games London has announced.… Read the rest
Summoners War announces global e-sports tournament “2017 Summoners War World Arena Championship”
Mobile game company Com2uS (CEO Byeongjun Song, announced an offline World Arena Championship tournament for the top grossing mobile RPG Summoners War.
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This championship is a global e-sports tournament open to users from all around the world. Users can sign up for the event at the World Arena Championship sign-up page on www.summonerswar.com… Read the rest
Takeout at Boston Festival of Indie Games
Takeout, the second card game from indie studio Small Monsters Games, has been selected for Boston Festival of Indie Games’ Tabletop Showcase.
Takeout is a social set-building card game for 2-4 players. In Takeout, players are a group of young backpackers in a tiny noodle shop down an alley in China.… Read the rest
The Overwatch League Adds New Teams for London, Los Angeles
The Overwatch League™ today announced its latest team sales, with esports organization founder Jack Etienne of Cloud9 purchasing the team for London, and sports industry leaders Stan and Josh Kroenke purchasing a team for Los Angeles.
The Overwatch League is the first major global professional esports league with city-based teams, and will showcase world-class competitive play in Blizzard Entertainment’s hit game Overwatch®.… Read the rest
The Brooklyn Beatdown once again welcomes hundreds of Street Fighter V players to ESL One New York
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The Brooklyn Beatdown is back! The second edition of the premier offline fighting game tournament will return to Barclays Center during ESL One New York powered by Intel on September 16-17, 2017. ESL and AEG will welcome 256 Street Fighter V players from all over the globe to compete for their share of a US$50,000 prize pool and the title of Brooklyn Beatdown champion.… Read the rest
The Nintendo World Championships are Returning this October
Imagine standing on the big stage, controller in hand. Everyone in the audience is cheering your name, and even more are watching live at home. After advancing through the tournament, you are about to start the finals. If you win this round, you will be named the Nintendo World Championships 2017 tournament winner.… Read the rest
2017 TEKKEN World Tour Online Tournaments
The TEKKEN World Tour is coming to your home!
If you’ve been looking for a way to compete in the TEKKEN World Tour but can’t travel to TEKKEN World Tour offline events, now you can join in. BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment, Twitch, and Level | Up have put together a series of online tournaments covering all three of the TEKKEN World Tour’s Regions!… Read the rest
Call of Duty World League – 2017’s competition begins today in Orlando, Florida
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Over 19,000 Call of Duty players – the world’s largest console esport – competed throughout the year and only 32 teams have emerged to face off at the 2017 Call of Duty World League (CWL) Championship, Presented by PlayStation®4, beginning today at the Amway Centre in Orlando, Florida. Hosted by Major League Gaming Corp. |
Nintendo at gamescom
Super Mario Odyssey producer Yoshiaki Koizumi and Metroid producer Yoshio Sakamoto to speak live from Nintendo’s booth
Nintendo’s booth at this year’s gamescom show in Cologne, Germany, will showcase some of the year’s biggest games for Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS family systems, and fans all around the world can see more of key upcoming titles with English-language live shows happening throughout the week.… Read the rest
CROSSFIRE: European Finals at gamescom 2017
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Held for the first time by Smilegate Europe, the CROSSFIRE European Tournament finals are to take place over the course of gamescom 2017. The CFS European Finals will comprise semifinals and finals played in Cologne, Germany on August 24th at the ESL Arena in Hall 9 and are being organized together by Smilegate and ESL. |
British Esports Association – Findings seem to show eSports are beneficial for children
The British Esports Association, the not-for-profit national body set up to support grassroots competitive gaming, has found that esports can be a beneficial activity for children when played in moderation.
The Association partnered with Westminster City Council and DinoPC for a free two-hour after-school esports training club, running every Tuesday for a month at Maida Vale Library.… Read the rest
Italian Pavilion at gamescom 2017
With a goal to showcase the sheer diversity of games development across the country, the Italian Ministry of Economic Development, the Italian Trade Agency ICE and AESVI, the Italian Games Trade Body have announced their presence at Gamescom 2017 in Cologne.
The Italian Pavilion, which will be located in the trade area of the show, will play host to more than 20 games from 14 different developers, bringing adventure, sports, strategy and horror titles – amongst others – all together under one roof.… Read the rest
Arc Revolution Cup 2017 EU Qualifiers Detailed
Win trips to Japan with GUILTY GEAR and BLAZBLUE!
PQube and Arc System Works are excited to announce the Arc Revolution Cup 2017 European Qualifier for GUILTY GEAR Xrd REV 2 and BLAZBLUE CENTRALFICTION.
Europe will be fielding one team in each of the 3vs3 GUILTY GEAR Xrd Rev 2 and 2vs2 BLAZBLUE CENTRALFICTION tournaments at Arc Revolution Cup 2017, held at Toushinsai in Tokyo, Japan on October 21, 2017.… Read the rest
8Bitdo Brings the Past to the Future at gamescom 2017
8Bitdo®, leaders in retro-inspired video game hardware, announced plans to unveil their latest range of innovate products at gamescom 2017 taking place in Cologne from August 22nd through August 26th.
Distributed throughout Europe by Game Outlet Europe (GOE Distribution), 8Bitdo has quickly established themselves as a major force in video game hardware thanks to their highly unique, multi-format controllers, based on game pads from the golden age of gaming.… Read the rest