The biggest gaming trade show with more than 340,000 public and business visitors is opening its doors on August 21, 2017. Wargaming will conquer the Koelnmesse in Cologne, Germany, with the biggest show floor in the company’s history—1400 m² of pure entertainment, armed with a stunning stage program, music acts and, of course, new iterations to play from World of Tanks on PC and Consoles, World of Warships , and even a public world premiere with Creative Assembly’s Total War: ARENA!… Read the rest
Third season of the 2017 Hearthstone Championship Tour (HCT) is here
The third season of the 2017 Hearthstone Championship Tour (HCT) is here! The top 64 point earners from every region will be joined by the top eight players in their respective Tavern Hero Tournaments over three consecutive weekends in September. Competitors are duking it out from their local taverns for their share of the $25,000 USD prize pools and one of the four spots per region in the upcoming Summer Championship.… Read the rest
The ESL Arena is coming to gamescom 2017
ESL Gaming
ESL Arena returns to Hall 9 at gamescom 2017, with a variety of activities for you to explore throughout the week of the trade fair. With two dedicated esports stages, you will get to see a multitude of tournaments taking place in Cologne, Germany in front of over 350,000 fans that are expected to attend.… Read the rest
Overwatch – Katowice Group Stage: Official Preview
We’re at the halfway point in the Overwatch World Cup Group Stage. Four nations have already fought their way to BlizzCon: China, France, Sweden, and Australia. This week, we fly to the European esports heartland of Katowice, Poland, as Groups E and F take the stage August 4–6.
The Polish fans will be in for a treat, as last year’s Overwatch World Cup champions, Team South Korea, enter Group E.… Read the rest
Team17 Gamescom line-up
Award-winning veteran games developer and international games label Team17 announced its presence at gamescom, held from 22nd – 26th August 2017, in Cologne, Germany.
Team17 will host press meetings, and meetings for potential new partners and developers that would like to pitch their games, by appointment only in the business area.… Read the rest
Valnir Rok: Online survival RPG with a Viking flavour to debut at gamescom
Independent game developer Encurio GmbH and indie games partner Reverb Triple XP officially announcedy that Valnir Rok, an epic online Viking survival roleplaying adventure, will launch on Steam’s Early Access program this September. Set on a mystical Nordic island, gamers will fight for their life in the harsh, hostile environment where dangerous beasts of legend dwell, ruins of forgotten deities hold untold riches, and thriving villages of great clans can be joined or conquered.… Read the rest
Conarium – Pax West 2017 visitors will get to play it
Iceberg Interactive and Zoetrope Interactive are proud to be showcasing Conarium, their Lovecraftian horror game, to American and international audiences at PAX West.
The game will be playable at booth number 7117. Do you dare to transcend human consciousness?
Conarium was released to critical and public acclaim, June 6, 2017h on PC.… Read the rest
Third annual H1Z1 Invitational – October 2017 at TwitchCon
Daybreak Games has revealed the first major details for this October’s third annual H1Z1 Invitational, the premier esports event at Twitch’s TwitchCon 2017. This year’s extravaganza raises the stakes with three unique tournaments of the massive arena shooter H1Z1®: King of the Kill® with a combined prize pool of $500,000.… Read the rest
Brawlhalla – ‘World Championship’ happening in November 2017
Brawlhalla, the epic free-to-play platform fighter from Blue Mammoth Games, will host players from around the world at the second annual Brawlhalla World Championship taking place at the Cobb Galleria in Atlanta, Georgia from Friday, November 3 to Sunday, November 5, 2017.
Top Brawlhalla Circuit and regional players will be invited to participate in the global 1v1 and 2v2 brackets, competing for more than $100,000 in cash prizes.… Read the rest
Mech_Con 2017 tickets now available.
Eager pilots from around the world are converging on Vancouver on December 9th to play, compete or witness the MechWarrior Online World Championships at this year’s Mech_Con, and Piranha Games revealed fans at Mech_Con will get the first crack at the upcoming and highly-anticipated MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries. The long-awaited and first standalone single player MechWarrior title will be playable for the first time in public at the event.… Read the rest
Secure your spot at WCS Montreal
By ESL
The WCS Challenger race continues as we are approaching WCS Montreal! The fourth WCS Circuit stop is yet another chance for the best StarCraft II players to put their skills to the test and compete for $10,000 and 1,000 WCS points per region. Starting August 10th, the WCS Challenger will get underway, so make sure that you’re prepared.… Read the rest
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered Available as Standalone Title on PS4, Xbox One and PC
Activision announced today that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered, a complete enhancement of one of the most critically-acclaimed games in history, is available as a standalone release now on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC in stores and as digital download. The game includes the full campaign and all the multiplayer maps fans know and love from the original Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, all released with stunning high-definition visuals.… Read the rest
gamescom 2017: More than 70 speakers confirmed
With top-class speakers and a diverse mix of topics, this year’s gamescom congress on 23 August is drawing visitors to Cologne. For the first time, the event will be opened with a political arena. In attendance: Dr Peter Tauber (CDU), Hubertus Heil (SPD), Matthias Höhn (Die Linke), Michael Kellner (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen), and Nicola Beer (FDP).… Read the rest
Legendary Writer & Creative Director Chris Avellone to Keynote XPO Game Festival 2017
VisitTulsa is thrilled to share that Chris Avellone – best known for his work on Planescape: Torment, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, Fallout 2, Fallout: New Vegas, Divinity: Original Sin II, and Prey – will be the keynote speaker at this year’s XPO Game Festival held October 13-15 at the Cox Business Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.… Read the rest
Top British YouTubers Confirmed for Insomnia61
Global YouTube sensation DanTDM is attending Insomnia61, the UK’s biggest gaming festival, this August bank holiday; joining a host of top British gaming talent with a combined subscriber base of more than 60 million.
DanTDM, who has almost 16 million subscribers and is known for his Minecraft vlogging and live stage touring, will be hosting meet and greet sessions on Saturday and Sunday at the Birmingham NEC. … Read the rest