eSports News & Gaming Events

This summer, two original television series from ESL will air on D|XP, a new daily programming block dedicated to the world of gaming on Disney XD. The new shows will include ESL Brawlers, which will premiere on July 20, 2017, and ESL Speedrunners, which is set to air in August.

“Creating original programming is one of ESL’s top priorities and we are thrilled to partner with Disney’s D|XP to create engaging content for their audience,“ said Nik Adams, Senior Vice President of Global Media Rights and Distribution, ESL.… Read the rest

Abigail, the biggest lad in all of Metro City, is the next character to join Street Fighter V as part of the Season 2 Character Pass. Previously appearing in the classic Capcom beat ‘em up series Final Fight, Abigail now makes his way to Street Fighter on the 25^th July, and brings with him a fearsome set of bulked biceps and a passion for all things car fashioned.… Read the rest

NBC Sports Group, in partnership with online competitive gaming platform FACEIT and developer Psyonix, announced today that U.S. registration for the “Universal Open” – an inaugural esports tournament open to gamers of all skill levels – is now underway on Faceit.com.

The Universal Open is a 2v2 tournament featuring Rocket League, the sports-action hit with a community of more than 33 million players, developed and published by San Diego-based game studio, Psyonix.… Read the rest

Following this week’s Prerelease events in which players were able to preview new cards from the Hour of Devastation set, today Hour of Devastation is now available to purchase in games stores worldwide. Hour of Devastation is the second card set in the Amonkhet block, and takes place in a world inspired by Ancient Egypt.… Read the rest

Want to learn more about esports, meet and talk to pro players, watch SA’s top teams compete, and maybe even enter a competition yourself and win some prizes? Then Rush is where you want to be next weekend.

Designed by the creators of the legendary rAge (really Awesome gaming expo), the inaugural Rush event, powered by HP OMEN, is a first for esports in South Africa and is set to become an annual showcase of all things esports.… Read the rest

Ubisoft^® announced that online qualifications for the fourth annual edition of the Just Dance^® World Cup open on July 16^TH, 2017. Just Dance players worldwide can compete to qualify online via the World Dance Floor online multiplayer mode in Just Dance 2017, on PlayStation^®4, Xbox One™ and Wii U™.… Read the rest

Hoplon, the leading video games developer in Brazil is today eager to highlight that teams wanting to compete at the first ever ESL Play Heavy Metal Machines Esports European Championships, with a cash prize pool in excess of €10,000, will need to put pedal to the metal as registration closes on Saturday July 15th.… Read the rest

Intel® Extreme Masters

Intel® Extreme Masters Shanghai will be our first StarCraft® II tournament of season 12. A total of 16 players will gather in the Shanghai New International Expo Centre on July 27-30 to compete for the coveted trophy, a US$25,000 prize pool and WCS points.

We’ve assembled a great lineup to bring you all the action from Shanghai:

• Host: DX master
• Translator: James “Mal” Song
• Desk host: Dan ‘Artosis‘ Stemkoski
• Commentator: James “Kaelaris” Carrol
• Commentator: Yoan “ToD” Merlo
• Commentator: Kevin “Rotterdam” van der Kooi
• Commentator: Jared “Pig” Krensel
• Commentator: Jonathon “Wardi” Ward
• Commentator: Leigh “Maynarde” Mandalov
• Observer: Kevin “Maputv” Kremser
• Observer: Thibault “Koka” Le Gall

With all of the qualifiers concluded, the player lineup for the tournament is complete and it is one stacked lineup.… Read the rest