eSports News, Live eSports On Twitch & Gaming Event News
The doors of the Multiverse are now about to open. At the Epic Games Store Spring Showcase, Perfect World Entertainment and Cryptic Studios announced the release of Magic: Legends in beta open on the Epic Games Store on March 23.
This A-RPG free-to-play in the persistent world, which pays tribute to Magic: The Gathering, the famous strategic card game of Wizards of the Coast, will be released on PCs and consoles sometime in 2021.… Read the rest
EVOS Esports, the leading esports organization in Southeast Asia, has garnered the support of Yamaha’s ‘Generation 125’ as an official sponsor. This new collaboration by Generation 125 supports the younger generation to continue developing the esports industry further in Indonesia.
Generation 125 is the nickname for Yamaha 125cc’s matic motorbike users consisting of FreeGo, Fino, X-Ride, Mio series, and the latest product named GEAR 125 adapts the character of the current generation with the design, technology, and features that are ‘Definitely Cool’, ‘Definitely Uphill’, ‘Definitely Strong’, ‘Definitely Economical’ and ‘Definitely Reliable’ which will make users ‘Win More’ because they gain more value in the same price range as a 110cc matic motorbike.… Read the rest
CD PROJEKT RED announced that a new season of Journey is now underway in GWENT: The Witcher Card Game. Players can earn unique rewards by leveling up in Journey on all supported platforms: iOS, Android, and PC.
Journey is GWENT’s progression system with over 100 levels, each containing unique rewards. Completing special weekly quests and winning games across Standard, Seasonal, and Draft game modes will earn you progress and unlock new items.… Read the rest
Wargaming announced its plans to bring World of Tanks to Steam. Once live, both players of the regular PC version and Steam users will be able to fight side by side in the immersive PvP battles the legendary F2P strategic shooter is known for. The Steam version will be available to new accounts only but will feature everything its PC counterpart has to offer.… Read the rest
Guild Esports announced the signing of 2020’s number one ranked EU Fortnite player, Tai “TaySon” Starčič. The addition of TaySon places Guild’s Fortnite roster as the top team in the EU competitive scene.
TaySon, a Slovenian national, is the current back-to-back winner of the Fortnite Champion Series (FNCS) trio and solo championships at only 16 years old, and has tournament winnings totaling over $200,000 across 28 events.… Read the rest
The world’s most popular mobile game keeps bringing fresh updates to players as PUBG MOBILE receives an all-new quickplay game mode as part of today’s 1.2 content update, available for free on the App Store and Google Play.
The new EvoGround gameplay, Power Armor Mode, brings new high-tech Power Armor on Livik with extra abilities.… Read the rest
Premium audio device company EPOS has agreed a partnership expansion with esports tournament organizer BLAST Premier for 2021.
Over the first year of the partnership both companies have worked together to help give esports fans a deeper appreciation and understanding of the vital role audio and communication plays in gaming.
The expanded partnership will see EPOS work with the tournament organizer to show the gaming community how audio holds the power to unleash the gaming experience.… Read the rest
Generation Esports (GenE) — a global community-focused esports organization and tournament platform — announced a licensing agreement with Electronic Arts Inc. , and a partnership with Super Bowl XLI champion Dwight Freeney, to launch the “3rd N’ Long Madden Tournament”. This March, football fans will compete for real-world prizes from top merchandising brands, like Jordan Brand and the NFL Players Association (NFLPA), by proving they are the best Madden NFL 21 players in the United States.… Read the rest
KRAFTON, Inc., responsible for entertainment properties such as PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS (PUBG), today announced additional details around the format for PUBG GLOBAL INVITATIONAL.S (PGI.S), the next global PUBG esports tournament taking place from February 5 – March 28.
PGI.S is an eight week long LAN/online-hybrid event featuring 32 teams from eight regions, including seven Europe-based teams, six Chinese teams, four Korean teams, four North American teams, two Latin American teams, five South East Asian teams, two Japanese teams, and two Chinese Taipei teams.… Read the rest
Guild Esports announces the signing of Denmark-born professional athlete Anas El-Abd, the third addition to its expanding Fornite roster.
Anas has a long back catalogue of wins and accomplishments and currently ranks 7th in the Top Ten Pro Fortnite players in Europe. Anas is a four-time Cash Cup Winner and has been a finalist in both the FNCS Grand Finals and Dreamhack Finals five times, his tournament winnings total over $96K.… Read the rest
Guild Esports announces the signing of Swedish-born professional athlete Saif “Sayf” Jibraeel, and coach André “BARBARR” Möller, with both additions strengthening the organization’s competitive Valorant team.
Sayf, a top-ranked EU pro in the Valorant scene, holds an impressive record across the sport with both 1st and 2nd placings in a wide variety of Valorant events over the last 9 months of turning pro.… Read the rest
Red Bull Campus Clutch, the biggest global university esports event to ever take place launches today, offering students a unique opportunity to compete in one of the fastest growing and most talked about games, VALORANT. Sign-ups are opening now to university students in every corner of the globe, offering the ultimate opportunity to shine in VALORANT.… Read the rest
FaZe Clan, the world’s most prominent gaming organization, announced last week over the course of five days, the six winners of the #FaZe5 challenge: Faxuty, VIRUS, Nio, Flea, K1nG and Scope. The challenge, which started in September 2020 attracted more than 211,000 applicants from around the world, which is more than double the amount of applicants the most applied-to college in the US receives annually (source).
Aquatik Esports is pleased to introduce the Aquatik Alliance, its newest initiative providing established esports organizations a place to scout and develop new talent. Led by industry-leading executives, Rob Borm from Game Informer and Andrew Bouley from Horizon Cloud Extended Reality, this initiative enables players of all skill sets access to competitive tournaments while also enabling pro esports organizations access to talent.… Read the rest
From January 1st, aspiring mobile esports semi-pros from across the globe are invited to sign up and compete in the new 2021 PUBG MOBILE Club Open (PMCO), the biggest ever PUBG MOBILE semi-pro esports competition to date. With the enormous success of the PMCO in 2020 which saw tens of thousands of teams register, and PUBG MOBILE’s commitment to continue growing their esports ecosystem to support competitors of all levels, the PMCO 2021 will be available across 27 regions, with registration open until January 24th.… Read the rest