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Mortal Kombat 11, Final Kombat 2020 to be held in Chicago in March

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, NetherRealm Studios and Intersport announced the Mortal Kombat 11 Pro Kompetition championship finale, Final Kombat 2020, will feature special appearances by Todd McFarlane (Spawn Creator and McFarlane Toys Creative Director/CEO), Keith David (voice of Spawn in Mortal Kombat 11), Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (voice of Shang Tsung in Mortal Kombat 11) and Ed Boon (Creative Director, NetherRealm Studios and Co-Creator of Mortal Kombat).… Read the rest

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Warcraft III: Reforged, The rebuilding process is complete

Experience a pivotal period in the Warcraft saga through an epic single-player story spanning over 60 missions, and test yourself in battle online with Warcraft III’s timeless competitive multiplayer gameplay.

This full-scale modernization of Blizzard Entertainment’s real-time strategy classic features thoroughly overhauled graphics, a revamped World Editor, and full Battle.net® integration
Relive some of the most epic moments in Azeroth’s history with Warcraft® III: Reforged™, a thorough reimagining of Blizzard’s groundbreaking real-time strategy game.
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TEKKEN 7 & SOULCALIBUR VI News from EVO Japan

The excitement of EVO Japan was palpable all weekend as the best of the best fighting game competitors came together at EVO Japan for knock-down drag-out bouts of high-level fighting game action. This made for the perfect time to share updates pertaining to two of BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment’s premiere fighting game franchises, starting off with…

TEKKEN 7 dropped details about a new Developer Diary featuring a behind the scenes look at the development of two of the game’s most electrifying new characters, Leroy Smith (Wing Chun style) and Fahkumram (Muay Thai style).… Read the rest

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Free Fire Champions Cup and Free Fire World Series in 2020

 Free Fire, the world’s most popular mobile battle royale game, has lined up its major esports tournaments and milestones for the year ahead, creating even more opportunities for its global community of gamers to get involved. Building on a successful 2019, Free Fire will host up to 4 international esports tournaments for 2020, with up to $2M in total prize pool up for grabs.
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World of Tanks, New update adds “double-barreled heavies”

World of Tanks welcomes the first update of 2020: 1.7.1. The new version features, among other things, a trio of heavies brandishing a couple of large-caliber guns each. Here’s what you need to know before rushing to research them to take these formidable armored vehicles for a spin.

The double-barreled newcomers are all Soviet, sitting at Tiers VIII, IX, and X in an all-new branch stemming from the KV-3 at Tier VII.… Read the rest

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Activision Blizzard And Google – Multi-Year Strategic Relationship

Activision Blizzard and Google announced a multi-year strategic relationship to power new player experiences. Google Cloud will serve as the preferred provider for Activision Blizzard’s game hosting infrastructure and YouTube as its exclusive streaming partner worldwide, excluding China, for live broadcasts of its popular esports leagues and events — including Overwatch League, Call of Duty League, Hearthstone Esports, and more.… Read the rest

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Gwent: The Witcher Card Game, lunar new year stuff announced

CD PROJEKT RED, creators of The Witcher series of games, announce a special event for GWENT: The Witcher Card Game, celebrating the start of the new lunar year. The event brings the opportunity for players to claim gifts, and purchase festival-themed items on Windows PC and iOS.

The Lunar New Year Festival, which begins today and will run until February 7th, gives players the chance to earn Red Envelopes by winning matches.… Read the rest

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Turtle Beach’s partnership with Chicago Huntsmen CDL Franchise

Turtle Beach announced a new working partnership with the Chicago Huntsmen CDL Franchise. Owned by NRG Esports and led by Co-CEOs Andy Miller and esports luminary Hector “H3CZ” Rodriguez, The Huntsmen have an incredible roundtable of expertise in the traditional sports and tech industries, with investment from the likes of Shaquille O’Neal, Tiesto, Jennifer Lopez, Alex Rodriguez, and Marshawn Lynch.… Read the rest

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2020 Pokémon World Championships, ExCeL London – August 14–16

The Pokémon Company International confirmed that this year’s Pokémon World Championships will be held at ExCeL London from August 14–16, 2020. The best Pokémon Trading Card Game and video game players from around the world will be invited to compete, with fans welcome to purchase spectator passes and witness the excitement of the most prestigious event in the Pokémon Championship Series.… Read the rest

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PUBG Season 6 brings Karakin and a new high tension map

PUBG Corporation  announced that Season 6 and Survivor Pass: Shakedown are now live! The update includes a brand new 2×2 map that is sure to bring intense and high tension combat right from the drop. Karakin also introduces breach points on buildings, sticky bombs, penetrable walls to shoot through, and the Black Zone, which takes away the safety of buildings by destroying them utterly.… Read the rest

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VGM CON 2020, Minnetonka, Minnesota on March 6-8

Gamer’s Rhapsody announced the addition of 8-bit Music Theory of YouTube fame to the special guest line-up. Video Games and Music Convention will be held at the Sheraton Minneapolis West located in Minnetonka, Minnesota on March 6-8. 8-bit Music Theory joins the previously-announced Alexander Brandon (composer for Epic Games) and The Hit Points (bluegrass video game music band) to round out the planned live musical performances and panels for the expo that celebrates gaming media as an art form.
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