Yet another European football team is entering the world of eSports, this time it’s Paris Saint-Germain, the current French league champions. PSG has signed a partnership with the WEBEDIA group, which owns French organisation Milleniun and organises tournaments in the region. Through this partnership PSG will create its own eSports …
Read More »Washington State Gambling Commission orders Valve to stop skin gambling
The Washington State Gambling Commission has told Valve that it must put an end to skin gambling otherwise it may face legal action. The commission initially started its investigation into skin gambling in February, but has now come to the conclusion that Valve must put a stop to skin gambling …
Read More »FACEIT is producing the Capcom Pro Tour event at Milan Games Week
FACEIT will host the Capcom Pro Tour EU Regional Finals at Milan Games Week later this month. The first day of competition, October 15th, will see 256 players compete for one of two remaining slots in the main competition. The next day will see all 14 of the players who …
Read More »eSports Industry Awards 2016: Vote now and get free Now TV trial
Three categories in the eSports Industry Awards 2016 will be decided by public voting. You can tell us who you think should in the eSports Journalist of the Year, eSports Photographer of the Year, and New eSports Game of the Year categories. Voting is open at the eSports Industry Awards …
Read More »Digital Homicide drops $18m lawsuit against 100 Steam users
Company claims it don't have enough cash to see it through
Read More »Steve Aoki buys Rogue
After performing at TwitchCon Steve Aoki announced that he has purchased eSports organisation Rogue. Aoki has purchased a controlling share of the organisation, and plans to be a hands on owner, with the press release stating: Steve [will] play a supportive role in the Overwatch team’s continued success, as well …
Read More »Battleborn may (or may not) be going free-to-play
Gearbox’s multiplayer shooter seems to be about to launch some sort of free-to-play or free-to-try offer. Kotaku originally reported that a source close to the game had informed it that Battleborn was going to make the switch to free-to-play within a couple of months. This source added that the studio …
Read More »ESL partners with Cybersmile to tackle toxicity in eSports
ESL has partnered with The Cybersmile Foundation to tackle online abuse and toxicity in the world of eSports. Cybersmile has been working to address online abuse in the competitive gaming space since early 2015. This new partnership will significantly widen the reach of Cybersmile resources, as they try and get …
Read More »NBA team co-owners and Magic Johnson buy Team Liquid
The investment group known as aXiomatic eSports has purchased controlling interest of Team Liquid. The group features big names such as NBA hall of famer Magic Johnson along with Peter Guber and Ted Leonsis who are leading the group. Guber is perhaps best known as the CEO of Mandalay Entertainment …
Read More »Ajax gets into eSports with FIFA player Koen Weijland
Dutch football club Ajax has signed FIFA player Koen Weijland, becoming the latest team to enter the world of eSports. The five time Dutch champion has been ranked as the best player in the world in 2010, 2011 and 2015 and will now represent Ajax at all future tournaments. He …
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