More than 4,000 people have signed up for the Street Fighter V tournament taking place at this year’s EVO. The event, which is due to take place between July 15th to 17th in Las Vegas, will feature many tournaments for multiple fighting games, but Street Fighter V is set to …
Read More »ESL to launch first 24/7 eSports TV channel
ESL has announced a new 24/7 eSports TV channel that is due to launch in May. Known as esportsTV, the channel will feature ESL’s core competitions and tournaments including ESL One, the Intel Extreme Masters and the ESL Pro League. The channel will run 24 hours a day, seven days …
Read More »Free-to-play Paragon getting $60 physical PS4 edition
Epic’s upcoming F2P outing Paragon is to receive a very un-free boxed release on PS4. A $59.99 Paragon Edition has been announced for North America for June 7th. For the money gamers get a host of in-game items and perks including 6,000 Paragon Coins (worth $60), some additional challenges, permanent …
Read More »Call of Duty legend Nadeshot founds new team
Call of Duty legend Matt Nadeshot” Haag has founded a new eSports team called 100 Thieves. The team has acquired the King Papey Call of Duty squad and will compete in Stage 2 of the Call of Duty World League starting tomorrow. The move has come as a surprise to …
Read More »First ever collegiate Vainglory league starts at PAX this weekend
Vainglory developers Super Evil Megacorp have partnered with Collegiate StarLeague to create the first collegiate Vainglory league. The league will offer students the chance to win scholarship money by competing in the mobile MOBA, although an exact prize pool is yet to be announced. StarLeague has hosted many similar tournaments …
Read More »The Mid Season Invitational will impact regional seeding at the League of Legends World Championship
The upcoming League of Legends Mid Season Invitational tournament will, for the first time, have a significant impact on the World Championship later in the year. Any team that makes it out of the group stage at MSI will secure their region a top four seed at Worlds. This doesn’t …
Read More »Collegiate League of Legends to hit US TV network
Big Ten Network has announced the BTN Invitational: A University League of Legends Event, which will be broadcast on their network over in the States. The event will take place at PAX East on April 22nd, and will see Ohio State University face off against Michigan State University in a …
Read More »LEGO readies biggest Minecraft set to date
A whopping 1,600 piece LEGO Minecraft set is hitting stores this summer. FamilyGamerTV has revealed that the huge Village set is incoming this June. This follows LEGO unveiling the already-large Minecraft Fortress as New York Toy Fair earlier this year. Village comes with a number of MInecraft figures, including Steve, …
Read More »Goodgame closes 4th Floor studio, cancels PC debut weeks after reveal
Developer promises no layoffs, as staff affected move to positions on two new PC titles
Read More »Stardew Valley passes 1m sales
A small rural simulator born out of frustration with the Harvest Moon series is one of the biggest PC hits this year. Less than two weeks after its release it was reported that Stardew Valley was nearing half a million copies sold. Now Polygon has had it confirmed from publisher …
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