Natus Vincere G2A, better known to fans as Na’Vi, have expanded into Quake Champions, picking up Russian Quake pro Anton ‘Cooller’ Singov. Singov is a renowned Quake champion, with multiple international wins and over $300,000 in prize money accumulated over his career. He’s also a well known Overwatch personality, where …
Read More »League of Legends is getting an Australian reality TV show
League of Legends is the latest game to get a reality TV show, with a new Australian reality series, The Next Gamer, that is looking to find a single League of Legends player who could be a pro. It’s standard reality TV fare, with 40 gamers getting pared down to …
Read More »Valve updates Dota 2 to make it easier for new players to get started
Dota 2 have made some changes to the game ahead of The International 2017, which is occurring this week, making the game more welcoming to new players ahead of the influx of rookies that try the game for the first time during Valve’s mega-tournament. The update, which launched last Thursday, …
Read More »Doomfist comes to Overwatch, and he’s quite punchy
Doomfist, leader of antagonistic band of bad dudes Talon, is now in Overwatch proper, playable in the main game for the PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4. The Count of Monte Fisto has been in Overwatch’s public test region (PTR) since July 6, where it has transpired that just about …
Read More »PUBG monthly update adds MK14 EBR, first person mode and paid-for cosmetic crates on Aug 3
Next week is the next monthly update for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, and this one is a big one, adding first-person servers, cosmetic microtransactions, and a beefy new DMR rifle. The new gun is an Mk14 EBR, which will use 7.62 ammo and has a bipod which can be deployed while laying down …
Read More »CD Projekt Red to host $25,000 Gwent tournament at Gamescom
CD Projekt RED are bringing card game Gwent to Gamescom for one of its first major tournaments. The game launched in open beta back in May, but is slowly becoming more and more polished as CD Projekt RED flesh out the game beyond its roots as a diversion in its Witcher …
Read More »Esports and gaming video platform Dingit.tv confirmed as gold sponsor for Indie Arena booth at Gamescom
Dingit.TV has been officially confirmed as the main sponsor for Gamescom’s Indie Arena booth. As a gold level sponsor, esports and gaming video outfit Dingit.tv will be involved at all levels of the show, supporting indie titles but also running tournaments for competitive games at the event. From Dingit.tv’s blog …
Read More »Korean Heroes of the Storm teams lack motivation to compete, but Blizzard has a plan to change that
In the first press conference of the HGC 2017 Mid-Season Brawl, South Korean team L5 gave a response to a question that you could feel physically alter the atmosphere in the room. The best Heroes of the Storm team in the world – and the current world champions – had …
Read More »Laser Kittens releases Byeon ‘Munchkin’ Sang-beom due to wrist injury
Overwatch outfit Laser Kittenz has terminated the contract of their DPS player Byeon ‘Munchkin’ Sang-beom, who will now be returning to South Korea. ESPN broke the story, reporting that it was a “health complication in his wrist and language barrier issues” that caused the contract termination. Laser KIttenz is a …
Read More »Nvidia’s ShadowPlay Highlights launches with Lawbreakers, promises automatic highlight capture
Youtube frag reels have been a part of competitive gaming since there was a way to share them, with players having to run recording software in the background hoping to capture that one elusive moment. Nvidia’s ShadowPlay made things easier, letting you turn on your capture software in the past, …
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