ESports

Gfinity have announced that the Elite Draft — and attached Elite Series — will not take place until a later date. The Draft was due to be held on Friday but has now been delayed indefinitely. London-based Gfinity have claimed the Draft is delayed due to an extension of the …

ESL have announced a deal with Emirates Airline, allowing passengers on any Emirates flight to watch on-demand esports content from ESL in-flight. The partnership is a big one for esports fans, the first of its kind to allow air passengers to watch esports matches on demand using an in-flight entertainment …

Over the last week four organisations: Splyce, CompLexity, Denial and Red Reserve have all folded their Overwatch teams, stepping away from the popular shooter just as Blizzard are starting up the hype-machine for their own competitive juggernaut, the Overwatch League. Why are teams stepping away from Overwatch? The answer is …

Streaming companies Hitbox and Azubu have come together and relaunched as Smashcast, the largest independent esports broadcaster outside of Asia. Smashcast comes from a mergers between Hitbox and Azubu, with a new platform live at www.smashcast.tv. The platform is also available on the App Store and Google Play, boasting new …

Esports is the future; there’s no doubt about that. However, it’s also now the past. TaleWorlds Entertainment has announced Mount and Blade: Warband’s very first esports event, seven years after the game was first released on Steam in 2010. The esports series, entitled ‘The Battle of Bucharest’ will see Europe’s …

Splyce has joined the ranks of major esports organisations to drop out of the Overwatch pro scene, with Splyce’s CEO Marty Strenczewilk announcing that Splyce is releasing their Overwatch roster and “taking a step back” from the scene. CompLexity, Denial and Red Reserve have all ditched their Overwatch teams over …

Widely regarded as a phenomenon only present within the gaming community, it has long been questioned whether esports can be classified as a ‘real sport’ by critics, a debate that’s been reignited by esports inclusion as a medalled sport in the 2022 Asian Games. To those outside the gaming arena, …

Last week the NBA announced that 17 established NBA teams will be participating in the upcoming NBA 2K eLeague, the first formal esports league run by an established sporting league. The 2K eLeague was announced back in February when Brendan Donohue, formerly a marketing and business exec within the NBA …

Dreamhack has announced a variety of competitive events that will run at the same time as its main DreamHack Summer 2017 tournament, with focus on different groups that might be less likely to compete in the main event. The four tournaments are an all-female tournament, a junior tournament for those …

Onslaught eSports has announced its acquisition of esports organisation Roanoke Reign, formerly known as Virtue Gaming. The acquisition comes with many senior figures at Roanoke Reign, with Onslaught taking on several parts of the senior management team: Reign CEO and Founder Brent J. Beckner and chief operating officer Dawn Lozner …