ESports

IEM have ended their long-running associating with League of Legends, as IEM organiser Michal Blicharz announced on Reddit last night that IEM would be dropping League of Legends from the current season. According to the Reddit post, the reasoning is largely centered on scheduling. When League of Legends first appeared …

This weekend, developers and community managers for Rainbow Six Siege took to the stage at the game’s Pro finals to talk about the forthcoming Operation Health, Ubisoft Montreal’s plan to repair and improve the game to help with its longevity. During the panel, Ubisoft Montreal talked about their plans for …

Blizzard have announced a development league, entitled Overwatch Contenders, which the developer is terming a league for “aspiring Overwatch League professionals.” At the mention of Overwatch League, Blizzard reference the elephant in the room: Overwatch League is still being put together, and the vacuum in its absence is causing major …

Esports outfit Gfinity have recently named a date for their long-awaited Gfinity Elite Series event, after a series of delays marred the event. This led to some critics of the company to speculate about the status of the event after Gfinity didn’t come forwards with a new date. Regardless, looking …

Facebook have signed a livestreaming deal with ESL that will see Facebook streaming over 5,500 hours of esports via its Facebook Live service, including their IEM and ESL One events. Spotted by PCGamesN, Facebook will partner with ESL to create unique esports content for the platform, including backstage Q&A’s with …

The League of Legends College Championship is taking place in Los Angeles this weekend, from May 25 – 28. This event is the largest League of Legends College Championship, with eight teams competing this year — the winning team from four different regional divisions, a trio of wildcard slots, and …

North American team Cloud9 has been crowned the winner of the first ever Vainglory Unified Western Live Championships, held in Building Six of the 02 Arena in Greenwich, London this weekend. The tournament marks the end of several weeks of online competition on the mobile MOBA, with the Vainglory Spring …

In their most recent earnings announcement, Tencent have announced that they have made a little over $7b in Q1 2017, with $3.3b coming from the online games division. $3.3b is more money than most games companies will make in a year, but Tencent have the benefit of access to the …

Team Liquid has announced a partnership with gaming analytics firm Mobalytics, with the two companies working together to further the role of analytics in professional League of Legends. The partnership between the two companies will see Team Liquid’s players, analysts and coaches working closely with Mobalytics ahead of their run …

Ed Boon knows fighting games. He’s been behind the Mortal Kombat series since its first release in 1992, and working on fighting games ever since. The series has become known now for it’s slower paced, more methodical approach to fighting games compared to lightning fast titles like Street Fighter. Ed …