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After a win in April’s Overwatch Monthly Melee, Overwatch team Rogue, owned by Dj Steve Aoki, has announced that it will head to South Korea to compete in season three of OGN’s Overwatch APEX. The team, comprised entirely of French players but currently live together in a team house located …
Read More »Super Smash Brothers Melee player David Kim retires due to injury
Super Smash Bros. Melee player David “Kira” Kim has retired due to injury, claiming an ongoing problem with his left index finger as the reason behind his departure. Kim was ranked the 86th best Melee player in the world last year in the annual Top 100 Players list compiled by …
Read More »Is there room in esports for battle royale?
PLAYERUNKNOWN’s BATTLEGROUNDS is both obnoxiously capped and the best selling game on Steam right now, with Korean developers Bluehole claiming the title sold its first million copies just 16 days after launching onto Steam’s Early Access program. The game is already a success, but could it find itself joining the …
Read More »Kaplan: No Overwatch announcements at E3
Overwatch game director Jeff Kaplan has come forwards to say that nothing Overwatch related will be announced at E3. Overwatch fans have had a rough weekend, with the hype train getting underway after Terry Crews posted a video claiming he would be making an announcement at E3. In the video …
Read More »Misfits Academy secure a spot in the EU LCS
The main Misfits LCS team may be playing in the postseason of the LCS right now, but their sister team has already booked a place in the same competition for the Summer Split. Misfits Academy managed to beat Fnatic Academy to secure a spot in the EU LCS for the …
Read More »Seagull quits pro Overwatch in favour of streaming
Arguably the biggest name in professional Overwatch has quit his team in order to focus on streaming. Brandon "Seagull" Larned rose to fame when his Twitch stream exploded during the early days of Overwatch. He became one of the best players in the west and was signed to the NRG …
Read More »Evil Geniuses and two NASCAR drivers will play in a Halo competition with two fans
So this is a weird one. Two NASCAR drivers have some beef, and want to settle it in Halo. Erik Jones of Joe Gibbs Racing and Clint Bowyer of Stewart-Haas Racing have teamed up with Evil Geniuses and their new sponsor Hisense to hold a Halo show match at the …
Read More »Bigben and Hyundai partner for the 2017 eSports WRC Championship
Bigben Interactive has announced that Hyundai Motor will be the main partner for the 2017 eSports WRC Championship. The competition will be renamed to the eSports WRC powered by Hyundai, which will see the best WRC 6 players battle it out for the title of world champion. The competition is …
Read More »16 players qualify for PES Road to Cardiff event at Anfield
16 European PES players have managed to book a spot in the last regional competition in the PES League Road to Cardiff tournament. RoNeX, crazyFlash7, TRS_EL_MATADOR, his_wideness, Suprema_Ettorito, Teclis-88, IndominatorTV, Sam—, dNationPT, Neo_Lotfi, TioMiit_PW, joanfcb, AlexAlguacil_8, TBC, DexK and bad_boy_g_2011 will all head to Anfield to try and win a …
Read More »Finalists announced for the Women in Games Awards
The finalists for the Women in Games Awards have been announced, including those in the brand new eSports Contender category. For the first time at the awards the brightest female stars in the world of eSports are being honoured. Members from every corner of the industry have been nominated, with …
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