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Before Ginx TV went all in on eSports the company focused on covering traditional video games both on TV and online. One of it’s most successful shows was The First Hour, where hosts Adam Savage and Anthony Richardson play the first hour of new releases. However when the switch to …
Read More »Australian CoD team Mindfreak to move to NA
The best Call of Duty team in Australia has announced that they will be moving to North America, potentially for the rest of the Infinite Warfare season. Having finished at the top of the Pro Points leaderboard in the region, Mindfreak secured themselves a spot in the first season of …
Read More »Clash Royal wins the BAFTA eSports award
Last night the video game BAFTA’s took place and many of the top games from the past year walked away with awards. Once again the AMD Esports Audience Award returned, but there was a surprise winner, that a lot of people are not happy about. The award was voted on …
Read More »Summer Games Done Quick’s game list revealed
Summer Games Done Quick is returning once again to raise money for Doctors Without Borders, and now we know what games will be played. The event is being held at the Minneapolis Marriott City Center hotel between July 2nd and 9th. During that time speedrunners will be streaming 24 hours …
Read More »Rocket League Season 3 World Championships head to LA
The Rocket League Championship Series Season 3 World Championship will take place in Los Angeles in early June. The Wiltern Theater will host the event between June 2nd and 4th, with the best teams from across the world, including two from the new RLCS Oceania region, competing for the title …
Read More »The Summit returns in June
After expanding into Smash Bros and Counter-Strike, production company Beyond the Summit is returning to its roots with The Summit 7, a Dota 2 competition taking place this June. The Summit 7 will run between June 14th and 18th at The Summit house just outside of Los Angeles. $100,000 will …
Read More »CEX, Warner and Zowie all sponsor Hypespotting 6
One of the UK’s biggest fighting game events has brought in some pretty big sponsors. Hypespotting 6 is due to take place in Glasgow, Scotland, on April 15th and 16th. The event will feature some of the best fighting game players in the world competing in titles such as Street …
Read More »ECS GS:GO competition returns to Wembley for Season 3 finals
FACEIT has announced that it is bringing the finals of its ECS Counter-Strike: Global Offensive competition to Wembley Arena for the second time. The first season of the ECS competition concluded at the Wembley Arena last year, with French side G2 Esports taking home the trophy. The season two finals …
Read More »FACEIT partners with GeniusSports to analyse eSports betting trends
Alongside the announcement of the ECS Season 3 finals FACEIT has also revealed a new partnership with GeniusSports. GeniusSports is a company that creates data analytics solutions for multiple sports leagues across the world, including the NBA and Premier League. They have now developed a CS:GO analytics platform that provides …
Read More »Car maker Subaru is hosting a $20,000 CS:GO event
Here’s some news we didn’t expect. Car manufacturer Subaru is hosting a $20,000 Counter-Strike competition in partnership with eSports agency Damage. The 2017 Subaru Invitational will feature eight top CS:GO teams from North America battling it out for a share of the $20,000 prize pool on May 13th and 14th. …
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