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After a long period of instability in the Fnatic Dota 2 camp, the organisation has finally announced its new roster, and on paper it looks incredibly strong. With long time member of the team Chai "Mushi" Yee Fung leaving to join Mineski a few months back Fnatic was left without …
Read More »Classic Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 map Rust is coming to Infinite Warfare
Activision has announced the next DLC pack for Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, and it includes a remake of one of the series’ most well loved maps. The Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Continuum DLC pack will add four maps and a new Zombies experience and will launch on April …
Read More »North America gets a new $10,000 online Overwatch competition
The Rivalcade Overwatch Rumble is the latest tournament to offer North American teams the chance to win some extra money online. $10,000 is on the line, which while not massive is certainly a welcome in NA scene. The NA scene for Overwatch has been limited to say the least, with …
Read More »Yahoo to host its first Smash Bros competition this weekend
Yahoo Esports has announced that it plans to host its first ever Super Smash Bros. Melee competition this weekend. The event follows on from the collegiate League of Legends competitions that the organisation ran last year, showing that its investment in eSports wasn’t just on the media side of things. …
Read More »The Esports Integrity Coalition releases lengthy statement on ESL VAC ban rules
The Esports Integrity Coalition has released a lengthy statement regarding recent rule changes made by ESL for their Counter-Strike competitions. The new rules implemented by ESL state that any player who has received a VAC ban for cheating will be banned from play in ESL competitions for two years. Previously …
Read More »Blizzard opens Asian eSports arena
Blizzard has opened its first eSports arena over in Taipei in preparation for its first Asian Overwatch competition. The arena holds up to 250 spectators and is known as the Blizzard eStadium. It will be used for smaller scale tournaments and it’s probably a safe bet to assume it might …
Read More »UMG to host $75,000 Halo event
UMG has announced a new $75,000 Halo competition due to take place in Florida this May. The HCS Daytona by UMG tournament will take place at the Ocean Center Arena in Daytona Beach between May 12th and 14th, with $75,000 up for grabs in the main competition. To compliment this …
Read More »Groups for the Call of Duty Global Pro League have been drawn
The draw for the Call of Duty Global Pro League has taken place and we know know what the four groups look like. The Red Group has arguably the most interesting match ups, as we get to see a rematch of last year’s CoD Champs final between Team EnVyUs and …
Read More »ELEAGUE Nominated for a sports Emmy
ELEAGUE has been nominated in the Outstanding Studio Design and Art Direction category at the sports Emmys. This nomination shows just how good the ELEAGUE broadcasts have been, not only have they been the best eSports shows we have ever seen, they are even rivaling traditional sporting show, which is …
Read More »Team EnVyUs to take part in the Gfinity Elite Series
Gfinity has announced that the fifth organisation to take part in its Elite Series will be Team EnVyUs. This sees EnVyUs join Reason Gaming, Team Infused, Excel eSports and Prophecy in the Elite Series. As one of the biggest organisations in the world the move comes as a bit of …
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