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The Esports Integrity Coalition has announced that five new members have joined the group. Esports Middle East, NODWIN Gaming, Mettlestate, ESP esportspools.com and FirstBlood have all joined the group. Esports Middle East is a non-profit esports organization in the Middle East and North Africa that has translated some of the …
Read More »FC Schalke 04 commit to LoL for another split, say they want to win worlds
FC Schalke 04’s League of Legends team was expected to qualify for the LCS easily this split. They went undefeated in the regular season and had a team of stars. However when the playoffs came around they lost in the first round, killing their chance. Many assumed this would be …
Read More »Red Bull announces Season 2 of Team Brawl: Hearthstone
Red Bull has revealed the first details for season two of its Team Brawl: Hearthstone competition. This season will be made up of three events, all of which will take place at Red Bull’s eSports Studio in Santa Monica. The first event will be on April 15th, with the second …
Read More »Fnatic bring in $7 million in investment from major sporting names
Fnatic has just completed a new financing round that has seen them raise more than $7 million. The investment round saw multiple parties throw some cash Fnatic’s way, with some big names involved. Jim Pallotta’s Raptor Group, Owners of AS Roma and the Boston Celtics; Joi Ito, Director of the …
Read More »Mousesports return to Dota by signing former Ad Finem roster
German organisation mousesports has returned to the Dota scene after a two year absence by signing the former Ad Finem roster. After being a staple of the Dota scene for years Mouz has taken a break from the game in recent times, choosing instead to focus on its CS:GO squad. …
Read More »The First Hour hosts explain how Ginx’s switch to eSports has impacted their show
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 …
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