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After a long qualifying process the final teams have been locked in for the $1.5 million ECS Counter-Strike League. In Europe both Fnatic and Virtus Pro managed to retain their spots in the competition after beating North and Space Soldiers respectively in the promotion tournament. This means that North, who …
Read More »Overwatch World Cup returns for its second year, Overwatch League nowhere to be seen
Blizzard has announced that the Overwatch World Cup will return for the second year. The competition will see national teams formed, and they will compete for the title of Overwatch World Champions. The competition first debuted at Blizzcon last year, with South Korea unsurprisingly taking the win. However many assumed …
Read More »Dates for The International 7 revealed
Valve has revealed the dates and location of The International 7. The main event of the competition will again return to Seattle’s Key Arena between August 7th and 12th. This will be preceded by a group stage presumably taking place the week before. Tickets for the event will go on …
Read More »Owners of the Hollywood Chinese Theatre set to open eSports venue across the street
The owners of the iconic Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Blvd in Los Angeles have announced plans to open an eSports arena. The eSports arena will open later this year and will be a part of the Chinese 6 Theatre complex, which is adjacent to the main theatre. It will also …
Read More »Morgan Stanley predict that the Overwatch League could bring in $100 million a year
Investment firm Morgan Stanley has predicted that the Overwatch League will bring in more than $100 million a year when it gets going. The report, which was discovered by Dot Esports, says that if everything goes perfectly for the league and it expands quickly that number could be as high …
Read More »Gfinity reveal Rocket League as the third Elite Series game
Gfinity has announced that Rocket League will be the third and final game to be a part of its Challenger and Elite Series competitions. Rocket League joins Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Street Fighter V as the games for the competition. With all three games now know the Challenger Series can …
Read More »European Splatoon grand finals take place this weekend
The finals of the ESL Go4Splatoon Europe competition are set to take place this weekend in Paris, France. The competition has been running for the past six months, with the best Splatoon teams from across Europe battling online for a shot at the finals. Now only four teams remain, with …
Read More »Team Liquid relegated from the NA LCS
After a difficult season one of the biggest names in League of Legends, or even all of eSports for that matter, has been relegated from the North American LCS. Team Liquid ended the regular season with a record of five wins and 13 losses, putting them in ninth place out …
Read More »Vainglory’s Spring Championship to be held at the O2 in London
Super Evil Megacorp has announced that it is bringing the Spring Season Championship to the O2 Arena in London. The event will see the top six teams from Europe and the top six teams from North America compete in both regional and inter regional matches to decide who the best …
Read More »Facebook Live now available on desktop and laptop computers
Facebook’s broadcasting and streaming feature, Facebook Live, is now available to use on desktop and laptop computers. For some time now the feature has only given users the ability to share live video content through their phones and mobile devices. Now, with the new changes to Facebook Live on PCs, …
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