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Evil Geniuses has announced that electronics manufacturer Hisense is the latest company to sponsor the organisation. The deal sees Hisense become the exclusive TV provider for Evil Geniuses, and will see the two parties working together on promotional events. “We are thrilled for Evil Geniuses to join the Hisense family …
Read More »Four of the pro teams participating in the Gfinity Elite Series revealed
Gfinity has announced four of the eight organisations that will be fielding teams in its Elite Series competition. Team Infused, Excel eSports, Reason Gaming and Prophecy are the first four teams to be announced for the competition, with the final four expected to be announced in the coming days. All …
Read More »The Halo World Championships was the most successful Halo event ever
The 2017 Halo World Championships that took place last weekend have become the biggest Halo event ever in terms of viewership. At its peak the streams for the Halo World Championships hit over 135,000 concurrent viewers across Twitch, Twitter, Facebook, and Beam. Beam is Microsoft’s Twitch competitor if you were …
Read More »Final teams confirmed for ECS Season 3
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 …
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