ESports

Overwatch’s latest hero has been released on the PTR.  Orisa is a member of the tank class, and seems to be more in the Reinhardt school of tanks than any other. Orisa’s abilities make it sound like she is focused on absorbing a lot of damage and boosting her allies …

As mobile gaming continues to grow in popularity developers will be tasked with staying ahead of the curve and finding new and innovative ways to both reach gamers and hold their attention. Given that we live in a mobile first world with consumers spending increasing amounts of time in apps, …

The ESL UK Premiership, arguably the largest competition in CS:GO and LoL for UK based teams, is coming to its final stages and now we know the teams that will be battling it out for the title of champions. FM ESPORTS and MnM Gaming have qualified for the CS:GO finals, …

Cinedigm and The WHAM Network Inc have announced a new eSports focused digital channel that will broadcast content 24/7. Specific details of what the channel will involve are thin on the ground, but we do know that it will a digital streaming affair that will be available on all major …

ESL and DreamHack have announced a new deal with Twitter that will see action for both company’s events streamed on the social network. The deal will kick off with the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice event being streamed on Twitter this weekend. Following on from that multiple other events, including ESL …

FACEIT and Valve have announced the details of the open qualifiers for the Dota 2 Kiev Major.  FACEIT will be in charge of it all, including the new Champions Cup qualification tournament that sees Tier 8 Battle Cup winning teams invited to fight it out for a slot in the …

For Honor may have only been out for a matter of days, but it is already building up quite the competitive scene. Online competitions have proven to be very popular, and now one of the largest fighting game events in the world has included it in its game line up.  …

Millennial Esports has announced that it will open its eSports Arena in Las Vegas this week.  The grand opening will happen on Friday, March 3rd, with the North American Halo World Championship qualifier taking place on the same day at the venue.  The 15,000-square foot arena can hold up to …

Betway has announced the launch of the Betway Arena, a multi part eSports tournament series that kicks off with Dota 2.  The series starts off with top Dota 2 teams playing in a weekly king of the hill style competition. Each week one match will be played, with the winner …

Splyce has announced the signing of Ryan "Filipino Champ" Ramirez, a professional Street Fighter player.  Filipino Champ is the first fighting game player that Splyce have signed, but if their previous history is anything to go by he probably won’t be the last.  As one of the top players in …