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Peter Moore, the former CEO of EA and current head of the publishers competitive gaming division, is set to become the new CEO of Liverpool FC. Last night the football club released an announcement saying that Moore will be joining the club in the summer, becoming its new CEO, where …
Read More »Capcom announces a streamlined Pro Tour for 2017
Remember last year when we were all desperately trying to figure out who had qualified for the Capcom Cup and who hadn’t? Well that appears to have been the last time we will have to do such a thing, as the new Capcom Pro Tour format seems a lot easier. …
Read More »Twitch to start selling games directly, streamers to get a cut
Twitch has announced that it intends to start selling games directly through its platform. The new system will see the streaming site offer games from Ubisoft, Telltale Games, Digital Extremes, Hi-Rez Studios, tinyBuild, Paradox Interactive, Trion Worlds, Vlambeer, and many more on its site. Anyone that purchases a game through …
Read More »North joins the ECS Season 3 Development League
FACEIT and Twitch have announced the details of the ECS Development League, including the teams that will be playing in it. The competition kicks off later today, with eight teams from Europe and eight teams from North America competing for a chance to play one of the relegation teams from …
Read More »Mousesports sign two street fighter players
Over the weekend mousesports announced the signing of two Street Fighter V players. Both Younes "CCL" Lazaar and UK player Ben "ProblemX" Simon have been signed by the German organisation, marking their first venture into the world of Street Fighter. Both players will make their debut for the organisation at …
Read More »$600,000 Overwatch Premier Series heads to China
A massive $600,000 is being committed to the Overwatch Premier Series over in China. Blizzard’s decision to announce the Overwatch League incredibly early on in the preparation stage has somewhat backfired, as outside of the APEX league over in Korea there has been a significant lack of competition in the …
Read More »Zlatan Ibrahimovic invests in Challengermode
One day he’s off winning the league cup with Manchester United and the next he’s off investing in obscure eSports companies. Oh to be Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Just before netting two goals, including an 87th minute winner, in the league cup final Zlatan Ibrahimovic announced that he has invested in Challengermode, …
Read More »ELEAGUE announces $250,000 Street Fighter V competition
ELEAGUE has announced that its next competition will feature Street Fighter V. The ELEAGUE Street Fighter V Invitational will see 32 of the best Street Fighter V players head to the ELEAGUE studio in Atlanta to battle it out for one of the larger prize pools in the game’s history. …
Read More »Blizzard’s Overwatch League to start in Q3 2017
Details on Blizzard’s Overwatch League have been thin on the ground so far, but thanks to an interview that Overwatch’s eSports global director, Nate Nanzer did in Korea we have a better idea of how it will work. The interview, which was translated over on Reddit asked a number of …
Read More »Kotaku and Deadspin launch new eSports focused site
Kotaku and Deadspin have announced the launch of Compete, an eSports focused spin off of both sites. The new site will be headed up by new hires Eric Van Allen and Maddy Myers while other Kataku and Deadspin staff writers will also contribute along with some freelancers. Gillette is currently …
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