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This past weekend OpTic Gaming came out on top at the ESWC Call of Duty World League event in Paris, making it the fifth time Crimsix has won the event. OpTic steam rolled through the competition, not dropping a single match and making a perfect run through the winners bracket …
Read More »IEM Katowice CS:GO schedule released, final is a best of five
ESL has released the schedule for the Intel Extreme Masters Masters CS:GO event that starts next weekend. The teams have been split into two groups of six and will play a round robin format on the first two days. From this the top placing team in the group will advance …
Read More »South by Southwest and PAX East to hold $10,000 Hearthstone tournaments next month
Both South by Southwest and PAX East will hold $10,000 Major Hearthstone competitions next month. PAX East will be first up, with its competition running between March 10th and 12th in Boston. South by Southwest will then follow with that event running between March 16th and 18th in Austin. Both …
Read More »EDward Gaming drop out of IEM Katowice a week before the event
EDward Gaming has announced that they will not be able to make it to the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice event this week due to visa issues. Players were apparently unable to attend visas, so the team was forced to pull out, however the most skeptical fans will remember that EDG …
Read More »Genesis announce new Smash Melee doubles circuit that ends at EVO
After the disappointment of Smash Melee being relegated to the Saturday of EVO this year the organisers of Genesis have some good news in the shape of a new doubles circuit. Known as Fuse, the circuit will consist of three premier doubles tournaments and six major tournaments, each of which …
Read More »PEA loses its commissioner after failed CS:GO league
Jason Katz has left his position as the commissioner of PEA, the organisation of North American teams that tried and failed to set up a professional CS:GO league to rival ESL. Katz acted as the commissioner and public face of the organisation, meaning he was at the forefront of the …
Read More »Comic Relief and Twitch join forces to raise funds with eSports
Comic Relief has announced a new deal with Twitch that will see the two pair up for a series of streams to raise money for the charity. The event known as GAMERAISERS kicks off later today and sees celebrities and popular gamers head to Twitch’s offices in London to play …
Read More »UK inter-school eSports competition to take place as part of London Games Festival
The list of events that make up the London Games Festival have been announced and a surprise eSports competition is in the mix. The Digital Schoolhouse eSports Tournament Grand Final will take place on April 4th at the Gfinity Arena. 400 secondary schools and sixth forms have been competing online …
Read More »Konami on PES’ biggest competitive year yet
Competitive PES has always been a thing, but in recent years it has struggled to keep up with the expansion that many other titles have seen. This year however Konami is pushing eSports hard, and the new version of the PES League is an obvious indicator. The competition has already …
Read More »Plays.TV raises $15 million in funding from the San Francisco 49ers, Jeremy Lin and more
Plays.TV, the service that can be used to record, replay, and relive games and streams, has received massive investment from multiple parties. The company has raised $15 million in Series A funding, with an investment fund associated with the owners and executives of the San Francisco 49ers and basketball star …
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