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The Call of Duty World League will again return in 2017, with MLG unsurprisingly taking the lead. Throughout 2017 there will be more open LAN events than in 2016, with the CWL Las Vegas Open, the CWL Atlanta Open and the CWL Anaheim Open all already confirmed for North America. …
Read More »Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite announced
At the Playstation Experience over the weekend Capcom announced Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite. The new title is due in 2017 on PlayStation 4, Windows PC and Xbox One and we already have our first look at the gameplay. Ryu, Mega Man X, Iron Man and Captain Marvel all appear in …
Read More »The weekend wrap up: 05/12/16
Here at eSports Pro we hate event spoilers, but also know that no one has the time to watch every major tournament every weekend. That’s why we are starting up the weekend wrap up, a short post every Monday that lists all of the winners from the previous weekend. What …
Read More »Febiven heads to H2K for 2017
Former Fnatic player Fabien "Febiven" Diepstraten has signed for H2K, pending Riot’s approval. Febiven has replaced former H2K player Yoo "Ryu" Sang-wook, who was part of the team that made it to the semifinals of the World Championships. The news was announced on The Bridge, the daily three hour talk …
Read More »Groups for the Boston Major announced
The groups for the upcoming Dota 2 Boston Major have been announced, with more than a few exciting matches set for the early stages. Group A features The International 6 champions Wings Gaming along with WarriorsGaming.Unity, LGD.Forever Young and the team that Wings Beat in the TI6 final, Digital Chaos. …
Read More »NA LCS sister teams will not be able to gain LCS promotion from Challenger Series
Riot Games has announced that NA LCS sister teams that qualify for the promotion tournament in the Challenger Series will not be allowed to play in it. Over recent splits many teams have had one team in the LCS and one team in the Challenger Series. Some teams have seen …
Read More »Fnatic announces new League of Legends rosters
Last night Fnatic announced the 2017 rosters for both its LCS League of Legends team and its Challenger Series team. The flagship LCS team sees Martin "Rekkles" Larssen as the only returning member from 2016, with former Origen players Paul "sOAZ" Boyer Maurice "Amazing" Stukenschneider being the two other players …
Read More »Super Evil Megacorp announces Vainglory eSports franchise program
Vainglory developers Super Evil Megacorp have announced the initial details of the Vainglory Team Franchise Program. The company is inviting pro teams and organisations to become a member of the franchise program, and if they do they will receive benefits such as a share of revenue from broadcast rights, ticket …
Read More »SK Telecom T1 signs Peanut
League of Legends world champions SK Telecom T1 have signed Han "Peanut" Wang-ho to be their new jungler. Peanut was a member of the ROX Tigers during the last season, where he made it to worlds as the top Korean seed and then made it to the semifinals. His Tigers …
Read More »NBA 2K17 tournament gives players a shot at a trip to the All Star game
A new NBA 2K17 tournament run by 2K gives European players the chance to win an all expenses paid trip to the NBA All-Star Weekend in New Orleans, Louisiana. The European All-Star Tournament will take place online on December 10th and 11th. Teams will battle it out on PS4 over …
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