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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 …
Read More »IEM Katowice World Championship to take place over two weekends
The Intel Extreme Masters World Championship will once again return to Katowice Poland for 2017, but the event will be split over two weekends. The IEM League of Legends World Championship will take place, providing they can actually get teams to attend, on February 25th and 26th 2017 in the …
Read More »Watch TSM jump out of a plane
Members of the Team SoloMid League of Legends team and team owner Andy "Reginald" Dinh jumped out of a plane and you can watch the whole thing. Red Bull organised the stunt as part of its new Away from Keyboard series that sees eSports pros taken out of their comfort …
Read More »$125,000 Rocket League finals take place this weekend
The finals of the Rocket League Championship Series take place this weekend over in Amsterdam. Eight teams, four from North America and four from Europe, will compete on December 3rd and 4th to be crowned RLCS World Champions. The winners will walk away with a massive $50,000, with the rest …
Read More »Michael Phelps will present the best eSports player award at The Game Awards this week
Geoff Keighley has announced that he has roped in multiple Olympic medal winner Michael Phelps to present the award for the best eSports player at his big shindig this week. Phelps will head to The Game Awards on Thursday December 1st to present the award to the winner. The nominees …
Read More »CEO Dreamland is a new Smash Bros focused fighting game event
CEO founder Alex Jebailey announced a new event called CEO Dreamland that will primarily focus on the Smash Bros titles. CEO Dreamland will be held at the Wyndham resort in Orlando, Florida, which is the same location as the normal CEO venue. The event will run from April 14th 2017 …
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