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Misfits is at it again, this time picking up Smash 4 player Larry ‘Larry Lurr’ Holland.  Larry Lurr is one of the best Smash 4 players in the world and currently sits inside the top 10. He had multiple top three finishes in 2016 and is expected to continue his …

It only took a couple of days, but the first Nintendo Switch allocation has already dried out at some retailers. Both Amazon UK and US websites had sold out as soon as Friday, only a day after Nintendo’s big reveal. In the US, GameStop also announced yesterday that it has …

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. In …

ESL has confirmed rumours that the ESL Pro League Season 5 and 6 will be streamed exclusively on YouTube.  The deal was rumoured earlier in the week, and has now been confirmed. This means that the english language stream of the tournament will not be available on Twitch at all. …

Last week I got the chance to head down to London to go and play with the Nintendo Switch. There wasn’t too much in the way of eSports, with that Smash Melee virtual console port yet to be confirmed, but I did manage to get hands on with Splatoon 2 …

FC Schalke 04 has announced its roster for the upcoming League of Legends Challenger Series split.  Oskar “VandeR” Bogdan, Jean-Victor “loulex” Burgevin, Marcin “Selfie” Wolski, Lennard “SmittyJ” Warkus and Elias “Upset” Lipp make up the new roster.  “I think I am still one of the best supports in EU when …

Well over three years since its release and Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto V is once again top of the UK charts. This is the tenth time that the UK-made crime blockbuster has been No.1 in the UK. The last time the smash hit was was the top dog was 23 …

Angry Birds studio Rovio has announced the creation of a new development arm dedicated to massively multiplayer online games. The new team will be based in London and work on a new IP. Nothing has been revealed on this new game yet, only that it will not be set in …

Nintendo has finally confirmed its Day One launch slate for the Nintendo Switch. Launching on March 3rd, there will be a total of five games for the Switch on its opening day, with a further three games releasing over the month of March. The headline act, of course, is The …

Misfits has acquired the former TSM CS:GO roster after the team refused to play without Sean Gares.  Gares was removed from TSM just days after signing thanks to the PEA drama. Gares signed the open letter to teams, which ticked off TSM’s management who removed him from the team. However …