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Tomas "oskar" Stastny will replace Chris "chrisJ" de Jong on the mousesports CS:GO roster effective immediately. The change comes after mousesports had a disappointing major, finishing in 12th-14th place and failing to make it into the legends status stage. Some had predicted the team to do well, but they looked …
Read More »ELEAGUE Major grand finals becomes first single Twitch stream to break a million viewers
Over the weekend we saw the final of the ELEAGUE Major, and it turns out a lot of other people did as well, as the stream ended up breaking records. The english language stream for the final day broke the record for the most number of concurrent viewers on a …
Read More »Nintendo Switch batteries can be replaced, Switch-branded microSD cards also coming in Japan
Nintendo UK has updated its technical specifications page for its upcoming Switch console, revealing the battery will be able to be replaced by sending it to Nintendo’s Customer Support service. The 4,310mAh lithium ion battery won’t be able to be removed by the user like a traditional tablet or smartphone, …
Read More »Gfinity announces strategic partnership with MediaCom Sport & Entertainment
Gfinity has announced a new partnership with MediaCom Sport & Entertainment, to “identify and develop innovative partnership opportunities for potential sponsors within the eSports environment.” The partnership appears to be centered around the upcoming Gfinity Elite Series, a major UK competition that we currently know little about. The partnership is …
Read More »Livingstone and Gibson’s BGI proposal backed by more than 350 signatures
Support for a new British Games Institute has expanded rapidly sinceits announcement last week. Over 350 members of the games industry, including names from developers, publishers and the media, have signed up to support the scheme. The proposal from industry legend Ian Livingstone CBE and Rick Gibson calls for a …
Read More »British Games Institute support surpasses 350 signatures
Livingstone and Gibson backed initiative gets Sony, Rare, Playground Games, Jagex and others on board
Read More »The weekend wrap up: 30/01/2017
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. This …
Read More »Nintendo Switch pre-orders already account for 80% of the console’s shipment in Japan
Data firm Media Create has revealed pre-order figures for the Nintendo Switch in Japan, so players who haven’t secured Nintendo’s new console yet should do it quickly if they want to enjoy it at launch. The sales-tracking company reports that over 80 per cent of the country’s initial shipment has …
Read More »Nearly 10% of Resident Evil 7 players are PSVR users
Over 87,000 players around the world have played Resident Evil 7 in VR, Capcom has revealed. That’s according to new figures released on ResidentEvil.Net, detailing the game’s global statistics. As of January 30th, 87,196 players have opted to play Resident Evil 7 in virtual reality, making up 9.48 per cent …
Read More »Resident Evil 7 tops the UK charts
Capcom’s Resident Evil 7 is the first new game to take the top spot in 2017. Resident Evil 7 has the third best Week One for the series to date; the record holder is 2009’s Resident Evil 5, assisted by it being the franchise’s debut on the Xbox 360. In …
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