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Next Generation eSports and Twitch have partnered in order to produce the Rocket League Championship Series. The competition will be streamed on Twitch, who are working with Rocket League developer Psyonix, to build the community and infrastructure to foster long-term growth for Rocket League. The new partnership with Next Generation …
Read More »ESL One New York is returning as a CS:GO event
ESL has announced that ESL One New York will return for its third year, but will now primarily be a Counter-Strike event. The previous two iterations of the event have been Dota 2 tournaments with top teams from across the world attending to field new rosters after The International. This …
Read More »Gfinity is working on a large Call of Duty LAN event
Martin Wyatt, head of partner relations at Gfinity, confirmed to MCV that the company is currently organising its first Call of Duty LAN event of the year. As the CoD World League moves through its second and final stage we are looking to support that process by springing up our …
Read More »Turtle Beach partner with OpTic Gaming and reveal new headset
Turtle Beach has today announced a new partnership with OpTic Gaming. Combined with the announcement of the new Turtle Beach Elite Pro headset the partnership will see all OpTic players use the headset, along with the Elite Pro T.A.C. audio controller, when competing. The first event that will see OpTic …
Read More »Dignitas owner ODEE on his LCS Challenger Series plans: "it’s our slot right now"
In an interview with MCV, owner of Team Dignitas, Michael ODEE” O’Dell, denied reports that he has sold the organisation’s spot in the NA LCS Challenger Series. At the moment it [the Dignitas LoL team] is kind of up in the air,” said ODEE at the CEVO Gfinity Season 9 …
Read More »Schedule and groups announced for Turner’s ELEAGUE
The initial schedule and the first three groups for the upcoming ELEAGUE competition from US media giant Turner have been announced. The action will kick off on Tuesday May 24th, with Group A that features MLG Columbus champions Luminosity along with Team Liquid, Cloud9 and Renegades. Each week Tuesdays and …
Read More »Gfinity launch GTV into open beta
UK based eSports organisation Gfinity has launched GTV into open beta. GTV is Gfinity’s media player that gives viewers a lot more control over what they see compared to watching on traditional streaming services. Anyone using the beta will be able to select from up to 10 different camera feeds, …
Read More »CEVO Gfinity Season 9 LAN Finals kick off today
The CEVO Gfinity Season 9 LAN Finals begin later today at the Gfinity arena in London. The tournament will see some of the best Counter-Strike: Global Offensive teams in the world battle it out for a share of the $125,000 prize pool, over the course of the next four days. …
Read More »Over 4,000 people sign up for Street Fighter V tournament at EVO
More than 4,000 people have signed up for the Street Fighter V tournament taking place at this year’s EVO. The event, which is due to take place between July 15th to 17th in Las Vegas, will feature many tournaments for multiple fighting games, but Street Fighter V is set to …
Read More »ESL to launch first 24/7 eSports TV channel
ESL has announced a new 24/7 eSports TV channel that is due to launch in May. Known as esportsTV, the channel will feature ESL’s core competitions and tournaments including ESL One, the Intel Extreme Masters and the ESL Pro League. The channel will run 24 hours a day, seven days …
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