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FACEIT will host the Capcom Pro Tour EU Regional Finals at Milan Games Week later this month. The first day of competition, October 15th, will see 256 players compete for one of two remaining slots in the main competition. The next day will see all 14 of the players who …
Read More »UMG Orlando Call of Duty tournament canceled due to Hurricane Matthew
The last major Call of Duty tournament of the Black Ops 3 season has been canceled due to Hurricane Matthew, which is due to hit Florida this week. UMG Orlando was due to take place this weekend between October 7th and 9th, however with Hurricane Matthew also expected to hit …
Read More »eSports Industry Awards 2016: Vote today and win a Now TV
Public voting open for eSports Journalist of the Year, eSports Photographer of the Year, and New eSports Game of the Year
Read More »The next Dota 2 major will be held in Boston
Dota 2’s next $3 million major tournament will take place in Boston, Massachusetts in early December. PGL will be organising the event, which consists of a group stage that takes place on December 3rd and 4th and a main event that starts on December 7th and concludes on the 10th. …
Read More »Neeb becomes the first foreigner to win a StarCraft II event in Korea
The one rule of StarCraft II is that the Koreans always win, but now that rule has been broken as Alex "Neeb" Sunderhaft has won the 2016 KeSPA Cup. Neeb’s 4-0 victory over Cho "Trap" Sung Ho in the grand final makes him the first StarCraft II player to ever …
Read More »Steve Aoki buys Rogue
After performing at TwitchCon Steve Aoki announced that he has purchased eSports organisation Rogue. Aoki has purchased a controlling share of the organisation, and plans to be a hands on owner, with the press release stating: Steve [will] play a supportive role in the Overwatch team’s continued success, as well …
Read More »Vainglory’s first World Championship heads to Hollywood
The first ever Vainglory World Championship will be held at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood this December. Between the 2nd and 4th of December12 of the best Vainglory teams from across the world will fight for the title of world champions, and a nice chunk of cash. Hammers Velocity …
Read More »Amazon Game Studio’s debut titles revealed
Breakaway, Crucible and New World are the bring Amazon into eSports, shooter and MMO spaces
Read More »Amazon Game Studios details three big projects and new Stream+ gambling plan
After what feels like a long period of pretty significant investment, we finally know what the first big projects to emerge from Amazon Game Studio will look like. Leading the lineup is Breakaway, an eSports orientated 4×4 team sports brawler” which seems tailor made to try and make the most …
Read More »Betway signs headline sponsorship deal with Ninjas in Pyjamas
Betway has signed a six figure sponsorship deal with Ninjas in Pyjamas to become the organisation’s headline sponsor. The deal gives Betway content usage rights, onsite branding at the NiP gaming house and full player access, along with jersey branding. The company will use this partnership to give fans a …
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