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Audio giant Dolby will sponsor an Overwatch tournament due to take place days after the game’s release. Agents Rising will feature a $10,000 prize pool, making it the largest prize pool in Overwatch history. Taking place on the 28th and 29th May the event will be held at the eSports …
Read More »Nominations for eSports Industry Awards extended until May 20th
The nomination period for the eSports Industry Awards – taking place on Monday, 21st November at the The Brewery, London – has been extended to May 20th, meaning you still have time to tell us who you think should win on the night. Hosted by games industry commentator and presenter …
Read More »eSports Industry Awards: Nominations extended to May 20th
Due to popular demand, the lobbying period has been extended – tell us who you think should win an award
Read More »Twitch and Next Generation eSports partner to produce the Rocket League Championship Series
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 »‘The world of mobile eSports is ripe for the taking’
Skillz CEO Andrew Paradise says casual games can be just as successful as hardcore eSports titles
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 …
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