Luminosity Gaming has signed their second PUBG team, picking up an all-Brazilian squad eager for chicken dinner. The roster is Bruno ‘aXt’ Habitzreuter, Joseph ‘Tecnosh’ Touma, Tiago ‘SkipNhO’ Lannes and Mateus ‘yaTz’ Duarte. The four players have a high bar to hit, LG’s first roster won the third-person Squads tournament …
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Dominique ‘SonicFox’ McLean has emerged as the winner of the Injustice 2 Pro Series Grand Finals in Los Angeles, after a dominant performance saw him take home $120,000 this Sunday. McLean triumphed in one of the biggest events ever held for a Netherealm Studios game with the final four of …
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The Halo Championship Series came to London this weekend to crown a new champion in the European competitive Halo scene. Team Infused emerged victorious in the headline 4 v 4 bracket, with the team taking home $10,000 and earning an invite to go and compete at the HCS Fall 2017 …
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FaZe Clan has won their second CS:GO championship title of 2017, taking the win at ESL One New York with a 3-0 sweep over Team Liquid. FaZe took the best-of-five in just three maps, earning themselves $125,000 as they won out on Inferno, Overpass and Mirage. FaZe opened up by …
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Amazon have announced the Mobile Masters Las Vegas (MMLV) tournament, bringing mobile competition to the Millennial Esports Arena. The MMLV is part of Amazon’s efforts to make competitive gaming more open to mobile competitors and viewers, and is their second attempt at mobile esports after Mobile Masters New York back …
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has launched in China, with Chinese publisher Perfect World releasing a special version of CS:GO in collaboration with developers Valve. The changes are slight, with cosmetic changes removing several symbols in the game that rule the game out for sale in China. That, and every user who …
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When Rogue signed a Destiny 2 team ahead of the game’s release early in September, I wasn’t convinced. The game’s Crucible gameplay, while fun in its own way, didn’t seem like a natural fit for esports, and there’s currently no way for organised teams to compete, unless they manage to …
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Team YP, the esports outfit run and sponsored by adult entertainment site YouPorn, has disbanded. The news comes from Clément ‘Quoizamama’ Dubois, who tweeted the news to his personal Twitter account. The team’s roster includes Valentine ‘Valmaster’ Petit, Dubois, Gregory ‘XEWER’ Boye, Enzo ‘Zenko’ Perri, Ivan ‘Osnazeni’ Markeljic and Huge …
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Overwatch is having another free weekend, playable for free for the PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One from September 22 – 25. The full game will be playable, barring Competitive Play. This includes all heroes and maps, including the brand new Escort map, Junkertown. "Players will also have the ability …
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Boomeo, the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive training platform, closed down suddenly on Wednesday night. The platform, which provided practice servers and content for players looking to increase their skill, was run by WME-IMG and it’s believed that the platform closed down due to the departure of key WME-IMG personnel. The site …
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