Wargaming have announced that popular competitive free-to-play game World of Tanks is getting a campaign mode next week, launching on August 22. This campaign will be called War Stories, with players crashing through historical battles, fantasy campaigns and events set in alternate histories. The War Stories mode can be played …
Read More »Rainbow Six Siege roster departs from Vertical Gaming after repeated financial disputes, and “non-stop lying” on the part of organisation’s co-founder
Vertical Gaming’s Rainbow Six Siege roster led by former world champion George ‘KingGeorge’ Kassa, has departed the organisation after payment disputes and accusations “non-stop lying” on the part of the organisations co-owner, Marvin Renkas. In a video on Youtube, Kassa revealed that Renkas stopped paying the team after they challenged him over …
Read More »Tespa to expand collegiate esports work, with help from Blizzard and Psyonix
Tespa is expanding its college esports work, working in conjunction with game developers Psyonix and Blizzard. In the broadest sense, Tespa is looking to offer more prizes, competitions and membership options for competitors, while also running more broadcasts for fans. Tespa will be continuing to run Overwatch, Hearthstone and Heroes …
Read More »Esports at the 2024 Olympics is a tough proposition, here are the problems it has to face
I would love to see top tier esports play out at the Olympics for Paris 2024, but sadly esports at the Olympics seems doomed to fail. This despite the attempts by the Paris Olympic bid committee and in particular Tony Estanguet, a three time olympic gold winning slalom canoeist, to …
Read More »Research outfit Nielsen launches esports division
Research outfit Nielsen has launched a new division focussing on esports, a response to the growing interest shown in the company’s games division. Esports is in the middle of a massive boom, and it makes sense that research firms are preparing offerings for those looking to get involved in the …
Read More »T-Mobile becomes official data partners with TSM and Cloud9
Telecommunications giant T-Mobile has made waves this week, announcing Wednesday its first esports organisation sponsorship deals with Team SoloMid and Cloud9. The company’s sponsorship will take the form of T-Mobile becoming the ‘official cellular data partner’ for both organisations, according to announcements from both TSM and Cloud9. Cloud9’s announcement features …
Read More »Valve rework the Five-SeveN as part of sweeping changes to pistols
Valve’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team has reworked the Counter-Terrorist’s Five-SeveN pistol in a new patch. Valve’s stated intention with the pistol reworks is “the goal of emphasising skillful use of the weapons”, and after the Tec-9 rework, the Five-SeveN is up on the blocks for changes, as seen in this …
Read More »Melbourne City FC signs FIFA player Marcus Gomes
Australian football club Melbourne City FC has announced the signing of their first esports player, FIFA player Marcus Gomes. Gomes is also the first player to be signed by an A-league team, Australia’s top flight football competition. Marcus will head to London for the FIFA Interactive World Cup Final from …
Read More »The Battlegrounds team are doing away with weekly and monthly patches
The PUBG team is changing the way they do patches, doing away with the weekly and monthly patches that have so far been a large part of the game’s update schedule. This seemed like a long time coming, after the team missed a couple of planned patches last month, including …
Read More »Former professional footballer Edgar Davids wins lawsuit against Riot Games
Ex-professional football star Edgar Davids has won a lawsuit against League of Legends developers Riot Games over their Striker Lucian skin, which Davids has alleged is based on his likeness. The skin is a purchasable cosmetic item that players can purchase in League of Legends for Riot Points, the League of …
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