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Dota 2 has become the first esport to hand out over $100m in prize money. That’s the figure according to EsportsEarnings.com, who say that $100m+ has been given out to 1952 players over 741 tournaments. In second place is League of Legends, which has handed out $41m+ over 1866 tournaments. …

Bethesda have announced The Quake World Championships, a huge esports tournament for the publisher’s forthcoming Quake Champions. Announced during the Bethesda E3 2017 press conference, the tournament is set to kick off in June, with competitors around the world fighting to qualify for a final event during QuakeCon in Dallas, …

ELEAGUE have announced a $250,000 Injustice 2 World Championship this October, which will air on cable network TBS in the US in addition to being livestreamed on Twitch. The tournament, announced during an E3 stream on Sunday, will comprise an open qualifier, which will take place on October 21 and …

During Microsoft’s E3 presentation on Sunday, it was confirmed that PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds will be coming to the Xbox. PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is currently planned as a console exclusive for the Xbox One, although the date is currently unknown. The console port was no big secret, with developer Bluehole mentioning that a …

With the signing of Lasse ‘Kongen’ Bækkelund Thursday, Team Liquid have plunged themselves into competitive FIFA. It’s a big step for the endemic organisation, as most football esports contenders are fielded by real teams, or play solo. Team Liquid’s deal is unusual but not totally unheard of, and will see …

Bafta award winning developer Roll7 has lifted the lid on its new sports title, an arcade multiplayer action game called Laser League. Laser League is a 4 on 4 future sports game with an arcade feel. It’s too early to call it an esport, but it’s for sure competitive and …

Overwatch pro Daniel ‘Dafran’ Francesca has had a rough night. Last night on stream he admitted to deliberately throwing ranked games, while getting himself killed repeatedly, streaming animated porn over his gameplay and other general unsportsmanlike content. Francesca is known for two things: his tracking and aim talents, and his …

Call of Duty Infinite Warfare fans are rejoicing today after a new patch for the game has gotten rid of the much-hated snaking. Snaking is a term used to describe the practice where players of Infinity Ward’s shooter can drop in and out of prone very quickly, which was dominating …

Riot Games have announced that League of Legends’ North American Challenger Series is going to be adopting a best-of-three round-robin format, effective immediately. The Academy League is expected to take over in 2018, and so the NA CS is being prepared for the transition and responding to feedback from Challenger …

ESL have announced that they’ll be bringing esports to mammoth games expo E3 in the form of the E3 ESPORTS ZONE to kick off a multi-year partnership between the esports outfit and the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) that organise E3. The digital sports will have its own stage, featuring players …