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Xie “Icon” Tianyu, the mid laner for Chinese League of Legends team Oh My God, has been banned from playing in the team’s next game. The ban has been handed down after Icon decided to annoy the referee in his game against Game Talents. After throwing his headset Icon apparently …
Read More »Europe finally gets a new Overwatch competition
After a major drought of European Overwatch tournaments finally a new one has been announced with a $15,000 prize pool. The Overwatch Pit Championship is actually two different events, one for Europe and one for North America. The two regions will each have a $15,000 prize pool and there will …
Read More »Twitch rebrands and enhances the Curse desktop communication app
Twitch has announced that the Curse desktop app will be rebranded to the Twitch desktop app and a ton of new features are being added. The app, which will go into beta on March 16th, will make communication between Twitch users incredible easy, with voice and video calls and text …
Read More »Speedrunner beats Zelda: Breath of the Wild in less than an hour
Zelda games are always popular in the speed running community, but Breath of the Wild has taken the scene by storm, with hundreds of runners trying to get the best time. Currently that best time is held by American gymnast86, who finished the game in 58 minutes and one second. …
Read More »Bethesda testing Quake Champions with eSports pros
Bethesda has revealed that they are testing out Quake Champions with top eSports players to try and gauge the game’s chance of succeeding as an eSport. id software studio director Tim Willits said at PAX this weekend that the studio is currently focusing on the 1 vs 1 duel mode …
Read More »NRG partners with Events DC to make the US capital an eSports hub
NRG eSports has announced a new sponsorship deal with a company called Events DC. Events DC is what’s known as a quasi-public company. According to Dot eSports this means that it receives taxpayer money, and its board is appointed by the mayor of Washington DC, but technically operates independently from …
Read More »Insurance company Netsurance sponsors Team NP
Team NP, a North American Dota 2 team, have announced a new sponsor in the form of online insurance company, Netsurance. The Canadian company has taken its first step into the world of eSports by sponsoring the team. The company name and logo will now appear on Team NP apparel …
Read More »The Collegiate StarLeague NA finals head to Toronto
The Collegiate StarLeague has announced that its 2017 finals will take place in Toronto, Canada. The 2017 North American Collegiate Grand Finals will be hosted at the Scotiabank Theatre in the heart of downtown Toronto. The event will run between May 12th and 14th with tickets expected to go on …
Read More »Pepsi’s Brisk sponsors the Rocket League Championship Series
Psyonix has announced that Pepsi Co’s Brisk brand has joined the Rocket League Championship Series as a sponsor. Brisk becomes a sponsor for Season 3 of the Rocket League Championship Series and according to a cryptic post from the developers “has a lot more exciting news for Rocket League fans …
Read More »The Elder Scrolls: Legends finally launches on PC
The Elder Scrolls: Legends, the card game based on The Elder Scrolls universe, has officially launched on PC. The game has been in beta for some time, but has now officially launched on PC meaning anyone can jump in and play. The game is available for free and can be …
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