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Overwatch’s latest hero has been released on the PTR. Orisa is a member of the tank class, and seems to be more in the Reinhardt school of tanks than any other. Orisa’s abilities make it sound like she is focused on absorbing a lot of damage and boosting her allies …
Read More »Loot Bet sponsors Digital Chaos
American Dota 2 team Digital Chaos has announced that it has been sponsored by Loot Bet. The sponsorship will see Loot Bet branding appear on the team’s apparel, as well as on the website and other areas of the Digital Chaos brand. There was no mention of how much the …
Read More »ESL UK Premiership Spring Season finalists revealed
The ESL UK Premiership, arguably the largest competition in CS:GO and LoL for UK based teams, is coming to its final stages and now we know the teams that will be battling it out for the title of champions. FM ESPORTS and MnM Gaming have qualified for the CS:GO finals, …
Read More »Hearthstone’s Ben Brode raps about Journey to Un’Goro
When Blizzard revealed the latest Hearthstone expansion fans were generally quite happy, and all seemed good in the world. Then someone noticed that the announcement trailer didn’t have a song in it and all hell broke loose. Fortunately a thread on Reddit about the lack of a song caught the …
Read More »Cinedigm and the WHAM Network to launch eSports streaming channel
Cinedigm and The WHAM Network Inc have announced a new eSports focused digital channel that will broadcast content 24/7. Specific details of what the channel will involve are thin on the ground, but we do know that it will a digital streaming affair that will be available on all major …
Read More »Twitter partners with ESL and DreamHack for livestreams
ESL and DreamHack have announced a new deal with Twitter that will see action for both company’s events streamed on the social network. The deal will kick off with the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice event being streamed on Twitter this weekend. Following on from that multiple other events, including ESL …
Read More »Japanese developer Cygames sponsors fighting game players
Over at GDC Japanese mobile game developer Cygames announced that it has sponsored three of the biggest names in fighting games. Cygames has quickly risen through the mobile game ranks in Japan, becoming one of the biggest publishers in the market. They now have so much disposable cash that they …
Read More »Twitch partners with Reddit for real life AMA event at SXSW
Twitch and Reddit are doing something a little different at South by South West this year. The two companies have partnered in order to run an in person Ask Me Anything series, where tons of guests from all areas of South by South West will get on stage and answer …
Read More »Nevada Gaming Control Board to work with the Esports Integrity Coalition
The Esports Integrity Coalition has announced that it has signed an information sharing Memorandum of Understanding with the Nevada Gaming Control Board. This deal means that the ESIC and NGCB will share information on on eSports bets and suspected match fixing, allowing both parties to assess the data to see …
Read More »FACEIT organising the open qualifiers for the Dota 2 Kiev Major
FACEIT and Valve have announced the details of the open qualifiers for the Dota 2 Kiev Major. FACEIT will be in charge of it all, including the new Champions Cup qualification tournament that sees Tier 8 Battle Cup winning teams invited to fight it out for a slot in the …
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