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FACEIT and Twitch have announced the details of the ECS Development League, including the teams that will be playing in it. The competition kicks off later today, with eight teams from Europe and eight teams from North America competing for a chance to play one of the relegation teams from …
Read More »Mousesports sign two street fighter players
Over the weekend mousesports announced the signing of two Street Fighter V players. Both Younes "CCL" Lazaar and UK player Ben "ProblemX" Simon have been signed by the German organisation, marking their first venture into the world of Street Fighter. Both players will make their debut for the organisation at …
Read More »PSG eSports secures a six figure sponsorship deal
Paris Saint Germain eSports has signed a massive sponsorship deal with PMU eSport. PMU eSport is a sub division of PMU, a betting site that has worked with PSG on sponsorship deals for the last five years. With both parties expanding into the world of eSports the deal seems to …
Read More »ChallengeMe eSports acquires eSports Hero and almost $5million in investment
ChallengeMe eSports has announced the acquisition of its competitor eSports hero along with a ton of investment cash. ChallengeMe is know for running tournaments and matchmaking systems, but has mainly operated in Europe while eSports Hero has done a similar thing in North America. With the new merger ChallengeMe will …
Read More »$600,000 Overwatch Premier Series heads to China
A massive $600,000 is being committed to the Overwatch Premier Series over in China. Blizzard’s decision to announce the Overwatch League incredibly early on in the preparation stage has somewhat backfired, as outside of the APEX league over in Korea there has been a significant lack of competition in the …
Read More »Zlatan Ibrahimovic invests in Challengermode
One day he’s off winning the league cup with Manchester United and the next he’s off investing in obscure eSports companies. Oh to be Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Just before netting two goals, including an 87th minute winner, in the league cup final Zlatan Ibrahimovic announced that he has invested in Challengermode, …
Read More »Rainbow Six caster Panky on his eSports journey and growing the scene
Christopher Pankhurst, better known as Panky to pretty much every one, has been around the eSports scene for some time. Things started out for him in League of Legends, where he enjoyed a stint working for Riot Games, before deciding to test the waters of freelance casting and streaming. Since …
Read More »ELEAGUE announces $250,000 Street Fighter V competition
ELEAGUE has announced that its next competition will feature Street Fighter V. The ELEAGUE Street Fighter V Invitational will see 32 of the best Street Fighter V players head to the ELEAGUE studio in Atlanta to battle it out for one of the larger prize pools in the game’s history. …
Read More »Blizzard’s Overwatch League to start in Q3 2017
Details on Blizzard’s Overwatch League have been thin on the ground so far, but thanks to an interview that Overwatch’s eSports global director, Nate Nanzer did in Korea we have a better idea of how it will work. The interview, which was translated over on Reddit asked a number of …
Read More »Kotaku and Deadspin launch new eSports focused site
Kotaku and Deadspin have announced the launch of Compete, an eSports focused spin off of both sites. The new site will be headed up by new hires Eric Van Allen and Maddy Myers while other Kataku and Deadspin staff writers will also contribute along with some freelancers. Gillette is currently …
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