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Comic Relief has announced a new deal with Twitch that will see the two pair up for a series of streams to raise money for the charity. The event known as GAMERAISERS kicks off later today and sees celebrities and popular gamers head to Twitch’s offices in London to play …
Read More »UK inter-school eSports competition to take place as part of London Games Festival
The list of events that make up the London Games Festival have been announced and a surprise eSports competition is in the mix. The Digital Schoolhouse eSports Tournament Grand Final will take place on April 4th at the Gfinity Arena. 400 secondary schools and sixth forms have been competing online …
Read More »New 24 hour eSports TV channel heading to Canada thanks to Ginx
Ginx eSports TV has signed a deal with premium Canadian broadcaster Super Channel that will see the pair create Canada’s first 24 hour eSports channel. The channel will be part of Super Channel’s four multiplexed channels and will launch across Canada in the spring/summer of 2017. Interestingly the channel will …
Read More »Twitch releases a load of stats in its annual recap
Twitch has released its annual recap and revealed that Overwatch was the most popular new game on the streaming service in 2016 among a ton of other stats. In total there was more than 292 billion minutes of content watched on Twitch last year, with more than 2.2 million unique …
Read More »Konami on PES’ biggest competitive year yet
Competitive PES has always been a thing, but in recent years it has struggled to keep up with the expansion that many other titles have seen. This year however Konami is pushing eSports hard, and the new version of the PES League is an obvious indicator. The competition has already …
Read More »Plays.TV raises $15 million in funding from the San Francisco 49ers, Jeremy Lin and more
Plays.TV, the service that can be used to record, replay, and relive games and streams, has received massive investment from multiple parties. The company has raised $15 million in Series A funding, with an investment fund associated with the owners and executives of the San Francisco 49ers and basketball star …
Read More »SLIVER.tv and ESL to launch first virtual 360° eSports stadium experience at IEM
SLIVER.tv and ESL will create the world’s first VR eSports stadium experience at the Intel Extreme Masters. The stream will sit viewers in a massive stadium, recreating the experience of actually being at the event in person. They will be able to see the avatars of other people who are …
Read More »Team Kinguin announces new deal with nutrition supplier Runtime
Team Kinguin has announced a new sponsorship deal with Runtime, the company that makes nutritional drinks and supplements aimed at the eSports market. The deal sees Runtime become an official partner of the organisation and will provide performance nutrition products to Team Kinguin’s CS:GO and League of Legends teams. In …
Read More »Lylat Cruise restored to competitive play in Smash 4
The Lylat Cruise stage has been restored to the competitive map pool in the Super Smash Bros Wii U ruleset after community outcry. The stage was removed earlier in the year when the new tournament ruleset was revealed, however fans and pro players were not happy with the change. After …
Read More »RSC Anderlecht looking to sign a FIFA player
Belgian football club RSC Anderlecht has announced its intention to sign a FIFA player. The club will hold an open trial on April 29th and 30th, with up to 256 player taking part. Those that do well will be invited to annual RSCA fan day where the final round of …
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