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Cloud9 has announced that they will not be competing at the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice later this month, partly due to the new US travel restrictions. According to the announcement from IEM, Cloud9 have chosen not to travel over to Poland to compete in order to focus on their run …
Read More »Parent company of the Boston Bruins invests heavily in Splyce
Delaware North, the company behind the Boston Bruins NHL team, has invested in eSports organisation Splyce. Specifics of the deal were not announced, however Delaware North will be helping out the organization in multiple areas, and will hope to hold eSports events at the TD Garden, a venue that the …
Read More »ESL extends paysafecard deal for another year
ESL has announced that it is extending its payment partner deal with paysafecard for another year. The deal first started back in 2015, with paysafecard coming in as the payment partner for ESL events such as ESL One, the ESL CS:GO Pro League and many of the company’s regional competitions. …
Read More »How a strong eSports community made Rainbow Six Siege a ‘player retention machine’
Rainbow Six Siege has become somewhat of a surprise hit in the world of eSports. Things started out slow after a muted launch at the tail end of 2015, but during the last twelve months Ubisoft and ESL have built a sizeable pro scene, with a consistent and defined structure, …
Read More »Fnatic, Echo Fox, NRG, Rogue and Immortals all sign Vainglory teams
Fnatic, Echo Fox, NRG, Rogue and Immortals have all signed Vainglory teams and will debut in the new spring season. To celebrate the arrival of these new professional organizations, Super Evil Megacorp will be hosting all five teams at the company’s Super Evil Lair in San Mateo for a Run …
Read More »The First Hour returns to Ginx with Overwatch focused first episode
The First Hour will return to Ginx TV next week for the first episode in the new series. Overwatch will be the focus of the return broadcast, which will take place at 8pm (UK time) on Thursday 16th February, with hosts Adam Savage and Anthony Richardson playing through, as you …
Read More »Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 will be at Evo 2017 as over $150,000 is raised for charity
After a close charity fundraising campaign to decide the final game to be played at Evo 2017 Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 has come out on top. The fighter, which is set to be replaced by the end of the year, raised $71,690 for Make-a-Wish International during the drive, where …
Read More »Take-Two and the NBA to partner for NBA 2K pro league
Publisher Take-Two Interactive and the NBA have announced a new partnership that will see the two create an eSports league for the NBA 2K series. According to ESPN the NBA 2K eLeague will start next year, with NBA teams fielding five player rosters for the season. The aim is for …
Read More »Schalke 04 signs German PES champion
Football club Schalke 04 continues to grow its roster of eSports talent, this time by signing German PES champion Lennart “LENNAO” Albrecht. LENNAO won the German championship back in 2016 and has been a top PES player for years. This year his main goal is to make it to the …
Read More »Psyonix to invest more than $2.5 million in Rocket League eSports this year
Rocket League developer Psyonix has announced that it plans to invest over $2.5 million into its eSports programs this year. The blog post in which the studio detailed its plans for this year revealed that the company will be supporting all levels of competition with the funds. Over one million …
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