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Kinguin, an online game reseller that has invested heavily in eSports, has announced that it will no longer sponsor G2 Esports. The move is to prevent any conflict of interests and stay within Riot’s rules for the LCS. This issue has arisen as a team that Kinguin has the naming …
Read More »The quarter final match ups for the ELEAGUE Major have been revealed
Overnight the group stage of the ELEAGE Major concluded, meaning we now know the eight teams that will be fighting it out in the knockout stage of the competition this weekend. NaVi, Virtus Pro, Fnatic, SK Gaming, Gambit eSports, FaZe Clan, Astralis and North all made it to the top …
Read More »ESL UK gives two top teams a chance to bootcamp
Bootcamps are a staple of all top level eSports, with big teams getting together a few weeks before a major tournament with the intention of training all day every day. But these cost a lot of money and a true boot camp is often out of reach of lower tier …
Read More »GameCo Inc joins the Esports Integrity Coalition
The Esports Integrity Coalition has announced that GameCo Inc. has joined the ESIC to promote gaming regulation with eSports and casinos. GameCo Inc. is creator of the world’s first video game gambling machines, and knows more than a few things about gambling in the world of video games and eSports. …
Read More »EVO announces games for its 2017 event
Evo has revealed eight of the nine games that will make up its massive 2017 fighting games tournament. Street Fighter V, Smash Melee, Smash Wii U, Guilty Gear Xrd Rev. 2, Injustice 2, BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Tekken 7: Fated Retribution and King of Fighters XIV are the titles that have …
Read More »Groups for the Gfinity London Call of Duty World League event have been announced
With the Gfinity London Call of Duty World League tournament kicking off in just over 24 hours the groups have finally been revealed. Group A will feature Splyce, Aware Gaming, Fab Games, and Bando. Group B will consist of Elevate, Supremacy, Imperial and Prismatic. Group C will house Orbit, Team …
Read More »ELEAGUE’s 2017 sponsorship rates to stay “about the same” as 2016
In 2016 ELEAGUE revealed that their sponsorship packages mostly sit around the $2 million mark, and have now revealed that will stay the same for 2017. When speaking to SportsBusiness Daily, which was spotted by Dot eSports, Seth Ladetsky, senior vice president of sales at ELEAGUE, said that sponsorship prices …
Read More »IEM Katowice to hold $30,000 female CS:GO tournament
At the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice event eight of the best female CS:GO teams will compete for a share of $30,000. The group stage of the competition will take place on March 2nd with the playoffs happening on March 3rd. All the action will take place on the floor of …
Read More »Genesis 4 organisers offer Smash players compensation after settings mix up
This past weekend Genesis 4 took place, and featured a large Super Smash Bros. Wii U tournament. However at least one game, if not more, were played with the wrong settings bringing into question the results of the matches. During the top eight portion of the event the knockback setting …
Read More »Riot finally allows its on air talent to monetise their Twitch streams
Riot is finally allowing its casters and analysts to monetise their personal streams and YouTube channels. Traditionally Riot has banned on air talent from doing this, meaning some of the biggest names in the scene couldn’t make any extra cash based on their streaming. However over the weekend Mitch “Krepo” …
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