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ESL has confirmed rumours that the ESL Pro League Season 5 and 6 will be streamed exclusively on YouTube.  The deal was rumoured earlier in the week, and has now been confirmed. This means that the english language stream of the tournament will not be available on Twitch at all. …

Last week I got the chance to head down to London to go and play with the Nintendo Switch. There wasn’t too much in the way of eSports, with that Smash Melee virtual console port yet to be confirmed, but I did manage to get hands on with Splatoon 2 …

FC Schalke 04 has announced its roster for the upcoming League of Legends Challenger Series split.  Oskar “VandeR” Bogdan, Jean-Victor “loulex” Burgevin, Marcin “Selfie” Wolski, Lennard “SmittyJ” Warkus and Elias “Upset” Lipp make up the new roster.  “I think I am still one of the best supports in EU when …

Misfits has acquired the former TSM CS:GO roster after the team refused to play without Sean Gares.  Gares was removed from TSM just days after signing thanks to the PEA drama. Gares signed the open letter to teams, which ticked off TSM’s management who removed him from the team. However …

One of the bigger surprises from the Nintendo Switch reveal event was the announcement of ULTRA STREET FIGHTER™ Ⅱ: The Final Challengers.  The title is somewhat of a remix of the classic fighting game, with new characters and features. Evil Ryu and Violent Ken are the two new confirmed fighters, …

At the Nintendo Switch reveal overnight the Japanese company revealed Splatoon 2.  The sequel to one of the Wii U’s best games will feature new maps, weapons and game modes, while keeping the core gameplay fairly similar to the first title.  Splatoon developed into somewhat of a cult eSport during …

Nintendo announced in the early hours of this morning that the Nintendo Switch will hit shelves on March 3rd and will set you back £279.99.  The console was unveiled in more detail, with the announcement of key features such as a touch screen, motion tracking for the Joy Con controllers …

The World Electronic Sports Games (WESG) is set to stay in Changzhou, China for at least the next three years thanks to a major investment from Alibaba’s sports division.  Alisports has announced that it intends to hold the major event that sees teams play for that nations, in China for …

Unikrn has invested and partnered with the new BIG CS:GO team, giving them a nice chunk of cash.  The deal sees Unikrn stay away from the day to day running of the team, but offer assistance with things such as financial backing and business development. The exact amount Unikrn has …

At almost every DreamHack event around the world there is a CS:GO open event, with top teams competing for a share of the prize money. Now in a significant boost to the circuit Astro has signed on as the title sponsor.  DreamHack ASTRO Open in 2017 will consist of nine …