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Korean BBQ chain Genesis BBQ Chicken has purchased the ESC Ever LCK team. The team played in the LCK Summer Split 2016 for the first time, establishing the ESC Ever name. However under the new deal the team will be known as BBQ Olivers. The team’s new logo is surely …
Read More »GODSENT drop out of WESG less than 24 hours before the event starts
Swedish CS:GO team GODSENT have dropped out of the $1.5 million WESG tournament less than 24 hours before it was due to start. The competition kicked off in the early hours of this morning, however it was only revealed late last night that the team would not be competing. GODSENT …
Read More »EU LCS format and groups decided
The format and groups for the 2017 EU LCS Spring Split have been announced, with the competition due to start next week. The ten teams have been split into two groups of five. For the first three weeks teams will play against everyone in their group. Then for weeks four …
Read More »MonteCristo and DoA will no longer cast League of Legends
Two of the most well known League of Legends casters in the world will no longer cover the game. Both Christopher "MonteCristo" Mykles and Erik "DoA" Lonnquist have announced that they will not return to casting the Korean League of Legends competition League Champions Korea. Over the last few years …
Read More »TwitchCon heads to Long Beach for 2017 event
Twitch has announced that its annual event, TwitchCon, will move to Long Beach, California for 2017. The event will now be held at the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center between October 20th and 22nd. The first two events were held in San Francisco, however the costs of San Fran …
Read More »Lionsgate invests in Immortals
Lionsgate has become the latest investor in the Immortals organisation, joining the likes of Linkin Park, Memphis Grizzlies co-owner Steve Kaplan and Allen Debevoise, chairman at Machinima.com. The deal sees Lionsgate throw in a chunk of cash that will be used to fund new content based on the Immortals teams. …
Read More »Newbee CEO forms new team featuring xiao8, Ferrari_430 ChuaN and himself
Zei9, the CEO of Chinese organisation Newbee has created a new Dota team called Newbee Boss that features stars and himself. After retiring just over a week ago Zhang "xiao8" Ning has returned to active play for the team, and is joined by fellow Chinese legends Wong "ChuaN" Hock Chuan …
Read More »NBA team the Miami Heat invest in Misfits
The Miami Heat has invested in eSports organisation Misfits. The former NBA champions announced a strategic partnership with the organisation that sees the Heat acquire a stake in the team and help out with areas such as marketing, branding, promotion, retail, digital and sponsorship activation. The stake acquired is Misfits …
Read More »Azubu acquires Hitbox
Azubu has announced that it has acquired rival streaming platform Hitbox. The deal, which was reported by the LA Times, is apparently worth “tens of millions of dollars in cash,” and sees Hitbox merge into the Azubu company. In early 2017 the company will launch a new service that combined …
Read More »EGL set to host Call of Duty World League event in Sheffield
Rounding out the announcement of UK Call of Duty World League events is The European Gaming League, who will be hosting a CWL even in Sheffield. The EGL competition will take place at the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield on June 25th and 25th. 64 teams will compete, …
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