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The eGames has announced that member of parliament and former UK government culture and digital minister Ed Vaizey will be the chairman of its advisory board. Vaizey will be the head of the board that is comprised of leading industry professionals from around the world. The board has been formed …
Read More »Multiplay hosting Call of Duty World League event at Insomnia 60
Multiplay has announced that it will be hosting a Call of Duty World League open event at Insomnia 60. The CWL Birmingham Open will take place at I60, which is due to run between the 14th and 17th April at the NEC. The competition will feature a $50,000 prize pool …
Read More »CLG signs three Hearthstone players
Counter Logic Gaming has signed three top Hearthstone players, seemingly in an attempt to play in the new ESL League. Sebastian "Xixo" Bentert, Frederik "Hoej" Nielsen and Kim "Surrender" Jung-soo are the new CLG Hearthstone roster, and were all formerly a part of NaVi. NaVi dropped its entire roster late …
Read More »Reunited closes down after “running out of money”
eSports organisation Reunited has closed its doors, despite having one of the best Overwatch teams in the world. The organisation announced today that it would be ceasing operations, with all teams and players being let go and free to find other homes. In a blog post founders Frederik Kragh Christensen …
Read More »Adidas sponsor Team Vitality
Adidas has sponsored French eSports organisation Team Vitality. The deal will see Adidas branding appear on the Vitality merchandise and jerseys, and will see the two collaborate on events and other social activities. “It’s a good deal, not our biggest,” said Nicolas Maurer, Team Vitality’s founder and owner, when speaking …
Read More »ESL Pro League to be streamed exclusively on YouTube according to report
The next season of the ESL Pro League CS:GO competition will be streamed exclusively on YouTube according to a report. Slingshot eSports cites sources with a knowledge of the deal, who say that the deal between YouTube and the World eSports Association (WESA) will see season five of the Pro …
Read More »Rocket League was the best selling game on the PlayStation store last year
Rocket League was officially the best selling game on the PlayStation Store in Europe and America in 2016. Despite launching way back in 2015 the car soccer title beat the likes of Battlefield 1, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare and Minecraft to the number one spot, proving that the young …
Read More »What to expect from Gfinity in 2017 and beyond
As we get into 2017 Gfinity looks like one of the hottest properties in eSports. Its stock is on the rise after financial experts predicted big things, partnerships with Microsoft mean that both Halo and Gears of War will take up a lot of the company’s time and the announcement …
Read More »PEA confirms its CS:GO league is dead
PEA has confirmed, as everyone suspected, that its CS:GO league is officially canceled. The news comes as no surprise, as all PEA teams voted to play in the ESL Pro League instead of PEA’s offering. The vote comes after weeks of drama surrounding the issue. "Since the time of the …
Read More »MSI Overwatch MGA 2016 Championship officially canceled after disastrous LAN event
MSI has made the decision to cancel its Overwatch MGA 2016 Championship after the LAN finals were postponed back in December due to two days of tech issues. Fnatic, Ninjas in Pyjamas, Rise Nation and KongDoo Panthera flew over to London to compete in the finals of the competition, which …
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