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Yahoo Esports has announced that it plans to host its first ever Super Smash Bros. Melee competition this weekend. The event follows on from the collegiate League of Legends competitions that the organisation ran last year, showing that its investment in eSports wasn’t just on the media side of things. …
Read More »The Esports Integrity Coalition releases lengthy statement on ESL VAC ban rules
The Esports Integrity Coalition has released a lengthy statement regarding recent rule changes made by ESL for their Counter-Strike competitions. The new rules implemented by ESL state that any player who has received a VAC ban for cheating will be banned from play in ESL competitions for two years. Previously …
Read More »FirstBlood announces partnership with the Esports Integrity Coalition
FirstBlood.io has announced a partnership with the Esports Integrity Coalition. The new partnership will see the two groups work together to form standard rulesets across the eSports world and utilise the FirstBlood tech to gather and share stats with all ESIC members. FirstBlood’s tech can be used to log match …
Read More »Blizzard opens Asian eSports arena
Blizzard has opened its first eSports arena over in Taipei in preparation for its first Asian Overwatch competition. The arena holds up to 250 spectators and is known as the Blizzard eStadium. It will be used for smaller scale tournaments and it’s probably a safe bet to assume it might …
Read More »CWL Birmingham Open broadcast talent announced
With the Call of Duty World League Birmingham event just weeks away the broadcast talent for the event has finally been announced. Alan ‘Bricey’ Brice will be hosting the event, with Phil ‘Momo’ Whitfield, Chris Tunn, Jonas ‘Oxygen’ Ferry, Jack Campbell and Chris ‘Stealth’ Curtis casting the main stage competition. …
Read More »UMG to host $75,000 Halo event
UMG has announced a new $75,000 Halo competition due to take place in Florida this May. The HCS Daytona by UMG tournament will take place at the Ocean Center Arena in Daytona Beach between May 12th and 14th, with $75,000 up for grabs in the main competition. To compliment this …
Read More »Mad Catz files for bankruptcy
Hardware manufacturer and long time sponsor of the fighting games scene Mad Catz has filed for bankruptcy. The company has been in financial difficulty for some time, mostly thanks to the failure of Rock Band 4, which Mad Catz published. Since then the company has let multiple staff go and …
Read More »Crossfire devs acquire rights to the World Cyber Games
The developers of Crossfire, the FPS that is massive in Asia, have acquired the rights to the World Cyber Games brand. The World Cyber Games were once one of the biggest events in the eSports calendar, but with the last event taking place in 2013 the brand has sat dormant …
Read More »SK Gaming and Renegades join WESA
The World eSports Association has announced that both SK Gaming and Renegades have joined the organisation. This is the first time that the organisation has expanded since it was formed around 12 months ago. Both teams join as full members, meaning they get all the benefits of the original founding …
Read More »Groups for the Call of Duty Global Pro League have been drawn
The draw for the Call of Duty Global Pro League has taken place and we know know what the four groups look like. The Red Group has arguably the most interesting match ups, as we get to see a rematch of last year’s CoD Champs final between Team EnVyUs and …
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