Uncategorized

Denial Esports’ cut loose roster wins final Overwatch Monthly Melee

Denial Esports’ Overwatch team was one of the many cut loose at the start of may as several endemic organisations walked away from the competitive scene. However, in a redemption story that’s probably been optioned by Hollywood already, the roster formerly attached to Denial Esports went on to win the …

Read More »

Destiny 2 will have hybrid servers, both peer-to-peer and dedicated at once

Destiny 2 has been tipped as a potential esports, with several people asking whether the now-confirmed PC version would be using dedicated servers. This is a big deal, especially after peer-to-peer servers on the PC is largely credited with the death of Destiny’s Activision stablemate Call of Duty’s esports community …

Read More »

mousesports announces partnership with Dr Pepper

German esports organisation mousesports has announced it is partnering with soft drink Dr Pepper. mousesports have taken to their website to announcing Dr Pepper Germany as the teams “new refreshing partner” and the team will be changing their jerseys to bear the Dr Pepper logo from the ESL Pro League …

Read More »

Fnatic announce Dylan Falco as new coach

Fnatic have announced Dylan Falco as their new coach for the upcoming EU LCS Summer Split. Falco is a known quantity in League of Legends, with experience at some of the top NA League of Legends organisations, with stints with EnVyUs, Immortals and Team Solo Mid. Fnatic opted for Falco …

Read More »

Fan vote sends Na’Vi to Epicenter after team fail to qualify

Na’Vi will be attending Russian Dota 2 event Epicenter, despite failing to qualify, after winning a fan vote to decide the last team to be invited. Epicenter is the biggest event in Russia, with a $500,000 prize pool. Na’Vi were just one match away from qualifying, being defeated in the …

Read More »

Staffordshire University becomes first in UK to offer an esports degree

Staffordshire University has become the first education establishment in the United Kingdom to offer a degree on Esports. Those choosing to study the course will graduate with a BA (Hons) in Esports, a course that, according to its outline, “focusses on the business of eSports. You will learn how to …

Read More »

Krakow Major organisers PGL rule that academy & parent teams can compete, as long as they use different branding

Counter-Strike organisations will be allowed to field two teams in the upcoming Krakow Major and qualifying events, as long as they have unique branding. Recently, Riot Games ruled that multiple-ownership of teams was not okay, and that organisations that might be in a position to face off against each other …

Read More »

Watch the Women in Games Awards 2017 here

Today is the day of our third Women in Games event, a collaboration between Esports Pro, Develop and MCV to honour the successes and achievements of women in the UK games industry. You can watch the event, which will hand out an award for Best Esports Contender, live on Twitch …

Read More »

Tencent developing “esports town” in China

Tencent have announced plans to build the world’s first “esports town” in China, and has reached a “framework agreement” with Wuhu City in China to start work on development. The esports town is to include “an esports theme park, esports university, cultural and creative park, animation industrial park, creative block, …

Read More »

Blizzard scoring error costs Hearthstone pro a HCT Spring Playoff place

Last week, it was revealed that a Blizzard scoring error cost Peter ‘Gaara’ Stevanovic a spot at the HCT Spring Playoffs. It was an unfortunate situation. Stevanovic took to video late last week to reveal that, although he initially believed he had enough points to qualify, a Blizzard error had …

Read More »