eSports Archives

After a tense, but slightly less climactic battle than expected for the CWL semi-finals, EvilGeniuses went on to win against Echo Fox. After yesterday, Echo Fox was something of a soft favorite to win the tournament - and yet, they seemed to be off this morning.

Day Two of the Call of Duty World League Seattle tournament held quite a few upsets, much like Day One did. Quite a few of the non-Pro League teams hung onto the competition long enough to take out some of the major pro teams.

Would you like to get an entire education and earn a degree to use later in life all by playing Fortnite? Well, that dream exists, and it's now sitting in Ohio. Ashland University is the first college in the U.S. who will offer a scholarship specifically for playing the game as an esport.

The Call of Duty World League Pro League Stage 1 Finals are underway tomorrow, and we’ll be keeping you up to date with each match, so you don’t have to sit in front of Twitch for a full nine hours. So make sure to check back for updates as the first round of matches take place.

The H1Z1 Pro League is making every effort to stand out with their inaugural season kickoff, including bringing in some star power as Michelle Rodriguez (Fast and Furious, Avatar, Girlfight) and Kristine Leahy (American Ninja Warrior, The Herd) will be joining in the festivities.

This morning it was announced that Twitch and the NBA 2K League have come to an agreement for a multiyear deal to stream the league's competitions on the social streaming service. 

Overwatch League's Dallas Fuel has terminated the contracts of its head coach Kyle 'KyKy' Souder and recently acquired DPS player Dong-jun "Rascal" Kim.

Today, Blizzard and Twitch released a new announcement detailing new ways the two would partner up to make the Overwatch League a much more interactive experience, which includes introducing an All-Access Pass for viewers.

After eight weeks of insane competition in Call of Duty: WWII, FaZe Clan has earned the title of CWL Pro League Stage 1 Champions after the tense competition this weekend at the MLG Arena in Columbus, Ohio.

After allegations of sexual misconduct involving a minor surfanced, the 21-year-old Overwatch League player Jonathan "DreamKazper" Sanchez has been suspended from both the league and his team Boston Uprising. The suspension is indefinite at this time.

Before Stage Three kicks off tomorrow in the Overwatch League, a pair of teams have finalized a trade that on the surface may not look like much, but it could be a game changer for everyone involved. 

The latest organization to get in on the plans of making their own Twitch channel specifically designed to show off esports games is Super League Gaming, who today announced plans to launch SuperLeagueTV as the first network dedicated to "dedicated to amateur esports and competitive amateur players."

After having what would be considered a successful inaugural year in 2018, Blizzard announced today that they would bring back the Overwatch World Cup for 2018 today.

Give some respect to esports broadcaster Richard Lewis who took the initiative in posting what he says is the complete Code Of Conduct for Overwatch League, after he scanned the entire document and posted it online.

We're about to dive into the prime season for fighting game tournaments around the U.S. with events like Dreamhack and Evo set to be some of the biggest draws of the year, and with it comes the yearly fascination from average gamers for proper arcade sticks. 

Of all the apologies we probably should have received from people who did bad things during the Overwatch League, today we have one for something you and I would most likely view as an accident.

Four members of the Overwatch League have received warnings and in three cases fines from the league today for various infractions on social and streaming media, all for offensive, racial, and homophobic content.

CD Projekt Red has released the dates for their upcoming Gwent Challenger tournament, which will run April 28-29th in "Wieliczka" Salt Mine, Poland. Wieliczka is hailed as "one of the most valuable monuments of culture in Poland" as it is featured on UNESCO's World Cultural and Natural Heritage List.

Over the weekend, Bandi Namco made the official announcement that the Tekken World Tour would be returning to the world of esports competition with a 2018 tournament, and revised the website with brand new dates for 2018.

It seems today is the day for making esports announcements, as the ELEAGUE made it official today that they will be hosting Tekken 7 tournaments live on Twitch and TBS, starting with Tekken Team Takedown that will kick off on March 3rd.

FACEIT has officially announced that it will be holding the largest esports event in the UK this September with the FACEIT London Major 2018 for CS:GO happening this September.

New broadcasting news for Mixer as the company has formed a new partnership with Hi-Rez Studios to become the exclusive livestreaming home for both the SMITE Pro League and the SMITE Console Series.

If you're in the market for some new esports gear that isn't just your standard jersey and sweatpants, Moniker Inc. may just have something new for you to try out. The company has launched their first esports lifestyle brand called H4X.gg ("hacks" for the uninitiated) and has partnered with ESL to be the first esports

After a bit of a search and some deliberation, 343 Industries has finally picked a location to hold the finals of the Halo World Championship 2018, and it's going to be in their own backyard. 

Turn 10 Studios has announced the Forza Racing Championship (ForzaRC) 2018. ForzaRC 2018 is built on the award-winning Forza Motorsport 7.

After playing three rounds of matches over 10 hours and 14 different games, the London Spitfire emerge as the champions for Stage One of the Overwatch League, beating the top-seeded New York Excelsior in the finals. 

You can look forward to seeing more ELEAGUE games being streamed on Twitch as the social streaming service just penned a new deal with the league and Turner to be their official streaming service for tournaments and competitions.

The first year of the Overwatch League has its first controversy. As we reported two days ago, the Dallas Fuel deactivated Felix “xQc” Lengyel after he went online and made what has now been confirmed by multiple sources as homophobic remarks toward an openly gay player.

The two biggest stories coming out of the Overwatch League this week have to deal with player and personnel issues, one from the Dallas Fuel and the other from the Shanghai Dragons.

It appears as if Twitch and Blizzard are banking on the idea that the Overwatch League is going to be around for more than just a minute. Both companies announced this morning that they have signed a multi-year media partnership.