eSports Archives

WSOE Online II Will Be Taking Place In Early September
The World Showdown of Esports announced this week they would be holding WSOE Online II: Tekken 7 and SoulCalibur VI in September An answer to not being about to do fighting tournaments during the COVID-19 pandemic, the esports organization has partnered with Bandi Namco to present an alternative tournament setting where players from around the[...]
Red Bull Announces Solo Q League Of Legends Tournament
This week, Red Bull announced they'll be hosting a new esports event as they partner with Riot Games for the Solo Q League Of Legends Tournament As you might suspect from the name, this will be a solo tournament where all of the games will be 1-v-1 The tournament will be taking place across the[...]
PC Building Simulator Receieves An Esports Expansion
PC Building Simulator just got a new expansion that will have you dealing with the obsessed esports player as you build them a tower The Irregular Corporation has released the latest esports expansion for their indie hit onto both Steam and GOG, as you become the engineer behind the talent You'll be building, repairing, and[...]
Metro Esports Announces Fight For Change Esports Series
Metro Esports announced today that they are throwing a new esports tournament series for three games called Fight For Change The tournament is free to join and players will have a chance to win the prize pool, while also promoting both the Black Lives Matter movement and encouraging an increase in voter registration. Players will be[...]
The Esports Awards 2020 Announce First Wave Of Finalists
The Esports Awards revealed the first wave of finalists for some of their categories this week, giving us a look at who is up for an award this year We have the list of those finalists below for you to check out in categories like Mobile Game of the Year and Personality of the Year[...]
Hearthstone Masters Tour Online: Madrid Moves To October
Some quick esports news from Blizzard this week as the Hearthstone Masters Tour Online: Madrid has moved to October A little bit of a change in plans for the company, as COVID-19 is still playing havoc with the esports schedule across the board around the world The Masters Tour will still be played online, just[...]
CORSAIR To Sponsor First-Ever Ubisoft Collegiate Esports League
CORSAIR announced this week that they will be sponsoring the first Ubisoft Collegiate Esports League for Rainbow Six Siege As you might suspect from the deal, you'll be seeing players compete on a lot of CORSAIR-related gear, as well as see their branding throughout the tournament The new league will kick off with R6S, as[...]
Former FaZe Clan Executives Launch New Esports Organization XSET
This week, four former FaZe Clan executives announced that they have created a new mission-driven esports organization with XSET The company has been founded by esports execs Greg Selkoe, Wil Eddins, Clinton Sparks, and Framerate founder Marco Mereu, with a primary focus on squads in Valorant, Call Of Duty: Warzone, and Fortnite The company has[...]
Classic "Tetris" World Championship Happening This Weekend
Some good news for retro gaming esports as the Classic Tetris World Championship 2020 will be moved online As is the story with many events in 2020, the CTWC was in jeopardy of not happening after the Portland Retro Gaming Expo canceled their event, which is where the tournament usually happens every year But today[...]
Wunderbar Takes
Like a lot of esports systems, Blizzard had to think outside the box a bit when it came to COVID-19 putting the kibosh on everything for 2020 The Mythic Dungeon International was one of the ways they could keep players interactive in the esports system while playing from home as they social distance Competitors from[...]
Riot Games and PAX Arena Host $25,000 VALORANT Invitational
"We're thrilled to host the world's best talent – in the matches, and behind the desk – for a virtual esports showdown that our extended PAX family can rally around." "PAX events have been a staple in esports and gaming for years We're proud to partner with PAX to build on their tradition of bringing communities[...]
Auto Draft
These features make SCUFs the preferred controller of countless esports professionals because each component can be tailored to the style of the player, providing a measurable performance improvement Numerous Call of Duty League competitors such as Clayster, Attach, and Methodz use a SCUF in-game This year marks the inaugural season of the Call of Duty[...]
Rainbow Six Siege North American League Logo
This morning, Ubisoft officially launched the Rainbow Six Esports North American League with details of how the next few months will play out The company originally revealed the league back in early May along with the news that there would be a United States and Canadian division, and the NA League would be part of[...]
DreamHack & Epic Games Partner Up For a New Fortnite Tournament
This week, DreamhHack and Epic Games announced they had formed a new partnership to create a new Fortnite esports tournament series This summer they will be running what is to be called the DreamHack Open, which will feature Fortnite as part of the lineup The launch of this new tournament series will include a monthly[...]
Nerd Street Gamers Announces Valorant Ignition Event
Nerd Street Gamers along with T1 have announced a new esports event as the Valorant Showdown event will happen over the next two weeks The event will be part of the Ignition Series and will take place over two weekends happening from June 20-21, then culminating between June 26-28 The tournament prize pool, which will[...]