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ESPN2 is already home to esports coverage, so the LCS will fit right in here "We're excited to work with Riot Games to create innovative content opportunities around this amazing franchise system," said John Lasker, vice president of digital programming at ESPN "Showcasing one of the most popular esports in the world with the LCS'[...]

Much like a lot of in-person esports events in 2020, the schedule was put on hold after the coronavirus outbreak put the kibosh on public attendance After assessing the landscape of what's ahead for the game, the season will pick up where it left off, broadcasting games on YouTube while teams play from their training[...]

With real-life tournaments being moved to a later start date (and going mostly digital), and Korea finally going into the franchise form, now is probably a good time to be an esports fan or player This community continues to adapt and grow stronger no matter what is thrown at it Are you a fan of[...]

HyperX announced a brand new sponsorship deal this morning with two esports teams as they have inked new deals with the London Royal Ravens and Rogue As part of the deal, The Royal Ravens will soon be showing off their new decked-out training facility equipped with branded gear Which will be featured during their Call[...]

Today, we present you with a Magic: The Gathering Commander deck tech featuring one of the all-new legendary creatures from Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths.

In Massachusetts, GameStop has officially ceased all of its business following a state-mandated shutdown of all non-essential businesses due to the Coronavirus.

This isn't the first team has had to deal with sexual misconduct allegations, as back in 2018 the team parted ways with Jonathan "DreamKazper" Sanchez in almost the same fashion (according to Dot Esports) Sanches has been inactive since and has rarely posted on social media following that series of events As for Bassal, he[...]

Looks like some changes are coming to the matchmaking part of League of Legends. Lead gameplay designer Mark Yetter posted about the changes in today's Dev Post.

China has asked that all sporting events be halted until April 20th, esports included. Affected game series includes Rogue Warriors vs LGD, Team WE vs OMG, and FunPlus Phoenix vs Topsports The LPL did make its return on March 9th, after over a month of delays due to the outbreak of COVID-19 The call to move[...]

The Pokémon Play! 2020 competitive season has officially been canceled due to fears over the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe.

Wizards of the Coast has issued a statement regarding the unfortunate naming of a card - or, at least, the unfortunate timing surrounding that name.

Wizards of the Coast has officially teamed up with TOHO CO., Ltd. to bring the world of Godzilla to Magic: The Gathering.

Continuing the trend of esports events being changed due to the coronavirus, the next two Hearthstone Masters Tour events will be moved online After Blizzard already made the call to cancel the event in Indonesia and moved it to Los Angeles for an online-only tourney, the same has been done to the next two events[...]

Gamestop employees are claiming that Gamestop has told them to equip themselves with plastic bags on their hands and arms in order to hand items over to customers.

Today FOX Sports announced that they would be hosting their first-ever FOX Esports Madden NFL Invitational, airing on FS1 on March 29th, 2020 The tournament is being done as a sort of a live event to help take people's minds off the coronavirus issues as of late And while it may not be football proper,[...]

It's no surprise that Wizards of the Coast, the company that makes Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering, is being hit pretty hard at the moment.

The ESL has announced further changes to some of its upcoming esports events in light of the continuing coronavirus spread around the world We now know that DreamHack Dallas and Jönköping have both been rescheduled to August 2020 for the time being, while the second half of 2020 is currently still on schedule[...]

"March, March, March!" hasn't quite gone as fantastically as anticipated, but don't think I've forgotten about that aspect of the month.

This affects North America, the European Union, and Latin America at present, but this mandate by Wizards of the Coast may increase in range in due time.

In a world where health is currently the number one priority, most nonessential retailers are taking a stance of keeping closed under all circumstances.

Setting a new precedent within the Hearthstone esports community, French player Zakarya "xBlyzes" Hail takes his second title in 2020 First and foremost, the road to the Masters Tour for this month was a hell of a ride, Originally scheduled to be in Indonesia this past weekend, the coronavirus changed plans frequently from moving it[...]

Wizards of the Coast has announced that their usual weekly institution, Friday Night Magic, will be hosted digitally on Magic: The Gathering: Arena.

In the spirit of retaining the competitive integrity of CSL Grand Finals, we have made the difficult decision to postpone all playoff matches, including our CSL Grand Finals, until further notice. Listening to our players' feedback regarding the current situation and the importance of their voices as representatives of the collegiate esports community has led to[...]

Wizards of the Coast is one of many tabletop gaming companies to provide a response to this pandemic outbreak.

Yesterday evening, head Magic designer Mark Rosewater got around to doing something that he hasn't done in recent years.

Here are a few things a tabletop gamer can do to up their game without ever having to leave the house.

We also see this as an opportunity to mobilize esports, and we're working closely with our teams to further improve coverage of our servers around the world & Americas." says James Yang, Director of PUBG Mobile Global Esports, Tencent Games PUBG Mobile will continue closely monitoring the situation and update the latest event date and information via[...]

Let's talk for a moment about the "Mystery Booster" phenomenon, and how it's generally a boon, but at times can be a bust.

Yet another tale this month of how the coronavirus has put an end to another event, as Arc System Works canceled the Arc World Tour 2020.

We're aiming to bring the live action of the LCS and professional League of Legends esports to Texas in the future. We appreciate your understanding and support during this time. Riot Games has made the decision to make more changes to the League Of Legends Championship Series after new coronavirus updates The company sent out the[...]