When Magic: the Gathering releases their 82nd expansion set, Throne of Eldraine, on October 4th, 2019, they will have created an immense world filled with legendary stories and rightfully legendary creatures.
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Blizzard has just issued a ton of new changes to the way their Hearthstone Masters Qualifiers will run moving forward to ease the esports format Beginning on October 3rd, the Masters Tour Qualifiers will use the Conquest, best-of-three, 3 decks with a ban format The system will expand to 512 players but will switch to[...]
"Magic: The Gathering" has made a decision to roll back on some of the changes they have been thinking of instituting for their software interface, "Arena."
I wrote up an article exactly one month ago about the new innovations which Magic: the Gathering: Arena is slated to roll out for the near future.
Magic: the Gathering's 82nd expansion set, Throne of Eldraine, has a plentitude of fantasy tropes, making it one of the biggest, most ambitious crossovers in childhood fairytale history.
This morning, Activision Blizzard announced three new teams added to the upcoming Call Of Duty esports league, and there are some big names in this batch The latest cities to join the league will be Chicago headed up by NRG Esports, London which will be repped by ReKTGlobal, and Seattle which is owned by Aquilini Group and[...]
The Overwatch League will have a new champion for 2019 no matter what the outcome, and we now know two of the teams vying for the championship.
Guests checking it out today will have a chance to play Gears 5 in the store as well!
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They also set up a special esports area in the building for players to come and try out gear for professional play, and if needed, broadcast live as they compete in the store There are ten[...]
Magic: The Gathering's upcoming 82nd expansion set, "Throne of Eldraine", has started its spoiler season, and fans are rejoicing.
Dreamhack and the ESL announced new plans for their CS:GO tournament format headed into 2020 as they change the way their esports system will run The new ESL Pro Tour will feature an aggregate prize pool of more than $5 million from competitions across five continents What's more, it will be organized into Challenger and[...]
Bandai Namco announced their latest esports tournament as they will be holding the SoulCalibur VI World Invitational 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada The event will take place on November 2nd at the HyperX Esports Arena at The Luxor Hotel The company will bring in seven of the best players from around the globe to crown[...]
The International 2019 may have ended this weekend, but Valve is already planning for 2020 as Dota 2 will be headed to Sweden next year.
According to the announcement this morning, the terms of the multi-year deal will have Lupo serving as the face of their main esports team Rogue through "appearances, streams, and sponsorship activations" As well as working with the organization on other business and initiatives like Rogue Nation and Junior Rogue How much the deal is for[...]
The new Call Of Duty esports league on the way has got two new teams added to the roster, adding two more major locations to the mix of contenders One will be in Florida owned by Misfits Gaming, and the second team in Los Angeles owned by Kroenke Sports & Entertainment We have the details[...]
Blizzard has released the 2020 schedule for the regular season of the Overwatch League, and confirms some news we kinda knew was coming.
First, the Russian-based Team Empire coming back for revenge against the dominant European team who has won multiple championships in G2 Esports.
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Grand Finals: Team Empire vs G2 Esports
The first map took us to Border with Capitao, Mira, Nomad, and Echo all banned G2 drew first blood, but Empire fired back to tie it up 1-1[...]
This evening in Seoul, South Korea, Felkeine bested the best in Hearthstone to take the championship in the Masters Tour Seoul.
They took another point in a hard-fought round to make it 6-3 headed into match point, and while Secret fought hard to stay in it, they were not a match as Team Empire took the last game 7-4 and moved onto the Grand Finals.
Winner: Team Empire (2-1)
Semifinal Match: G2 Esports vs forZe
Our first map took[...]
All eyes are on the esports fighting community this week as two people have been banned from their tournaments following sexual harassment allegations According to The Hollywood Reporter, photographer Chris Bahn was accused on social media of "inappropriate sexual touching" from multiple women After which, several tournament organizers made announcements that Bahn would no longer[...]
Nintendo officially announced this morning that they will be holding global tournaments in Japan for Splatoon 2 and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Magic: the Gathering has been a worldwide phenomenon, with the card game debuting at GenCon in 1993 and only growing in scope from there.
This week, PUBG Mobile has come together with Super League Gaming to announce a brand new esports partnership in the United States The shorthand version of the deal is to create new communities and teams through amateur leagues and competitions Plus live-stream broadcasts and original video-on-demand content to get the word of the game out[...]
This week, Secretlab announced a brand new partnership with another esports team, this time partnering with CS:GO squad Astralis The two have officially co-launched the Secretlab Astralis: Chair of Champions Edition gaming chair, which is based off their 2020 gaming seats The chair features the Danish team's logo on both the Omega and Titan versions[...]
We'll be covering the Major Six Raleigh live from the convention center this weekend in case you can't watch Twitch and would like the results.
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SIX INVITATIONAL 2019 CHAMPIONS
G2 Esports (Europe)
SEASON IX PRO LEAGUE FINALISTS
Evil Geniuses (North America)
DarkZero (North America)
Team Empire (Europe)
Vodafone Giants (Europe)
FaZe Clan (Latin America)
Immortals (Latin America)
Fnatic (Asia-Pacific)
Nora-Rengo (Asia-Pacific)
ALLIED ESPORTS VEGAS MINOR WINNER
Team Secret (Europe)
DREAMHACK VALENCIA WINNER
Rogue (North America)
ONLINE QUALIFIER WINNERS
TSM (North America)
Team forZe (Europe)
Team NiP (Latin[...]
FACEIT has officially announced the schedule and changes for Season 8 of their CS:GO Esports Championship Series (ECS) in North America and Europe Season 8 will have a new and improved ECS format, which was developed alongside the players and teams to tackle oversaturation in CS:GO Players can sign up now to compete in the Opening[...]
Twitch Rivals will be making a triumphant return to TwitchCon San Diego this year, with some major cash prizes on the line for a few games.
We have more info on the tourney below, but you can watch it all starting tomorrow morning on the World Showdown of Esports (WSOE) Twitch channel.
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During the Regional Championships, the 20 three-player teams will fight for a piece of $30,000 in available prizes for each region, with third place taking home $5,000, second place $10,000[...]
This week, Razer shows off a brand new gaming mouse designed specifically for esports pros in mind as we get a look at the Razer Viper The big points to take away from this gaming mouse is that it has new optical mouse switches for faster reaction times and a 5G optical sensor for less[...]
We have the details on tickets below for those who wish to attend at the end of the month.
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Due to limited available space, Com2uS is selling SWC Americas Cup tickets at affordable prices to guarantee that dedicated fans have a chance to watch and participate in a well-produced, high-production value esports event[...]
Blizzard unveiled their plans for their upcoming Gauntlet match in Seoul, South Korea for the Overwatch Contenders League.