eSports Archives

OP Gaming Rangers Snag the FACEIT Global Summit: PUBG Classic Title
24 teams across several regions were vying for the prize with some of the biggest names in esports having a team in the running, but at the end, the South Korean team outlasted them all and took home the title We have details below from FACEIT on the tourney as well as a couple quotes[...]
Puyo Puyo Esports May Be Coming to North America after Japan Release
A little bit of cool news this week as Puyo Puyo Esports is getting a physical release from SEGA in Japan, which could lead to a proper release in North America According to Game Watch in Japan, the title will be coming out with a physical version for the Nintendo Switch and PS4 on June[...]
Will Smith Invests $46 Million Into Gen.G Esports
Will Smith just made headlines this week in the gamer side of entertainment as the actor has helped invest $46 million into Gen.G Esports The team made the announcement on their website today that a round of people helped contribute to the endeavor, which included Japanese soccer star Keisuke Honda's Dreamers Fund, Los Angeles Clippers[...]
Hollywood Esports Teams With Dolby Atmos on Hollywood Esports MX4D Theatres
If you're in Los Angeles and love esports, you're probably going to get the most immersive experience possible from Hollywood Esports down the road This week the company announced they were partnering with Dolby Atmos for the audio being added to their MX4D Motion and Special Effects Esports Theatres The company is looking to make[...]
BLAST Pro Series Reveals a New Global Season Format
This week, the BLAST Pro Series introduced a new global season format that will be a best of seven series featuring seven high-profile esports teams This will be one global series with seven live tournaments in seven international venues, culminating in one major Global Final in December The seven CS:GO teams selected to participate in the[...]
Vancouver Titans Win Stage One of Overwatch League's 2019 Season
In fact, this exact team roster won two major tournaments in 2018 with the NetEase Esports X Tournament and the Overwatch Contenders League Season 2: Korea So while their victory was hard-fought against the Shock, to a certain degree like the London Spitfire before them, there was a really good chance they would pull off[...]
Ring of Elysium's Thailand Invitational Begins April 7th
Garena World is in its seventh year, and is the largest gaming and esports expo in Southeast Asia This year, Garena World will host the top 15 Ring of Elysium teams as they begin their fight for the top bracket of the Invitational. The international teams include Hydra Gaming, Impact Gaming, Noble Esports, No Rrcoil, Team Force,[...]
FACEIT Will Host the First Official Apex Legends Tournament
FACEIT announced today that, in partnership with T1, they will host the first official Apex Legends esports tournament in North America The official name of this will be the "Apex Legends Invitational" and will happen in Santa Monica on March 30th The company plans to invite 20 of the best streamer-lead teams to compete online[...]
PUBG Corp. Will Host the Grand Slam: PUBG Classic in Stockholm in July
It will be the largest tournament by us to date and we are very happy to welcome fans worldwide to follow the tournament on site in Stockholm or online," said Simon Sundén, Vice President and Head of Esports and GLL at G-Loot. "With previous GLL events in 2018, G-Loot has clearly demonstrated that they are among[...]
Nintendo Reveal Their Full Plans for PAX East 2019
The big parts, of course, are the esports tournaments for Super Smash Bros Ultimate's North America Open and Splatoon 2's North America Inkling Open will be holding their finals on the main floor for those in attendance to cheer on (as well as being broadcast on Twitch and YouTube for those not in attendance) As[...]
FACEIT Announces the CS:GO Teams for ECS Season 7 Challenger Cup
Considering all of the teams involved, this could easily be a landslide for Europe if they play their cards right, but if they mess up a couple of golden opportunities in here, it'll be more of a 50/50 between the two sides. ECS Season 7 Pinnacle Cup teams EU Open Qualifiers EU Invited NA Open Qualifiers NA Invited X-KOM Vitality MASSIVEimpact FURIA Esports MOVISTAR Riders ENCE ZONE Team[...]
Nike is Sponsoring the Chinese League of Legends Pro League
Nike has jumped into being an esports sponsor as they've officially joined the League of Legends Pro League… in China, that is Reuters has reported that the company signed a deal with the league that will make them the official shoe for all of the teams, coaches, staff, etc, and will carry all the way through 2022[...]
Ring of Elysium Announces its First eSports Event
Aurora Studios, developers of battle royale game Ring of Elysium, have announced the game's first international esports event, which will take place in Bangkok, Thailand in April. The ROE Thailand Invitational will see fifteen professional Ring of Elysium teams across the globe compete face-to-face on the Europa Island map The fifteen professional teams will be comprised of NA, EU,[...]
Team Rogue Announces Second Semester of Junior Rogue with Roster
The esports group selected 18 players in total to join the team, with DrLupo serving as a mentor to the amateur players He will provide hands-on seminars on how to become a better and more engaging streamer, while the players themselves will strive to be some of the best in Fortnite Here are a few quotes and[...]
The Streak Is Over! Shanghai Dragons Win a Match in Overwatch League
The longest losing streak in esports history has finally been broken, as the Shanghai Dragons finally won a match in the Overwatch League For those of you not aware, the Dragons ended the inaugural season of the league setting a world record in esports with the worst win-loss record in history, finishing at 0-40[...]
Blizzard Introduces the Hearthstone Masters Into the Esports Program
Blizzard has officially announced how they're going to keep the Hearthstone esports scene alive after recent cuts by introducing the Hearthstone Masters The goal of the new program is to make the esport more sustainable, entertaining, and accessible, of which this will be the first part We have some of the details behind this below as well[...]
Six Invitational 2019 – Grand Finals: Team Empire vs. G2 Esports
We're in the finals today as the returning champions in European favorites G2 Esports facing off against a relative newcomer to the finals in Russian-based Team Empire. We kicked things off on the Coastline, and right off the bat Empire showed an impressive defense, not losing a single player for the 1-0 lead G2 responded quickly[...]
Six Invitational 2019 – Semifinals: G2 Esports vs. Team Reciprocity
We join the second of two semifinal games as we see the returning champions of G2 Esports going up against the surprise appearance of Team Reciprocity. We kicked off round one in the Clubhouse as G2 rolled in and took the first point on an attack run. Reciprocity wasn't going to be immediately taken out, however, as they[...]