eSports Archives

Esports team Gen.G and fast-food chain McDonald's announced this morning they've renewed the McDonald's Crew League partnership The partnership will continue in specific locations in Southern California, Southern Plains (Kansas, Oklahoma), and the DMV (Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia) Each region has been designed to recruit and retain its employees through gaming, with a season expected[...]

WB Games has dropped a brand new extended video this week for their upcoming game MultiVersus, showing off more of the 2v2 combat.

Blizzard Entertainment revealed details today for the latest Hearthstone Battlegrounds: Lobby Legends as it happens this weekend.

We have more information on the island for you to check out below, as well as a trailer showing it off before you dive in. Credit: Axe The new Island, which goes live on June 15th, was developed by Axe and Atlas Creative Studios in collaboration with professional esports player Bugha, and is based on the fan-favorite in-game[...]

Activision Blizzard has partnered up with Cinemark to bring both the Overwatch League and the Call Of Duty League to movie theaters.

Earlier this month, the ALGS Split 2 Playoffs in Stockholm, Sweden, broke all-time viewership records across all previous EA Esports events The ALGS Split 2 Playoffs Final on May 1 saw an average minute audience (AMA) of over 539,000 across watch parties and official ALGS broadcast channels Viewers consumed more than 10.3 million hours of[...]

The concept of the program is to give back to esports competitors who have essentially been repping their gear for years, helping them become a bigger brand in the gaming market Here's how things will go: Any professional player that wins an offline tournament in a nominated game and tier, while using a SteelSeries mouse,[...]

This week, the team behind the new video monetization platform 4D Sight is boasting about a new line of investors across the esports spectrum The company is preparing to launch into beta as a way for content creators and other entities to successfully monetize their content without being intrusive In other words, being like Twitch[...]

LaCroix will be in charge of most everything concerning day-to-day operations of the esports organization, reporting directly to Wisdom Gaming Founder & CEO Mike Zweigbaum There doesn't sound like there will be much change or upheaval within, simply a new face coming in to help guide the company to bigger and better things We have[...]

These in-person tournaments mark the first for Galorants, who will be working with Gen.G to hold the events, and represents one of the very few opportunities for the female-identifying Valorant events in the esports community You can sign up at the link above as we have quotes from all participating entities below. Credit: Gen.G "This tournament is[...]

Arc System Works revealed the return of the Arc World Tour 2022, as they announced several dates for the esports series this Summer If you're unfamiliar with the series, this is a fighting game event specifically featuring ASW titles such as Guilty Gear -Strive- (GGST) and DNF Duel (DNF) Much like how Capcom and Bandai Namco hold[...]

Bandai Namco revealed new details for the return of Tekken World Tour 2022, including the fact that in-person events will happen.

Konami announced a new set of dates for their upcoming esports tournament, the eFootball Championship 2022, set to kick off this June As it was mentioned back in April, this competition has been split into two editions: the Championship Open and the Championship Pro Each comes with its own set of rules and guidelines which[...]

In one of the more interesting partnerships to come from esports, FACEIT and Gucci have come together to make the Gucci Gaming Academy The luxury fashion brand has partnered with the organization to bring about a new initiative with the goal of empowering young esports talents and creating "a healthier playing and competition environment." The[...]

Organizers behind The Esports Awards revealed this week that the 2022 ceremonies will be held in person this December in Las Vegas The year's event will be taking place on Tuesday, December 13th, at the Resorts World Theatre for a 5,000-capacity audience This comes with the other announcement for this year as they will be[...]

The event will kick off on May 27th and run all the way until June 2nd, giving esports fans a little something of everything for those who can't attend Dreamhack Dallas in person This will include multiple pro tournaments, Collegiate & High School tournaments with AVGL, creative contests, several indie developer streams, daily quizzes, and[...]

Red Bull will be celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Age Of Empires with a brand new esports tournament in a historic location Red Bull Wololo: Legacy will have players competing in 1v1 battles across Age of Empires I: Definitive Edition (AOE I DE), Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition (AOE II DE), and Age of[...]

Riot Games revealed the locations of two new Valorant esports events today as more details came out for the Masters II and Champions Tournaments First off, the Masters II will be taking place in Copenhagen, Denmark as they will continue to see who is good enough to make it through some of the toughest challenges[...]

Blizzard Entertainment has revealed details of this weekend's latest Hearthstone: Battlegrounds esports event with Lobby Legends: Noblegarden Yet another tournament that will be played entirely online, the organization will be running this one from Maty 13th-14th, bringing in 16 of the top players from around the world to compete for the top honors and a[...]

Razer has revealed a brand new gaming mouse this week which is being launched today as part of the esports line with the new Viper V2 Pro This version is more of an ultra-lightweight wireless competitive mouse that has been designed hand-in-hand with feedback from esports pros This design is over 20% lighter than the[...]

GIANTS Software has launched Season Four of Farming Simulator League as they have tweaked what will be taking place in their esports system Organizers have taken their system to the next level as they're incorporating the current incarnation of the game with a new set of rules and circumstances The big factor is that this[...]

DreamHack announced new additions to their event happening in Dallas next month as they have more tourneys and a cosplay contest.

Koei Tecmo has revealed more details to the Monster Rancher esports event coming up in May called Monster Koshien World Battle Tournament The event will be kicking off on May 10th and running all the way until May 23rd, with those who own Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX on PC, Switch, or Mobile being[...]

National esports organization Team Liquid has announced a new competition as they will be holding an esports combine to find new stars The copmpetition will be called The Next Wave, and filmed to be turned into a five episode series which will culminate in someone being crowned the winner This is the first time the[...]

Beasley Esports revealed more activities for the Overwatch League "Battle For Texas" between the Dallas Fuel and the Houston Outlaws Previously we mentioned this will be the first event since BlizzCon 2019 where fans attending will be able to try out a beta for Overwatch 2 with other live players in the arena Now a[...]

Blizzard Entertainment revealed new details this week about the upcoming Hearthstone Master Tour: Voyage To The Sunken City.

There will be two competitions held this time around, the first being the Championship Pro 2022, which is the professional league of esports players who have been contracted through European football clubs, while the second will be the Championship Open 2022, in which esports players of all skill levels can participate Both sides will eventually[...]

Konami revealed they're aiming to do more in-person events for the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game with Territorial Championships.

Those eight trying to get in include Fuego (NA), House of Blood (PK), LGDS (TW), Vivo Keyd (BR), Echo Esports (ID), V-Gaming (VN), Ignis Esports (LATAM), Todak (MCP), All-Stars Esports (MENA), and Attack All Around (TH) The competition will kick off on may 14th and will reach a thrilling conclusion when they hit the finals[...]

"We're looking forward to partnering with Beasley Esports and adding to an already incredible event experience." "With something as momentous as the start of this year's Overwatch League, we wanted to match that and give back to our fans who've supported us right from the very start," said Lori Burgess, COO of Beasley Esports who owns[...]