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ESL will integrate its competitive gaming systems into PlayStation’s tournaments section on the PS4. ESL will allow players to sign up and compete in many tournaments across multiple games on the PS4 with just a few button presses. Players can also check into tournaments and check their progress through the …
Read More »ESL One New York breaks digital engagement records
ESL One New York, which took place in the Barclays Center last weekend, brought in six million unique viewers and broke engagement records. Online viewership peaked at more than 450,000 concurrent viewers, which is presumably split across both the CS:GO and Street Fighter V action. This translated into six million …
Read More »ESL partners with Cybersmile to tackle toxicity in eSports
ESL has partnered with The Cybersmile Foundation to tackle online abuse and toxicity in the world of eSports. Cybersmile has been working to address online abuse in the competitive gaming space since early 2015. This new partnership will significantly widen the reach of Cybersmile resources, as they try and get …
Read More »AEG and ESL form long term partnership
AEG, the world’s leading sports and live entertainment company, and ESL have formed a long term partnership to broaden the reach of esports around the world. The partnership will allow ESL to use AEG’s venues, which includes the likes of the Barclays Center, The O2 Arena, and Oakland’s Oracle Arena. …
Read More »WESA hires new commissioner with 30 years of TV experience
The World eSports Association (WESA) has hired Ken Hershman to be the new executive chairman and commissioner. Hershman has almost 30 years of experience in sports broadcasting, having worked for major US networks such as HBO and Showtime. He is taking over from Pietro Fringuelli, who served as the interim …
Read More »ESL details Halo Championship Series Fall Season
After a successful Summer Season ESL is again hosting the biggest Halo competition in the world for the Fall Season. The best Halo teams in Europe will be competing for a share of $100,000 while the best NA teams will fight for $225,000 over the course of the Fall Season, …
Read More »Wargaming partners with ESL for official e-shop as WGL kicks off
Wargaming has partnered with ESL to create the official Wargaming online shop, as the Wargaming.net league returns for another year. The online shop will allow fans of Wargaming’s properties to buy high quality merchandise based around World of Tanks, Master of Orion and World of Warships along with jerseys of …
Read More »Vainglory summer season championships head to Seattle and Cologne
The Vainglory Summer Season Championships will take place in Seattle and Cologne this September. Eight of the best North American Vainglory teams will head to Seattle to compete for the title of summer champions between September 2nd and 4th at the Amazon event center. The Battle in Seattle” event will …
Read More »ESL One Genting Dota 2 tournament announced
ESL One is heading to the Genting Resort in Malaysia for a $250,000 Dota 2 tournament. The competition will take place between January 6th and 8th 2017 in the mountaintop resort that is just an hour away from Kuala Lumpur. Eight of the best Dota 2 teams in the world …
Read More »ESL hosting Heroes of the Storm regional at gamescom
ESL will host the European Heroes of the Storm Fall Regional at gamescom in August. The competition will take place on the ESL main stage between August 17th and 19th. $100,000 is on the line, along with a spot at the Fall Championship that will be held at BlizzCon 2016. …
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