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The first year of the eSports Championship Series has had its ups and downs. The first season of the league was generally considered to be a massive success, and a surprise win for G2 Esports added another contender for the major that was due to take place just after the …
Read More »Just how does ECS’ team co-ownership work?
The eSports Championship Series from FACEIT and Twitch is one of the biggest Counter-Strike: Global Offensive leagues in the world. Despite only kicking off earlier this year the competition offers large prize money, regular competition and impressive production values. But for some reason it is often overlooked as a top …
Read More »FACEIT launches SMITE competitions
Third person MOBA SMITE has launched on FACEIT, allowing players to compete in multiple competitions. Both Xbox One and PC SMITE players can now use the FACEIT platform, allowing them to compete in daily and weekly competitions in the Americas and European regions. These tournaments offer up a range of …
Read More »FACEIT is producing the Capcom Pro Tour event at Milan Games Week
FACEIT will host the Capcom Pro Tour EU Regional Finals at Milan Games Week later this month. The first day of competition, October 15th, will see 256 players compete for one of two remaining slots in the main competition. The next day will see all 14 of the players who …
Read More »Epsilon eSports replace Natus Vincere in ECS Development League
Epsilon eSports has replaced Natus Vincere in the ECS CS:GO Developmental League as the latter pulled out of the competition at the last minute. Epsilon will now play in the developmental league portion of the ECS Season 2 competition, competing against seven other European CS:GO team to try and book …
Read More »World of Tanks heads to FACEIT for grassroots competitions
World of Tanks has been added to FACEIT, which allows players to compete in ranked matches, daily tournaments and ladders. FACEIT’s online system makes playing in tournaments and competitive matches easy for any World of Tanks player, all they have to do is sign up on FACEIT and then sign …
Read More »ELEAGUE hosting $300,000 Overwatch competition
ELEAGUE has partnered with FACEIT to host the Overwatch Open, which has a massive $300,000 prize pool. The competition will feature an online portion for both the European league and the American league, with the top performers heading to Turner Studios’ ELEAGUE arena in Atlanta for the regional finals and …
Read More »ECS CS:GO league returns for season two
The Esports Championship Series is set to return for its second season in October, with open qualifiers for the league taking place next month. The competition, which is a partnership between FACEIT and Twitch, just wrapped up its first season at Wembley Arena, but plans for the next event have …
Read More »Twitch and FACEIT bring ECS CS:GO league finals to Wembley Arena
FACEIT and Twitch have today announced that the LAN finals for the ECS CS:GO league will be held at Wembley Arena on June 25th and 26th. The top eight teams from the league stage of the competition will head to Wembley Arena to battle it out across the two day …
Read More »FACEIT secures $15m to expand eSports tournament organisation service
Competitive gaming platform FACEIT has today raised $15m in Series A funding in order to expand to more games and communities. The service allows tournament organisers to easily draft brackets and initiate matches for players competing in Dota, CS:GO or other team-based eSports events, as well as distribute prizes for …
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