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ELEAGUE has been nominated in the Outstanding Studio Design and Art Direction category at the sports Emmys. This nomination shows just how good the ELEAGUE broadcasts have been, not only have they been the best eSports shows we have ever seen, they are even rivaling traditional sporting show, which is …
Read More »Team EnVyUs to take part in the Gfinity Elite Series
Gfinity has announced that the fifth organisation to take part in its Elite Series will be Team EnVyUs. This sees EnVyUs join Reason Gaming, Team Infused, Excel eSports and Prophecy in the Elite Series. As one of the biggest organisations in the world the move comes as a bit of …
Read More »Electronics manufacturer Hisense sponsors Evil Geniuses
Evil Geniuses has announced that electronics manufacturer Hisense is the latest company to sponsor the organisation. The deal sees Hisense become the exclusive TV provider for Evil Geniuses, and will see the two parties working together on promotional events. “We are thrilled for Evil Geniuses to join the Hisense family …
Read More »Four of the pro teams participating in the Gfinity Elite Series revealed
Gfinity has announced four of the eight organisations that will be fielding teams in its Elite Series competition. Team Infused, Excel eSports, Reason Gaming and Prophecy are the first four teams to be announced for the competition, with the final four expected to be announced in the coming days. All …
Read More »The Halo World Championships was the most successful Halo event ever
The 2017 Halo World Championships that took place last weekend have become the biggest Halo event ever in terms of viewership. At its peak the streams for the Halo World Championships hit over 135,000 concurrent viewers across Twitch, Twitter, Facebook, and Beam. Beam is Microsoft’s Twitch competitor if you were …
Read More »Final teams confirmed for ECS Season 3
After a long qualifying process the final teams have been locked in for the $1.5 million ECS Counter-Strike League. In Europe both Fnatic and Virtus Pro managed to retain their spots in the competition after beating North and Space Soldiers respectively in the promotion tournament. This means that North, who …
Read More »Overwatch World Cup returns for its second year, Overwatch League nowhere to be seen
Blizzard has announced that the Overwatch World Cup will return for the second year. The competition will see national teams formed, and they will compete for the title of Overwatch World Champions. The competition first debuted at Blizzcon last year, with South Korea unsurprisingly taking the win. However many assumed …
Read More »Smash player Nairo was the halftime entertainment for the Sacramento Kings’ last match
Super Smash Bros 4 player Nairoby “Nairo” Quezada was the halftime entertainment at the last Sacramento Kings NBA match. The NRG Smash player was brought in by the team to play against Caleb “8BIT Roc” Patton, a local Smash player who won a tournament to face off against Nairo. The …
Read More »British eSports Association says eSports are not sports
The British eSports Association has made a statement saying eSports are not sports. “Esports is not a sport, but a credible activity in its own right,” said the British eSports Association in a statement. The statement comes after the BBC reported on eSports, which sparked a lot of debate about …
Read More »Rapper Method Man creates Call of Duty voice pack
The latest update to Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare has added a ton of new content including a Method Man voice pack. Method Man is best known as a rapper for his work in the Wu-Tang Clan, however he has also been a prolific actor, appearing in many movies and …
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