Qualifying has begun for Eleague Boston Major. And several of the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players have already been banned during games for alledgely using cheating software. The CS:GO qualifiers are being organised by a company called CEVO who have been attracting various complaints about cheating, tech issues and other administration problems. But given the huge … [Read more...]
Official Overwatch League Start Dates Are Confirmed
The official Overwatch League is organised around 12 city-based team franchises so far. Competing franchises had to guarantee minimum salaries and employee benefits, with rules for rosters, housing, and practice facilities. And we already knew that the first season in 2018 will he housed at the new Blizzard Arena Los Angeles in Burbank California with seating for more than 450 … [Read more...]
Sports Arena Shooter Elevate Combat League Announced
Elevate Combat League is a new sports arena shooter coming to the PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The idea is that two teams of Grid Runners compete to score the most goals. But to get the ball takes shooting and a variety of skills. These include climbing, surfing and jet packs. But also allow you to sculpt the arena and change it to help your team. “We’re thrilled to give … [Read more...]
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Pro League launches
Ubisoft, Xbox and the ESL have partnered for the launch of the Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Pro League. The league competition will start in the first week of March, 2016 with an opening ceremony at the Intel Extreme Masters in Katowice, Poland on March 4 with a showcase of European PC competition. The Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege league will begin with a total of 8 matches, … [Read more...]
Activision launches eSports Division
Activision has launched a dedicated eSports division which will work across titles under both Activision and Blizzard. Heading up the new team will be chairman Steve Bornstein (former ESPN and NFL Network CEO), and senior vice president Mike Sepso (former MLG co-founder). The existing eSports teams who currently organise competition for the likes of Call of Duty, Starcraft … [Read more...]
Call of Duty MLG Pro League Season 3 details
MLG has released new details regarding Season 3 of the Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Pro League, which starts on June 29th. More new maps, which have been voted for by players, are being added to the rotation following the removal of Capture The Flag. Uplink - Parliament Search and Destroy - Skyrise Hardpoint - Compound Hardpoint - Drift For Pro Leage … [Read more...]
Capture the Flag dropped from Advanced Warfare’s Ranked Play
A while ago, we posted a story about Major League Gaming dropping Capture the Flag from competitive gaming on Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, but it has now been revealed that it will also be dropped from the game's Ranked Play playlist. Michael Condrey announced the news via Twitter... https://twitter.com/MichaelCondrey/status/608669631239192576 We know that … [Read more...]
Halo Championship Series – Battle of Europe Promo
Promo video for the Halo Championship Series - Battle of Europe. It's a Halo 2 Anniversary 4x4 LAN event taking place on February 22nd, 2015 in London. It's the result of a partnership between European Gaming League, 343 Industries and Twitch, with the winning team earning 10,000 Euros and the wildcard spot in the HCS Season Finals on March 6th, 2015 at PAX East in Boston,MA, … [Read more...]
Official Call of Duty Championship 2014 App launches for Xbox One
The official Call of Duty 2014 Championship 2014 takes place on March 28-30th, 2014, with 32 teams and 128 competitors competing for a share of $1 million in prize money. It's the first eSports world championship to take place on the Xbox One - and to tie in with that, there's an official Call of Duty Championship 2014 App for Xbox One out now. While most of the matches … [Read more...]
CoD Ghosts – Clan Wars Costa Rica and Cape Town
The latest Clan War has started in Call of Duty Ghosts as the Bronze-Platinum divisions fight for control of node points in Costa Rica to unlock Body Count gear for their characters. This Ghosts Clan War runs from Wednesday at 8PM GMT (12PM PST) until Monday at 8PM GMT (12PM PST). Meanwhile the Diamond Division Clan War will take place during set times on Friday, Saturday … [Read more...]