The Overwatch League announced a series of format changes for its second season on Wednesday, including information on how eight new expansion teams will be integrated into the league structure. The 2019 edition of Overwatch League will start play on February 14 – a month later than last year’s opening […]
The Vancouver Canucks were the second-worst team in the Western Conference last year. With a record of 31-40-11, they finished in last place in the Pacific Division, and their prospects for this new season aren’t much better. The Westgate SuperBook in Las Vegas currently has the Canucks at 100/1 odds […]
The 2019 Overwatch League season will see eight new teams join the esports competition, as Activision Blizzard and the league announced six more expansion franchises on Friday. Atlanta and Guangzhou had already been confirmed as expansion teams earlier this summer, and will now be joined by new squads in North […]
Electronic Arts announced on Monday that it was canceling the final three qualifying events for the Madden Classic esports tournament, though officials said that competitive play would be continuing at some point. The cancellations come in the wake of the mass shooting at a Madden tournament in Jacksonville, in which […]
A European gamer crew known as OG Esports defeated China’s PSG.LGD 3-2 in the grand finals of The International 2018 on Saturday, capturing the largest Dota 2 crown in the world and winning more than $11.2 million. The win made OG Esports the first-ever team to win The International after qualifying […]
The esports community suffered a multi-fatality shooting that aired live on Twitch when one gamer opened fire on a Madden NFL 19 tournament in Jacksonville, Florida, killing two innocent players and injuring 11 more before using the gun to end his own life. The two victims who lost their lives […]
When the world’s best Dota 2 players meet in Vancouver, Canada, for The International 8, there will be a lot more than a trophy and world championship bragging rights on the line. Teams from around the world will be competing for a prize pool of more than $24.9 million, the […]
The NBA 2K League is still finishing up its first season, but the esports competition is already announcing that there will be some more teams in contention when its second year begins. According to a Wednesday announcement from the NBA, the Los Angeles Lakers, Atlanta Hawks, Brooklyn Nets and Minnesota […]
Blizzard Entertainment officially announced the addition of two expansion franchises to the Overwatch League on Thursday, as teams from Atlanta and Guangzhou, China will enter the competition next season. The two teams are the first of an expected six that will take the league from its inaugural 12 members up […]
The London Spitfire scored a 3-0 victory over the Philadelphia Fusion on Saturday, clinching the first ever Overwatch League championship with the win. London won the Grand Finals series 2-0 overall, having previously defeated Philadelphia 3-1 on Friday. The Overwatch League championships were held in front of a sellout crowd […]
The Philadelphia Fusion and the London Spitfire both scored semifinal upsets in order to reach the finals of the first season of the Overwatch League. The two Esports teams will meet on Friday and Saturday for the Grand Finals, which will be played at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New […]
Blizzard Entertainment, Disney, and ESPN have announced the signing of a multi-year deal that will see Overwatch League matches and highlights broadcast on the ESPN, Disney, and ABC family of networks. The broadcast deal began almost immediately after it was announced on Wednesday, with matches from the current season’s Overwatch […]
Six of the best virtual hockey players in the world competed at the 2018 NHL Gaming World Championship on Tuesday, with Finland’s Erik Tammenpää ultimately leaving with the trophy and the $50,000 first prize. The event was held at the Esports Arena Las Vegas at Luxor, just two weeks after […]
The NBA 2K League, an esports competition made up of 17 teams linked to NBA franchises, will hold its first significant event on Wednesday when 102 players are drafted to fill out the league’s rosters. The 17 NBA teams that decided to participate in the esports league were announced last […]
College sports fans have long debated which conferences are strongest in sports like basketball and football. Now they might be able to start having that argument about esports, too. In conjunction with the Mountain West Conference men’s and women’s college basketball championships, the conference is also hosting the first-ever MW […]
The Overwatch League is expected to see its first female player join a roster, as Kim “Geguri” Se-yeon has reportedly been signed by the Shanghai Dragons. According to ESPN, multiple sources including Dragons players say Geguri and two other South Korean pros, Lee “Fearless” Eui-Seok and Cheon “Ado” Ki-hyun, will […]
Esports may be relatively new, but rivalries are already beginning to take shape. Two of the three teams that entered Week 3 of the Overwatch League undefeated will face off on Friday night, as the Seoul Dynasty takes on the New York Excelsior. Heading into the week, both Seoul and […]
ESports betting revenues are outpacing total wagers placed on National Hockey League (NHL) at one online sportsbook, a shocking development for the emerging market that just a decade ago was largely reserved to small video game tournaments competed online. According to Pinnacle Sports, an online book that offers odds on both […]
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