Sapulpa Public Schools is one of ten Oklahoma schools that will be working together to start up a school-sponsored esports league for the 2019-20 academic year. The teams will compete in Clash Royale, Madden 2019, Overwatch, Rocket League, and Super Smash Brothers Ultimate. One of Sapulapa’s coaches Jessie Swayze said he started the league to “give
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Overwatch League commissioner Nate Nanzer has confirmed that beginning in 2020, “all Overwatch League teams will be playing in their home cities.” The @overwatchleague is coming home – and away! Starting in 2020, all Overwatch League teams will be playing in their home cities. We’re super excited to see our original vision brought to life.
While Esports continue to be a growing industry within the world of gaming, few competitive events capture the world’s attention as much as the annual Evo that brings together the world’s best fighting game players across multiple events. Ahead of this year’s installment coming in August, the official lineup of games that players can expect
Overwatch League fans rejoice! The Shanghai Dragons actually won a match against the Boston Uprising, ending the team’s 42 game losing streak. Unlike their previous performances, it seems they did it with ease as they won 3-1. In the inaugural season of the Overwatch League, the Dragons did not win a single game, finishing with
Qualifiers for the upcoming Fortnite World Cup, which will feature a prize pool of $100,000,000, begin on April 13, 2019 so start practicing now. Online open qualifiers for the Fortnite World Cup will run weekly from April 13-July 16, 2019. During each of those weeks a $1,000,000 prize will be eligible with broad payouts. From these
This is it. The Grand Finals of the 2019 Six Invitational, the last day of this weekend’s Rainbow Six Siege major tournament. I think it’s safe to say that we are seeing a somewhat unexpected group make it to the final stage. All-Star Game Before we get to the grand finale, the best from the
It is day two of the 2019 Six Invitational, the major Rainbow Six Siege tournament being held in Montreal Canada this weekend. Yesterday, we saw three underdogs crawl their way to the Semi-Finals and one favorite that struggled a bit more than people may not have expected. Now, four teams will fight to advance to
Today, the 2019 Six Invitational Quarter Finals has begun. This is where the road to garnering the Rainbow Six world title truly beings with eight teams from around the world competing to become champion. The event began with an orchestral piece and a quick behind-the-scenes look of how this year’s Invitational’s trophy was made. This
The silence has finally been broken. Blizzard Entertainment has announced the rest of its plans for Starcraft 2 World Championship Series (WCS) for 2019. Right now, WCS Winter is currently underway and kicking off the new season pinning some of the best Starcraft 2 players in the world against each other. After the top six
We have reached the stunning conclusion of the Dragon Ball FighterZ World Tour Finals and the Japanese player Kazunoko definitely didn’t mess around. With big names including Sonic Fox, Fenritti, Go1, and HookGangGod there were plenty of great matches in the mix. The first round of matches was full of a lot of upsets, particularly
Riot Games announced the 2019 LCS Spring Finals will be held at the Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, Missouri on April 13, 2019; the matches will begin at 1:00 PM PST. Ticket information for the event will be posted on February 25 via Lolesports.com. The Chaifetz Arena, which is located at Saint Louis University, has
After yesterday’s last chance qualifier, the stage is set for the Dragon Ball FighterZ World Tour Finals and Japanese players are, of course, the majority for the final standoff. How did Japan earn so many spots? Well if you recall, the original protocol for earning a slot in the finals was by earning one of seven
In just a few more weeks, the second season of the Overwatch League will commence. One of the notable differences from last year is the addition of eight brand new teams. Do you know what that means? Eight new jerseys. Well, technically 16 new jerseys if you put into account each team’s home and away
Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid is still months out from launch but the promise of post-launch support was still prevalent with game’s initial announcement. While the game will normally cost $19.99, Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid Digital Collector’s Edition is available for double the price and comes with the game’s Season One Pass,
It looks like the biggest game in the world is ready to dip its toe into 2019’s competitive gaming circuit. And to top it all off, the Fortnite event will pack quite a hefty cash prize. Epic Games recently announced that its now-flagship title Fortnite is set to see a major esports outing later this
The celebrations from the recent Mortal Kombat 11 reveal event ran long into the night. Starting off with gameplay footage of the brutal fighter and a presentation by series co-creator Ed Boon delving into the new features the game has to offer; the night went on to allow a number of professional players to engage
Last month, esports team Panda Global revealed a Kickstarter project in the works for a portable GameCube controller adapter/dock for the Nintendo Switch. That project is now live on Kickstarter and has gone through some changes since its initial reveal. Panda Global is looking for $55,000 to make this project a reality. Panda Global has
If you haven’t yet heard of Dota Auto Chess, there’s a good chance you aren’t frequenting the Dota 2 community. However, the game may not be limited to those niche communities for long. With many chiming in that Dota Auto Chess is “one of the fastest growing games in 2019,” a couple questions remain: what is it, why is
Back on December 19, 2018, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) Esports Team conducted an investigation to see if any professional players were using “unauthorized programs” to cheat. It looks like a whole lot of them did. On December 31, 2018, it was announced that four North American players, along with 30,000 other players, received bans for using
In any esports community there is going to be a group of cheaters, smurfs, and account resellers that cheapen the experience. In a major loss to those people who play Dota 2, Valve has reset about 17,000 accounts who were abusing matchmaking to get into ranked. Announced in a Tweet earlier today by the official Dota 2 Twitter
There’s just a handful of weeks left until this year’s Overwatch League kicks off with a slew of teams representing Asia, the United States of America, and Europe battling it out to become the best in the world. Along with returning teams such as the Dallas Fuel and reigning champions the London Spitfire, there are
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is starting to get more competitive in the new year. Top players and streamers such as Zero, Salem, and MKLeo come out to Florida for Smash Conference United. With rule sets and character meta still in its infancy, competitive Smash enthusiasts won’t want to miss this one. There are already some noteworthy matches
The Hearthstone Championship Tour (HCT) has determined its last stop of the current season. From April 25, 2019, to April 28, 2019, the best Hearthstone players will compete in Taipei to compete for the 2018 HCT World Championship title. One of 16 players will compete in the championships to earn some cash from its $1 million
It’s time once again for the Cooperation Cup, a Japanese Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike tournament featuring the best players in the world. Coming in its 17th installment, this long-running 5v5 tourney brings the fighting game community together to enjoy some classic Street Fighter. The tournament runs this weekend from January 5-6 in Asakusabashi, Japan. The Cooperation Cup, or
If you are anything like me, you’ve already gotten into some heated debates with friends about the “official” way to play Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Stock only? No items? Only Final Destination? Thankfully, an official ruleset from the premier Smash Bros. tournament Genesis gives you a quick guide on what rules to follow to determine who is
It’s both unusual and delightful to see classic fighting game Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 making headlines recently. The title has seen a lot of love from its endlessly passionate fanbase mainly thanks to a tournament called Battle of the Strongest organized by popular fighting game personality IFC Yipes. The event, unlike most fighting game events
Before chicken dinners were the must-have meal for gamers, deliciously moist cake was the dish that players would strive for instead. And who wants to wait in line for cake? Not speedrunner CantEven; that’s for sure. Instead, they’ve taken it upon themselves to rush through classic puzzle game Portal at an eyeball-spearing pace. The vomit
We are no closer to finding out what the speedbump is that is making tournament holders pull Dragon Ball FighterZ from competitions. With that said, Bandai Namco’s Katsuhiro Harada made a statement moments ago to the fighting game esports community that Bandai Namco is “committed to expand” the tournament and community scenes for Dragon Ball FighterZ, as well
After winning this year’s Dota 2 championships, The International, it looks like Team OG is getting a documentary to record their historic victory. Valve is releasing the documentary, titled True Sight, in Copenhagen on January 15 for a special screening with the team. The documentary takes people into the action of The International finals between Team OG and Paris Saint
The hit fighting game of this year, Dragon Ball FighterZ, is running into some issues recently in the esports world. Major tournaments such as EVO Japan and (most recently) Anime Ascension are not running tournaments for the fighter, leaving speculation as to why: Due to unforeseen circumstances, Dragonball FighterZ will no longer be run at Anime
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