Esports Earnings has released its annual list of top 50 esports prize earners, and 2020 looks significantly different than iterations from previous years. The highest earner? Professional Chess mastermind Magnus Carlsen.
In celebration of the ground breaking announcement, Paris was illuminated with holograms of ZywOo across the city. ZywOo was spotted on monuments and buildings including the Pantheon, Trocadero, Near Arc de Triomphe and Montmartre. The stunt showcases Team Vitality growing cultural impact within France and how its players have become national icons.
Teams competing in the BLAST Premier Fall Showdown include: Evil Geniuses, NiP, FaZe Clan, Complexity, FURIA, MiBR, Team Liquid, GODSENT, MAD Lions, Virtus.pro, Sprout, Team Spirit, Cloud9, mousesports and Endpoint.
FACEIT, the world’s leading platform for competitive online gaming and international tournament organiser, is pleased to reveal the launch of its first Collegiate programs for Counter Strike: Global Offensive, League of Legends and VALORANT with a combined prizepool of $55k. The programs represent the further development of the FACEIT Collegiate Division which recently partnered with Ubisoft on the first collegiate esports league for Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Siege
Flashpoint, the global Counter Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) tournament series from team-owned esports organization B Site, Inc., will return with its second tournament series with group play on Nov. 9-22, playoffs on Nov. 30-Dec. 5 and the Grand Final on Dec. 6 with 12 teams competing for the $1 million prize pool, with $500,000 and the AK-47 trophy going to the champion.
The Esports Integrity Coalition has issued bans to 37 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive coaches for lengths varying from 3 months to 3 years following an investigation into the competitive CS:GO scene regarding potential exploitation of a technical bug. ESIC plans to conclude this investigation in October after releasing one more report following the banning of the 37 coaches on the morning of Monday, September 28.
If you can predict the answers to these 10 questions, you could become a millionaire thanks to your love of CS:GO:
Professional streamer and former competitive gamer, Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek, announced he is returning back to his roots with a deal to livestream exclusively on Twitch at www.twitch.com/Shroud. Shroud celebrates his homecoming and will be kicking off his first stream very soon. Fans can follow his Twitter for the exact date and time.
Mykles has more than 15 years of esports experience, including serving as a broadcaster across five different titles. He’s also served as a professional team owner, coach and consultant while starting up multiple esports and media businesses.
DraftBuff is a fantasy esports app that allows players to compete in standard season long fantasy leagues as well as a short-lived, salary style fantasy tournament called Draft Royales. Both forms of competition feature premiere esports leagues from four of the largest team-based esports in the world.
The DreamHack Expo’s confirmed 122 exhibitor booths will feature an incredibly diverse group of indie video game developers...
On February 13, 2019, North American esports organization Counter Logic Gaming announced tech-focused e-retailer Newegg as the Presenting Partner and Official Online Technology Retail Partner for CLG’s Fortnite team. On January 16, 2020, CLG announced that the partnership had been expanded to its League of Legends team, specifically its roster competing in the 2020 LCS Spring Split.
Inspired by a clean and modern tonal color aesthetic, 100 Thieves Primary jersey will be all red, its Secondary jersey all white, and its Alternate jersey will be a stark black on black design. The jerseys will be worn by 100 Thieves League of Legends, Fortnite, and CS:GO teams.
The German Federal Government has approved the changes in regulation in correspondence to the new Skilled Immigration Act, which will introduce a dedicated esports visa in spring of 2020. Germany, specifically Berlin, is a hotspot for premiere esports events, specifically for League of Legends, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, and PLAYER UNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS (PUBG).
Juked's platform serves to act as a guide to the wide world of esports that covers any gamer or esports fan's preference, and features a comprehensive hub for fans and gamers to support their favorite teams in over 20 esports titles without visually overwhelming the user.
If there was any doubt that Evil Geniuses had made its return to the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive competitive scene, it's time to shoot those doubts into the sun.
The stage was set at Barclay's Center for the ESL One New York 2019 Grand Finals. However, before Evil Geniuses and Astralis showdown began, the audience in Brooklyn was treated to something special.
The first Semifinals match of ESL One New York 2019 featured a tense, back-and-forth match between Astralis and Evil Geniuses. The second Semifinals match, which featured Evil Geniuses and G2 Esports, was nothing like that.
Not only would the first Semifinals match of the day decide who would face the winner of Evil Geniuses vs. G2 Esports in the Finals for the chance at the majority of a $200,000 prize pool, but it could also potentially decide which team could be considered the current best Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team in the world.
ESL One New York 2019 continued with the Group Stage on day 2, with both Semifinals set by the end of the day. Group A featured a single best-of-three sandwiched into three Group B matches to decide who would play on the Barclays Center stage in Brooklyn this weekend. Let's take a look at how ESL One NY day 2 played out.
