Guild Esports and D7RL, Rocket League content creator joins the collective

Guild Esports announces the signing of European leading Rocket League content creator Dawson “D7RL” Berbuntes, which continues to strengthen Guild’s Rocket League offering.

After the professional team’s recent RLCS European victory, Guild has diversified its entertainment offering with a French-language creator; launching in partnership with Subway, Guild has ensured it will continue to create authentic content and support local-market creators all around the world.… Read the rest

Free Fire, ‘K.O Night’ reaches its grand finale

Free Fire, the world’s most downloaded mobile game in 2019 and 2020, invites Survivors to knuckle up for the grand finale of its latest major event, K.O. Night. Free Fire’s premier fighting tournament has taken over the game, with a host of updates that include a full in-game reskin, a special interface, and plenty of exciting rewards up for grabs.
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The Ivy League COVID-19 Charity Stream eSports Tournament on April 24th

The Ivy League COVID-19 Charity Stream powered by PLANET9 will be going live at 1 PM EDT Saturday, April 24th. The tournament will feature eight student eSport teams from the Ivy League: Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, University of Pennsylvania, and Yale.

PLANET9, an esports competition platform created by Acer to help bolster the eSport industry’s competitive ecosystem via a grassroots approach, will be hosting, operating, and sponsoring this event.… Read the rest

WGGB Festival of Games Writing 2021, Series of free online events

The Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (WGGB) is delighted to announce its second, week-long mini-festival on the craft of videogames writing, this time sponsored by Articy.

It follows the inaugural festival in June last year and kicks off next Monday 26 April 2021.

All the events are free and participants just need to register ahead.… Read the rest

SMITE: Battleground of the Gods, ​​​​​​​Gilgamesh Joins SMITE

Titan Forge Games released SMITE’s newest playable God, Gilgamesh, in the “King of Uruk” Update. He has been eagerly awaited by the action-MOBA community since his cinematic trailer released in March.

Gilgamesh is a leader, an adventurer, and the first mythical hero of all time through his epic. In SMITE, he distinctively belongs to the Warrior class, taking a hands-on approach to combat and bringing a lot of brute-force strength and an in-your-face attitude.… Read the rest

Brazil’s Independent Game (BIG) Festival, From May 4 to 8

Brazil’s Independent Games (BIG) Festival, the largest independent games festival in Latin America, is excited to announce some of the incredible companies to be featured at this year’s event. Along with more than 90 games for attendees to play, BIG Festival will be presenting several enlightening and informative panels from May 4 to May 8.… Read the rest

Gogawi eSports Wagering Platform Available In Japan

Esports Technologies, a global provider of advanced esports wagering products and technology, announced the launch of its consumer platform, Gogawi, in Japan. Gogawi is available in more than 140 jurisdictions, is an immersive betting destination offering top tournaments and games 24×7.

Japan is the birthplace of many influential video games and game developers, and has had an enormous impact on global gaming culture.… Read the rest

Razer’s Invitational Season 2021 – Razer North America Invitational

Razer™ announced Razer Invitational – North America, the largest regional online esports tournament open to the entire North American gaming community, with tournament qualifiers beginning on May 7th. Following the global success of Razer Invitational Season 2020, the tournament series starts off the 2021 season by making its debut in North America, welcoming competitors from across the region to compete in three separate weeklong tournaments, throughout May and into early June.… Read the rest

Ghost Gaming and G FUEL Partnership

Atlanta-based gaming and esports organization, Ghost Gaming and G FUEL, The Official Energy Drink of Esports®, have announced a new partnership, making G FUEL Ghost’s exclusive partner in the energy drink category.

G FUEL and Ghost Gaming’s talented roster of creators and athletes will partner on creating original gaming content and livestreams for their millions of fans online and at retail stores and events.… Read the rest

Guild Esports Rocket League Team Wins RLCS X Spring European Regional

Guild Esports , a global team organization and lifestyle brand, is pleased to announce that it has won its second major trophy after its Rocket League team achieved first-place in the Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) EU Spring Regional on 15-18 April 2021.

Guild Esports’ Thomas Binkhorst (‘ThO’), Joseph Kidd (‘Noly’) and David Morrow (‘Deevo’) won first place as part of a three-man squad defeating Aether in the finals, with a continuous peak Sunday broadcast of over 100,000 viewers on Twitch.… Read the rest

Luckbox Adds VALORANT eSports Betting

Real Luck Group Ltd. and its subsidiary companies doing business as “Luckbox”  a leading provider of licensed, real money esports betting, is pleased to announce the addition of betting for VALORANT (a 5v5 first-person shooter game developed by Riot Games, launched in 2020) to its award-winning platform. The VALORANT addition increases Luckbox’s offering of esports betting types to 14.… Read the rest

Street Fighter V: Champion Edition, Spring is here and so is Rose

Spotlighted during the “Street Fighter V Spring Update” digital program on April 6, fortune teller Rose joins the fight today as the newest addition to Season 5 of Street Fighter™ V. Following the release of Dan Hibiki in February, Rose is the second character to enter the ring as part of the fifth and final season of Street Fighter V.… Read the rest

Rainbow Six European Challenger League Online Qualifiers Registration

Ubisoft unveiled details on the new Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® European Challenger League online Qualifiers, granting the opportunity for five teams to qualify for the Season 2021 of the European Challenger League.

The European Challenger League Qualifiers will be composed of three open qualifiers spread until the end of the summer.… Read the rest

Magic: The Gathering Arena Mobile – Strixhaven: School of Mages

Strixhaven: School of Mages is available on Magic: The Gathering Arena. Introducing 275 cards, and the first card set to launch since Magic: The Gathering Arena released on mobile, Strixhaven: School of Mages is a card set focused around a multiversal wizard’s college. Players are set to join one of five colleges each named after the Elder Dragon that school represents.… Read the rest

World of Tanks Celebrates the Release of The Offspring’s Newest Album

The legendary punk rock band, The Offspring, are releasing their first album in almost a decade. Let The Bad Times Roll, the band’s 10th album, was recorded over the last several years and sees the band once again collaborate with the world-renowned producer, Bob Rock. To mark this huge milestone, World of Tanks are bringing back their The Offspring-related in-game content!… Read the rest