Category: eSports and Gaming Events

Codemasters^® and Electronic Arts Inc. premiered the Features trailer for F1^® 2021, the official videogame of the 2021 FIA Formula One World Championship^™. Offering players a new narrative-driven feature, Braking Point, F1^® 2021 also reflects real life more than ever with new dynamic options. For My Team competitors, the stats of real-world F1^® drivers update throughout the season to reflect the action on the track, while Real-Season Start allows players to jump in at any point in the calendar that has already occurred with up-to-date standings.… Read the rest

PUBG: NEW STATE surpassed more than 17 million pre-registrations on the Google Play Store. This major milestone comes shortly after the company hosted the game’s first successful closed Alpha Test, which ran from 11-13 June in the U.S. PUBG Studio, the developer behind PUBG: NEW STATE, will analyse all the data and valuable player feedback it received during the Alpha Test and will focus on improving key facets of the game ahead of its full release later this year.… Read the rest

Com2uS, the creators of the world-renowned fantasy RPG  franchise Summoners War, has announced that applications are now open for two upcoming online esports events, including the Summoners War World Arena Championship 2021 and Lost Centuria World Showdown. Celebrating its global seven-year anniversary this month, Summoners War: Sky Arena boasts over 100 million players worldwide and a dedicated esports community, with high stakes competitions taking place internationally in Seoul, Paris and online in previous years.… Read the rest

Interest in eSports keeps on growing on a global scale. Currently, eSports betting is one of the hottest trends among people who love video games and gambling at the same time.

Shortly after the appearance of video games in which players pit their wits against each other, the idea of betting on who will emerge victorious started to loom. … Read the rest

The most expansive and accurate retelling of the epic of Goku – DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT – is coming on NINTENDO Switch. Play the game everywhere, meeting beloved friends, battling powerful enemies and reliving one of the most iconic story from the arrival of Raditz to the final fight against Buu!… Read the rest

BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc. announced that DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT + A NEW POWER AWAKENS SET is coming to the Americas for the Nintendo Switch and will be launching on September 24, 2021. Based on the seminal works of the acclaimed DRAGON BALL series creator, Akira Toriyama, the game recounts the adventures of the most powerful Saiyan – the legendary Goku.… Read the rest

The dark sorceress of Arthurian legend Morgan Le Fay arrives to cast a dark spell over SMITE’s roster of over 110 playable gods.

A former student of Merlin’s, Morgan Le Fay turned her newfound knowledge into dark magic. Channeling her powers towards control, sorcery and manipulation, Morgan Le Fay will enchant all who stand in her way – including the best and truest knights – to secure her ultimate goal: King Arthur’s throne.… Read the rest

Opera  announced the launch of Opera GX for mobile, the world’s first mobile browser built specifically for gamers on the move. Opera GX mobile version is packed with many of the great features that gamers currently enjoy with the hugely popular Opera GX desktop browser (Windows and macOS), which is already the preferred choice of browser for millions of gamers worldwide.… Read the rest

Opera  announced the launch of Opera GX for mobile, the world’s first mobile browser built specifically for gamers on the move. Opera GX mobile version is packed with many of the great features that gamers currently enjoy with the hugely popular Opera GX desktop browser (Windows and macOS), which is already the preferred choice of browser for millions of gamers worldwide.… Read the rest

TIGA, the games industry trade association, is pleased to announce the re-accreditation of the following games courses at City, University of London:

• BSc (Hons) Computer Science with Games Technology
  Re-accreditation – awarded
• MSc Computer Games Technology
  Re-accreditation – awarded
• MSci Computer Science with Games Technology
  Re-accreditation – awarded

The BSc (Hons) Computer Science with Games Technology course provides a strong theoretical underpinning to the subject’s practical application in game development.… Read the rest

Guilty Gear -Strive- the critically acclaimed new fighting game title developed by Arc System Works has released on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC. The Ultimate and Deluxe edition for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 are still available for purchase. The Deluxe Edition includes the Season Pass for the game, as well as a special color for Sol Badguy and Ky Kiske.… Read the rest

NACON and development studio KT Racing announced their participation in Steam Next Fest. From 16 to 22 June, a free demo version of WRC 10, the official game of the FIA World Rally Championship, will be playable exclusively on Steam.

Due to release on 2 September 2021 on PlayStation®4, PlayStation®5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Steam), the new edition of the leading rally simulator also unveiled today one of the many historic events it features: Acropolis Rally in Greece.… Read the rest

Ubisoft Forward, Ubisoft ® announced that Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Extraction, the next mainline installment in the Rainbow Six franchise, will release worldwide with full cross-play, cross-save, and cross-progression on September 16, 2021 on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation ®5, PlayStation ®4, Amazon Luna, Stadia, the Ubisoft Store and the Epic Games Store on Windows PC as well as Ubisoft+, the Ubisoft subscription service.*… Read the rest

CD PROJEKT RED and Netflix announced the virtual fan event WitcherCon, unveiling the date and first details of their global online celebration of The Witcher franchise.

The announcement was teased via a Twitter conversation between the two companies, who are coming together to present the first ever multi-format event dedicated to The Witcher universe.… Read the rest