New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu signed House Bill 626 into law yesterday, thereby authorizing pari-mutuel wagering on historical horse racing (HHR) in the state. The legislation will allow New Hampshire charitable gaming facilities that were licensed as of May 1, 2020 to offer HHR. Tax revenue generated from HHR wagers will be allocated to the New Hampshire education trust fund and to local New Hampshire charitable organizations.… Read the rest
Turtle Beach & Team WaR, Partnership with champion eSports powerhouse
Cinemark Is Expanding Its In-Theatre Games and Online Esports Leagues
-Cinemark Holdings, Inc. announced it is further innovating its entertainment experience by expanding its in-theatre and online esports offering. This summer, Cinemark customers will have the ability to join drop-in games in select theatres, and a new partnership with Mission Control will offer online esports leagues.
For all details how to participate, visit Cinemark.com/gamebig… Read the rest
GWENT: The Witcher Card Game, Price of Power Expansion Set
Price of Power is an Expansion Set consisting of three story-related expansions for GWENT, with the main theme of magic and how different factions seek out, fight for, or exploit its power. Once Upon A Pyre is the first expansion of the set. It introduces 26 new cards, bringing fresh strategies to players’ arsenals, and kicks off the storyline behind the Price of Power set.… Read the rest
World of Tanks Blitz, 8.0 update and 7th anniversary celebrations
World of Tanks Blitz defined an entire game genre, scored 170m+ downloads worldwide, and brought players from different platforms together. Now, it has just launched its 8.0 update, giving it more life-like visuals and a new line of American heavy tanks, and has launched its 7th anniversary celebrations.
With Update 8.0, Blitz graphics got much flashier, with cool new features including realistic suspension behavior, sticky mud and snow, and vehicles getting visibly wet when taking a dip to wash off all that dirt and snow (and drying up later).… Read the rest
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Extraction, Full Reveal on 12th June
Ubisoft announced that the next mainline installment in the Rainbow Six franchise, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Extraction have a full reveal on 12th June at 8pm BST at Ubisoft Forward.
For a sneak peek into the world of Rainbow Six Extraction, formerly known as Rainbow Six Quarantine:
To learn more about Rainbow Six Extraction, watch a message from the development team:… Read the rest
GWENT World Champion, KOLEMOEN Earns the Title
The long-awaited, epic conclusion to GWENT’s first competitive season took place this past weekend. GWENT World Masters, which was streamed live on Twitch, saw the eight best players from GWENT Masters Season 1 compete for the lion’s share of a $250,000 prize pool. Battling through the Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and the Grand Final itself, KOLEMOEN earned the title of GWENT World Champion.… Read the rest
Mortal Kombat (2021), Movie coming to 4K, Blu-ray, DVD and Digital
Experience every bone-crunching, sword-clashing, blood-spattering moment when “Mortal Kombat” arrives on 4K, Blu-ray, DVD and Digital. The film is directed by award-winning Australian commercial filmmaker Simon McQuoid, marking his feature directorial debut.
The ensemble includes Lewis Tan (TV’s “Into The Badlands”) as Cole Young, Jessica McNamee (“The Meg”) as Sonya Blade, Josh Lawson (“The Little Death”) as Kano, Tadanobu Asano (“Battleship”) as Lord Raiden, Mehcad Brooks (TV’s “True Blood”) as Jax, Ludi Lin (“Power Rangers”) as Liu Kang, with Chin Han (“The Dark Knight”) as Shang Tsung, Joe Taslim (“The Raid: Redemption”) as Bi-Han and Sub-Zero, and Hiroyuki Sanada (“The Wolverine”) as Hanzo Hasashi and Scorpion.… Read the rest
TSM and FTX – $210 Million Naming Rights, Largest in Esports History
TSM, the premier global esports organization, announced a $210 million, multi-year partnership deal split between FTX Trading Limited and West Realm Shires Services Inc, owners and operators of FTX.com and FTX.US respectively. FTX.US has partnered with TSM in relation to the US, and FTX.com internationally. As part of this historic new relationship, FTX.com… Read the rest
Dignitas League of Legends Team Renamed to Dignitas QNTMPAY
Dignitas, the esports vertical of New Meta Entertainment, Inc. (NME), has announced a new partnership with QNTMPAY, a global digital bank designed to mitigate and improve upon the constraints of traditional banking. QNTMPAY will become the Official Digital Banking Partner of Dignitas, marking the challenger banking brand’s first entry into the professional video game industry.… Read the rest
ESL Launches Professional Mobile Gaming Controller
ESL Gaming, the world’s largest esports company, has announced the ESL mobile gaming controller will soon be available worldwide. The ESL Controller was designed by RiotPWR, the leading mobile controller developer of mobile gaming hardware. The partnership with ESL and RiotPWR officially kicked-off earlier in 2021 with the announcement of the Rotor Riot Controller sponsorship of ESL’s Spring Season of the ESL Premiership.… Read the rest
Lamborghini eSports competition begins on June 5th
Global Publisher 505 Games and developer KUNOS Simulazioni are glad to partner for the second year with Lamborghini to kick off another exciting “Real Race” event!
Lamborghini has chosen Assetto Corsa Competizione for its official eSports tournament. Assetto Corsa Competizione will guarantee the most realistic virtual world adaptation of driving a Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO on the most iconic circuits around the world.… Read the rest
Esports And Gaming Sites Are Betting on a Strong 2021
Last year as the pandemic thrived, gamblers had to shift away from traditional methods… and it birthed a growth in Esports betting numbers, sites and players. Live esports betting has becoming a massive industry that is showing no signs of slowing for the next several years. Now, just like the online casinos in the world today, for esports betting, betting on this popular virtual sport has increased significantly in terms of both revenue and size.… Read the rest
VALORANT, 14 million players on board; mobile version on the way
Riot Games announced an average of more than 14 million PC players from around the world log on each month to play VALORANT, Riot’s free-to-play FPS video game that launched solely on the PC platform only one year ago on June 2, 2020.
After a record-breaking closed beta debut and successful global launch, VALORANT quickly established itself as a global fan-favorite, emerging as one of the most prominent FPS games available on PC.… Read the rest
Summoners War: Lost Centuria, Details of Season 2
Summoners War Lost Centuria is celebrating its first month of existence with a season 2 full of surprises! This capital update, which is accompanied by two new monsters, begins a cycle of monthly updates that will accompany each new season.
Season 2 offers a new World Tournament mode in ToDD in which the summoners of grade V or better compete relentlessly, the number of victories determining the world ranking of each player.… Read the rest