Intel World Open brings esports to 2020 Summer Olympics
Intel has announced the Intel World Open, an esports tournament that will take place on the lead up to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Japan.
The tournament will feature Japan-based title Street Fighter V...
Pro Play Esports launches online tournament platform
Mexican event organiser Pro Play Esports has launched with the aim of giving casual players a chance to compete for money and practice against other competitors.
Pro Play Esports will host short tournament seasons...
US university offers first Smash Ultimate scholarship program
The University of California, Irvine (UCI) plans to institute a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate scholarship team for the upcoming 2019-2020 academic year.
Thanks to a $50,000 donation from the owners of Street...
ONE Esports launches with Dota 2 championship series
Asian sports media property ONE Championship has announced its first event series as part of its new esports venture, ONE Esports.
The first two confirmed events to be hosted during the 2019-2020...
Ambrasia Multimedia to host international Street Fighter V event
Ambrasia Multimedia, a company that finances content creators on the blockchain exchange, has announced the Street Fighter V: Road to Tokyo Asia Invitational 2019, a Capcom-licensed event that will see six nations compete against...
Smash Summit – Jeffrey “Axe” Williamson – A mouse climbs a mountain
At one of the most stacked Smash events of the year Tempo Storm's Jeffrey "Axe" Williamson, an Arizona Pikachu player, defied the odds and won the Smash Summit.
Making history as the...
ASTRO Gaming continues partnership with CEO Gaming for 2019
Peripherals manufacturer ASTRO Gaming recently announced that they have renewed their partnership with fighting game event organiser CEO Gaming.
The partnership sees ASTRO serve as the official audio and controller partner for the...
GameStop partners with fighting game pro Justin Wong
GameStop has announced a partnership with Street Fighter pro player Justin Wong to produce a series of 'gaming clinic' videos for GameStop's customers in the US.
Through the partnership, Justin and GameStop...
Jas ‘Fizzi’ Laferriere – Project Slippi – Releasing the data
From Sweden to America, Project Slippi has bounced across an ocean and back and has changed how we engage with Super Smash Bros. Melee. The open source project attemps to create...
The growth of the FGC – Watering the grassroots
How does the growth of the FGC compare with other esports and how has it improved?
Esports has come a long way in the past few years. We've seen a boom in...
Events
BLAST Pro Series reveals Lisbon as last stop of 2018
RFRSH Entertainment is looking to hit one more city with its BLAST Pro Series before it sees 2018 out, and it has chosen Lisbon,...
