ESL UK Premiership Summer Prize Pool is £34,000
The ESL UK Premiership this summer is set to be the biggest yet with a prize pool currently totalling £34,000. With three offline finals events planned for October at this years MCM Expo in London, there will be plenty of time to see Riot's League of Legends eSports tournaments at…
Team YP Banned From ESL Events
According to internal emails acquired by GamesBeat, it has been discovered that the ESL have cut ties with Team YP, the eSports organisation sponsored by adult entertainment website, YouPorn. Apparently, if these emails are to be believed, the ESL is enacting a new rule with potential teams wishing to compete…
Microsoft Partner with FACEIT and ESL for Xbox Live Tournaments
In recognition and support of the growing eSports scene, Microsoft has announced their partnership with competitive gaming companies FACEIT and Electronic Sports League (ESL). Called the Xbox Live Tournaments platform, the news came at the Game Developers Conference 2016 which is currently ongoing in San Fransisco. Xbox Live Tournaments will…
ArenaNet and ESL are Launching ESL Guild Wars 2 Pro League
ArenaNet developer and publisher of Guild Wars 2 will be teaming up with ESL, the largest eSports company. The ESL Guild Wars 2 Pro League will be a new tournament series with $400,000 (£259,627) in cash prizes. The money will be split over two seasons and will be the largest competitive…
Nosgoth’s Closed Beta Cup Starts In November
Nosgoth, the multiplayer shooter based on the lore of the Legacy of Kain franchise, will be getting competitive this November, as Square Enix has today announced the arrival of the Closed Beta Cup Series. Beginning on November 9th, players will be able to compete as a team for prize pools…
Firefall Starts Monthly Esports Tournament
Red 5 Studios have announced that they are teaming up with ESL (Electronic Sports League) to host a series of tournaments called 'Go4Firefall'. Similar to the popular Go4CSGO and Go4SC2 tournaments, Go4Firefall will offer cash prize pools of $9,000 in the US and €9,000 in the EU. Every Sunday participating…