Turtle Entertainment, operators of the Electronic Sports League (ESL), and Blizzard Entertainment are pleased to announce their partnership on multiple tournaments in the 2012 StarCraft II World Championship Series. Electronic Sports League will bring their expertise to twelve events of Blizzard’s StarCraft II World Championship Series. The WCS, which kicked off in April this year, has already provided intense competition for thousands of viewers to enjoy and promises even more heated battles for eSports viewers as the series progresses. ESL and Blizzard are partnering for eleven Nationals events around the world, which will follow online qualification stages, plus one of … Continue reading ESL And Blizzard Announce European StarCraft II Tournaments→
Red 5 Studios announces new hire, Morgan "Rhoulette" Romine, to spearhead their eSports division. As Red 5 gears up to launch the highly anticipated free-to-play, team-based shooter Firefall™ later this year, it rounds out its powerhouse team with the Frag Doll Founder, and one of the game industry’s ‘Top 100 Most Influential Women,’ according to www.next-gen.biz. Romine, better known as "Rhoulette" in video game communities, helped found and build Ubisoft’s all-girl professional gaming team. As Manager and Team Captain, she served as a primary spokesperson for the Frag Dolls and has used that role to become a visible advocate for … Continue reading Red 5 Studios Hires Frag Doll Founder→
The largest event of its kind, BlizzCon is a celebration of Blizzard Entertainment's Warcraft, Diablo, and StarCraft game universes and the global player communities surrounding them. At the closing ceremony on August 22, Ozzy will unleash a thunderous spectacle of rock to put the Lich King in his place and cement his own title as the one true Prince of Darkness. One of the most influential rock musicians of all time, Ozzy Osbourne rose to prominence as the lead vocalist for Black Sabbath before embarking on a multi-platinum solo career. He is also known for putting on the Ozzfest music … Continue reading Ozzy To Play At BlizzCon→
iZ3D, LLC, a designer, developer, and marketer of advanced 3D visualization systems, announced today it is a Bronze Level sponsor of LANFest2K7. The company's 22-inch widescreen 3D monitors will be also used in all gaming stations in the E-SPORTS Gaming Pavilion at LANFest2K7. Hosted by www.NewEgg.com, LANFest2K7 will be held at the Ontario Convention Center in Ontario, Calif. on October 5-7, 2007. With over $50,000 in cash and prizes available, attendees are sure to have the ultimate gaming experience. Five lucky gamers Will Win an iZ3D Monitor. "We have battle tested our new 22" Widescreen 3D monitors at many gaming … Continue reading iZ3D Is Bronze Sponsor For LANFest 2K7→
The Championship Gaming Series (CGS), the only worldwide professional gaming league, announced today that its official cities for UK and European teams are London, Birmingham, Berlin and Stockholm. Helming the new UK teams will be Sujoy Roy and Michael O'Dell, who are joining the league as Team Managers for London and Birmingham, respectively. These pro gaming veterans represent a new generation of leadership in the world of professional gaming and will be responsible for shaping the most competitive gaming teams in the history of the UK. Sujoy Roy, one of the UK's first and most successful professional video gamers, will … Continue reading European CGS Cities Announced→
Team Denuo Convena, second place winner of the U.S. Ragnarok Championships, handed stunning defeats to some of the world’s top teams at the Ragnarok World Championships (RWC), ultimately placing fifth. Several of the Asian guilds have been playing together for the past three years, while the U.S. teams had less than six months to prepare. With relatively green teams, both U.S. guilds were expected to be eliminated in the first round. The final results of the competition proved the predictions about the U.S. teams to be wrong. During the course of the tournament, Denuo Convena defeated several teams favored to … Continue reading Underdog US Team Gets 5th at Ragnarok→
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