CS:GO
FaZe Clan Leaves WESA
It’s official: FaZe Clan is leaving WESA.
In the organization’s second ever press release, WESA announced FaZe decided to step away from WESA. [more]
Year: 2016
College eSports
PAC 12 Networks to Add eSports Coverage
Today, the PAC-12 Conference (a college athletic conference incorporating a number of universities in the western United States) announced the Pac-12 tv networks would begin airing esports next year. [more]
Black Ops III
compLexity Obtains P1 Visa for Goonjar
With the recent boon for eSports legitimacy being a petition to the US Government to extend P-1 athletic visas to eSports players, one organization worked hard to make sure their foreign player is already certified [more]
Black Ops III
[Call of Duty] World League, Week 6 Day 1
A lot of changes are happening as we reach half way point in the Call of Duty World League. Last week there was a flurry of roster changes in the EU and NA regions, resulting [more]
esports
Esports Petition Makes Its Way to the White House
After weeks of campaigning and a heavy online push from big hitters in the esports scene like Red Bull, one petition is going all the way to the White House thanks to racking up over 100,000 [more]
LCS - NA
[League of Legends] Team EnVyUs Announce New LCS Roster
New organizations are entering the League of Legends scene after two NALCS spots and Challenger series team went up for sale. One of those organizations is Team EnVyUs, who received permission to join the league after agreeing to terms with Renegades last week. [more]
ESPN
Riot and ESPN Are Not In Talks For $500m Broadcasting Rights
Riot Games, creators of League of Legends, are rumored to be in talks with ESPN regarding a $500 million dollar (USD) broadcast deal according to sources close to the deal. [more]
CS:GO
ELEAGUE To Be Streamed on Twitch
Cable networks know that online streaming is big business, so it’s no surprise that Turner Broadcasting’s ELEAGUE will also be streamed on Twitch. The live streaming site announced it has signed a multi-year deal to broadcast [more]
Halo
[HALO] NA Last Chance Qualifier Final
UPDATE: Team Liquid and OpTic Gaming have qualified for the HCS Pro League! See scores below. List of HCS Pro Teams: Counter Logic Gaming Evil Geniuses Team Allegiance Team EnVyUs Enigma6 Renegades Team Liquid OpTic [more]
FPS
[HALO] Ogre 2 Retires from Competitive Halo
One of the last of Halo’s old guard is finally putting down the sticks, and moving on to a new chapter in his life. Today Tom “Ogre 2” Ryan announced that he is retiring from competitive play. This marks the end of a very long and accomplished gaming career for the 29 year old player that spans a whopping 13 years. [more]