Mercedes-Benz AG has signed a multiyear agreement to become the exclusive automotive partner of Riot Games’ League of Legends Esports and its global events. Mercedes has been an existing partner of the League of Legends Pro League in China since 2018 but this new agreement names Mercedes as the official automotive partner for the annual […]
German Formula E driver Daniel Abt was disqualified and ordered to pay $10,000 to charity after it was discovered he was cheating in an official esports racing game by having a professional gamer compete under his name. Organizers for the Race at Home Challenge series took away all points won to date by the 27-year-old […]
The apocalyptic car-combat MOBA known as Heavy Metal Machines is getting its own esports tournament, dubbed the Metal League 6 tournament. Every Saturday from October 26 onward, players of the game can compete in qualifiers with no barrier to entry….there will be only six classificatory steps, the battle duration will be reduced from six to […]
It took ten months of competition to determine, but we now know who the WRC eSports 2019 World Champion is….who do we refer to? It’s French driver Lohan “LDLC_NEXL” Blanc, 20 years old and a two-time winner. His first was in 2017, and he did it with a controller. Blanc switched to a steering wheel […]
Rocket League has 58 million players….think you’re the best of them? Now’s your chance to prove it. WorldGaming Network announced today it will be holding its second annual esports tournament for Rocket League, beginning at the end of this month. Teams of three can now register for the Rocket League WGN North American Championship by […]
Last year the Formula 1 New Balance Esports Series attracted a record audience of 5.5 million viewers. How do they plan to top it for 2019? One simple way is to make it bigger. The 2019 Formula 1 New Balance Esports Series will have a longer qualifying window, allowing for more entrants and, potentially, some […]
Now that WRC 7 is out, will there be a competition centered around it, as there has been with its predecessors? When will the fourth season of eSports WRC begin? Bigben Interactive and Kylotonn announced today Season 4 of eSports WRC will commence later this month. The official title is “eSports WRC Powered by Hyundai,” […]
What’s a good reason to pick up NASCAR Heat 3 when it goes on sale later this week? The potential to win $500,000? Good as any. 704 Games, developers of NASCAR Heat 3, have announced a new esports tournament centered around their new game: NASCAR Heat Champions: Road to Miami. Starting September 10, anyone can […]
What major esports competition now involves the mobile game Real Racing 3? It’s the McLaren Shadow Project. Who says you’ll get nowhere by fiddling around with phone games? McLaren announced today that, starting immediately, anyone with the Real Racing 3 app can participate in one of three time trials. The first of these is going […]
As esports grows in popularity, more and more game companies are launching tournaments based around their products…will racing games have their time in the sun? What does Codemasters have in mind for DiRT? The rally-themed racing game has gone through over ten releaaes, and the latest one (Dirt 4, released in 2017) is the centerpiece […]