«This group will enable global
eSports competitions in our biggest franchises including FIFA, Madden NFL, Battlefield and more,» EA stated in its announcement.
One of those competitors is Brendon Leigh, winner of F1's inaugural
esports competition in Abu Dhabi last year in a dramatic finger - wagging showdown.
Not exact matches
The headsets will instead offer FX 720 sound, which Wendel says can be used by professional gamers today to compete
in real
eSports competition.
Velloso says
eSports has been a major focus for his team because that gaming community already uses the platform to communicate
in real time as they watch livestreams of tournaments and
competitions.
Another
eSports competition that's captured our attention is World's Fastest Gamer, a collaboration between the McLaren F1 team, Logitech G and Darren Cox, who had a big role
in the success of GT Academy.
The first official F1
esports series has its grand final
in Abu Dhabi this weekend, and McLaren launched a
competition to find a gamer who was good enough to become the F1 team's official simulator driver.
While Chris's achievement was also exceptional, given the growth of
eSports in recent years, the
competition is today much stronger — but Gorilla still triumphed.
He won the Long Beach round of Road to Vegas Challenge, an
eSports competition to find 10 sim racers to compete against the 20 Formula E drivers
in a million - dollar eRace
in (you guessed it) Las Vegas.
Formula E has quickly got involved
in the whole
eSports scene and the Vegas
competition — which uses rFactor software — has high stakes, with a huge prize fund for the winner.
F1 seems to be committing long - term to
eSports and gaming, which is very encouraging, although it's a little late to pick it up — Formula E has already had a huge
eSports competition, held earlier this year
in Las Vegas.
One of the members of the» Sim Racing All - Stars» team is the winner of World's Fastest Gamer, Rudy van Buren, with his teammate being decided
in an
esports competition ahead of the main event.
The DiRT 4 WRX
competition announcement arrives at the same time as Renault Sport reveals that it is working
in an official capacity with professional
esports outfit Team Vitality
in a bid to dominate the motorsport
esports scene.
Electronic Arts and FIFA to Bring
eSports to Millions Through the EA SPORTS FIFA 18 Global Series on the Road to the FIFA eWorld Cup 2018 The Largest
Competition in FIFA History Will Exponentially Expand the Global Audience With Accessible
Competition and Features Top - Flight Football Leagues and Clubs 10/27/2017 - Electronic Arts
-- THE HEAT OF
COMPETITION: With a brand - new, fan - requested Online Championships game mode allowing racers to make and join ongoing racing leagues,
Esports functionality built -
in from day one (including Competitive Racing License accreditation), Director / Broadcaster integration and streaming, and an array of old and new motorsport classes including Rallycross, IndyCar, and many more;
To help friends compete against each other, WRC 6 includes a split - screen multiplayer mode, challenging new stages, weekly challenges, the
eSports WRC Championship, and more realistic vehicle behavior to help players lose themselves
in the rush of
competition.
With 99 per cent of eight to 15 year olds playing games, Digital Schoolhouse - delivered by games trade body Ukie, - recognises that the
esports competition is the perfect opportunity to build on this interest and engage students with the skills and careers
in the industry by working with business partners.
In collaboration with
eSports platform Faceit, this new addition to the X games line - up is designed to drag virtual
competition into the limelight a little, and is not the first time an
eSport has featured on the roster: previous years have seen entries from everything from Halo to Call of Duty.
The 2017 MotoGP ™
eSport Championship has paved the way for this brand - new tournament: 2018 will see the MotoGP ™
eSport Championship going multiplatform, enabling all players to take part
in the
competition on PlayStation ® 4, Xbox One and Windows PC ® / STEAM, while raising the level of the whole experience offering more content and more
competitions.
It was an amazing year for
esports teams
in 2017, winning not just global
competitions but also enjoying an influx of cash as
esports investment ballooned.
Now, the next evolution is finally here,
in the form of Street Fighter V, right before the
eSports competitions for fighting games kick off.
eSports WRC, the first international online
competition of the WRC, which was launched
in January 2016 with WRC 5, will continue
in WRC 6 with improvements
in terms of access, rules, and format which will be unveiled nearer the release of the game.
EMS One Katowice was a pretty big
competition, pitting Counter-Strike: Global Offensive teams against each other
in one of the largest
eSports...
Fans of
eSports competitions will also get the chance to help out a worthy cause on October 4 - 5 when they buy tickets to watch the top two SMITE pro teams
in North America: Team Dignitas and Denial
eSports.
This is the conclusion of Clash Royale's first - ever official global
esports competition, so it should showcase the best players
in the world.
Hi - Rez Studios recently announced the Paladins Premier League, which will host ten World
Esports Association teams
in seasonal
competition.
Started
in 2006 by ESL, the
competition features the world's best gamers
in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, StarCraft ® II and other
esport titles.
AnyKey organized a women - only
esports tournament
in March at one of the industry's largest events, the Intel Extreme Masters
competition in Katowice, Poland.
After testing out the game's
eSports capability at Gamergy
in Madrid and at Gamescom earlier this year, the studio decided to build upon an interest
in professional
competition from the community.
As well as the tried - and - tested hopper lobbies and Rivals lap time leaderboards, Forza Motorsport 7 will also include the broadcasting tool functionality that was first introduced
in Forza Motorsport 6 — which will likely be very handy when the next Forza Racing Championship
esports competition commences later this year.
In this era of
esports and online
competition this could sound strange to some, but it's quite normal.
The evolution of
eSports in Southeast Asia has brought about cult - like status for pro gamers and teams, and enthusiasts are embracing
competitions for games such as League of Legends, Overwatch and Defense of the Ancients 2
in many countries.
Intel ® Extreme Masters moved forward into its eleventh years of
competition, further increasing its history and legacy
in esports.
Don a pair of Augmented Reality Goggles and take part
in Singapore's first ever AR
esports competition.
Six days of
eSports competition has crowned the Dota 2 International 2016 winners
in a bracket - busting tournament full of surprises.
It's the most famous fighting game
in the world, yet pro-level Street Fighter is so very far away from the big money
competitions of other
eSports.
In January we launched the Call of Duty World League, presented by PlayStation 4 — a new global
esports league operated by Activision that takes competitive Call of Duty to a whole new level with regional LAN events, live - streamed
competitions throughout the year, and a combined $ 3 million prize pool.
eSports WRC, the first international online
competition of the WRC, which was launched
in January 2016 with WRC 5, will continue
in WRC 6 with amendments
in terms of access, rules, and format which will be unveiled nearer the release of the game.
Even EA's approach to
eSports has an egalitarian ring to it, not just
in celebrating pro players but creating
competitions that all players can be part of.
-- The Heat of
Competition: With a brand - new, fan - requested Online Championships game mode allowing racers to make and join ongoing racing leagues,
Esports functionality built -
in from day one (including Competitive Racing License accreditation), Director / Broadcaster integration and streaming, and an array of old and new motorsport classes including Rallycross, IndyCar, and many more;
Developed by id Software,
in conjunction with Saber Interactive, Quake Champions is a return to the frenetic, fast - paced first - person shooter
competition that established Quake as the granddaddy of all
eSports games more than 20 years ago.
The
competition is hosted
in England, with the two seasons of the
competition containing 8
esports franchises competing
in games like CS: GO, Rocket League and Street Fighter V. However, with season three the franchise list will...
Join the Strafe Score and compete against over 50,000
esports fans
in monthly
competitions and climb the leaderboards.
As the first major global professional
esports league with
competition organized by cities, the launch of the Overwatch League is one of the most hotly anticipated moments
in esports.
The tournament will be a chance for fans to watch an astonishing
eSports competition that will have international and national teams go head - to - head — for a grand total of over $ 80,000
in prize money.
Started
in 2006 by ESL, the
competition features the world's best gamers
in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, StarCraft ® II and other
esport titles.