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The Call of Duty World League has changed its rule set, adding a couple of extra bans. From now on the Synaptic combat rig, the OSA assault rifle, the Hornet pistol and the Trojan weapon sight have all been banned from competitive play and can no longer be used. The …
Read More »CEO confirms its 2017 tournament line up
Fighting Game tournament CEO has confirmed the games that will be played at its 2017 event. Street Fighter V, Pokken Tournament, Tekken 7, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Injustice 2, King of the Fighters, Guilty Gear Revelator Xrd and Killer Instinct have all been confirmed for …
Read More »OpTic, Faze and EnVyUs all heading to ESWC
ESWC has confirmed that both FaZe Clan and Team EnVyUs will be heading to Paris for its Call of Duty tournament, while the OpTic team said on stream they will also attend. With the event just a few weeks away top teams are starting to confirm their attendance at the …
Read More »Tomas “oskar” Stastny returns to mousesports CS:GO roster after disappointing Major
Tomas "oskar" Stastny will replace Chris "chrisJ" de Jong on the mousesports CS:GO roster effective immediately. The change comes after mousesports had a disappointing major, finishing in 12th-14th place and failing to make it into the legends status stage. Some had predicted the team to do well, but they looked …
Read More »ELEAGUE Major grand finals becomes first single Twitch stream to break a million viewers
Over the weekend we saw the final of the ELEAGUE Major, and it turns out a lot of other people did as well, as the stream ended up breaking records. The english language stream for the final day broke the record for the most number of concurrent viewers on a …
Read More »Gfinity announces strategic partnership with MediaCom Sport & Entertainment
Gfinity has announced a new partnership with MediaCom Sport & Entertainment, to “identify and develop innovative partnership opportunities for potential sponsors within the eSports environment.” The partnership appears to be centered around the upcoming Gfinity Elite Series, a major UK competition that we currently know little about. The partnership is …
Read More »The weekend wrap up: 30/01/2017
Here at eSports Pro we hate event spoilers, but also know that no one has the time to watch every major tournament every weekend. That’s why we are starting up the weekend wrap up, a short post every Monday that lists all of the winners from the previous weekend. This …
Read More »QuakeCon returns for the 22nd year
QuakeCon will return for the 22nd year in 2017, running from August 24th to 27th. The event will take place at the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center, Dallas, with the venue also offering discounted accommodation rates for those attending. As ever QuakeCon will be a celebration of all things …
Read More »Make it to the Dota 2 Major Qualifiers by playing in the weekly Battle Cup
Valve has announced that each region’s qualifying tournament for upcoming Dota 2 Majors will reserve one spot for a team that wins the tier-8 Champions Cup. Now what is the tier 8 Champions Cup? Well the Champions Cup is the new end of season tournament that will see the best …
Read More »Dignitas confirms its new Overwatch roster
Team Dignitas has announced its new Overwatch roster with three new players joining the squad. Jose Antonio “BromaS” Ramos Gonzales, Joshua “ToxikeN” Campos and Jiri “LiNkz” Masalin are the three returning members, with all three joining the org in mid 2016. The three new members are Marcel “Veineless” Lehmann, Elvinas …
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