-
June 14, 2016
It may be shocking for fans, but the Copenhagen Wolves eSports organization will be ceasing their operations across all games. Copenhagen Wolves started in a small internet cafe in Copenhagen back in 2009 and it has grown phenomenally since then. Whilst the name may not be equally as popular Ninjas in Pyjamas, FaZe or Fnatic, it's certainly among one of the best known names in eSports today.
Whilst the owners of Copenhagen Wolves will be moving on, and players within their team houses may have to look for other housing options, the guys behind the organization aren't completely willing to bury the Copenhagen name. In their latest statement, Jakob Lund Kristensen mentioned that if there were to "be someone out there willing and able to take over this project the right way, we would definitely love to hear from you as we still believe in the brand and the story of Copenhagen Wolves."
The main reason for this apparently sudden change in operations is due to the co-owners moving
-
June 13, 2016
It looks like we may be getting Injustice: Gods Among Us 2 after all. Recently, a poster which seems to be leaked material for the upcoming sequel to Injustice was posted online. Whether or not the artwork is real or not is hard to confirm at this point but as you can see above, the quality of this artwork is exceptional.
It seems crazy to think an individual would go out of their way to create a poster of this quality just to fake a leak like this. But if you're not entirely convinced, we have some information to add further legitimacy to the image.
This poster hasn't just appeared from one source - multiple sources from various GameStop retail stores across the US have shared this online. Some sources have gotten in touch with online gaming news sites including Kotaku, Polygon and Game Informer. Plenty of the websites seem to cite different sources so it seems very likely that this poster really is sitting in the back of hundreds of GameStop stores across America.
We
-
June 11, 2016
A new expansion is coming to Neverwinter later this year, but before that the game will be coming to the PlayStation 4 for the first time. The PS4 version will also include all of the nine previously released expansions that have made their way to PC and the Xbox One.
On the PS4 listing, Neverwinter has been described as a game 'Set along the Sword Coast, Neverwinter is a free-to-play game with eight playable classes and the controls have been reconfigured to make use of the DualShock 4's touchpad and Party Chat integration.'
Whilst Neverwinter requires an Xbox Live Gold membership to be playable on the Xbox One, the Neverwinter release for PlayStation 4 will not require a PS Plus membership. This means that all PS4 owners will be able to play Neverwinter for free, so long as they are able to download the game to their hard drive.
It's been a common trend to see free to play games make their way to consoles and Neverwinter isn't the first. However, Neverwinter is definitely
-
June 09, 2016
The EA Play event will take the place of EA's usual booth at E3 this year. At the event, visitors will get the chance to play a number of upcoming games for free. All of the games on the list are pretty exciting upcoming titles so there's a lot to get hyped up for.
Even if you can't make it down to the EA Play Event yourself, there’s no doubt that a lot of juicy information will come from EA's booth and will make its way onto the internet. We're talking gameplay from Battlefield 1, NHL 17, NFL 17, FIFA 17 and even Titanfall 2.
All of the sports games are yearly releases so there's nothing too exciting there, although we are interested to see what changes will be made and what new content will be added this year round. Battlefield 1 is definitely exciting to see - we can't wait to see some gameplay. Titanfall 2 is perhaps the wild card here - we haven't yet seen any promotional material for the game and it is set for release later in 2016.
It'll be interesting to see
-
June 09, 2016
Rick Fox has been a well known personality in the sports world for a long time but recently he has been venturing into the eSports world too. Rick Fox is the owner of the Echo Fox eSports organisation, which in recent news has acquired Ryan "Freakazoid" Abadir for their professional Counter Strike: Global Offensive team.
Soon Rick Fox will be creating an unscripted documentary on eSports. Echo Fox "Will be teaming with Propagate and INE Entertainment to develop and produce a non-scripted series about the growing eSports phenomenon. Three-time NBA champion Los Angeles Laker Rick Fox and veteran TV producer Mark Koops will executive produce."
Rick Fox's love for eSports sprouted out of a bonding activity with his son. Rick mentioned that his interest in eSports started "several years ago as a bonding activity with my son, I would have never dreamed that it would have taken off the way it has. The level of engagement between fans and athletes in the eSports community is far more
-
June 07, 2016
A brand new update for Grand Theft Auto Online has been released by Rockstar and it adds a big range of new content.
The first addition to the new update, which has been named Further Adventures in Finance and Felony, is the executive suite. This can be purchased like apartments can and give players and their friends a place to prepare for their next assignment. The offices come with personal helipads, an office assistant and even an extra mini game to play whilst taking a break from all the hard work.
There are a number of new team-based missions that allow your organization to smuggle good throughout Los Santos. Your job is to move your product successfully without getting gunned down by the FIB, LSPD or even rival gang members. There are also missions which require you to defend your warehouses from rival gangs - as you can imagine, this will involve big shootouts, which are always fun.
There are a number of extra VIP challenges and jobs for CEOS too, which can be
-
June 07, 2016
If you're a fan of the Super Smash Melee Bros scene then you'll be interested to hear that Joey "Lucky" Aldama has been picked up by the growing North American organization Selfless.
Selfless has only been around since February 2016 and it started with a group of ex-Enemy players that sought to create their own org. The Selfless org has since signed a competitive Counter Strike: Global Offensive team that has been making great strides in the scene.
Lucky may be best known as Cloud 9 Mango's double partner back in '07. However, Lucky has been playing Smash Bros ever since and he's been making a bit of a name for himself as a solo player too. Lucky's most recent good performance was his fifth place spot at Dreamhack Austin.
Despite Mango's signing with Cloud 9 in 2014, Lucky has been without an organization ever since. Lucky certainly seems quite happy to see his new partnership with Selfless flourish and he'll now be wearing their logo at any Smash events.
"I'm
-
June 06, 2016
For the first time ever, Capcom has stepped in to resolve an issue within the Capcom Pro Tour and it has ended with a player being banned temporarily from the event.
Whilst the altercation has nothing to do with Street Fighter at all, the problem was due to something that happened at an event. It was right for Capcom to act upon it and make a necessary statement instead of sweeping it under the rug.
The altercation involved Noel Brown, who many of us will admit is one of the top players within the competitive Street Fighter scene. Noel Brown did play Street Fighter V competitively but his best performance was with Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3, which saw him sit among the top 10 players in the world.
According to Capcom, Noel Brown will be banned from future events due to his actions during Combo Breaker 2016. Below, part of the statement from Capcom has been provided.
"Over the past weekend, we were notified that an unfortunate case of sexual harassment occurred
-
June 05, 2016
In an attempt to attract more players, Ubisoft has released a new version of Rainbow Six Siege with a reduced price tag. The starter version of Rainbow Six Siege will cost new players $15 and will come with a limited selection of content. Despite the reduced price, the game will still allow players to play alongside those who own the full version of the game.
Usually Rainbow Six Siege goes for $50, so this new promotion is an incredible bargain. Unfortunately the new starter version will only be available until June 19. Despite some limitations, the starter version will come with all of the maps, weapons and game modes as the full version.
The big difference comes down to the operators. Operators in Rainbow Six Siege offer a wide range of skill sets and a variety of different operators are often needed to beat the opposing team in different scenarios. In the full version, players are given access to 20 different operators but the starter edition will give players access to
-
June 04, 2016
The new 3.9 patch notes for Smite have now been released. The patch includes a rework to Ratatoskr, adds some new God skins and adds a new event called the Viking Invasion. There are also a number of other changes including a range of bug fixes. The Xbox One and PS4 3.9 patch will be released soon. Unfortunately a definite release date has not yet been given.
The Ratatoskr re-work includes changes to the Dash ability - when Ratatoskr uses Dash, he will stop moving immediately after hitting into an enemy god. However, the Dash cooldown is now reduced for each each time the other basic abilities are used on an enemy god.
The Viking Invasion event will also be added in patch 3.9. The new content will cost 900 gems to gain access. Once you've paid the price, you'll get new skins for Chaac and Kali. The Viking Invasion expansion includes a number of quests that can be completed to unlock new content. This content includes extra wards, a pedestal, a loading frame, an announcer pack