Category Archives: Videogames

Dignitas announces merger with Clutch Gaming

June 7th, 2019
Dignitas announces merger with Clutch Gaming
On June 6th, Dignitas announced they will merge with NA Organisation, Clutch Gaming. As part of the merge, Team Dignitas will acquire Clutch Gaming's League of Legends LCS franchise spot. This marks a return for one of the most historical brands associated with LoL Esports. Dignitas once fielded teams in North America and in Europe.…
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Cooldown Ventures acquires Vexed Gaming

June 7th, 2019
Cooldown Ventures acquires Vexed Gaming
UK esports organisation Vexed Gaming have announced that they have been acquired by Cooldown Ventures. Cooldown Ventures purchased Hong Kong-based company WeGotGame. As part of the deal, Cooldown Ventures will take immediate ownership of Vexed Gaming and French organisation eFrog. Cooldown plan on introducing a range of products and services with the aim of making…
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ESL Premiership to see new Rainbow 6 teams enter mid season

June 5th, 2019
ESL Premiership to see new Rainbow 6 teams enter mid season
The ESL Premiership is getting a midseason shakeup. With the amount of news coming out this week there is no surprise changes are being made. Starting off with the biggest news, MnM Gaming's Rainbow 6 roster were acquired by Natus Vincere.  Navi.R6 will now compete in the Season 10 of the ESL Pro League in…
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Pinnacle announces partnership with SpecialEffect

June 5th, 2019
Pinnacle announces partnership with SpecialEffect
UK esports bookmaker has partnered with gaming charity SpecialEffect. SpecialEffect is a UK based charity that assists people with disabilities to participate in gaming. The partnership includes Pinnacle's donation of headline sponsorship advertising at ECS Season 7 Finals, in order to raise awareness of the work the charity does. It has also been revealed that…
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Ferral rejoins Team Secret’s core as sTiZze retires from competitive play

June 4th, 2019
Ferral rejoins Team Secret’s core as sTiZze retires from competitive play
Team Secret has announced their roster changes for Rainbow 6 Siege. David “sTiZze” de Castro has announced his retirement from the competitive siege scene. Team Secret's official Twitter page states that StiZze will be returning to academia. https://twitter.com/teamsecret/status/1135576992454205442 Filling in for sTiZze is former player Daniel “Ferral” Rotheram. Ferral played with the IDK/ Team Secret core…
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Team Secret emerge victorious at ESL One Birmingham

June 3rd, 2019
Team Secret emerge victorious at ESL One Birmingham
After a 5 game series between Evil Geniuses and Team Secret, the European side walked away with their 4th ESL One trophy. Team Secret now holds the record for ESL One trophies by breaking their tie with Virtus Pro. This comes after Team Secret's recent victory at the MDL Disneyland Paris Major and Chongqing Major.…
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A new LoL Scouting Ground is on its way

June 1st, 2019
A new LoL Scouting Ground is on its way
A new League of Legends scouting ground is upon us. Nordavind's LoL manager Ole-Andreas "Kami" Skår is hosting his own scouting tournament. As it stands, there are four teams currently in this tournament, with several players and support staff from the UK. Here is a list of talent taking part in the scouting ground: Team AJ:…
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Natus Vincere acquires MnM Gaming’s Rainbow 6 roster

June 1st, 2019
Natus Vincere acquires MnM Gaming’s Rainbow 6 roster
MnM Gaming’s Rainbow 6 Siege roster has been transferred to Natus Vincere. When the Tenth Season of ESL Pro League starts, the roster will compete under the Na’VI banner. This comes after Na'Vi announced they dropped their German roster after their relegation to Challenger League. We announce the transfer of our Rainbow 6 team to…
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100 Thieves win CWL London as UK fans make it an event to remember

May 6th, 2019
100 Thieves win CWL London as UK fans make it an event to remember
This weekend London's Copperbox Arena was home to the UK's only major Call of Duty event of the season: CWL London. The tournament was held from May 3rd to 5th and had a whopping prize pool of $325,000. After the electrifying atmosphere at CWL Birmingham last year, CoD fans expected big things from CWL London…
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