GiN eSports Competition News: October Highlights
Check out the October GiN eSports coverage for the latest news and competition highlights from around the world. Read about the latest from LoL Worlds, Hearthstone championship, and the Turkish phenomena Wolfteam. Also in news, NBA and European Football Clubs have become more involved with eSports.
Star Trek Online Boldly Goes to PlayStation and Xbox
Boldly go where Star Trek Online has never been before, to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. We dive deeply into Star Trek lore, captain our own starship, and compare how the new console versions of the beloved Massively Multiplayer Online game compare to gameplay on the PC.
Orks Charge Forward in Warhammer 40K: Armageddon – Da Orks
Play as a member of an invading Ork army in this Warhammer 40,000 turn based strategy game. Set in the 41st millennium and the imperial World of Armageddon, players must use Ork units to defeat enemies and capture hexes in this fun but challenging space fantasy game.
The New GiN eSports Coverage
We are excited to announce our launch of a new column on eSports. This bi-weekly column will cover everything happening in the world of competitive gaming.
Let’s Play Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
GiN Reviewer Marion Constante takes us on a journey deep into the cyberpunk future world of Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, where augmented people are being harassed and sometimes killed by factions of pure humans. It’s a tough world, but Marion takes us through the first hour of this amazing game.
Happy 20th Anniversary, Crash Bandicoot!
Friday marked the 20th Anniversary of Crash Bandicoot. To celebrate, Skylanders Imaginators released two new videos featuring the beloved character. Try and spot the 20 ways Crash’s past has been honored in the new Skylanders Imaginators level Thumpin’ Wampa Islands. Continue the celebration with both Crash and Aku Aku in this next video.
Activision’s Call of Duty XP 2016: eSports, Fandom and Military Might
Activision put on quite a show in LA to show off all of their plans for Call of Duty including Infinite Warfare, Modern Warfare Remastered, Zombies in Spaceland and Black Ops III multiplayer maps. There was also the Call of Duty World Championships and more military exercises than in basic training.
FOX Sports’ Pete Vlastelica Named CEO of Activision Blizzard’s Major League Gaming
Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) today announced that veteran FOX Sports executive Pete Vlastelica has been named President and CEO of Major League Gaming (MLG), joining sports broadcast titan Steve Bornstein and competitive gaming leader Mike Sepso on the company’s all-star esports team. Vlastelica, who founded and sold the online sports network Yardbarker to Fox […]
Diving into the Beautiful Masterpiece of ABZU
If you need a break from daily life, do yourself a favor and dive into the visual masterpiece of ABZU. You may find yourself riding on the backs of giant fish, swimming with dolphins or exploring the mysteries of a giant kelp forest. Your underwater adventure awaits.
Call of Duty World League Championship Finals
For the first time in history, the Call of Duty World League Championships came down to a finale that pitted a US team, Team EnVyUs, versus a European one, Splyce. With a stadium full of fans cheering them on, these two teams did battle in a match that came down to the wire. GiN was there to bring you the finale of the massive battle.