E-sports
Electronic sports (or esports) is a term for organized video game competitions, especially between professionals. The most common video game genres associated with electronic sports are real-time strategy, fighting, first-person shooter, and multiplayer online battle arena. Tournaments such as the World Cyber Games, the Evolution Championship Series, and the Intel Extreme Masters provide both live broadcasts of the competition, and cash prizes to competitors.
ROG Academy is back for Season 6; Register now
New Delhi, July 1st, 2022 – ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG), world’s No.1 Gaming Laptop brand, couldn’t be more excited to announce the beginning of the 6 th edition of ROG Academy. ASUS ROG Academy has grown leaps and bounds since its launch in 2021. Hoping to take the experience to next level, Season 6 will continue to focus on VALORANT, a leading esports game. Registrations for the sixth season commence today, 1 st July 2022, and will close on Sunday, 10 th July 2022. With competitive esports now enjoyed by millions of players all over the world, there's never been a better time to celebrate talented as well as budding gamers. The last season saw talent from across the country and witnessed a great deal of participation for VALORANT wing to the game’s engaging gameplay and ease of co...
INDIA TODAY CONCLAVE 2021: the development of esports in India
INDIA TODAY CONCLAVE 2021: Krafton’s Battle Ground Mobile India (BGMI), a multi-player portable game, which was prior known as PUBG, has accumulated 40 million downloads in India and 60 million Daily Active users (DAUs) in just 90 days of its delivery in India, Aneesh Aravind, Head of distributing, India, Krafton educated a board at the nineteenth version of the India Today Conclave on Friday. The subject of the board conversation was “King Kong: The multibillion-dollar world of gaming. What’s more, why India is as yet playing get up to speed”. The board at the India Today Conclave was thinking on the transitioning of the e-gaming industry in India when internationally the area is double the size of the movies and record name ventures joined. Aravind said that BGMI...
HyperX Announces New Gaming Series – HyperX Showdown
HyperX, the gaming division of Kingston Technology, today announced the HyperX Showdown, a series of online gaming events that will feature celebrities from the worlds of entertainment, music, sports and gaming. Well-known streamers are also scheduled to participate and play during this series of gaming events. The eight weeks of unique entertainment will include music, sports and gaming stars playing games like Call of Duty: Warzone, NBA 2K, Fortnite, Madden, and others. The first gaming event is scheduled to air on Tuesday, June 16 at 3 p.m. ET featuring two influential global music stars, Afrojack vs. Nicky Romero, paired with two pro players from the London Royal Ravens playing Call of Duty: Warzone. The HyperX Showdown will be available to watch at www.twitch.tv/hyperx. “HyperX is thr...
Asia Pacific Predator League 2018 Announced, DOTA 2 Players Register Now!
Acer, the leading gaming PC player in India, has announced the Asia’s biggest world-class gaming tournament, Asia Pacific Predator League 2018. The registrations have begun and will be on till the 19th of November. India, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, and Hong Kong will be participating in this event. More than three months of DOTA:2 action. Hundreds of teams across Asia Pacific region will compete for a shot at the $150,000 total prize pool. Acer’s Predator gaming line has earned countless industry awards and accolades for giving a competitive edge to gamers. “We just started our Predator gaming line around two and a half years ago. Within those two years, we have successfully reached to the first place in several countries. This is definitely a good startin...
ESFI Announces National E-Sports Championship, India Qualifiers For the 9th E-Sports World Championship
Esports Federation of India (ESFI), today announced the registrations for the India qualifiers “National eSports Championship (NeSC) – 2017” for the 9th Esports World Championship organized by International eSports Federation (IeSF) at Busan, Korea in the month of November this year. Esports Athletes from all over India will play online and offline to compete in video games like League of Legends and Tekken7 and the winner(s) will represent India at the World Championship. Tekken7 qualifiers will happen at BattleGround Esports Arena in Delhi on 10th Sept. Battleground is India’s one the best esports arena. For League of Legends, the qualifiers will happen online and streamed on leading streaming sites including Facebook and YouTube Gaming. Esports is the only sport ...
ASUS Republic of Gamers Announces ROG Masters 2017 India and APAC Qualifiers
ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) today announced that the ROG Masters 2017 – India & South Asia qualifiers and the finals will be hosted at The Lalit, Bengaluru on August 19, 2017. The registrations will start from today at http://www.rog-masters.com. Hosted for 2 games; Counter Strike: Global Offensive & Dota2, the tournament is divided into 4 continents – (APAC) Asia Pacific, Americas, China & EMEA (Europe, the Middle East, and Africa). India, Bangladesh, and Sri-Lanka form the South-Asia group under APAC. The India qualifier is divided into two segments – Offline India Qualifier (Qualifier #1) & India Open Online(Qualifier #2). The offline qualifier will have a total of 16 cafes (List appended below) across 8 cities that will host the tournament from July 08 to July 25. Pos...
Indian CSGO Team Brutality Partners with GIGABYTE
Today we announce our new partnership with Gigabyte which will be our second successful association with a major brand of 2017! Gigabyte is a not a stranger when it comes to motherboards. They are the pioneers of this industry and excel in information technology. They have also invented Aorus which is their premium gaming brand for gamers who take their games seriously. Aorus, a premium gaming brand powered by GIGABYTE, delivers a full spectrum of gaming products. The entire line of gaming peripherals from the Aorus kitchen is already being loved and served worldwide. With Aorus its definitely your game, your way. “We’re really happy to expand our operations in the gaming industry, with supporting professional gaming teams like Team Brutality. GIGABYTE and Team Brutality shar...
Valve Is Selling A Real ‘5 Year Veteran Coin’ For CS:GO
For fans and veterans of CS:GO, Valve has some serious bling for you to show off. The Valve store on WeLoveFine is selling a real life version of the Five Year Veteran Coin, available on preorder for about $45. Before you get excited, better check out the FAQ. If you haven’t earned the coin in-game, you won’t be allowed to buy the physical edition. In order to buy it, you need to log in with your Steam Account; and if there’s no coin in the inventory, no real coin for you. The coin is made up from a die cast zinc alloy, 63mm in diameter and a thickness of 3mm. It has the ‘5’ written on the front with copper and weighs about 56 grams. It comes in a acrylic-covered box and includes an acrylic stand as well, giving you the option to display it or either a wall or...
U-Cypher’s E-sports League To Start In June
U Sports founder Ronnie Screwvala and co-founder/CEO Supratik Sen today announced the launch of Season One of an ESports League. The best Gamers in India come together for the inaugural season to be in combat across PC, Console and Mobile with three of the most popular Games from around the world, including CS: GO and Dota 2. The first season will have six teams of 12 players each – and unlike recently launched leagues, U Sports will not sell the teams in the first two seasons. The League goes Live on MTV as the TV partner and will also go across digital platforms YouTube, Twitch and U Sports’ own digital platform. Commencing in June, it’s live for 36 consecutive days to the finale. At U Cypher’s first meet with 70 of the top Indian gamers, Ronnie Screwvala and Supratik Sen ou...
Ronnie Screwala, Owner of Pro Kabaddi League Team U Mumba To Launch E-sports League
Last year, ESL invested a huge amount in Indian e-sports, bringing professional gaming to mainstream audiences. Now, the owner of Pro Kabaddi League franchise U Mumba, Ronnie Screwala, is launching his own e-sports tournament with an investment of INR 100 crores. Known as Ucypher, the tournament will consist of 10 teams across the country, spanning various platforms like consoles, PC and smartphones. He confirmed it earlier today, saying, “We have been planning an esports league for a long time now. We were waiting for the correct time as there was not enough participation before. However, smartphones have changed the game for Indian esports. Also, with the introduction of fibernet and cheaper pricing of consoles, number of gamers are increasing in number everyday. There will be no f...
Indian LAN Gaming Cup Announced, Here Is The Full Schedule & Games
LXG and Lenovo Presents Indian LAN Gaming (ILG) Cup, Season 1, Powered by HyperX, is a celebration of competitive LAN gaming in India. Multiple tournaments spread over Gaming Cafes across seven cities in India, ILG Cup aims to rejuvenate the LAN Gaming culture in the country. Sponsors Title Sponsor – Lenovo Powered by Sponsor – HyperX Broadcast Partner – Twitch Associate Sponsor – SoStronk Online Media Partner – Gaming Central Hardware Partner – Fragging Monk Games to be Played DOTA 2 CS:GO Overwatch Tournaments Total – 27 Tournaments Minors – 21 Tournaments a. DOTA 2 – 7 Tournaments b. CS:GO – 7 Tournaments c. Overwatch – 7 Tournaments Majors – 6 Tournaments a. DOTA 2 – 2 Tournaments b. CS:GO – 2 Tournaments c. Overwatch – 2 Tournaments Prizepool ...
DOTA 2 7.00 : The Game As You Know It Will Never Be The Same
The day is here. Teased back in August, Monkey King will finally be released for DOTA 2 today, bringing along with him changes and updates that will change the game forever. Sun Wukong – The Monkey King Forget everything you’ve learnt about DOTA 2 till this point. Well, apart from the main objective and the hero names, though you might want to add another name in your memory. Sun Wukong, a.k.a Monkey King, the slippery tree-hopping, shape-shifting legendary ape is sure to boggle your mind. A melee carry with great escape potential, He has abilities like Mischief to transform into a rune or an Iron Branch or a tree, using his surroundings to his advantage. His Ultimate, Command, lets him call a horde of monkey warriors to his aid, reigning chaos on the battlefield. If that wasn&...