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Everything You Need to Know About the League of Legends Worlds Championship 2018

The League of Legends World Championship of 2018 is taking shape, ready to kick off in South Korea this October. ‘Worlds’ as it’s affectionately known sees a total of 24 teams from around the world converge in Seoul, Korea for the biggest League of Legends event. Starting from the first of October 12 teams will […]

Posted September 22, 2018 by Daniel

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Melbourne Esports Open Cements Melbourne As Esports Capital

Melbourne’s working to claiming the title of ‘Esports Capital’ to go with ‘Sporting Capital of the World’ with the first Melbourne Esports Open to launch in September this year. ESL Australia and TEG (Ticketek) have today confirmed that the first ever Melbourne Esports Open will kick off in September later this year. The Melbourne Esports Open will feature […]

Posted June 20, 2018 by Daniel

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‘Rift Rivals’ League of Legends Esports Tournament to Hit Sydney’s Sate Theatre

Sydney’s State Theatre will host the 2018 League of Legends esports tournament Rift Rivals. In an announcement this week, Riot games has teamed up with Event Hospitality and Entertainment to bring the event to Australia for the first time. Rift Rivals sees the best teams across Oceania, Japan and Southeast Asia compete over four days […]

Posted May 31, 2018 by Daniel

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League of Origin Returns with an AFL and Riot Games Partnership

League of Legends Oceania is strengthening connections with the AFL to bring a partnership between esports and sportsball. The partnership between the AFL and Riot games brings with it a premier stadium tournament to the heart of football in Melbourne. Following in the footsteps of last years League of Legends: League of Origin, the new event […]

Posted May 10, 2018 by Daniel

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League of Legends OPL lands Whopper of a Sponsorship in Hungry Jack’s

KFC buckets have taken over the cricket, Big Macs feature prominantley on the screens of the AFL, and now you may be offered a Whopper with your Pentakill. Hungry Jack's has carved out their niche in the Aussie esports scene by partnering with the League of Legends Oceanic Pro League (OPL).

Posted January 17, 2018 by Daniel

2017 OPL Split 2 Champions - Dire Wolves

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Dire Wolves Represent OCE at Worlds after Winning OPL 2017 Split 2

Dire Wolves have successfully defended their OPL Championship title after defeating Chiefs Esports Club 3-1 on Saturday.

Posted September 5, 2017 by Daniel

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GG EZ Australia’s First Esports Bar Opens in Melbourne

Strap on your team colours and get your drinking hand ready, Australia’s first esports bar opens in August. GG EZ Bar will be the first of its kind in Australia to offer a ‘sports bar’ vibe focused solely on esports. The Melbourne bar boasts custom cocktails, restaurant-quality food and the of course ‘state-of-the-art’ screens for […]

Posted July 26, 2017 by Daniel

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Victoria Proves to be Better at Everything Including League of Origin

VIC Take Home the Win in the First Ever League of Legends: League of Origin Cup Not content with just having the most liveable city, Victoria has been crowned the first ever League of Legends: League of Origin Champions, winning the best of five Final in 3-1 against New South Wales over the weekend. After placing […]

Posted June 6, 2017 by Daniel

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LoL League of Origin Tickets and Teams Details

Move over State of Origin, League of Legends has launched the League of Origin. Four teams comprised of the Top Oceanic Pro League players will go at it over a rivalry fuelled weekend.

Posted May 26, 2017 by Daniel

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Injustice 2 Open Invitational Tournament Circuit War of the Gods

Injustice 2 players are invited to test their skills and win a share of $15,000 in prize money when the new game and War of the Gods launch later this month. War of the Gods is a free-to-enter, open tournament circuit open to all Injustice 2 players in the United States and Canada. Interested fighters […]

Posted May 15, 2017 by Emma K

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Overwatch Pro’s Racist Tirade Destroys His Career in Less Than 60 Seconds

Toronto Esports player Matt 'Dellor' Vaughn, a 28-year-old Overwatch pro, was fired for a "breach of contract" involving a racist tirade in a ranked game.

Posted April 26, 2017 by Daniel

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Gwent: The Witcher Card Game Launches Tournament with $100,000 Up for Grabs

CD Projekt Red announced the hot new virtual card game from The Witcher, Gwent will have its very own eSports League tournament called Gwent Challenger.

Posted March 17, 2017 by Daniel

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eSports the Major Driver Behind Record Growth for PC Gaming

VR/AR has slow but steady start as Open Gaming Alliance announces 9th annual report The Open Gaming Alliance (OGA), a non-profit association focused on the games industry business, announces plans to unveil its ninth annual research report in June; but, will be unveiling top-level insights to OGA members. This report, prepared for the OGA by […]

Posted February 28, 2017 by Non-Fiction Gaming

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Hi-Rez Oceania Esports 2017: ANZ teams in global league for SMITE and Paladins

Hi-Rez Studios, developers of action MOBA SMITE and fantasy shooter Paladins today announced as part of the 2017 seasons, Oceania teams will for the first time compete to qualify into upcoming international SMITE Masters and Paladins Masters events, and a share in USD $195,000 prize pool.

Posted January 25, 2017 by Non-Fiction Gaming

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Riot Games Oceania Ups the Stakes With OPL 2017

Riot Games Oceania has kicked off the 2017 Oceanic Pro League (OPL) schedule with a new world-class broadcast studio. In their ongoing drive to increase the footprint of League of Legends eSports in the Oceanic region, Riot Games Oceania are increasing the number of ‘in-studio’ matches for the season. Changing from midweek broadcasts, teams will […]

Posted January 17, 2017 by Daniel