While most of the industry is recovering from Gamescom, Myztro are just warming up. The UK-based Quake Champions team are competing at Quakecon this weekend. Before they took off, we took the opportunity to ask Gareth ‘GaRpy’ Marshall and Aaron-Anton ‘Hell’ Jones about how they got their start in esports, …
Read More »$1m Quake World Championships head to QuakeCon 2017
The first Quake World Championships is coming to QuakeCon at the end of this month, taking place August 24-26 in Dallas. Here the best Quake Champions players in the world will clash for a share of a $1m prize pool, in addition to the honour of being crowned the first …
Read More »John ‘Zero4’ Hill on Quake Champions, working with id and the competitive scene of Quake
“At the beginning of this year, I was in Texas and I asked if it was possible to see the id Software studio. So, I came in, saw the place, and started talking to everyone asking if any of the guys at id needed help on any of this stuff.” …
Read More »Na’Vi expand into Quake Champions, signing Anton ‘Cooller’ Singov
Natus Vincere G2A, better known to fans as Na’Vi, have expanded into Quake Champions, picking up Russian Quake pro Anton ‘Cooller’ Singov. Singov is a renowned Quake champion, with multiple international wins and over $300,000 in prize money accumulated over his career. He’s also a well known Overwatch personality, where …
Read More »Australian Quake player qualifies for NA tournament with ping of 200ms
A Quake competitor from Australia has managed to qualify in a US regional qualifier for a tournament with a $1m prize pot. The kicker? The competitor, Daniel ‘dandaking’ De Sousa, managed to do this while still in his native Australia, competing in the online tournament with a ping of over …
Read More »Quake Champions will launch on Steam, reveals developer Q&A
Quake Champions full release will be made available on Steam, a developer Q&A has revealed, meaning that even though the beta is only playable via the Bethesda.net app, the game will launch on Steam, opening it up to many more competitive players on PC. This is a big deal, as …
Read More »Bethesda to host $1m Quake World Championship, with finals at QuakeCon in August
Bethesda have announced The Quake World Championships, a huge esports tournament for the publisher’s forthcoming Quake Champions. Announced during the Bethesda E3 2017 press conference, the tournament is set to kick off in June, with competitors around the world fighting to qualify for a final event during QuakeCon in Dallas, …
Read More »ESL and E3 announce E3 ESPORTS ZONE
ESL have announced that they’ll be bringing esports to mammoth games expo E3 in the form of the E3 ESPORTS ZONE to kick off a multi-year partnership between the esports outfit and the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) that organise E3. The digital sports will have its own stage, featuring players …
Read More »Quakecon to host first Quake Champions tournament in August
Quakecon will be kicking off this year on August 24, with the Dallas event celebrating all things Bethesda. 2017’s event will also host the very first pro tournament for Quake Champions. Quake Champions is the forthcoming respawn of id Software’s classic multiplayer shooter, currently going through sporadic beta testing. The …
Read More »Bethesda testing Quake Champions with eSports pros
Bethesda has revealed that they are testing out Quake Champions with top eSports players to try and gauge the game’s chance of succeeding as an eSport. id software studio director Tim Willits said at PAX this weekend that the studio is currently focusing on the 1 vs 1 duel mode …
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