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ESR 24/7 Esports Network to launch hundreds of hours of esports gaming…

ESR esports is now on Roku. Our high-quality but down-to-earth, home-brew shows appeal to viewers of all backgrounds and ages, gamers and non-gamers alike. NEW YORK (PRWEB) September 30, 2021 ESR 24/7 Esports Network today announced that it will bring hundreds of hours of esports gaming content to The Roku Channel, including its flagship original Esports Times gameshow. Launched in 2017, The Roku Channel is the home for free entertainment on America’s No. 1 TV streaming platform, based on hours streamed (Hypothesis Group, April 2021). The Roku Channel licenses and

How to watch 2021 MTG World Championship XXVII

A total of 16 Magic: The Gathering players from around the globe will compete to become the 2020-2021 world champion next month.  The Magic World Championship will take place from Oct. 8 to 10, showcasing Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Limited Draft and post-rotation Standard Constructed gameplay. The MTG Arena Worlds broadcast will start at 11am CT each day via the Magic Twitch channel. The broadcast will feature eight MTG veterans bringing viewers play-by-play commentary, daily standings, and a breakdown of popular decks.  Image via WotC Maria BartholdiCedric PhillipsEilidh LonieMarshall SutcliffeRiley KnightMani

How to enable Streamer Mode in New World

New World is finally here and players are not hopping into the game for the first time without fear of progress being reset. After two massively successful beta tests the full game has launched and along with its launch was a list of changes to the game made for the launch. Amongst the countless bug fixes was the addition of a new Streamer Mode that wasn’t present during either beta phase. New World encourages players to play amongst communities and for streamers, this means that teaming up alongside their viewers

Visitors from Verdansk: How Apex gained viewers and players as Warzone struggled

Apex Legends lived in the shadow of Call of Duty: Warzone for more than a year. Immediately upon Warzone’s release in March 2020, it was four times more popular than Apex among Twitch viewers, and for the next year and beyond, Warzone continued to enjoy viewership numbers Apex simply couldn’t reach. At the time, Apex was in a bit of a shambles. The coronavirus pandemic arrived just in time to squash the first LAN tournament of the game’s official pro circuit, the ALGS. The lure of Riot’s esports-ready VALORANT and

How to watch the Tokyo Game Show 2021

This year’s Tokyo Game Show will feature a schedule loaded with 46 programs across four days—and there are a plethora of ways for gamers to watch. Because the event is being held in Japanese local time, if you look at a schedule for the event, you might need to do some time conversions to figure out exactly when events are taking place. While the event begins on Thursday, Sept. 30 at 10am in Japan, that will be 8pm CT on Wednesday, Sept. 29 for American viewers. For American viewers, the

K-pop girl group Aespa to perform at Wild Rift SEA Championship Finals 2021

The League of Legends: Wild Rift Southeast Asia (SEA) Championship grand finals will take place on Oct. 3. Riot has teased that the popular Korean girl group Aespa will be performing in the opening ceremony. Aespa is a South Korean group formed by the Seoul-based entertainment company, SM Entertainment. Their debut single, Black Mamba, was released on Nov. 17, 2020 and quickly climbed to become the number one Korean song on China’s biggest streaming service, QQ Music for three weeks. Aespa are currently slated to release their first mini-album containing

Twitch celebrity meetup Sh*tCamp 2021 begins today

ShitCamp 2021, a multi-day event where top Twitch personalities meet up for IRL shenanigans in Los Angeles, California, kicks off today. The event will run from Sept. 26 until Sept. 30, offering viewers the chance to watch some of their favorite Twitch and YouTube personalities interact and create content with each other in real time. ShitCamp comes after the success of ShitCon, a similar event which occurred in May 2021. On Sept. 9, QTCinderella released a trailer for ShitCamp 2021 on YouTube. The trailer announced all of the different content

Most important takeaways from the Overwatch 2 exhibition match

A lucky group of players got to show off some of Overwatch 2’s new features in the middle of the action-packed Overwatch League Grand Finals match, in which the Shanghai Dragons claimed a sweeping victory over the Atlanta Reign. Ten players previously eliminated in the playoff bracket got to team up and play an exhibition match for league viewers. They fought it out on one of the sequel’s new modes, Push, in which an adorable robot moves a barricade to a point on the map as players defend him. The

Technoblade and the Minecraft community raise $323K for cancer research in under four hours

Minecraft streamer and content creator Technoblade raised over $323,000 for cancer research in his charity event today. The fundraiser comes weeks after the content was diagnosed with cancer. The sudden news of Technoblade’s diagnosis late last August shocked the Minecraft community, leading to fans and fellow creators speaking out and offering their support—including in the form of donations—to both Techno and others who had been diagnosed. Following his win at Minecraft Championships (MCC) 16, Dream donated $21,409 to cancer research.  $21,409 to cancer research ? ❤️ love to anyone who

Riot releases official trailer, launch date for Arcane

Riot Games and Netflix have finally given a taste of one of the most anticipated shows of the year by releasing the official trailer for Arcane, the upcoming animated series based on the globally popular video game League of Legends. Arcane will be Riot’s first television series and will premiere on Saturday, Nov. 7 at 8pm CT. The show will be broadcast around the world via Netflix, while it will be shown on Tencent Video in China. It’ll be a great way to celebrate the League of Legends 2021 World Championship