Step aside Twitch TV, Hitbox is making waves with their recent partnership with ESL, Dreamhack and Wargaming.net.

As tournaments become more frequent in South Africa the mindset of dibanding your team due to one poor preformance should become a thing of the past. If we want to creata more competitive community in our respective titles we should look to improve together, instead of hoping to one day make it into a top team.

Brazilian CS:GO team Luminosity finall grabbed a Major win after coming second in two consecutive tournaments. After pulling off two of the most memorable comebacks in the semi-finals against Team Liquid, Luminosity made quick work of Natus Vincere in the grand finals to secure their spot as Champions and $500,000.

This is what went down at the Mall of The South in Johannesburg this past weekend. Vodacom brought Gamer's Fest to the shopping mall as South Africa's best CS:GO, Dota 2 and FIFA players battled it out of for R200 000 in prizes.

Riot Games and the University of California have introduced a new scholarship program where 10 players can attend the university in a state of the art eSports area to further their careers.

It's been a while since we heard from Mortal Kombat X, but fear not, the new competitive series hosted by ESL will bring a $500,000 prize pool for two new competitions. Warner Bros. Interactive and ESL will host the Pro League Season 3 and the Challenger's Cup in April upon the launch of Mortal Kombat XL.

Chinese company Alibaba have announced the World Electronic Sports Games (WESG), a tournament which they've set aside $5.5 million in prize money. The tournament will feature Dota 2, CS:GO, Hearstone and Starcaft II.

Retired eSports legends can now be inducted into ESLs Hall of Fame. ESL aims to endorse the rich history of eSports by honouring those who played a crucial role in making eSports what it is today.