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Magic Gaming released its 2020 schedule Thursday, revealing that the league’s opening Tipoff tournament will be held March 24 to 28.
The Orlando squad will also host two events at Full Sail University: a round-robin tournament that will include the Hornets, Heat and Hawks teams and tips off May 23 and a rivalry matchup with New Jersey on June 27.
Continue reading Magic Gaming releases 2020 schedule, will host 2 events in OrlandoThe Magic Gaming squad finished its 2020 look Saturday, drafting a two-year veteran who head coach Jonah Edwards said he had targeted in the league’s first year.
Alexander “Profusion” Snowden, an explosive shooting guard who last season averaged 16 points and shot more than 50 percent from 3, was the first player chosen by the Magic, who picked him in the second round.
Magic Gaming followed that up by selecting Daniel “djbama” Burge in Round 4.
Continue reading Magic Gaming lands former Celtics player in draftThe Florida Mutineers used a literal last-second victory to catapult them on a run in Atlanta this weekend that ended with a loss in the championship match to the host team Faze.
The showing earned them 30 points and pushed them into fifth place three events into the Call of Duty League’s inaugural season. The Mutineers have only participated in two of the events so far.
The team had to rally after dropping its opening match to the London Royal Ravens 3-1 in the initial double-elimination portion of the schedule.
Continue reading On life support, Mutineers rally for epic run to title match in AtlantaThe Florida Mayhem (1-1) couldn’t break the top half of the 20-team league in the first rankings released after the squad split a pair of matches in Philadelphia this weekend.
But their performance against the Philadelphia Fusion (2-0) and Houston Outlaws (0-2) did push them up two spots from No. 15 to No. 13 in ESPN’s coaches poll this week.
Continue reading Mayhem creep up 2 spots in ESPN’s 1st Overwatch League rankings since 2020 debutWINTER PARK – An 18-year-old Montreal Canadiens fan took home the top prize in an NHL 20 esports tournament hosted by the Tampa Bay Lightning at Full Sail University on Saturday.
Samuel Landry, playing under the handle Canadiens27, swept a best-of-three series from one of the best players in the world to nab the $2,500 top prize.
He defeated Erik Tammenpää of Finland, the top-ranked-player in the world last summer, 6-3 and and 7-3 in consecutive games.
Continue reading Tampa Bay Lightning brings NHL 20 tourney to Full SailA team from Rochester Institute of Technology in New York took home the fall title in the collegiate championships of Hearthstone, a tournament held at Full Sail University earlier this month.
The online digital collectible card game from Blizzard Entertainment has grown in popularity and drew the top four teams to Winter Park.
In Hearthstone, players build a deck of digital cards that are based in the popular World of Warcraft universe.
Players and teams use cards from their constructed decks to battle those of their opponents, with specific traits of the characters in the card determining who comes out on top.
Continue reading RIT wins Hearthstone college title at Full SailA team of FIEA students hope to take their video game, “Malediction,” to the Intel Showcase at Game Developers Conference in March.
The adventure title puts players in the role of a wizard doing battle with his clones.
It was built during the school’s most recent session, which saw students produce four video games.
Continue reading FIEA team targets showcase at GDCThe college championship of Blizzard’s esports competition of Hearthstone is coming to The Fortress.
Full Sail University and Blizzard officials announced Friday that the school’s dedicated competitive gaming venue would host the event in Saturday, Dec. 14.
The finals will be played on the newly released Descent of Dragons expansion, which launches Tuesday.
Continue reading Full Sail to host Hearthstone college title meetThe Florida Mutineers will have some decorated firepower for the upcoming season of the Call of Duty World League.
Preston “Prestinni” Sanderson, who has earned $1.4 million in Call of Duty World League prize money since July, will lead a squad that also includes a two-time Halo world champion and three Call of Duty veterans.
The team will be led by coach Ricky “Atura” Lugo and general manager Tom “OGRE2” Ryan, who himself has been called the best Halo player of all time.
Continue reading Mutineers’ Call of Duty roster features most-recent world championThe Orlando Magic’s esports team delivered special gaming kiosks to sick children at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children this week.
Magic Gaming head coach Jonah Edwards and small forward Brandon “ ToXsiK” Raudenbush distributed four GO Karts, which are built by Michigan-based Gamers Outreach.
“It’s always fun to go spend time with them and put a smile on their face and take their mind off of everything they’re going through,” Raudenbush said. “I fell in love with playing games at a young age, so it’s cool to give back and make them happy.”
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