LG UltraGear named Raptors Uprising Gaming Club's official monitor

The Raptors Uprising Gaming Club, the NBA 2K League affiliate of the Toronto Raptors, has just named the LG UltraGear monitor (27GP950-B) its official monitor. It extends the longstanding partnership between LG and Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment within the esports realm. The Raptor Uprising's new gaming facility, the Bell Gaming Centre on Toronto's Exhibition Grounds, has been decked out with LG UltraGear monitors.

This LG monitor is built for gaming with an ultra-fast refresh rate of 144Hz and support for FreeSync. It's also equipped with Nano IPS tech for high-fidelity colours and realistic, vivid visuals. The LG UltraGear monitor (27GP950-B) is available at Staples and Canada Computers, starting at $949.99.

Epic doesn't plan to hold in-person 'Fortnite' tournaments in 2021

Source: Epic Games

While the COVID-19 pandemic recovery remains uncertain, Epic Games has no plan to hold a 2021 Fortnite World Cup. Instead, its focus will be on the Fortnite Champion Series, with an emphasis on trios. But Epic still hopes physical tournaments will return at some point, and it is looking to experiment with other formats, too.

“We’re looking at other avenues for high-level competition 2021,” Epic says. “Beyond our biggest competitions, in 2021, we’re putting together a schedule featuring more weekly tournaments, unique tournaments, and Creator Cups throughout the year.”

Source: The Verge

F1 will hold a Virtual Grand Prix series to replace canceled races

While COVID-19 pandemic canceled the upcoming Formula One races, F1 will be airing a Virtual Grand Prix series in the meantime. The first virtual race will be held in place of Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix from 8:00 pm (GMT) on March 22 and will stream on F1's Facebook, YouTube, and Twitch. The races will have current drivers and "stars" race against each other using the official 2019 Formula One game from Codemasters. F1 hasn't announced yet which drivers will be part of the series. The participants will use PC's and play remotely. The game will run at 50% distance to level the playing field between actual racers and sim drivers. 

F1 wanted to emphasize that the series will not have any effect on the World Championship. It's just meant to entertain fans during this trying time. The Virtual Grand Prix is going to replace race weekends until May, but we might expect it to extend if things don't improve by then.

Blizzard launches esports dedicated app

Blizzard is heavily invested in the esports market so it comes as no surprise that the developer just launched an app that focuses on this industry. The Blizzard Esports Mobile App, which is available on both iOS and Android, brings things like scores, schedules, and other game-centric updates in the similar vein as the NBA app does for the game. It currently supports the tournaments for titles like Overwatch, Hearthstone, Heroes of the Storm, StarCraft, StarCraft II, and World of Warcraft. But it must be noted that the Overwatch League isn’t included here. Perhaps in the future.

Source: CNET