Last month, news broke that Steam has banned games that use blockchain or games that enable the exchange of trading of NFTs on its platform. A newly-added rule on Steam’s onboarding guidelines says users are not allowed to publish ‘applications built on blockchain technology that issue...
No one ever saw this coming, ZLaner joins OpTic Gaming. Following the announcement of the OpTic and Envy merger, OpTic Gaming announced that they would be fielding a roster of Warzone players under their name. Including Tyler “TeeP” Polchow, Bobby “BobbyPoff” Poffenbarger and Sebastian “Sebas” Beron;...
Epic removes Out West from Fortnite's Item Shop after deadly events unfolded at the AstroWorld Festival. The Travis Scott ‘Out West' emote was removed from Fortnite's Item Shop today in the wake of Friday's AstroWorld concert tragedy, which left eight dead and many injured in Houston,...
The two biggest organizations in Call of Duty merge to create OpTic Texas. After weeks of speculation, the merger between OpTic Gaming and Envy has been confirmed, resulting in the formation of OpTic Texas. The new team will field a roster of Seth “Scump” Abner, Brandon...
The Esports Awards has announced a partnership with alcoholic beverage brands Twisted Tea Hard Iced Tea and Truly Hard Seltzer. The two brands were announced as the event’s official Seltzer and Hard Tea partners and will be available at the Esports Awards event later this year....
Global merchandise company Moniker and Peanuts Worldwide, the license holders for the Peanuts comic strip, have announced an esports apparel partnership. The collaboration will see Peanuts characters, such as Snoopy and Charlie Brown, appear in several apparel collections for Moniker’s gaming and esports brands H4X and ESX360...
How to Watch $20K Code Red COD: Vanguard Tournament. The competitive Vanguard season kicks off with the first 4v4 broadcasted tournament of the year. Tonight, some of the best Call of Duty Vanguard players will go head to head in the first broadcasted 4v4 Vanguard tournament since...
Dota 2 tournament platform Dota Valkyries has announced a collaboration with Southeast Asian female esports circuit FSL. As a result of the deal, the platform will expand its offerings into Southeast Asia, providing women with more opportunities to compete. Image credit: Dota Valkyries, FSL RELATED: Women in Games International partners...
As the world faced the coronavirus pandemic, esports betting companies and gambling service providers were forced to adapt to the new order of things. Though the rising esports betting market is estimated to reach a global value of over $13bn (~£9.5bn) by 2025, it suffered a...
Twitch Rivals, the tournament series operated by live-streaming platform Twitch, has announced a partnership with cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com. As a result of the deal, the exchange has been named the official global cryptocurrency platform partner of the series. Image credit: Twitch Rivals, Crypto.com RELATED: Fnatic unveil £11m partnership with...
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