Esports tournament organiser BLAST has announced eight new partnerships for its upcoming BLAST Premier Fall Final Copenhagen CS:GO tournament. The announced partnerships include deals with electronics retail company Elgiganten, Danish division of South Korean car brand Kia, Danish logistics company A.P. Moller – Maersk, Danish growth-promoting...
Epic Games reveals Sierra as the third and final member of the First Shadows Fortnite Crew set. The third addition to Fortnite Crew’s “First Shadows” arrives on November 1. Following October’s Chaos Origins and September’s Burning Wolf, Sierra completes the First Shadows trifecta in November. Dubbed...
Talent management and brand consulting company RTS has officially launched with one of its co-founders being revealed as streamer Imane ‘Pokimane’ Anys. As well as being the consultancy’s co-founder, Anys will serve as the RTS’s Chief Creative Officer. Image credit: RTS RELATED: Underscore Talent launches gaming and esports...
North American esports organisation FaZe Clan and automobile manufacturer Nissan have announced a Fortnite pro-am tournament. The Nissan FaZe Clan Pro-Am Invitational will see FaZe Clan members, Fortnite streamers and Manchester City FC players compete for a piece of its $100,000 (£72,700) prize pool. Half of...
Mobile esports veterans Matt ‘MobileMatt’ Rutledge and João Borges have launched BAYZ, a decentralised gaming organisation. According to the release, the blockchain-focused organisation will have its own esports and content creation operations, as well as a revenue share model that lets all community members contribute to...
Jonathon McDaniel will look to steady the ship after a poor 2021 season. In what has been a terrible time for CLG over the past couple of years, it appears they are looking to change things up ahead of the 2022 season. After the departure of...
North American esports organisation CLG has named Jonathon McDaniel as the General Manager for its League of Legends team. Prior to joining CLG, McDaniel served as the Assistant General Manager of Golden Guardians. Image credit: CLG RELATED: CLG partners with Advocate for marketing tools Greg Kim, Head of CLG,...
Pittsburgh-based esports organisation Knights has promoted Garett ‘Grt’ Bambrough to the role of General Manager. The former Splyce, CLG, and Rogue CS:GO coach has been with Knights as an esports consultant since 2018. As the organisation’s consultant, Bambrough played a role in Knights’ team building and...
Fortnite introduces the in-game Shortnitemares Film Festival! Fortnite Battle Royale is back during the spooky season for the third-ever Shortnite Film Festival. To celebrate Fortnitemares, Epic Games hosts Shortnitemares—a series of seven animated short horror films available to watch only in Fortnite. The event will occur...
It's Twilight in Toronto. Joo-Seok “Twilight” Lee is now heading to his third Overwatch League team. As he joins the Toronto Defiant as their Flex Support, he becomes the first player to represent both Canadian teams in the league. Although Twilight is a fantastic player, it’s...