Riot Games has unveiled the first stage of its Wild Rift esports plan for Europe and MENA today with the launch of the Origin Series. The tournament series will bring together teams from Europe, CIS, Turkey, and MENA for monthly competitions culminating ins a finals...
Brazilian bookmaker BetMais has announced a partnership with esports live-odds provider Oddin. As a part of the deal, BetMais will integrate Oddin’s iFrame solution into its platform. Credit: Oddin RELATED: Oddin joins ESIC as anti-corruption supporter Marek Suchar, Head of Partnerships at Oddin, spoke on the partnership in a...
English professional footballer for Everton FC Dominic Calvert-Lewin has been made a brand ambassador of esports startup Semper Fortis Esports PLC. In his new role, Calvert-Lewin will promote Semper Fortis assets, including the European Rocket League squad Top Blokes. Moreover, he’s expected to interact with the...
Fortnite’s developers double down on preventing and punishing island impersonation. Plagiarism in Fortnite Battle Royale’s Creative Mode has taken on a life of its own as of late. Even Epic Games is taking notice, releasing a blog post to explain what is “okay” and “not okay” in...
Global tournament operator ESL Gaming has announced the hiring of 20-year human resources veteran Roberta Hernandez as its new senior vice president, people and culture. Hernandez will join the company’s executive team, and she will develop strategies for recruiting and retaining high quality talent for...
The Warzone action continues, with the Royal Ravens hosting a $25K tournament tonight. Warzone tournaments have been happening almost every single day since the release of Season 3. And just as one finishes, another starts. Last night we saw the conclusion of Nadeshot’s $100K Invitational, and...
This piece first appeared in Edition 8 of The Esports Journal On 11th April 2021, MAD Lions faced off against Rogue for the fifth game of a best-of-five League of Legends series. The stage was the LEC Spring Finals. Both squads beat G2 Esports — by...
Riot and Spotify have been partnered together since last August. This year they're bringing a brand new podcast for everything League of Legends Esports. A majority of the esports world is based on Twitch, but over the years the audio audience has grown. On top of...
ESTNN recaps the return of the DreamHack Online Open featuring Fortnite. All is right in the world when DreamHack is back in competitive Fortnite Battle Royale. The Online Open was due to return last month, but an unfortunate in-game bug delayed the competition. DreamHack moved the tournament...
North American gaming community the*gameHERs has launched its first women’s collegiate division with support from Lenovo Esports, Stay Plugged In (SPIN), eFuse, Evil Geniuses’ Geniuses League, and others. According to a release, the*gameHERs Collegiate Division will provide a ‘safe, inclusive online community for women, non-binary and...