ESTNN breaks down the upcoming FNCS All-Star Showdown Play-In, Skills Challenge and Solo Championship. The Fortnite Champion Series (FNCS) competition did not lay dormant very long after arguably the most intense competition to date. Mere weeks ago, competitive Fortnite crowned seven champions, distributed $3M USD and...
Competitive Fortnite’s inaugural FNCS All-Star Showdown is mere weeks away. The top competitors to come out of the FNCS Season 5 Finals and Season 6 Finals rightfully earned their way into this event, where they will compete for another $3M USD. However, instead of a traditional...
Esports tournament organiser BLAST has partnered with free-to-play battle royale game Fortnite to produce the inaugural Fortnite Champion Series All-Star Showdown. The event is set to commence on June 23rd and features a $3m (£∼2.12m) prize pool. Credit: BLAST RELATED: BLAST Premier gets comfortable with L33T Gaming The All-Star Showdown will mark...
Ohio State Sen. Kirk Schuring (R) is looking to legalize esports betting online and in-person in the state as part of a new online sports betting bill that looks to also add betting on horse racing. The bill (SB 176), which was introduced last month...
Esports Entertainment Group’s gaming center division Helix eSports has announced a partnership with GUNNAR Optiks. Helix facilities will pilot a retail experience for GUNNAR glasses. GUNNAR will also serve as a marketing partner across all Helix eSports properties and programming. Helix currently operates esports centers...
Esports organization TSM recently announced one of the largest publicly disclosed sponsorship deals in esports history: A $210M USD naming rights partnership with cryptocurrency exchange FTX. The organization will now go by “TSM FTX” on all social platforms and in most esports competitions. Notably, Riot...
North American esports tournament operator Unified has announced the acquisition of amateur esports platform Challengers Uprising. Founded on June 1st, 2020, Challengers Uprising has become a breakout tournament organiser within the League of Legends North American amateur scene. Image credit: Unified / Challengers Uprising RELATED: Unified joins...
North American esports organisation Envy Gaming has announced two new partnerships with insurance brand USAA and internet commerce retailer ProFlowers. According to the release, both brands will create activations with Envy Gaming. Moreover, the new partners will be integrated into Envy’s content, promotions, or future live...
SEA Dota Pride. T1 have booked a spot in The International 10 which will be held in Stockholm, Sweden in August. .@T1 to TI! 🥳 After that huge 2-0 win against @TeamAsterCN they have landed themselves enough DPC points to get to the TI! ✈️ 📺https://t.co/6o2PYyuRYO#WePlayAniMajor #AniMajor pic.twitter.com/547TpM0Axi — WePlay...
Victus, a gaming laptop brand of Hewlett Packard (HP), announced on Wednesday that the brand signed a sponsorship deal with Chinese esports organization Suning Gaming (SN) for the League of Legends Pro League (LPL) Summer Split. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. SN...