Masters Reykjavik is only a few weeks away, yet Riot has already announced the location for the Stage 3 Masters. Riot Games announced earlier today that Stage 3 of the Valorant Champions Tour will be heading to Berlin for the international Masters. Taking place from September...
League of Legends: Wild Rift, the mobile version of the popular PC title, is in the earliest stages of its esports development, but already Riot Games is looking to plant a flag in the emerging mobile esports market. “We really believe that mobile gaming will...
Esports entertainment company Allied Esports has been selected by live streaming platform Trovo to create and produce a new esports tournament series. The Trovo Titans Program is said to feature over 100 events that will take place during 2021 across North America, Latin America, and Europe. Credit: Trovo RELATED: Allied Esports receives...
ONE Esports, the esports venture of sports media company ONE Championship, has announced a partnership with Mobile Legends: Bang Bang developer and publisher MOONTON to present the MPL Invitational 2021. It was also announced that the Mobile Legends tournament will once again feature a grand prize...
This piece first appeared in Edition 8 of The Esports Journal To see the myriad companies adapting to the digital world, one need only look. In the last few years, entrenched business models in sport have been challenged by fresh-faced newcomers with different ideas. Esports is a...
It looks like after years of laying off staff, Activision Blizzard is now looking to hire upwards of 2000+. The First Quarter Financial Results for Activision Blizzard are in, and it’s once again great news for the developer. Posting better than expected results, the company will...
Score Media and Gaming, operator of esports-focused content brand theScore Esports has announced the hire of Eric Wachs as VP of esports sales. In this new role, he will help to lead the platform’s global partnerships team. Wachs most recently served as director of strategic...
The Netenho Cup, a tournament organized in Brazil by PUBG Mobile principles Tencent Games and PUBG Corp in partnership with the influencer Neto “Netenho” Cavalcante, will count on the support of Facebook Gaming and the sponsorship of the Brazilian hardware brand Pichau Gaming. The tournament...
Esports team and gaming content network Beastcoast announced that it has closed a $2.5M Pre-Seed financing round from investors including Andover Ventures, Elevate Ventures, Techstars, NJ/NY Gotham FC owner Steven Temares, and High Alpha Ventures managing partner Scott Dorsey. The company received the funds in tranches over the last two years to support its rapid growth. Beastcoast, which...
North American sports marketing company Learfield IMG College has announced that Rocket League will be added to its Level Next collegiate esports league. According to the release, Rocket League’s integration into the esports competition is following a ‘direct agreement’ between Learfield IMG College and game developer Psyonix. Image...