Activision Blizzard has announced the return of the Call of Duty: Mobile World Championship. The competition will Sony sign on as the presenting partner and will offer a $2M USD total prize pool. In December, Activision canceled the final stage of the 2020 World Championship...
After a year online, we finally have a return to LAN in sight. Covid-19 has affected everyone in many ways. The esports industry was one that was let off lightly, however, with the move to online play allowing the season to continue. Online play isn’t the...
The Red Bull Gaming team grows further with a Fortnite World Cup Champion. Professional Fortnite player Emil "Nyhrox" Bergquist Pedersen is joining Red Bull Gaming as an esports athlete, the Norweigan confirmed today on Twitter. He adds himself to an extensive list of influential competitive gamers...
Gaming hardware company Acer has renewed its partnership with esports organization Envy Gaming. The partnership will remain focused on Acer’s gaming brand Predator, which will provide its products to all Envy teams, including the organization’s Overwatch and Call of Duty League rosters. As an expansion...
“Please punish those ‘cheaters’ and ‘actors’ severely. please! Otherwise the League of Legends competitive scene can not [be called] professional [esports],” Chinese esports icon Jian “Uzi” Zihao pleaded after his game was match-fixed. Uzi is considered one of the biggest superstars in the world of...
North American esports organisation Enthusiast Gaming has announced its intention to list shares on the NASDAQ, as the company aims to expand its shareholder base and increase development. As such, the organisation, which owns Luminosity Gaming, Overwatch League franchise Vancouver Titans, and Call Of Duty League side...
Warsaw-based live-streaming sponsorship platform start-up inSTREAMLY announced that it has secured a €1.1M EUR ($1.32M USD) seed financing round led by British early-stage venture capital firm Supernode Global to expand into new markets. Further investors that participated in the round include Colopl Next and PKO TFI. InSTREAMLY was founded in 2019 and raised a pre-seed investment...
Beasley Media Group-owned Overwatch League team the Houston Outlaws announced a partnership with Nevada-based natural health and wellness company Boomer Naturals to promote its Vitamin Energy supplements. Financial terms and length of the deal were not disclosed. Boomer said in a release that it will provide its Vitamin Energy to Outlaws athletes...
The Brazilian Independent Games Festival (BIG Festival), the biggest indie games expo in Latin America, will feature tournaments of four non-conventional games in esports: Minecraft, Brawl Stars, Fall Guys, and the recently released Suspects: Survive and Escape the Mansion, made for mobile by the Brazilian...
Fuse unveiled a new commercial rights consultancy agency designed to enhance and expand the commercial capabilities of rights holders in the areas of sport, entertainment, esports, and lifestyle called Fuse Ignite. Part of the Omnicom Media Group, Fuse Ignite will engage with rights holders to...