Gaming veterans Sebastian Park and Ryan Friedman have founded a new esports certification exam company to try to make the industry’s hiring practices more merit-based. The Esports Certification Institute is launching today, with people being able to immediately sign up for the exam and certification...
Fortnite players can now try out a new Arena FFA playlist in-game. Fortnite’s Competitive Twitter account teased new developments in the game’s Arena Mode yesterday. While it was rather vague in nature, the scene began theorizing the possibilities. Could Epic be working on long-winded improvements requested by...
Valorant’s latest patch, 2.08, is ushering in Act 3 with a new Battlepass, a new tropical map, and a few minor bug fixes. Act Three is finally here, and with it, players are taking a trip to a tropical destination to kick off summer. Breeze is...
Red Bull Racing Esports Team announced that it has partnered with HyperX, which will become the team’s official peripherals partner. As part of the partnership, HyperX will supply the Red Bull Racing Esports Team with its gaming mice, keyboards and the HyperX Cloud Gaming Headsets. HyperX...
Former Dignitas Chief of Staff Ryan Friedman and Houston Rockets’ ex-VP of Esports Sebastian Park have banded together to launch the Esports Certification Institute (ECI). According to the release, ECI will create and administer a merit-based examination and certification programme for the esports industry. The initiative is...
Community esports platform Mission Control has announced the first U.S. Parks and Recreation Esports Championship – a month-long competition bringing together Parks and Recreation programs from across the country. HyperX will serve as the presenting partner for the competition. Towns will host qualifying events beginning...
Find out what’s new in Fortnite Battle Royale patch v16.30! Nearly two months have passed since Epic Games released the newest Fortnite Battle Royale update. Chapter 2 - Season 6 brought many new weapons into the equation alongside vehicle mods, new locations and more non-player-characters (NPCs). Since...
Things look bright for the European Counterstrike scene. Finnish broadcasting company Elisa Esports has joined forces with event organizers Relog Media, Funspark and GRID as data partners to launch a new $2.7 million CS:GO event circuit for the year 2021-22. Elisa expands esports operations globally and joins...
The NBA 2K League announced Tuesday that the 2021 16-week regular season for the league will begin on May 19 and culminate in a final competition on Sept. 4. Twenty-three teams will play 28 regular-season games each from their local markets, leading to a playoff...
North American esports organisation Knights has announced a partnership with makeup brand Beautyblender. The collaboration will see both entities host a female-only VALORANT tournament series titled Knights’ Sakura Cup. Credit: Knights RELATED: Knights and PNC Bank extend diversity-focused partnership According to the release, Beautyblender has signed on to sponsor the...