Here’s our new, updated Power Rankings for CDL 2021. Stage 2 of the Call of Duty League season kicked off last week with the Toronto Ultra Home Series. This week brought many surprises, so here’s how our Power Rankings have changed. 12. Seattle Surge (-1) While they took...
Game Gym and Events DC have launched the Mid-Atlantic Esports Conference. The new conference will consist of 12 teams and host competitions and other esports programs for colleges and universities in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC. The conference is looking to create rivalries while fostering...
Hong Kong-based organisation Talon Esports has announced a partnership with GIGABYTE-powered gaming brand AORUS. As a result, AORUS has been named as the Display and PC partner for PSG Talon, the organisation’s League of Legends team currently competing in the Pacific Championship Series (PCS). Image credit:...
Chinese technology company and TikTok’s owner ByteDance has reportedly acquired Mobile Legends: Bang Bang developer and publisher Moonton. The acquisition, which is believed to be valued to be around $4bn, has been made through ByteDance’s video games unit Nuverse, according to Reuters. Image credit: Moonton RELATED: JOIDATA enters...
Southeast Asian esports organisation EVOS Esports has announced the appointment of Aaron ‘Qontra’ Chan as its Head of Talent for markets in Malaysia and Singapore. In his new role, Chan will deal with the organisation’s partnerships and talent acquisitions within the regions. Credit: EVOS Esports RELATED: EVOS Esports join forces with...
Chinese tournament organizer Imba TV announced that the company will host its Dota 2 competition, Imba i-League in Shanghai, featuring a ￥1.2M RMB ($185K USD) total prize pool money and eight Chinese Dota 2 teams, including PSG.LGD, Invictus Gaming, Royal Never Give-Up, and Vici Gaming. ...
Events DC, the District of Columbia’s official convention and sports authority, has renewed its partnership with Game Gym to launch the Mid-Atlantic Esports Conference for collegiate esports in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC. Starting this month, the inaugural season will see twelve colleges and universities compete...
The Global Esports Federation (GEF) has announced it has joined the Sports for Climate Action initiative by United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). By signing UNFCCC’s Framework Agreement, the GEF commits to ensuring that the esports sector is ‘on the path to a low-carbon...
First seed versus fourth in the Mid-Season Showdown, who came out on top? The second night for the inaugural LCS Mid-Season Showdown saw first-seeded Cloud9 take on fourth-seeded 100 Thieves in a repeat of the LCS Lock-In semi-finals. Cloud9 are the heavy favorites coming into this...
Team Virtus.pro, Na'Vi Dota 2 and Neon Esports undergo unavoidable changes in their team rosters. ONE Esports Singapore Major will be held from March 27 to April 4 and there are certain major changes within the rosters of few teams. With only nine days away from...