Continuing the growing trend of online influencer chess competition, esports organization Panda Global has teamed up with Chess.com for a tournament featuring top Super Smash Bros. players. The Smashers Gambit will see Panda Global’s own players, including Eric “ESAM” Lew and Tyler “Marss” Martins, competing...
On Tuesday, 30 three-person teams were finalized as part of a live draft for the Twitch Rivals Streamer Bowl II Featuring Fortnite. The Fortnite trios competition will take place on Feb. 4 at 6 p.m EST on Twitch Rivals, with teams of NFL pros, top...
French esports organisation Team Vitality has appointed ex-Olympic handball player Bruno Martini as its Esports General Manager. Martini was previously the General Manager of Paris Saint-Germain’s handball team for eight years. During that time he managed to secure 17 titles whilst also setting various ‘national and...
MIBR, the Brazilian esports organization owned by Immortals Gaming Club, announced the gaming-focused drink brand Overclock is a new sponsor for 2021. The deal grants placement of the Overclock logo on the back of MIBR’s male and female Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) and Rainbow Six...
Learn all you need to know about earning Twitch Drops during FNCS Chapter 2 - Season 5. Fortnite Champion Series (FNCS) Chapter 2 - Season 5 begins in about one week, and players are competing for upwards of $3M USD. Starting in Chapter 2 - Season 1,...
The 2021 esports season has kicked off in a big way. Between the full return of the major League of Legends leagues and a major Counter-Strike: Global Offensive championship, esports viewership led the week. Twitch’s Top Channel – Gaules As has become increasingly the...
HyperX has announced that it will be a peripheral sponsor for North American school Orange County School of Arts (OCSA) and its new esports programme. In exchange for its support, the school’s technology lab will be named the HyperX Digital Media and Performance Lab. Image credit: OCSA RELATED: HyperX offers...
Entertainment and technology company ESE Entertainment, Inc. (ESE) has signed an apparel and merchandising sponsorship deal with Sector Six Apparel, LLC. The partnership will specifically focus on ESE’s K1CK Esports Club brand, with jerseys and other merchandise apparel being distributed through both Sector Six’s established supply chain...
German esports organization Berlin International Gaming (BIG) has joined tournament organizer BLAST Premier as a member team of its year-long Counter-Strike: Global Offensive competition. Financial terms related to securing the slot were not disclosed. BIG joins other BLAST Premier member teams including Astralis, Ninjas in...
German esports organisation Berlin International Gaming (BIG) has joined BLAST Premier as a Member Team after winning a ‘competitive bidding process’, according to the tournament organiser. BIG has become the 12th team in BLAST Premier’s membership programme, replacing 100 Thieves following the organisation’s exit from CS:GO. ...