Here is our first look at Fuse, who appears to be the next Apex Legends playable character. Apex Legends’ Season 8 is known to the world. Respawn Entertainment revealed in a story from the outland premier the lore of two important characters. One of the characters...
Esports-dedicated bookmaker LOOT.BET has revealed its review of the last year’s esports betting statistics. According to the research, the most popular esports title to bet on in 2020 was Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, occupying a share of more than 53 percent of total money placed on LOOT.BET. Second place in...
The League of Legends European Championship (LEC) has extended its partnership with South Korean automobile manufacturer Kia Motors for its 2021 season. Image credit: LEC RELATED: DAMWON Gaming partners with Kia Motors, renames to DWG KIA Kia has been a key supporter of the LEC since 2019, with...
Garena revealed Monday its plans for the 2021 season of the Brazilian Free Fire League (LBFF). Divided into three splits throughout the year, the league will start on Jan. 23, having its broadcast made from Garena studios in São Paulo and teams playing remotely due...
World Wrestling Entertainment has hired seasoned attorney Darren Traub as its new SVP of business and legal affairs, entertainment & talent management. Straub, a veteran attorney with experience in entertainment, technology, and IP, announced his new position at the company on social media, also revealing...
Riot Games’ LEC has secured a number of returning sponsors for the 2021 season with KIA becoming the latest brand to do so. KIA has been an LEC partner since 2019. The brand was part of a number of unique content collaborations including Mediocre Rap...
Crowdfunding in the video games space is not a recent phenomenon. Many game developers and publishers have utilised crowdfunding to gain the financial support they need to create specific titles. This trend goes at least as far back as 2012 when Double Fine Adventure (later renamed...
German esports organization Berlin International Gaming (BIG) announced that it has entered into a partnership with German insurance group die Bayerische. With the start of the 2021 season, die Bayerische will become BIG’s official insurance partner. Additionally, the insurance group will become the main partner...
The sponsorship division of HomeSweetHome (HSH) has brokered a multi-tournament partnership between esports gambling platform Gamdom and a selection of Relog Media’s 2021 events. The deal sees Gamdom become the sole sportsbook brand of all HSH CS:GO and Dota tournaments in the first quarter of 2021. Photo...
XSET co-founder, Get Familiar Radio owner, host of WIN BIG with Clinton Sparks on Twitch, and award-winning music producer Clinton Sparks explains why gaming and esports are a new way out of poverty, much like hip hop and professional sports in the following opinion piece....