Guilherme Barbosa, a former head executive for the Brazilian esports development companies Bad Boy Leeroy (BBL) and nøline, has left his role as Regional Business Developer for LATAM in PUBG Corp to join TikTok. He will be responsible for developing the gaming vertical on the...
Capcom has announced the cancellation of its Street Fighter championship competition, the Capcom Cup, citing “rising cases of COVID-19 worldwide.” The event was planned to take place in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, on Feb. 19-21 with players traveling in person to compete. Instead, the company...
On Thursday, a panel of Appeals Court judges cast doubt on the government’s attempt to reinstate a ban on Tencent Holding’s multi-purpose mobile chat app, WeChat. A District Court Judge rejected a ban on the app at the end of 2020 that was set in...
The LEC has rolled out its list of official broadcast partners which will stream the league in localized languages for various regions. This list includes the first-ever official LEC broadcast in Russian which, according to a release, has been a highly requested addition by fans....
Fortnite maker Epic Games has sued Apple and Google in the United Kingdom over its removal of the battle royale action game from its Apple App Store for iOS devices such as iPhone and iPad, and the Google Play Store for Android mobile devices. In...
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The Brazilian League Of Legends Championship, also known as CBLOL, has partnered with chocolate brand KitKat. Credit: Riot Games The partnership between CBLOL and KitKat will not be limited to just the domestic competition. Riot Games Brazil also announced that KitKat will be a partner during broadcasts of MSI (Mid...
Ubisoft has announced an extension of its partnership with Paypal, which covers a variety of Rainbow Six Siege esports competitions. The deal will run until September 2022, and will also cover the Rainbow Six World Cup. The deal includes live event activations and will also...
Ahead of the start of the 2021 League of Legends European Championship (LEC) season on Jan. 22, Riot Games’ EU esports division announced that it has renewed several of the league’s partnerships. In addition to returning partners Warner Music Central Europe and Alienware, which were...
Today the Royal Ravens are hosting another Warzone tournament with $25K up for grabs, here's all the info. Warzone tournaments have been sparse since the start of the new year. This is mainly because of the current meta and plethora of recent glitches. However, with most...