Global motorsports series F1 announced that its F1 Esports Virtual Grand Prix series will return on Jan. 31 to bridge the gap between the start of the year and the beginning of the 2021 F1 season, which is currently scheduled for March 28. The Virtual...
Spanish esports organization Vodafone Giants have signed a partnership with KitKat (KitKat Spain) that will see the chocolate brand become the organization’s main sponsor. Financial terms and length of the deal were not disclosed. The brand will be visible on official team jerseys, team broadcast...
UK-based esports organisation EXCEL ESPORTS has announced a partnership with Spanish lollipop brand Chupa Chups. As part of the deal, Chupa Chups will become the official candy partner of EXCEL’s League of Legends roster. Credit: EXCEL ESPORTS RELATED: EXCEL ESPORTS unveils Tottenham Hotspur player Dele Alli as global ambassador The partnership will...
Esports experienced massive growth in 2020 and this growth is expected to continue into 2021. As more and more viewers are exposed to esports, so will the growth and general awareness increase. This will bring in additional advertisers, sponsors, as well as players. All very good...
Brazilian esports organisation FURIA has announced energy drink brand Red Bull as its latest sponsor for the 2021 season. As a result of the partnership, Red Bull’s logo will be displayed on FURIA’s jersey and on all of the organisation’s live streams, with further activations planned. Credit: Red Bull...
French game developer Ubisoft has renewed its partnership with online payment processor PayPal through to September 2022, the company announced on Thursday. The agreement will name PayPal as the official payment platform for multiple competitions across the Rainbow Six Esports circuit. RELATED: FACEIT and Ubisoft launch North American...
Chinese esports solutions provider VSPN (Versus Programming Network) announced Friday that it has completed its acquisition of Banana Gaming & Media. Financial terms of the acquisition deal were not available at the time of writing. VSPN said in its announcement that Banana Gaming & Media...
Learn how to unlock the ‘Members Only’ emote via Fortnite crew. Epic Games unleashed a monthly subscription service, dubbed Fortnite Crew, in early December. The launch went smoothly, but January proved a bit more complicated. Several users across multiple platforms reported issues receiving their allotted V-Bucks...
Armed with lessons learned from 2020, Overwatch League Vice President Jon Spector updated fans through a new YouTube video to explain what’s new for the league in 2021. According to Spector, the league has made several changes in order to “improve the quality of competition...
Learn about what could be the final DreamHack Fortnite tournament of 2021. DreamHack helped save competitive Fortnite: Battle Royale in 2020. In a world where offline competitions were not possible, the Swedish organization hosted multiple monthly tournaments to fill the void. Players in Fortnite's three most...