BITKRAFT Ventures, a global early and mid-stage investment platform for esports and gaming, has launched a $75m (~£55m) Token Fund for blockchain investments within the sectors. According to the release, the fund will focus on investments that impact the gaming and digital entertainment ecosystems. Image credit: BITKRAFT...
Esports and gaming venture EQ will present its vision to create opportunities for young people to develop their skills and find work through esports at this weekend’s ESI Oxford Street pop-up event. EQ is a new esports venture focused on delivering events and strategic collaborations such...
A short stint and a championship. Rak-hoon “Develop” Chae joined the Shanghai Dragons straight out of Contenders during the June Joust stage of the regular season. Playing a grand total of just over 10 minutes on Tracer in the Countdown Cup, he was just barely able...
Alpine Esports, the esports branch of French automotive marque Alpine, has entered a partnership with Taiwanese multinational technology company BenQ. As a result, the company will equip Alpine’s sim racing drivers with its MOBIUZ gaming monitor for the F1 Esports Series. Image credit: Alpine Esports, BenQ RELATED: pHorum7 launches...
The Southern University Law Center (SULC) has announced a partnership with esports infrastructure company Esport Supply. As a result of the deal, the two parties will join forces to build an esports lab where students can compete and build personal brands. Image credit: Southern University Law Center RELATED: Southern New...
Southeast Asian esports organisation EVOS Esports has announced the launch of its new EVOS Integrated Training Facility (ITF). According to the release, EVOS Esports intends to use the facility to ‘provide the best possible training infrastructure to further support team performance’. Image credit: EVOS Esports RELATED: EVOS Esports...
U.S. higher education institution Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) has unveiled its new campus ‘Esports Arena’. Located in the SNHU Green Center, the space will house the university’s esports players as they compete against varsity level opponents across the U.S. and Canada. Image credit: SNH RELATED: Mission Control...
Find out how to destroy Sideways rocks in Fortnite Season 8 to complete the Raven quest. Quests in Fortnite Chapter 2 - Season 8 are more important to accomplish than ever. Before yesterday’s update, experience points (XP) were hard to accumulate outside of Punch Cards and...
The Japanese region will finally see its representatives in the main Worlds competition. After an incredible tiebreaker match against Cloud9 in Day Three of the Play-in Group Stage, DetonatioN FocusMe has claimed a spot in the Worlds 2021 Main Stage. This is a truly monumental moment...
Social platform Juked.GG has partnered up with nonprofit Queer Women Of Esports to combat toxicity with its upcoming mobile app. Juked has announced a detailed plan of action for its app that aims to combat toxic behaviour in a number of ways. The platform explained that...