North American esports organisation Immortals has announced a multi-year deal with off-road and street performance tires manufacturer Nitto Tire. As Immortals’s official tire for 2022, the two entities will co-develop a customised content series and engage with gaming influencers across the organisation’s League of Legends LCS...
Göran Syberg Falguera has announced that he will be joining GOALS, an ‘esports-ready’ free-to-play football game, as a Co-founder and Chief Technical Officer (CTO). Falguera announced the move via LinkedIn, with the DICE Senior Software Engineer officially joining the company in November. Image credit: GOALS RELATED: Riot Games...
Singaporean esports talent management agency EMERGE Esports has secured a partnership with social media platform Twitter. The year-long deal will see the two parties collaborate to support the gaming industry in Southeast Asia. Image credit: EMERGE Esports, Twitter RELATED: EMERGE Esports announces Mediacorp partnership Twitter will provide talent represented by EMERGE...
UK-based organisation LDN UTD has entered a partnership with global video game retailer Green Man Gaming. As a result, the two parties will join forces on a range of projects that include bespoke digital offerings and esports tournaments. Image credit: LDN UTD, Green Man Gaming RELATED: LDN UTD launches...
Game publisher Riot Games has promoted Naz Aletaha to the role of Global Head of League of Legends Esports. In her new role, Aletaha will be responsible for creating and executing League of Legends esports’ vision, strategy, and roadmap. This includes overseeing the title’s 12 regional...
European football club Manchester City has secured its first professional Fortnite Battle Royale player. Back in June, Manchester City launched a search to sign its first Fortnite Battle Royale player. Prospects up to the task had to navigate through a process that could end with an...
Recapping the first day of Worlds 2021 Play-ins, headlined by Hanwha Life Esports and LNG Esports! The League of Legends Worlds 2021 has begun and teams are ready to achieve glory and bring the Summoner’s Cup to their region. Before the Group Stage starts, Play-ins is...
Galatasaray and the Unicorns took to the Rift to try and improve their lot in Group B. Unicorns of Love vs Galatasaray Esports In the final match of Day One of the Play-in Stage, Unicorns of Loved looked to bounce back after a rough loss and Galatasaray...
NICKMERS and Twitch agree to a deal, keeping him on the platform for the foreseeable future. Popular video game streamer Nick “NICKMERCS” Kolcheff has re-signed with the Twitch platform, both parties confirmed today. Kolcheff—undoubtedly one of the most recognizable names in all of gaming—has come a...
Reliving the latest bout in the budding rivalry between NA's C9 and Japan's DFM! DetonatioN FocusMe vs Cloud9 After a fantastic win earlier in the day, DFM looked to go 2-0 on the first day of Play-ins, while C9 showed up to make a statement. After gaining...