This year's World Championship is headed to Iceland after plans in China fell through. Today, LoL Esports announced that Worlds 2021 will be held in Reykjavík, Iceland at the Laugardalshöll indoor sporting arena. This is the same place that this year's Mid-Season Invitational was held. The...
ESTNN chats with NA East FNCS Champion—Justice. Fortnite’s tenth seasonal Fortnite Championship Series (FNCS) has come to a close at the tail-end of Chapter 2 - Season7. The game’s seven worldwide server regions crowned seven champions, all of whom collected a portion of $3M USD and...
Brazilian esports organisation MIBR has announced a partnership with financial services company Itaú Unibanco. As a result, the two parties will collaborate on a content series highlighting stories of the organisation’s players. Screenshot credit: Itaú Unibanco via YouTube RELATED: Betway expands MIBR partnership, joins forces with female CS:GO team The...
Collegiate esports tournament organiser CSL Esports has named the daily fantasy sports (DFS) operator PrizePicks as its official DFS partner. As a result of the collaboration, the two entities will host The PrizePicks AWPTOBER Classic, an online CS:GO tournament featuring $25,000 (~£18,084) in prize money. Image Credit:...
The debut of esports as an official medal sport will include some of the most popular titles, a truly a historical achievement for esports. The Olympic Council of Asia has named eight esports titles to debut as official medal sports in the upcoming Asian Games. The council...
These superstar players will be important for their sides at the 2021 League of Legends World Championship. The LCS Championship is over and all attention will be turned towards the 2021 League of Legends World Championship. 100 Thieves, Cloud9 and Team Liquid will be representing the...
London-based esports and gaming tournament organiser Gfinity has acquired the trade and assets of SiegeGG Corporation (SiegeGG), a website that focuses on Rainbow Six Siege. Gfinity is especially interested in SiegeGG’s underlying methodology and technology used to create statistical analysis. This data is sold to members...
Esports infrastructure company Nerd Street Gamers has announced a partnership with journalist Jacob Wolf. The two entities will collaborate on an eight-episode, investigative podcast which will be released in 2022. This will be the first project for Wolf’s newly-launched audio and video production company, overcome. The...
Epic Games provides a roadmap for the competitive Fortnite scene in Chapter 2 - Season 8. Competitive Fortnite Battle Royale is back starting in the new season. It was quite an adventure in Chapter 2 - Season 7, which culminated in the tenth season Fortnite Champion...
North American organisation FaZe Clan has announced a partnership with comic book publisher DC Comics. As a result, the two parties will collaborate on a limited-edition comic book featuring a number of FaZe Clan content creators in the form of superheroes. Image credit: FaZe Clan RELATED: FaZe Clan and...