The League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) has named FTX its official cryptocurrency exchange partner, representing Riot’s biggest esports league sponsorship agreement to date. As part of the seven-year partnership, FTX will present the new Most Improved Player Award and FTX branding has been added to in-game...
As with any developing industry, as the market matures more investors enter the space after seeing the trial and errors of first movers in the space. As a result, investments, mergers & acquisition headlines in the industry have become common place as esports continues to...
J. Allen Brack, President of Blizzard, steps down from his position as the company faces a lawsuit regarding sexual harassment and gender-based discrimination. In these past few weeks, several employees and ex-members of Activision Blizzard opened up about the sexual harassment and gender-based discrimination within the...
Southeast Asian esports firm Ampverse has announced the acquisition of a controlling stake in Vietnamese esports organisation SBTC Esports. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. According to the press release, the acquisition will allow the organisation to ‘scale its community and amplify its merchandise...
Korean-American hip hop artist and record label CEO Jay Park, producer duo GroovyRoom, and esports organisation Gen.G have announced a new song titled “ALL IN”, celebrating the Gen.G League of Legends team. Image credit: Gen.G/Jay Park RELATED: Gen.G expands PUMA partnership Jay Park is a rapper, singer, songwriter,...
Portuguese esports organisation EGN Esports has named North American cookie brand Chips Ahoy! as its latest sponsor. The deal marks the brand’s entrance into the gaming and esports industry in Portugal. Credit: EGN Esports RELATED: Chips Ahoy! sponsors newly-launched G2 Arctic While the entrance of Chips Ahoy! into the Portuguese market may...
Esports brand ESE Entertainment has announced more details about its upcoming talent show, SkillzVault by Bitcoin Vault, which is being developed in partnership with cryptocurrency company Bitcoin Vault. Image Credit: ESE Entertainment RELATED: ESE Entertainment to acquire Digital Motorsports The talent show is a global project highlighting promising...
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After nine weeks of exciting action, the LCS is wrapping things up in the playoffs. There’s no rest for the LCS teams, as unlike their counterparts in Europe, they’ll be going straight into the playoffs. Taking place over four weekends, the LCS’ best will face off...
After eight weeks of exciting action, the LEC is wrapping things up in the playoffs. After a week’s break, the top six teams in the LEC will head to the playoffs in search of glory and a coveted spot at the World Championship. Taking place over...