In May, a jury in a Texas federal court found that Finnish mobile game developer Supercell infringed on six patents held by gaming-focused Japanese internet media company Gree. The jury in the Eastern District of Texas found that Supercell “willfully infringed” on six patents held...
Brazilian independent Free Fire tournament Liga NFA has partnered with short-form video platform TikTok to broadcast the league’s Season 5 Finals. As a result of the partnership, TikTok has been named as Liga NFA’s official broadcast partner for the event, which will commence on June 27th....
Even without considering its place in esports, the story of Minecraft is one of great success. Since its release in 2011, Minecraft has sold over 200m copies and has over 140m active monthly players to this day. With a few dips here and there, Minecraft viewership...
Each week, ESI Digest breaks down the weekly happenings in the esports industry, making sense of things so you don’t have to. As well as being housed on YouTube, ESI Digest is available on all major podcast platforms and is also available in written form...
Atlanta FaZe is back with another $25K Warzone tournament. Tonight the Warzone tournament action continues with Atlanta FaZe hosting a $25K, classic 2v2 tournament. After the World Series of Warzone private match, and Code Red’s odd-man last night, it’s great to return to the classic 2v2...
Loki will join the expansive Fortnite Battle Royale roster via the Fortnite Crew subscription service. Epic Games introduced Fortnite Crew late last year as its first monthly subscription service. For $11.99 USD per month, subscribers receive exclusive in-game cosmetics, 1,000 V-Bucks and the seasonal Battle Pass for...
London-based esports organization Fnatic has signed a global partnership deal with cybersecurity company Kaspersky. The deal will see Kaspersky’s logo placed on the jersey of the team’s secondary League of Legends team, Fnatic Rising. The companies will also host a series of digital events, and...
ESTNN previews the European FNCS All-Star Showdown Finals and picks the favorites and dark horses. Competitive Fortnite’s FNCS All-Star showdown finalè is rapidly approaching. The festivities began early this week with players across all regions battling in skill challenges to determine the best editors, builders and...
ESTNN recaps the High Tier skill challenge from the second day of the FNCS All-Star Showdown. Day two of the FNCS All-Star Showdown is in the books. Yesterday, top players across all regions competed in the Blueprint Battle and Bullseye Bonanza for cash prizes and bragging...
Epic Games removed NA West player wavyjacob from the FNCS All-Star Showdown and hit him with a six-month ban. Fortnite Battle Royale and player bans seem to go hand-in-hand. Over the last year, we’ve seen everything from punishments for cheating to Clix’s Support-A-Creator Code removal and...