North American esports tournament operator Unified, formerly known as the Unified Esports Association (UEA), has secured a partnership with digital media licensing platform ESPAT AI. As a result of the collaboration, ESPAT will become the official photo and video content distributor for Unified-operated past and future...
ESTNN chats to WePlay’s Chief Visionary Officer and General Producer, Maksym Bilonogov about how this anime-inspired Major was born. With the release of Dragon’s Blood, an anime-themed Dota 2 Major was probably always going to be on the cards. And there was really no one better...
Glen Calvert has announced that he has stepped down as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of European esports organisation Fnatic. The announcement was made by Calvert, via a LinkedIn post, on Friday. (ESI Illustration) Image credit: Fnatic / Glen Calvert RELATED: Julien Dupont joins Fnatic as Partner Development...
Prepare yourselves for another round of Fortnite events under the DreamHack helm. Competitive Fortnite is heating up ahead of Chapter 2 - Season 7, the game’s newest massive update. Epic Games outlined what players should expect through August in a recent blog post, including the upcoming...
Chinese esports organization TOP Esports (TES) has signed a sponsorship deal with energy drink Monster Energy. The Monster Energy logo will be featured on the left shoulder of TES’s team jerseys. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. TES is owned by Hong Kong-based...
Everything you need to know about Ezreal, the Prodigal Explorer. Ezreal is one of League of Legends' most unique ADC champions, boasting mobility, poke and good scaling in a very fun kit. On top of that, he has a likeable character design, a unique playstyle and...
Chinese esports organization JDG Gaming (also known as JingDong Gaming) announced Sunday that it has signed a naming rights deal with Intel Corporation. JDG Gaming is the esports division of Chinese e-commerce company Jing Dong and competes in China’s League of Legends Pro League (LPL)....
TNC's performance through the AniMajor's group stage has increased their chances to qualify for the Upper Bracket. TNC made a huge comeback on the second day of the Group Stage — winning 2 series. On Day 1, they tied 1 series and lost 1 series. The...
The Esports Observer has learned that German Bundesliga soccer club FC Schalke 04 is in active talks to sell its League of Legends European Championship (LEC) franchise slot. Schalke 04 Esports Managing Director Tim Reichert confirmed with TEO on Sunday morning that his organization is...
After TSM announced its $210M USD, 10-year naming rights deal with crypto exchange company FTX on Friday, TSM FTX and Riot Games weighed in on some limitations this new deal will have in Riot-related esports in North America that the organization fields teams in, including...