Ahead of its 2021 Summer Split, Riot Games’ LCS made several announcements including a new partnership with music label BMG. Select artists from the label will have their music incorporated into broadcasts and content related to the league. The LCS also announced that players and...
IFoEC, the education partner of The International Federation of Esports Coaches, and the University of Portsmouth have announced the Esports Coaching & Performance BSc undergraduate degree. The programme will be delivered online from September 2021. The course aims to provide students with ‘in-depth and first-hand knowledge...
European esports organisation Team Secret has announced a long-term partnership with cryptocurrency exchange company Uniswap Labs. The partnership will see Team Secret develop exclusive content and esports activations for the Uniswap protocol. According to the release, this will include ‘future technology launches and other projects under...
Valorant’s first International tournament ended with North America’s Sentinels walking away undefeated as Grand Champions. Masters Reykjavik was the largest Valorant tournament to date as we approach the title’s 1st anniversary. This was the first time that regions have been able to go toe-to-toe with one...
After Wild Rift, Riot takes another step forward in the mobile gaming market. Valorant has been quite popular since its initial launch last year. As such, it is becoming more and more dominant in the FPS tactical shooter game genre. June 2, 2021, marks the first...
League of Legends developer Riot Games has announced that VALORANT, the company’s first-person shooter, will be coming to mobile devices in the near future. VALORANT Mobile has been revealed exactly one year after the title officially launched on PC. Information regarding the release date of VALORANT Mobile...
Charity esports event Gamers Without Borders returns in 2021 with a charity prize pool of $10M USD. The nine-week online global competition will begin June 5 and feature competitions in Rainbow Six Siege, Fortnite, Rocket League, PUBG Mobile, and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. This year’s theme...
With the 2021 Mid-Season Invitational all wrapped up, ESTNN is proud to present the best player per role. Who made it into the all-star team? The 2021 Mid-Season Invitational was a major success with Riot’s second-biggest tournament crowning RNG as the champions. MSI gives new players...
North American organisation Tribe Gaming has partnered with video game developer SMG Studio. As a result, the mobile-focused esports organisation will be integrated into RISK: Global Domination. Image credit: Tribe Gaming RELATED: Key esports sponsorships and partnerships, May 2021 RISK: Global Domination is an online version of Hasbro’s...
Riot Games today is reporting viewership numbers from the first Valorant international tournament as well as revealing that it is taking the first-person shooter game to mobile. The Sentinels-Fnatic grand finals of the recently concluded Valorant Champions Tour major in Iceland earned an average viewership...