Valorant gives away freebies and hosts new events for the players to celebrate its first anniversary. A year ago, Valorant was released and it made history within the FPS scene. It is already making its reputation as one of the most competitive FPS games in the...
Each month, Esports Insider collates the key esports business stories from Latin America — particularly Brazil — into a single article. Here are the region’s biggest stories from May. Top LATAM esports business developments, May 2021 NFA announces the launch of NFA LATAM Credit: NFA LATAM Brazilian’s Free Fire...
On Monday, popular Brazilian streamer Alexandre “Gaules” Borba Chiqueta announced a co-streaming deal with NBA Brasil and Budweiser (an official sponsor of NBA in the country) that will see him broadcasting NBA games via Twitch beginning Wednesday evening with a doubleheader — the Atlanta Hawks...
G2 Esports have rebuilt their Valorant roster with star players after not securing a spot for themselves at VCT. G2 Esports is one of the most decorated esports organizations in the world. When it comes to the performance, they never shy away from making significant changes...
European organisation G2 Esports has established a multi-year partnership with NFT solutions provider Bondly. G2 will launch a series of organisation-related NFTs, designed to ‘immortalise its strongest moments’. The first G2 NFT is set to be revealed on June 30th, whilst the rest will be released gradually...
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...