Esports talent agency Prodigy Agency has appointed Jordan Savelli, formerly of Nicecactus, as the firm’s FPS agent. In his new role, Savelli will be scouting and signing mainly new CS:GO and VALORANT talents, as well as securing opportunities for the agency’s existing players. Photo Credit: Prodigy Agency RELATED: Prodigy...
Cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase, skin-trading platform CS.MONEY and Nubia Technology’s smartphone line Red Magic have been named partners of BLAST Rising‘s second season. As a result of the partnership, the branding of all three partners will be featured throughout the CS:GO tournament. This includes integrated in-game...
Professional football league Ligue 1 Uber Eats has named French esports channel ES1 as the official TV broadcaster for its 2021 eLigue 1 campaign. ES1 will broadcast the championships alongside commentary by the channel’s on-screen talent, Alix ‘Nanix95’ Dulac and Bob Obéron. The French esports channel...
Let’s look at the biggest changes in patch 7.29c of Dota 2. Valve has released yet another balancing patch, which primarily focuses on heroes and touches upon some of the overused items in the game. The developers have kept their attention on the Dota Pro Circuit...
Tim Sweeney, the founder and CEO of Fortnite maker Epic Games, has donated 7,500 acres of land in North Carolina’s Appalachian highlands to Asheville-based non-profit the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy, according to a Charlotte News & Observer report. Sweeney signed a letter of intent with...
Former professional soccer player Rio Ferdinand’s charitable foundation, the Rio Ferdinand Foundation, has partnered with London-based esports organization LND UTD for UTD AGAINST RACISM, an online esports event to educate young people about racism in conjunction with a celebrity FIFA 21 Pro-Am competition. Esports tournament...
We take a look at Mortal Kombat 11's DLC characters in the competitive landscape. A pretty contentious topic in FGC is DLC, or purchasable, characters and their viability in competitive play. One could, and some do, argue that developers and publishers have an innate incentive to...
After a brief delay, Fortnite Champion Series (FNCS) Twitch Drops are now available for viewers of the competition. Epic Games began offering FNCS Twitch Drops back in Chapter 2 - Season 1. Fans of competitive Fortnite could both witness high-level gameplay and collect some in-game items as...
FaZe Clan, the competitive esports and gaming lifestyle organization is at it again. Today, the North American based company announced its newest apparel line, called the “Bunker Collection.” This new set of apparel, which follows the Blackout 2.0 collection, will be available to the public...
Bobby Kotick will remain the CEO of Activision Blizzard until at least March 31, 2023 per a new employment agreement, according to a recent SEC filing. However, the new agreement comes with a voluntary salary reduction of 50%. Additionally, Kotick’s target annual bonus has been...