Council adds 5 active players as new members. Announced Tuesday, April 27, the Counter-Strike Professional Players’ Association (CSPPA) has added new board members. The board now includes players with their first change in council. Chris “chrisj” de Jong and Nathan “NBK-” Schmitt remain on the board....
Valve is introducing a great idea, though it may need some refinement. Just today, Valve added Dota Pro Circuit Team Profiles, which is a visual overhaul to the Live Matches section of the game. The changes will let fans track several sections of a match, including...
Brazilian esports organization LOUD, known for its content production that breaks records across platforms, has officially entered the music business through the signing of Brazilian rapper Gustavo “GUXTA” Souza. The 19-year-old artist has already worked with LOUD influencers on other audiovisual productions that generated more...
ESL Gaming announced Tuesday that it will continue its partnership with Chinese live streaming platform DouYu. Financial terms of this renewed partnership were not disclosed. Under the extended and expanded terms of the deal, DouYu will be granted exclusive rights to broadcast ESL Pro Tour...
Finnish CS:GO tournament organizer Elisa Esports has teamed up with Belgrade-based production company Relog Media, and Chinese tournament organizer Funspark to co-create a joint international CS:GO tournament series called “Elisa Champion of Champions Tour,” featuring a $2.7M total prize pool across the circuit. The tournament...
The Mid-Seasonal Invitational is just around the corner with Royal Never Give Up, Pentanet.GG and the Unicorns of Love all in action in Group A. ESTNN is back with its second of three 2021 MSI role-by-role power rankings. Due to the removal of the VCS from...
Rocket League maintains a solid position for its esports content while Brazilian streamers continue to make their presence known on Twitch. Twitch’s Top Channel – xQc Félix “xQc” Lengyel maintains his dominance on Twitch. The rapid departure of Ludwig Ahgren from the Top 10 following...
Gaming veterans Sebastian Park and Ryan Friedman have founded a new esports certification exam company to try to make the industry’s hiring practices more merit-based. The Esports Certification Institute is launching today, with people being able to immediately sign up for the exam and certification...
Fortnite players can now try out a new Arena FFA playlist in-game. Fortnite’s Competitive Twitter account teased new developments in the game’s Arena Mode yesterday. While it was rather vague in nature, the scene began theorizing the possibilities. Could Epic be working on long-winded improvements requested by...
Valorant’s latest patch, 2.08, is ushering in Act 3 with a new Battlepass, a new tropical map, and a few minor bug fixes. Act Three is finally here, and with it, players are taking a trip to a tropical destination to kick off summer. Breeze is...