Jeff Kaplan, the father of Overwatch, is leaving Blizzard. After 19 years working at Blizzard, Jeff Kaplan, the father of Overwatch, is leaving the company. Aaron Keller is taking the reigns of Overwatch and keeps on the development of Overwatch 2. More than a game director, Jeff...
The first LoR World Championship is coming this fall. Today, Riot Games revealed plans for the first-ever World Championship for Legends of Runeterra, the League of Legends-inspired card game. It will bring the best players from all around the world for an epic showdown in September....
Blizzard Entertainment announced Tuesday that Jeff Kaplan, director of Overwatch, is leaving the company. With his departure, Aaron Keller, one of the members of the Overwatch executive team will be stepping in as the game’s director. As part of the announcement, Blizzard shared a note...
Psyonix Studios and Automobili Lamborghini have announced a new collaboration for Rocket League which includes multiple esports activations. In addition to introducing the Lamborghini Huracán as a playable vehicle within the game, the automaker will sponsor two esports events: The Rocket League Championship Series X...
Brazilian Free Fire player and esports superstar Bruno “Nobru” Goes signed with Play9, a content company owned by Felipe Neto, the fifth-biggest YouTuber in the world with 41M subscribers, for the creation of three new channels on YouTube. The deal was negotiated by Play9 co-founders...
The long-running Super Girl Gamer Series will return for its 2021 campaign beginning in May, hosting online events across multiple esports including League of Legends, Hearthstone, and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. This year will also see the addition of Valorant to the lineup of games. Over...
A year after releasing Legends of Runeterra, its free-to-play, digital card game for mobile and PC, Riot Games has announced its first official and major esports competition for the title, the Legends of Runeterra World Championship. Riot said in a release that qualifiers and finals...
There’s a universal moment many gamers have experienced. You’re the best in your little friend group at Super Smash Bros. Beating your buddies at the game isn’t even a challenge. You’re confident in having figured out the game well enough to challenge anyone. Then you...
Electronic Arts (EA) has announced that Apex Legends will launch a mobile variant, with regional beta tests for the game expected to take place this month. The game, simply titled Apex Legends Mobile, will feature similar gameplay mechanics to its PC edition but will be adapted for...
Australian esports organization ORDER announced that it has closed a $.5.3M AUD ($4.12M USD) financing round, which it launched early in 2021. The group of investors included CPS Capital managing director Jason Peterson and Gemelli Group chairman Harry Karelis, who has also been appointed to...