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...
Blazt returns to the CDL, this time as a Warzone player. Streaming and content creation have been a great avenue for former professional Call of Duty players. Wuskin, Karma and Blazt have all taken this approach, and it seems to be paying off. Blazt has specifically...
Philippines–headquartered esports and gaming talent agency Tier One Entertainment announced that it has secured a Pre-Series A financing round led by venture capital firm Gobi Partners through its Gobi-Core Philippine Fund, a joint-venture fund with Core Capital. In addition, entertainment and record label Warner Music Group joined...
Virtus.pro has announced through Twitter that its Fortnite roster has been disbanded. Dmitriy “Hurmaxx” Geynts, Kirill “kiryacheFN” Griyshin, Jamal “jvmsidxx” Saydaev and Dmitry “Siberiajkee” Voronin have been holding up Virtus.pro’s Fortnite battles since April 2020, when kiryacheFN joined the esports organization to complete the lineup. Virtus.pro...
Chinese live streaming platform Huya announced Wednesday that the company has signed a sponsorship deal with Wuhan-based League of Legends Pro League (LPL) team Rare Atom (RA). Huya’s logo will be placed at the right shoulder of RA’s team jerseys. Financial terms of the deal...