Mobile esports already are very popular in the East and, while they haven’t become too prevalent yet in the West, Riot Games Head of Global Esports Partnerships & Business Development Naz Aletaha said her company’s “promise is to make it a global sport.” Riot Games...
The first day of MSI 2021 got underway, and what a day of matches it was. It was certainly a Day One to be hyped about. Starting off with DAMWON vs Cloud9, and ending with PSG.Talon vs MAD Lions. Day One had a lot to offer...
Red Bull is bringing back its Wololo event for 2021 having just announced Red Bull Wololo IV: The epic Age of Empires II Definitive Edition. The event is a 1v1 competition where players will have to battle through open qualifiers in order to get to...
Brazilian TV channel Loading announced a partnership with Red Bull to broadcast the Brazilian finals of Red Bull Campus Clutch, the first global VALORANT college tournament. Image credit: Loading TV and Red Bull RELATED: Banco do Brasil partners with Visa to launch BB Game Series Eighty college esports...
Activision Blizzard’s Johanna Faries broke down the Call of Duty League’s efforts to stay relevant during the pandemic and come back strong, saying, “At no point did anyone at Activision Blizzard — at our team level, in the league office — say ‘it’s over.’ It...
LAN events are finally back for Call of Duty fans. It’s been nearly 14 months since the Call of Duty League announced their move to solely online play for the remainder of the 2020 season. Since then, the Dallas Empire was crowned champions, FaZe went on...
Console players are finally getting their major tournament and prize pool! Epic Games announced today the first-ever Console Champions Cup open to players only on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch. This competition serves as a Fortnite Champion Series (FNCS) of sorts...
The UK delivery branch of pizza chain Pizza Hut has selected marketing and creative agency Kairos Media as its agency of record. The collaboration will see the agency work with the chain to develop and execute a strategy where gaming and esports are at the forefront. Credit: Pizza Hut Delivery...
Team Ninja manager Jessica Blevins has been partly credited with the success of her husband, Tyler “Ninja” Blevins, a world-renowned gamer with more than 16M Twitch followers. She’s negotiated multi-million-dollar contracts and worked with brands including Trident, Sour Patch, NordicTrack and Crest. Today at SBJ’s...
PC equipment company Pichau Gaming and Facebook Gaming have been announced as sponsors of Brazilian esports competition Copa Netenho. Copa Netenho is a PUBG MOBILE tournament in partnership with influencer Neto Cavalcante. Credit: PUBG MOBILE Brazil RELATED: PUBG MOBILE announces Brazilian female tournament Valkirias The games will be...