French esports organization Cooler Esports shuts down and releases all contracted players. European Esports organization Cooler Esports announced today that it would shut down operations due to financial hardships stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. The France-based brand began its Esports endeavor with founders Rui Cao and...
Riot Games MENA has partnered with Challenge Arena to provide an Arabic-language broadcast of the LEC Spring Playoffs. Challenge Arena is a Saudi company leading esports in MENA that provides full end-to-end esports solutions in terms of broadcast and management. In addition, many known casters...
Global Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament series organizer BLAST Premier has announced a partnership with the health and performance gaming supplement MADMONQ for the Spring Season. While financial details of the partnership were not released, MADMONQ will serve as BLAST Premier’s official health supplement partner for...
A monthly recap of the most important transfers and signings in professional CS:GO for March. March was a busy month for the CS:GO scene, with players and teams making big moves across the board. Who got the profit and which transfers are arguable? Let’s find out...
Riot Games has announced a ‘global collaboration’ between US-based guitar manufacturer Jackson and the developer’s virtual heavy metal band PENTAKILL. The exact details of what activations will take place have yet to be revealed. However, the collaboration is expected to showcase the ‘instrument’s powerful performance and...
The talented French player is now eligible to play in Valve tournaments After a long struggle on his part, Valve has unbanned Jayson "Kyojin" Nguyen Van. Therefore, he can now participate in official tournaments. Initially, Valve had issued a Valve Anti Cheat ("VAC") ban on Kyojin...
The General Manager of Cloud9’s CS:GO Division takes time off from esports. "I will be back eventually when the right opportunity arises." This was Henry "HenryG" Greer’s last words as he announced through Twitter that he would be leaving Cloud9. In his Tweet, he hinted at the...
Krafton, the company behind PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG), has appointed four new members to its board of directors including Twitch co-founder Kevin Lin. Joining Lin on the board are Procter & Gamble China SVP Suekyung Lee, Chung-Ang University professor and KT, Corp board member Eunjung Yeo,...
Global talent and entertainment agency UTA has appointed Ander Nickell as its esports division’s new Brand Partnerships Executive. According to the release, Nickell will focus on building innovative brand partnerships for the company’s growing roster of esports athletes and content creators. He will be based in...
Fictional band PENTAKILL will be performing in the Mid-Season Showdown’s opening ceremony after a three-year absence. League of Legends is known for its extravagant opening ceremonies in their World Championship Finals. But for the inaugural year of the Mid-Season Showdown, Riot Games has officially announced that...