Two cases have emerged where players received discipline from Epic Games for avoiding an in-game mechanic. Less than 24 hours ago, Epic Games issued a two-week ban to an entire European team for manipulating the same in-game shakedown mechanic. This feature allows an opposing team to “interrogate”...
North American esports organization CLG announced a multi-year partnership with Logitech brand Logitech G on Monday. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Under the terms of the new deal, Logitech G becomes the “official peripherals partner” for CLG Red, which encompasses CLG’s Counter-Strike:...
Riot Games has officially announced the location and format for the Mid Season Invitational that will be held in-person. After days of leaks and speculation, Riot Games has officially announced the location and format of the Mid Season Invitational. After forgoing the tournament last year because...
Valorant’s first international tournament will be held in late May in Iceland for the second Masters event. The long wait for an international Valorant tournament will finally be coming to an end. Since the game’s release during the early parts of the pandemic, the competitive community...
Deloitte Gaming and Vodafone Giants parent company Good Game Group (GG Group) announced a strategic partnership to develop esports-related products and services that will “optimize the business model” of the Spanish esports organization. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Deloitte Gaming is a...
CLG Red, the female esports division of North American organisation CLG, has announced a multi-year partnership with peripherals firm Logitech G As a result of the deal, Logitech G has been named the official peripherals partner for CLG Red’s CS:GO team alongside the organisation’s female players...
Verizon is announcing this week that it is significantly expanding its sponsorship presence with Riot Games, gaining additional inventory that will see its spending with the video game maker climb well into eight figures. Terms of the pact are not being revealed, but Verizon will...
The final qualifier for a spot at the first Masters tournament of the year is on the line this weekend and many teams are in the hunt for the last four slots. Masters qualification is on the line this weekend and only four of the eight...
Publicly-traded Danish esports organization Astralis Group announced Tuesday that it has hired Anders Drost Mickleit as its new partnerships manager. Prior to joining Astralis, Mickleit worked at online radio and culture site Heartbeats for a year and a half as a creative client manager and...
Toronto-based esports betting platform Rivalry has announced the completion of a $20m funding round to scale its operations and country licensing programme. According to the release, the funding round comprised institutional investors from Canada, the United States, the European Union, and an unnamed ‘major gaming operator’....