Two special tournaments focused on promoting female esports players are taking place in Brazil as part of the celebration of International Women’s Day. One is organized by the esports organization Vivo Keyd, is a Valorant tournament named “Vivo Keyd Girls Championship,” with a $10K BRL...
Texas-based esports education company Esposure announced that it has signed a strategic partnership with gaming peripherals brand HyperX. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Under the terms of this new deal, HyperX will provide Esposure with equipment and other resources to its competitive...
The University of Kentucky (UK) has joined forces with multinational esports organisation Gen.G to host an invitational competition involving other universities. The University of Kentucky Esports Invitational will see a total of nine universities compete in League of Legends, Rocket League, and VALORANT tournaments. Credit: University of Kentucky RELATED: University of Kentucky and...
This is Part One of an annual series on women in the esports industry. March 8 is International Women’s Day and to celebrate, The Esports Observer highlights some of the talented women working and serving in prominent leadership roles within the esports industry. Esports offers...
Josh “oSee” Ohm scored 74-44 to help Extra Salt bag the closed qualifier to the DreamHack Masters Spring. Extra Salt came out victorious in the North American Division Closed Qualifier of DreamHack Masters Spring 2021. VOYVODA, Complexity Gaming and Heroic had earlier won spots through the...
April 2 to 3 will see the KBS Symphony Orchestra perform the music from our favorite game in League of Legends Live: The Orchestra. It will be a very different LoL as the KBS Symphony Orchestra performs live orchestrated versions of the biggest songs and themes...
New Zealand-based esports tournament organiser and broadcasting media company LetsPlay.Live (LPL) has unveiled a partnership that will see the Rainbow Six Siege Oceanic Challenger League (OCL) be broadcast on Australian television network Seven Network. Starting on June 1st, fans will be able to watch the league on...
Chinese Honor of Kings team GK Gaming (GK) announced that the company has appointed Chinese singer and actor Zitao Huang (Z.Tao) as its new partner and Co-CEO. GK owns a franchise slot in China’s top Honor of Kings competition, King Pro League, and has a...
HyperX has revealed the launch of its first original apparel collection, in partnership with Champion Athleticwear. With designs created by HyperX and manufactured in collaboration with Champion Athleticwear, the new line is called the “GG Collection” and includes t-shirts, hoodies, hats, and a coordinating face...
Esports platform Organization.GG has raised $610,000 (~£440,813) in pre-seed funding, with tournament organiser WePlay Esports, QPDigital, and Silicon Valley investors participating in the round. According to Organization.GG’s CEO and Co-founder, Dima Okhrimchuk, the funding will be used to develop the platform’s product and help expand...