Leonardo “RdO” Fernandes has left his position with B8 Esports. Leonardo “RdO” Fernandes has reportedly left the B8 Esports Dota 2 team. The Brazilian player joined B8’s roster in January of this year and reportedly exited while the team is currently competing in the Snow Sweet...
Riot Games has selected Nerd Street Gamers as the official tournament operator and producer for all three stages of the North American 2021 Valorant Champions Tour as well as the Game Changers Series. The announcement expands on Riot’s previous deal with Nerd Street to operate...
Twitch updated its API to now include a Brand Safety Score. The popular American video live streaming service, Twitch, has reportedly introduced a Brand Safety Score to its interface. The purpose of this addition is to “automatically grade how brand-friendly streamers are” according to a tweet...
Here are our updated Power Rankings following the first Major of the season 12. London Royal Ravens (-) The London Royal Ravens have been hit with a series of unfortunate events so far in the 2021 season. The latest comes with Alexx having to go home due...
XSET co-owner, esports and gaming host, and PUMA Esports ambassador Erin Ashley Simon believes that while the esports industry has a lot of work to do, women are already driving the industry from the top. Women may not fully run the world (yet…), but we...
Esports infrastructure company ReKTGlobal has acquired TalentX Entertainment and subsequently has formed a new digital talent management company called ReKTX. Financial terms have not been disclosed, however, the acquisition by the firm is described as ‘solidifying’ ReKTGlobal as the leader of the creator economy. Credit: ReKTGlobal RELATED: Sway...
Fortnite Chapter 2 - Season 6 details have been revealed. Fortnite Chapter 2 - Season 5 is nearing its end after nearly four full months of Zero Point escapades. The latest installment ushered out the Marvel crossover from Season 4 to make way for the game’s...
This is Part Two of an annual series on women in the esports industry (read Part One here). 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...
Grand Theft Auto V has officially taken over as the newest game to dominate Twitch’s collaboration meta. The nature of the modern Twitch era creates a cascading effect steadily pulling more creators to a single title, thereby pushing it up the charts. Twitch’s Top Channel...
Earlier this year, Esports Insider reported that Berlin International Gaming (BIG) had partnered with e-learning languages platform Babbel to produce and promote educational content on BIG’s broadcasting channels, including tailored stream animations and social media campaigns. Among hundreds of collaborations promoting goods and services, this partnership...