CtW Investment Group, whose mission is to hold “directors accountable for irresponsible and unethical corporate behavior,” has issued a condemnation of the reported $200M USD bonus that Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick is set to receive as part of a “Shareholder Value Creation Incentive” provision...
A new weapon is on the horizon in Fortnite Season 6. Fortnite Chapter 2 - Season 6 revealed many new weapons for players to learn and understand. Most notably, bows occupy much of the loot pool on top of newly introduced Primal and Makeshift weapons. These all...
The Yard: HBCU Esports Alliance (HEA), a collegiate esports league for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the United States, kicks off its inaugural league season with a variety of competitions and support from presenting partner, Gillette. The league, which will run for eight...
Collegiate esports services company CSL Esports has announced two new hires for its business development team. Jourdan Kirby will join the company as manager, business development and Jake Amodio has signed on as coordinator, client services. Kirby joins CSL Esports after a two year stint...
Riot Games has announced that esports infrastructure company Nerd Street Gamers will operate and produce the League Championship Series (LCS) Proving Grounds last-chance qualifier tournament. Image credit: Nerd Street Gamers RELATED: Nerd Street Gamers expands Riot Games partnership The tournament, renamed ‘Nerd Street Power Play’, provides a final...
Viewership for the conclusion of the LEC Spring Split saw a big boost due to a number of highly contested playoff spots. The final week was also a three-day broadcast period, dubbed a “superweek” by the league due to the additional day of matches. With...
ESL UK, a regional branch of esports tournament organiser ESL, has announced it will host a League of Legends: Wild Rift tournament. The one-off tournament, known as the ESL Wild Rift Premiership, will see teams from the UK, Ireland, and the Nordics compete in one of...
After securing a $1.58M USD investment round in February, Final Level, a Brazilian gaming content platform and owner of the esports team Gamelanders, is kicking-off its international expansion. The project will be carried out in collaboration with the UK-based company 1st11, which has operations in...
The U.K. and Ireland’s regional esports competition series ESL Premiership has added League of Legends: Wild Rift as its first-ever mobile title. Additionally, teams from the Nordic Regions will compete alongside the U.K. and Ireland for the first time. This is also one of the...
Riot Games claims that harassment accusations levied against CEO Nicolo Laurent are unfounded. In a statement released yesterday, March 16, Riot Games has announced that they are closing their investigation revolving around the Sharon O’Donnell case. The Special Committee completing the investigation consisted of an outside...