Following yesterday's alleged match-fixing scandal, we have yet another controversy. After Meta4Pro decided to step away from the DPC qualifiers due to potential match-fixing problems, we have yet another team from the EU Lower Division that won’t be able to participate in the event anymore. The Disqualification Due...
Tournament organizer ESL Gaming will continue its partnership with cash payment company paysafecard into 2021. Financial terms were not disclosed. Under the terms of this deal, paysafecard will serve as a presenting partner for IEM Katowice 2021, the National Championships in both Germany and Poland,...
Esports tournament organiser BLAST has unveiled an expanded qualifying series that will provide more teams with the opportunity to enter into the BLAST Premier Spring Showdown. The expansion comes as part of the organiser’s ambition to offer ‘a Counter-Strike tournament series that provides opportunities for countless regions and organisations’. Credit:...
Gaming-focused social networking platform eFuse has secured a $6M USD investment from a collection of professional sports stars, influencers, and investors, led by Ohio Innovation Fund. While a representative for eFuse declined to comment on specific individual investments, they did tell The Esports Observer that...
Hong Kong-based esports organisation Talon Esports has announced a partnership with the gaming division of leading seating manufacturer Recaro. The partnership will see Recaro provide PSG.Talon with Recaro Exo gaming seats to all staff and players in Hong Kong. Credit: Talon RELATED: Talon Esports announces Carnival renewal Partnered with PSG...
Hong Kong-based Talon Esports has named seating manufacturer Recaro as its gaming chair partner for its League of Legends team, PSG.Talon for 2021. Financial terms were not disclosed. Under the terms of this new partnership, Recaro will provide PSG.Talon staff and players in Hong Kong...
Russian esports organisation Team Spirit has extended its partnership with bookmaker Parimatch for an additional year. The renewal will see Parimatch remain as the title partner of Team Spirit, with the gambling firm’s logo being placed on the back, front and sleeves of the organisation’s Dota...
League Play has now been out for a week, so here’s the best class setups to get you topping the ladder. Black Ops Cold War’s League Play released just a week ago, and since, we’ve already been through two ladders. If you’ve struggled to reach top...
Oceanic esports organisation Dire Wolves has announced the acquisition of Avant Gaming. Avant Gaming’s teams will merge with Dire Wolves as part of the purchase, meaning that the organisation will enter into CS:GO this year. Financial details of the acquisition have not been disclosed. RELATED: LCO reveals eight...
FaZe Clan, the North American competitive esports and gaming lifestyle brand, has announced that the company has brought on Amit Bajaj as its new chief financial officer. After what FaZe is calling a “successful 2020 anchored by tremendous growth,” Bajaj was brought on to oversee...