Upon hearing that many, if not all, LCS teams want to abolish the import rule, the community is up in arms. On February 3, League of Legends reporter and interviewer Travis Gafford released a clip from his podcast, Hotline League. In it, he revealed that LCS...
Esports infrastructure company Vindex has hired Pablo Arizmendi-Kalb as the new chief operating officer of Belong Gaming Arenas. In his new role, Arizmendi-Kalb will take the reins of “multi-unit retail operations” as part of Belong’s expansion to hundreds of locations throughout the United States. Prior...
The “2020+5” agenda recently released by the International Olympic Committee made it clear that the organization has no interest in bringing esports such as League of Legends or Street Fighter into its official Summer or Winter Games anytime soon. Despite holding summits with esports figures...
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive teams across Spain and Portugal will have a chance to qualify for the BLAST Premier Spring Showdown when the Unity Cup kicks off on Feb. 27. Organized by LVP, a subsidiary of MEDIAPRO, the Spanish multimedia and communications group, the event will...
Team Liquid has not made a solo move by teaming up with VIZ Media for Naruto Shippuden-themed apparel. Anime and esports have been in constant synergy not only for esports companies and organizations but also between the fans of both worlds. The Esports Observer will...
In recent years, South Asia has positioned itself as one of the bigger mobile gaming markets. The now-banned PUBG Mobile helped usher in a new era of gaming and esports culture in the region. Pictured: Team SouL at the PUBG Mobile India Series 2019. PUBG Mobile...
Bookmaker Pinnacle has partnered with online payment provider Trustly and Relog Media to launch The Pinnacle Cup, a $100,000 CS:GO esports event. The tournament, said to feature a range of top-tier CS:GO teams, is set to take place in March, with the grand final scheduled to...
Each week, ESI Digest breaks down the weekly happenings in the esports industry, making sense of things so you don’t have to. As well as being housed on YouTube, ESI Digest is available on all major podcast platforms and is also available in written form...
PSG Esports, the esports arm of the professional soccer team Paris Saint-Germain, has brought on MMD as the organization’s official console monitor partner for its competitive FIFA 21 players and streamers. MMD, a brand license partner for Philips monitors, is now the official provider for...
Former undisputed world boxing cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk and Ukraine-based esports tournament operator WePlay Esports will collectively invest $25M USD in a new fighting league that was unveiled in December, The Esports Observer has learned. At the end of last year, WePlay announced that it...