Over the last couple of days, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) traded video game retailer GameStop (NYSE: GME) became the subject of one of the biggest short squeezes the financial market has ever witnessed. As a result, GameStop’s stock became the most-traded share on...
Learn everything you need to know about Fortnite Battle Royale’s Nintendo Epic Games and Nintendo have combined forces to produce the first-ever Switch Cup 2, a Fortnite tournament open only to players on Nintendo Switch. The developers have granted console players similar opportunities in the past,...
With Riot Games’ Valorant picking up steam in the esports scene as it relates to tournament offerings, Evil Geniuses has entered the fray, announcing that it will be fielding a co-ed team to compete professionally–the first in the Valorant competitive space. The team is composed...
We take a look at the esports most popular with online wagering. Esports is more than a hobby for millions of people worldwide. It’s the sport through which thousands of people make a living. It’s also a lifestyle and a sport worthy of the same attention...
Earlier this month, Chinese esports organization Nova Esports (NV-XQF) won the PUBG Mobile Global Championship (PMGC) Finals in Dubai, taking home $700K USD of the $1.2M total prize pool. Meanwhile, another Chinese PUBG Mobile (Chinese version: Peacekeeper Elite) team, Four Angry Men (4AM), won second...
UK-based organisation Guild Esports has announced its second sponsorship deal since its London Stock Exchange debut in October, partnering with gaming peripherals brand HyperX. Photo Credit: Hyper X RELATED: Team Liquid, Envy, Guild added to Rocket League’s in-game esports shop According to a release, the contract value — which...
Epic Games will restrict all-black and all-white options for the controversial superhero skins. Fortnite Battle Royale has a strange history of occasionally offering 'pay-to-win' cosmetics and items unknowingly. It's almost a certainty that players within the community will find a way to exploit the developers' missteps...
FPS performance and training platform Aim Lab has been named as the official FPS training partner of Riot Games’ VALORANT Challengers NA competition. According to the release, Aim Lab is the first partner of the 2021 VALORANT Challengers NA – Stage 01, with the deal looking...
Riot Games’ LEC has announced a new broadcast partner in Trovo, the livestreaming platform launched in 2020 by Tencent (also the parent company of Riot Games). Financial terms were not disclosed. The LEC is also currently broadcast on YouTube and on Twitch with a variety...
Gaming media and marketing platform Subnation has acquired an equity interest in North American Fortnite team XTRA Gaming. As a result, the company will advise and lead XTRA Gaming’s partnerships, content initiatives, branding, and merchandising, with the aim being to ‘transform it into a premium lifestyle brand...