Epic Games has announced details for the 2021 Fortnite Champion Series. The competition series will move to a Trios format (three-person teams) for the entirety of 2021 and will feature a $20M USD prize pool. This is an increase of $3M over the 2020 season....
One of the Call of Duty greats has announced he will be stepping down from professional COD. One of the best Call of Duty players ever, Tommy “ZooMaa” Papparato, will be stepping back from competitive play for “the foreseeable future.” ZooMaa tweeted explaining how he had...
International football teams from the Premier League, La Liga and more are coming to Fortnite as new cosmetic outfits. Fortnite: Battle Royale’s crossover game just delved into the realm of football or soccer, depending on which part of the world you call home. Epic Games continue...
Paris-based esports organization Team Vitality has partnered with indoor sports and exercise equipment company Incept. Financial terms and length of the deal were not disclosed. As part of the deal, Incept will equip Team Vitality’s V.Performance development center in Paris with its line of exercise...
Esports infrastructure company Nerd Street Gamers has been named as an operator and producer for the 2021 VALORANT Champions Tour. The deal will see Nerd Street Gamers lead registrations, operate, and produce all Challengers and Masters events taking place from January until March. After March, another company will...
Tournament organiser ESL Gaming has announced the renewal of its partnership with financial company Mastercard for the Northern League of Legends Championship (NLC). As a part of the agreement, Mastercard will remain as the official payment partner of the NLC. In addition, the financial services corporation will continue to...
The latest brand to renew its partnership agreement with the LEC is Logitech gaming peripherals brand Logitech G. This will be the third year of Logitech G’s partnership with the European esports league. Additionally, the renewed deal will last for the next two years. Logitech...
The League of Legends esports season kicked off over the weekend with the world’s top region also leading in viewership. Influencers are continuing to change the shape of Twitch through collaboration and event-based streaming. Twitch’s Top Channel – TheGrefg Spanish YouTuber and streamer David “TheGrefg”...
English football club Manchester City has joined forces with North American esports organisation FaZe Clan to host a Fortnite tournament. The FaZe City Cup will feature some of FaZe Clan’s Fortnite roster and content creators, alongside Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne. Credit: FaZe Clan RELATED: Manchester City eSports scores deals with Etisalat and Nexen...
Switzerland-headquartered peripherals manufacturer Logitech reported its financial results for the third quarter of its fiscal year (FY) 2021, which ended on Dec. 31, 2020. The company generated net sales revenues of $1.67B USD during the period, up 84.7% from $903K in the same period last...