…viewership, becoming one of the most watched events in the tournament’s history. According to Esports Charts, the tournament’s days of dwindling viewership in previous events have come to a halt….
FURIA terminates sponsorship deal with FTX
…to announce their termination of their sponsorship deals with the cryptocurrency exchange company. FURIA had earlier stated their interest in securing a long-term relationship with the Sam Bankman-Fried-owned company. Their…
S1mple named ESL’s CS:GO player of the decade
On Saturday, during the IEM Rio Major, Natus Vincere star Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev was named by ESL as the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player of the decade (2012-2022). https://twitter.com/ESLCS/status/1591462505116684288?s=20&t=PxR5Qico-_w6yamg5cS48w The selection…
Outsiders sweep Heroic to win CS:GO IEM Rio Major
…coming into the game, with Heroic pegged as -142.86 favourites. https://twitter.com/HLTVorg/status/1591897515645108224?t=Sl4BAGZnosfxZ1Xm440jbg&s=19 Prior to the grand final, all five players on the Outsiders roster had yet to win a Major trophy…
Mid laner Ersin “Blue” Gören exits Dignitas LOL team
…only player to be booted off the roster, a rebuild is imminent. Dignitas could restructure their roster in the coming weeks to compete with other LCS teams. It is, however,…
Excel release Nukeduck from LoL roster ahead of LEC 2023
…“Nukeduck” Våtevik. This comes on the heels Michael “Mikyx” Mehle’s recent exit from the team. Excel are among a growing list of teams undergoing a restructuring for the 2023 campaign,…
Global Esports Federation partners with European Olympic Committees
…European Olympic Committees.” The President of the European Olympic Committees, Spyros Capralos, also commented on the strategic partnership, highlighting the EOC’s short-term and long-term goals. “The European Olympic Committees looks…
Fnatic signs Timofey “Chronicle” Khromov ahead of 2023 Valorant season
On Thursday, November 10, the European esports team Fnatic announced that they had signed Timofey “Chronicle” Khromov ahead of the 2023 Valorant season. https://twitter.com/FNATIC/status/1590702414956412928?s=20 Chronicle is a Russian player who…
100 Thieves release update on new video game
…was put through a playtest, and it was discovered that the game is a first-person shooter (FPS). The objective of putting the game up for testing was to solicit feedback…
GameSquare Esports announces appointment of Netflix executive to its Board
…organization commenced a content creation company, Fourth Frame Studios, in February. In September, the company announced the founding of a merchandising and consumer products company named Mission Supply. September also…