Call of Duty League hits high viewership, playoffs/championship details revealed
Official details below. While traditional sports are largely still up in the air, fans were treated to some amazing live pro sports competition this past weekend in the Call of Duty League, with the New York Subliners Home Series hitting the highest viewership of the season on YouTube with a peak around 115K. The Call of Duty League season continues this weekend with the London Royal Ravens Home S...[Read More]
PUBG releases: 7.3 update details, and PC1 and PC2 details
I had to convince my brain to stop typing PS1 / PS2 details. Anyway, official PUBG details ar below. PUBG has a number of exciting updates to share. In addition to changes coming to PUBG as part of Update 7.3, PUBG has also announced further details about the next phase of PUBG Esports. PUBG Corporation is following up on May’s exciting PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS Continental Series Charity Show...[Read More]
100 Thieves signs Hiko as Team Captain for Valorant Esports
That is a bold move, Cotton. Official details below. LOS ANGELES (June 4, 2020) – 100 Thieves has announced its entrance into competitive Valorant esports, Riot Games’ highly anticipated first-person shooter. The 100 Thieves Valorant team will be captained by Hiko, a former professional CS:GO player who has been a professional esports athlete for over 10 years. Hiko previously played for teams suc...[Read More]
Apex Legends gets online dates, shows growth (and more…)
All sorts of Esports news today. Check it out. REDWOOD CITY, Calif – April 17, 2020 – Today, Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) and Respawn Entertainment announced that the Finals of the Apex Legends Global Series Online Tournaments (OT) #5 and #6, are both moving up one day earlier. The tournaments will now be held May 2-3 and May 30-31 respectively, in order to better fit competitors’ sched...[Read More]
Supercell’s 2020 Brawl Stars Championship Broadcasts start March 7th
Mark your calendars, peeps. Helsinki – February 20, 2020 – Supercell, the developers of Brawl Stars, has partnered with ESL, the world’s largest esports company, to deliver the 2020 Brawl Stars Championship, a truly open competition that invites Brawl Stars players from around the world, no professional gaming experience required, to compete for over $1 million in prizes. The open-format global es...[Read More]
PUBG releases statement regarding PGS: Berlin
Always be transparent to your fans. Good on PUBG for this. PUBG Corporation is actively monitoring the spread of the latest coronavirus, which was recently declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization. With the health and safety of our players, employees, and fans as our top priorities, we’ve made the difficult decision to postpone April’s PGS: Berlin event. The ...[Read More]
Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid League announced
Check out those details below. SAN FRANCISCO – January 14, 2020 – POWER RANGERS: Battle for the Grid invites the best players from across the country to come together to see who reigns supreme! nWay, in partnership with Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) and global content leader Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B), today announced the POWER RANGERS: Battle for the Grid League. Starting in January 2020, nWay i...[Read More]
Twitch partners with the Raiders in Vegas
That’s actually a good idea. Check out the details below. SAN FRANCISCO – Sept. 9, 2019 – Twitch, the leading service and community for multiplayer entertainment, today announced a partnership with the Raiders as a founding partner of Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas starting in 2020. The partnership will include a Twitch-branded lounge in the lower level of Allegiant Stadium, featuring intera...[Read More]
PUBG NPL Phase 3 starts September 7th with streamlined schedule
Check out those details below. Starting September 7, North America’s National PUBG League (NPL) 2019 will enter its third and final stretch of competition in the leadup to the PUBG Global Championship Grand Finals that will take place in Oakland, California on November 23 and 24. For the next four weeks, the best PUBG teams throughout North America will engage in six matches a day every Saturday a...[Read More]
LiveXLive bringing the goods to live Esports with Allied Esports partnership
The best of all worlds for eSports. Details below. LOS ANGELES (August 29, 2019) – LiveXLive Media, Inc. (NASDAQ: LIVX) (“LiveXLive”), a global digital media company focused on live entertainment, and Allied Esports, a global esports entertainment company and a division of Allied Esports Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AESE), today announced a multi-year partnership to create original live espo...[Read More]
Russia for the win! Takes PUBG Nations Cup 2019
The South Korean eSports production scene is amazing. Check out the news of the Russian victory at PUBG Nations Cup. SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, AUGUST 12, 2019 – Team Russia persevered and fought their way to a thrilling triumph at the PUBG Nations Cup 2019 in front of a sold-out crowd gathered in Jangchung Arena. The PUBG Corporation-hosted event was an international tournament that featured 16 se...[Read More]
Apex Legends Preseason Invitational kicking off September 13-15
Football and video games. GOD, I love September. Enjoy the official Apex details below. REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – July 30, 2019 – Today, Electronic Arts Inc., (NASDAQ: EA) and Respawn Entertainment announced the Apex Legends Preseason Invitational, a large scale esports tournament featuring the largest collection of competitive talent ever for an Apex Legends event. Held September 13-15 in Kraków, Po...[Read More]