Esports Industry News
August 24, 2020
Riot Games doubles down on Teamfight Tactics
Teamfight Tactics (TFT) is the spinoff game from Riot Games’ League of Legends. Similar to the Auto-Chess game mod popularised in Valve Corporation’s Dota 2, TFT is a round-based strategy…
August 19, 2020
Celebration of Mobile Gaming by YouTube gives mainstream attention to Mobile Esports
YouTube Gaming just announced a new tournament with a pretty serious prize pool. The ‘Celebration of Mobile Gaming’ tournament is set to pit several creators in a multi-mobile game competition…
August 19, 2020
What is Fall Guys and why is everyone streaming it?
After only just making his comeback as a streamer on YouTube, DrDisrespect is already pulling major headlines again – though this time, for good reasons rather than a ban. He…
August 17, 2020
Tech stock scrutiny amidst WeChat and TikTok ban and streaming mergers
The past two weeks have certainly been interesting at the intersection of technology, governments and gaming, even more so if you have any interest in technology or gaming stocks. US…
August 9, 2020
LCK Franchise Model Receiving Great Interest
The League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) will change into a franchised league starting in 2021. Of the four major premier regional leagues in League of Legends (LoL) esports, South…
August 5, 2020
Riot scores 113M dollar deal with Bilibili as Tencent tightens grip on all esports broadcasts
Riot Games, the company behind League of Legends and Valorant scored a major broadcasting deal with Bilibili Inc, one of China’s biggest video streaming platforms. Both companies have their majority…
August 2, 2020
The new LoL Esports branding opens opportunities for Regional Teams
On July 21, the publisher and developer of League of Legends (LoL), Riot Games, announced the new global “re-brand” of LoL Esports. LoL Esports serves to formalize a central brand…
August 1, 2020
Esports betting legislation passes assembly in New Jersey, heads to senate
Esports and the law have had a somewhat strained relationship at times. Not every set of laws accounted for the unique problems that esports brought with it, especially when it…
July 30, 2020
NEOM gets mobbed out of becoming a Middle Eastern esport hub
The NEOM Project announced two high profile esports partnerships over the past two days. Event organizer BLAST and Riot’s LEC announced their pledge towards the development of esports in Neom.…
July 28, 2020
Cheating in FPS Games – Why Do Players Cheat and What Can Be Done?
Chances are, at some point or another you’ve run afoul of someone cheating in a FPS game. You can be having a great game, whether that’s finding the perfect loot…