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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…
Mobile Games
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…
Esports Industry
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…
Esports News
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…
Esports News
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…
Opinion Esports
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…
LoL Esports
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…
Esports Industry
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…
Esports News
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.…
Esports Industry
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…
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