Esports Industry News
July 14, 2022
Fall Guys Competitive – Fall Guys Fridays and First Esports Team Formed
Fall Guys has been pretty hard to avoid in gaming circles lately. The game is a really unique take on the Battle Royale and has appeal to players from across…
August 24, 2020
High Score is well-produced but struggles to find its audience
High Score is a flashy new documentary series from Netflix that aims to tell the early history of video games. The short series traces the major developments of the 80s…
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…
October 28, 2022
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…
March 1, 2023
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…
September 24, 2021
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…
October 16, 2024
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 3, 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…