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Riot Games Launches Valorant Champions Tour 2025 Season Capsule

  Riot Games announced Monday first details on the Valorant Champions Tour 2025 Season Capsule, a collection of in-game goodies for Valorant that will have a direct financial impact on partnered teams...

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ESL FACEIT Group Renews Multi-Year Partnership With Intel 

Global esports tournament organizer ESL FACEIT Group (EFG) and international technology company Intel announced Tuesday that they have renewed their partnership to continue supporting global...

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AT&T Joins Esports Trade Association’s Preferred Partner Program

The Esports Trade Association announced this week that U.S.-based telecommunications company AT&T has joined its “preferred partner program.” Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but...

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Emirates Esports Federation Seeks Partners for E Gaming League

The Emirates Esports Federation (EEF) and its partner ITW Universe, launched what it calls an Invitation to Tender (a formal request for bids from potential partners) for an investment to acquire and...

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FATAL FURY Joins the 2025 Esports World Cup Line-Up

The Esports World Cup Foundation announced this week that it has signed a three-year partnership deal with SNK, to bring its popular fighting game franchise, FATAL FURY to its annual multi-week esports...

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Kosovo to Host the IESF European Esports Championship 2025

The International Esports Federation (IESF) announced this week that the European Esports Championship 2025 will be hosted in Pristina, the capital of Kosovo. The competition is being facilitated in...

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Achieveminds Coaching Officially Launches

A new competitive gaming coaching platform called Achieveminds Coaching officially launched on Monday. The platform aims to enhance “esports performance through holistic coaching” by providing players...

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Riot Games Signs Three-Year Deal with the Esports World Cup Foundation

The Esports World Cup Foundation announced a partnership with Riot Games to bring League of Legends, Valorant, and Teamfight Tactics to the Esports World Cup 2025 this summer in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia....

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IESF Formally Announces 2025 Games Line-Up

The International Esports Federation (IESF) announced Monday the line-up of competitive game titles it will use during its 2025 season. This year’s tournaments will feature Valve’s tactical team-based...

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International Olympic Committee Announces First Esports Olympic Games in 2027

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Tuesday that the inaugural Olympic Esports Games will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in 2027. The first esports games tied to the IOC and the...

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Team Vitality Signs Chess Grandmaster, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

France-based esports organization Team Vitality announced Wednesday that Chess Grandmaster Maxime “MVL” Vachier-Lagrave has been signed as its new professional chess player. Arguably one of the top...

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NineBot Becomes Official Chinese Partner of Valorant Champions Tour and...

China-based electronic motorcycle company NineBot announced on Wednesday that it has signed a partnership deal with TJ Sports, becoming its official Chinese partner for Valorant Champions Tour (VCT)...

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China’s Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Pro League Signs First Key Partners 

Chinese game publisher Moonton Games has announced its partner list for the first Mobile Legends: Bang Bang esports circuit in China, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Pro League (MLBBPL). This includes four...

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Tencent Signs Strategic Partnership With TikTok Rival Rednote for King Pro...

Tencent announced that it has signed a strategic partnership with Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu (Rednote) for China’s top Honor of Kings competition, King Pro League. Under the terms of...

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Team Liquid Signs Chess Pros Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Carauna

Global esports organization Team Liquid has signed professional chess players Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Carauna. Financial terms of these deals were not disclosed. Carlsen, arguably the most...

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Restructuring at ESL FACEIT Group: Layoffs at Burbank Office Signal a...

Update: Following the publication of this story an ESL spokesperson gently pushed back on our sources’ claims that a “majority of staff would be laid off” in Burbank, and per its statement (which you...

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Evil Geniuses Partners With Theta Labs

North American esports organization Evil Geniuses announced Thursday a partnership with self-described decentralized cloud infrastructure company Theta Labs. Financial terms of this partnership were...

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FocusFuel Partners With Ubisoft and GNC for Assassin’s Creed Shadows Promotion

Game publisher Ubisoft and FocusFuel announced a retail partnership with GNC to bring its Assassin’s Creed Shadows codes as part of a bundle with caffeine gummies products coming to 2,000 stores in the...

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2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games Embraces 11 Esports Titles, Excludes Dota 2

The Olympic Council of Asia has confirmed that the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, scheduled from September 9 to October 4, will feature 11 medal-contending esports titles. Curated Esports Lineup The...

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Level Infinite Details Honor of Kings Esports Plans for 2025

Following Nova Esports’ win as the Honor of Kings Invitational Season 3 Champions, Level Infinite (a division of Tencent) announced the full competitive roadmap for the remainder of 2025. The...

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