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...
View ArticleESL 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...
View ArticleAT&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...
View ArticleEmirates 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...
View ArticleFATAL 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...
View ArticleKosovo 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...
View ArticleAchieveminds 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...
View ArticleRiot 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....
View ArticleIESF 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...
View ArticleInternational 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...
View ArticleTeam 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...
View ArticleNineBot 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)...
View ArticleChina’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...
View ArticleTencent 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...
View ArticleTeam 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...
View ArticleRestructuring 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...
View ArticleEvil 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...
View ArticleFocusFuel 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...
View Article2026 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...
View ArticleLevel 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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