Thursday May 28, 2020 Good morning! This is your weekly Esports Brief. Brand Ninja continues to explore new boundaries with the news that Tyler “Ninja” Blevins will host Ninja Battles Featuring Fortnite, serving as a live competitive series featuring 60 of the world’s top Fortnite players and gaming personalities competing for a share of […]
Thursday May 21, 2020 Good morning! This is your weekly Esports Brief. Riot Games is turning on the Friday night lights for LCS, shifting its third day of weekly competition from Monday to Fridays with the goal of reeling in more viewers across more time zones. The Friday Night League will look to be […]
Thursday May 14, 2020 Good morning! This is your weekly Esports Brief. ESL and DreamHack are giving an overhaul to the ESL Pro Tour Starcraft II and WarCraft III: Reforged. Instead of four live tournaments, The ESL Pro Tour will now be held online across three seasons for the remainder of the year. A […]
Thursday May 7, 2020 Good morning! This is your weekly Esports Brief. Ubisoft’s Rainbow Six Siege is taking over the desert, announcing plans for the launch of a new North American League that will open in late June. The league will feature two major divisions with a four-team Canadian league along with an eight-team […]
Thursday April 30, 2020 Good morning! This is your weekly Esports Brief. Twitch dug in on its esports commitment, not only cementing a huge new deal with DreamHack and ESL, but also announcing the launch of its Esports Directory. Unveiling the new feature on Wednesday, the directory will place all of the esports content […]
Thursday April 23, 2020 Good morning! This is your weekly Esports Brief. Activision and Sony Mobile Communications are gearing up for the Call of Duty: Mobile World Championship 2020 Tournament presented by Sony, launching online on April 30. Eligible Call of Duty: Mobile players ranked veteran or higher in Multiplayer will be able to […]
Thursday April 16, 2020 Good morning! It’s Thursday, April 16, 2020 and this is your weekly Esports Brief. The BMW Group is diving deeper into competitive gaming, and is launching a new international platform in addition to locking in partnerships with Cloud9 (U.S.), Fnatic (UK), FunPlus Phoenix (China), G2 Esports (Germany) and T1 (South […]
Thursday April 2, 2020 Good morning! This is your weekly Esports Brief. With virtual racing taking center stage as people hunker down to avoid the pandemic, NBC Sports announced plans to offer the INDYCAR iRacing Challenge, a live, virtual racing event featuring a field of NTT INDYCAR SERIES drivers on Saturday with the […]
Thursday March 26, 2020 Good morning! This is your weekly Esports Brief. Evil Geniuses will support the development of the first Counter-Strike: Global Offensive competitive team for America’s Navy as well as the creation of an exclusive six-episode content series. Made up of Navy Sailors, Goats & Glory is the Navy’s first esports […]