Thursday April 22, 2021 Good morning! This is your weekly Esports Brief. The International Olympic Committee is launching the Olympic Virtual Series (OVS), the first-ever, Olympic-licensed event for physical and non-physical virtual sports, partnering with five International Sports Federations and game publishers. The org also tapped the talents of DreamHack Sports Games for the […]
Thursday April 15, 2021 Good morning! This is your weekly Esports Brief. Overwatch League returns to action this week, boasting new faces, new toys and a confirmed return to live competition this season. With play set to kick off tomorrow, the league confirmed the return to LAN events, lining up three that will take […]
Thursday January 21, 2021 Good morning! This is your weekly Esports Brief. With the LEC set to return for its 2021 season, Riot Games announced that KitKat renewed its partnership with the league for another year, and will serve as a Main Partner for the upcoming 2021 championship and will once again invite […]
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 […]
