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 […]
Thursday March 19, 2020 Good morning! This is your weekly Esports Brief. With cars garaged as a result of the coronavirus, NASCAR and iRacing opened the doors to the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series, an exhibition esports slate that will feature some of the sports’ most talented and popular drivers. The simulation-style showcase […]
Thursday March 12, 2020 Good morning! This is your weekly Esports Brief. A week dominated by coronavirus headlines was capped on Wednesday by news that E3 2020 had been cancelled. The mega-gaming event had been slated to run June 9-11 in LA, but the ESA noted in the announcement that “Following increased and […]
Thursday March 5, 2020 Good morning! This is your weekly Esports Brief. ESL and DHL extended their partnership for ESL One with DHL set to continue as sponsor and logistics partner in 2020. In addition, this year, is the “ESL Academy – delivered by DHL” with a goal to […]
Thursday February 27, 2020 Good morning! This is your weekly Esports Brief. Valve is looking for some local flavor for the Dota Pro Circuit, announcing the introduction of a new Regional League format designed to keep play schedules more consistent as well as cultivate up and coming grassroots talent. […]