A claim came down on September 20 that over 500,000 Activision accounts were compromised in a data breach. However, late yesterday evening, Activision debunked these claims as false. Even so, Activision encouraged users that if they feel their accounts are at risk to act accordingly. Activision may insist none of this happened, but it doesn’t […]
RESPAWN Products to kit out Shenandoah University – Esports Insider
Gaming furniture manufacturer RESPAWN Products has entered a partnership with private, Winchester-based Shenandoah University. The deal will see the university kitted out with RESPAWN’s gaming chairs. RELATED: TOP Esports receives sponsorship from FAW-Audi ahead of Worlds In return for the supply of products, Shenandoah University will feature RESPAWN’s logo in its esports streams, broadcasts, and on its […]
How Hong Kong’s Change in U.S. Special Status Affects Gaming and Esports Investments
Written by Tobias Seck and James Fudge Over the last few months, the Trump administration increased political pressure on the People’s Republic of China. Several actions proved to be rather media effective, the proposed bans of short-format video platform app TikTok owned and developed by Chinese company ByteDance and Tencent Holdings’ WeChat app; and Trump’s […]
Modern Warfare and Warzone Season 6 release date confirmed
In what could be for the final time, Activision has released the trailer for the new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone season. The sixth, and reportedly last, installment for Modern Warfare, Activision looks to be going all out. There are already two new Operators confirmed for the season as well as a couple […]
A subway system and new characters are coming in season 6 of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Get ready for new operators and a subway system. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare fans got their first look at season six in a new reveal trailer today. Two familiar faces from the campaign will likely make appearances as playable operators in Modern Warfare and Warzone. A new underground train system will also make an […]
Bad Boy Leeroy Signs Deal With Pacaembu Stadium for São Paulo Esports Venue
The Brazilian esports promotion group BBL (Bad Boy Leeroy) announced Tuesday that it has closed a deal with Allegro Pacaembu, the company that manages the historic soccer stadium Paulo Machado de Carvalho (colloquially known as Pacaembu Stadium) located in São Paulo. At a press event Tuesday attended by The Esports Observer BBL provided details on […]
MPL-PH Season 6 week 6 schedule
The Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League Philippines (MPL-PH) Season 6 week 6 schedule is out and there’s some exciting matchups and still hope for Blu Fire to get their first win. BREN Esports, the top seed in Group B will open up the week against Omega PH, the second seed from the group. BREN […]
Gillette Produces a League of Legends Esports Talk Show in Brazil
In partnership with Riot Games, Gillette announced that it will produce an esports talk show called Gillette Talks – LoL Edition between Sept. 21 – 24. The program will be presented and streamed online by Brazilian esports celebrity Nyvi Estephan on her Facebook page, and will also feature a special episode with a League of […]
Patch 10.20 Preview: Urgot and Sion will flex to the Jungle
The same week that the 2020 League of Legends World Championship begins, Mark Yetter brings us the Patch 10.20 Preview, with some general changes that are not without surprises. The recently started Patch 10.19 brought the meta that will be played in the international championship, which means that we haven’t properly seen its influences in […]
Fut Champions Weekend League zum letzten Mal in FIFA 20
Auf Wiedersehen, Bye-bye und Ciao zur Weekend League in FIFA 20. Eine abenteuerliche Reise geht zu Ende – nach über 40 Wochenenden mit purer Emotion. Die letzte Weekend League steht am kommenden Freitag in FIFA 20 an. Noch einmal kann gejubelt und gelitten werden. Der wohl bekannteste Turnier-Wettbewerb in FUT Champions ist für die meisten […]