Week five of action from the Southeast Asia Dota Pro Circuit came to a close today with two rather quick series, kicking off with TNC Predator versus 496 Gaming, before Vice Esports took on BOOM Esports. TNC had shown a few promising signs of life over their last few series, after dropping three very early […]
LoL: LCS Teams Push To Remove Import Rule, The Community Pushes Back
Upon hearing that many, if not all, LCS teams want to abolish the import rule, the community is up in arms. On February 3, League of Legends reporter and interviewer Travis Gafford released a clip from his podcast, Hotline League. In it, he revealed that LCS team owners and management have asked Riot Games to […]
Cloud9 Jack gets into it on Reddit with fans over import rule – Daily Esports
Cloud9 CEO Jack Etienne got into it with League of Legends fans on the Cloud9 Reddit after a conversation about the North American import rule for drafting foreign players broke out on the forum. League of Legends Championship Series team owners have been pushing for Riot Games to adjust the current rule on imports. This […]
Volvic and BIG Extend Esports Partnership After Eight Months
German esports organization Berlin International Gaming (BIG) announced that it has extended its partnership with Danone Group’s French mineral water brand Volvic. The two brands initially started working together in June last year. While BIG did not disclose the financial details of the partnership, the organization told The Esports Observer that the partnership is planned […]
Complexity and the U.S. Army Team Up for Soldier Showdown Part 2 Tournament Series
Texas-based esports organization Complexity Gaming has expanded its partnership with the U.S. Army Installation Management Command’s Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) to host a series of tournaments specifically designed for active-duty U.S. Army soldiers. The competition, the “Soldier Showdown Part 2,” will begin on March 13 and will be played out over a […]
LEC power rankings: 2021 Spring Split week 4
Halfway through the Spring Split, the LEC is beginning to shake up. The 2021 LEC Spring Split has reached its halfway point. And with four weeks to go until the league goes into playoff mode, Europe is set to kick things into high gear. Heading into week five, the top of the league feels more […]
NODWIN Gaming MD on the rise of PC esports in India
In recent years, South Asia has positioned itself as one of the bigger mobile gaming markets. The now-banned PUBG Mobile helped usher in a new era of gaming and esports culture in the region. Given the country’s majority-young population and existing socio-economic conditions, smartphone penetration and internet users are on the rise. There is little to […]
BIG extends partnership with Volvic – Esports Insider
German esports organisation Berlin International Gaming (BIG) has extended its partnership with mineral water brand Volvic. The deal will expand on existing projects between the two parties, alongside Volvic continuing its partnership of BIG’s League of Legends team. RELATED: BIG’s Prime League team refreshes with Volvic deal The partnership, which began in June 2020, saw a number of […]
BBC set to broadcast FIFA 21 Global Series European Regional Qualifiers – Esports Insider
British broadcaster BBC has announced a partnership with EA SPORTS’ that will see the FIFA 21 Global Series European Regional Qualifiers be aired on its platforms. The European Regional Qualifiers and Playoffs will be shown on the BBC iPlayer, plus BBC Sport’s website and app. The competition will also still be available to watch on EA SPORTS FIFA’s Twitch and YouTube […]
Street Fighter League interview – MenaRD and the international FGC – Daily Esports
Our Street Fighter League interview series continues as we got a chance to speak with the former Capcom Cup champion MenaRD. We discussed this season of Street Fighter League, the growing international FGC, and the future of Street Fighter V. DES: How did you come to be involved with Team Dynamite and with season 3 […]