Last week, China’s esports industry saw a number of partnerships and sponsorships between Chinese and Western esports organizations, as well as an accusation that Chinese esports organization Newbee withheld $100K USD in prize money from former Fornite players. In terms of the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic in China, the country has reported an increase […]
Riot will still host League of Legends World Championships in Shanghai
During a speech at the 2020 World Artificial Intelligence Cloud Summit, Tencent Chief Operating Officer Ren Yuxin confirmed that the company was still planning to host the League of Legends World Championships for Season 10 in Shanghai. This news corroborates previous reports that Riot Games was still hosting the annual tournament in a bubble format, […]
Fortnite Will Host A Full-Length Movie From The Dark Knight Director
The latest trailer for The Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan’s mysterious new movie Tenet premiered in Fortnite, but that’s not the extent of the director’s partnership with the battle royale game. During the in-game event, games media host Geoff Keighley revealed that Fortnite will host one of Nolan’s “iconic” movies in the game. “We will […]
Seoul to Host the First Three-State Esports National Tournament Between China, Japan, and South Korea
South Korea Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism confirmed the first three-state (China, Japan, and South Korea) esports national tournament will be hosted in Seoul in November. The tournament will feature four esports titles, covering PC, mobile esports, and other esports categories, to be co-selected by China, Japan, and South Korea. Due to the novel […]
NBA 2K League To Host $25k Online Fan Tournament Amid Coronavirus Shutdown
After postponing the official start to the NBA 2K 2020 league on March 12, the organization has decided to make do by moving competitive events online, beginning on Friday, March 27, with the first-ever “NBA 2KL League Three for All Showdown.” The online 3-on-3 tournament will feature fan-organized teams, top female 2K players, and social […]
Relog Media and GRID to host #HomeSweetHome CS:GO event
Serbian event producer Relog Media has partnered with esports data provider GRID to host #HomeSweetHome, an online Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament. The event series has a $320,000 (£276,081.60) prize pool and will take place over eight-weeks, commencing with its opening tournament between March 31st and April 5th. Over the next two months, a total of 16 teams […]
WePlay! to Host WeSave! Charity Dota Tournament to Fight Pandemic
WePlay! Esports is hosting a 24-team Dota 2 tournament that will raise money for the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations and GlobalGiving Coronavirus Relief Fund. The teams playing in the WeSave! Charity Play tournament will include most of the teams that would have otherwise played in the ESL One Los Angeles Major, which, like most big events across the world, was postponed as […]