Riot Games has announced that the 2021 League of Legends World Championships has been officially relocated from China to Europe. Details surrounding the event, such as an exact location of where in Europe the tournament will take place, have not been revealed. RELATED: T1 launches new esports academy In an announcement video posted by Riot […]
League of Legends World Championships relocated to Europe – Esports Insider
Riot Games has announced that the 2021 League of Legends World Championships has been officially relocated from China to Europe. Details surrounding the event, such as an exact location of where in Europe the tournament will take place, have not been revealed. RELATED: T1 launches new esports academy In an announcement video posted by Riot […]
League of Legends: The effect of balancing patches on the game – Esports Insider
In this piece, Hannes Hase, a Data Scientist at Bayes Esports, breaks down how League of Legends balance patches impact the meta and data surrounding a match. Disclaimer: This is a sponsored piece from Bayes Esports In a game as complex as League of Legends, keeping champion strength, item stats and general interactions in balance are […]
CouchWarriors League partners with ASTRO Gaming – Esports Insider
Australian fighting game esports league CouchWarriors League has named audio peripherals manufacturer ASTRO Gaming as its exclusive headset partner for the 2021-2022 season. As a result of the partnership deal, the league will be equipped with ASTRO headsets for its events, prizes and commentators. RELATED: LCO secures Warner Music Australia partnership Daniel Chlebowczyk, Director of Events […]
British Basketball League announces partnership with Innovation Esports – Esports Insider
The British Basketball League (BBL) has announced a partnership with esports product developer Innovation Esports. The multi-year deal will see the developer launch the BBL’s inaugural gaming and esports programme. RELATED: British Esports Association joins forces with British Basketball Federation The programme, created by Innovation Esports, will feature a Pro-Am season complete with open qualifiers to aspiring […]
NBA 2K League Team Hornets Venom GT Launches Commemorative NFT – The Esports Observer
Hornets Venom GT is the first NBA 2K League team to launch its own NFT. The team’s parent organization Charlotte Hornets launched its own NFT earlier this month. Both tokens will be available on the Hornets App and sold for $4.99 USD and limited to 88 pieces. The launch comes two weeks after the Hornets […]
Rocket League Is Getting A Mobile Port Later This Year
A mobile port for Rocket League appears to be in the works, not to be confused with the mobile spinoff Rocket League Sideswipe which has already been announced. The Epic versus Apple lawsuit is only into its third day and the big reveals keep on coming. The latest of those reveals was in regard to […]
Huya secures Chinese League of Legends deal, ECI launches | ESI Digest #40 – Esports Insider
Each week, ESI Digest breaks down the weekly happenings in the esports industry, making sense of things so you don’t have to. As well as being housed on YouTube, ESI Digest is available on all major podcast platforms and is also available in written form below. In this week’s ESI Digest, we cover Huya’s monumental Chinese League of […]
I’ve Abandoned PC League of Legends For Wild Rift
It just hit me the other day, but I’ve been playing League of Legends for ten years now. I only remember the anniversary because I started playing the week my favorite jungler, Nocturne, came out. My relationship with Riot’s MOBA is a complicated one, and I’m no stranger to its troubled history as one of […]
League of Legends: Rell Vs. Leona – Who Is The Better Support?
In League of Legends, tank supports are the bassline of any solid team composition. While other roles can fulfill the job of tanking, supports tend to be able to truly succeed at it without sacrificing potential damage. After all, a damage-dealing support won’t be able to put out the kind of DPS necessary to carry. […]