On May 18, a South Korean politician put forward a bill that would stop esports tournament organizers and stakeholders from unilaterally terminating tournaments without first informing participants and other principles involved in the event. The bill, “The Heroes of the Storm Law,” was put forward to parliament by Congressman Dong-su Yoo of the Democratic Party […]
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T1 Partners With South Korean Gaming Platform OP.GG – The Esports Observer
South Korean esports organization T1 Entertainment & Sports announced Wednesday that the organization has signed a partnership deal with gaming data platform OP.GG. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The two companies will share data and information, provide technological support, as well as optimizing career plans for players after their retirement. John Kim, […]
South Korea’s 8LJaywalking wins the TFT Fates World Championship
When it comes to esports, especially those made by Riot Games, South Korea has been historically dominant. However, for the past two years, the KR region hasn’t been able to live up to the hype when it comes to global competition in Teamfight Tactics. At the second ever TFT World Championship, 8LJaywalking and South Korea […]
South African Produced The Endless Wyrd Releases Demo And Early Access Launch Date
South African-based independent video game studio Design Imps recently announced the Early Access entry time frame for its upcoming dice-based, deck-building, roguelike adventure The Endless Wyrd. You can prepare your deck of dice to scavenge the Wyrd in Q3 of 2021. Along with the Early Access announcement, Design Imps also sent words that The Endless […]
RootMetrics: South Korea’s ‘brilliant’ 5G will spur other countries in 2021
Fifth-generation cellular technology is widely expected to be the network infrastructure behind the fourth industrial revolution — the wireless pipes eventually connecting data processors to thousands of factories, millions of sensors, and billions of client devices — but in the United States, nationwide 5G networks are barely outperforming their 4G predecessors. That’s not the case […]
South Korea Boy Band BTS Is Playing Fall Guys In Their Next Webisode
First it was Fortnite, and then K-pop sensation BTS came out with their own game where fans can live out their fantasies of dressing every member in whatever trendy clothes they desire like virtual dolls. Which isn’t creepy at all. And now they’re doing Fall Guys. They’re not actually IN Fall Guys, although we’re certain that the […]
Valve to Aid South American Dota 2 Through Movistar Liga Prize Support
Valve is beginning to deliver on its promise from last month by committing $45K USD to help organizer Live Media Esports Entertainment produce two tournaments under the Movistar Liga Pro Gaming brand with the goal of supporting the South American Dota 2 scene. The money will go to supporting the prize pools of these two […]
King of Fighters’ South American Acclaim, Explained
The period of dictatorship in Argentina that lasted from 1976 to 1983 was a terrifying time for citizens of the country. Civilians disappearing was a regular occurrence, and it would happen to anyone who was considered to be against the political party of the government . The years that followed when democracy returned to the […]
PUBG MOBILE Pro League South Asia Signs Mountain Dew
Tencent Games has announced a partnership with PepsiCo India to make its Mountain Dew brand a “platinum sponsor” for the PUBG MOBILE Pro League (PMPL) South Asia. Updated branding now shows the league as being “fueled by Mountain Dew.” Financial terms and additional activation details were not disclosed. PUBG MOBILE’s professional esports ecosystem consists of […]