In less than a week, the League of Legends European Championship (LEC) series will return for the 2020 Summer Split. To spice things up, the LEC broadcast team released a fun promotional video bragging about their league. Titled “Our League is f****** great!,” the casters give you plenty of reasons to not miss the upcoming […]
Team Liquid and Huya Streaming Partnership Extended to 2022
Esports organization Team Liquid and Chinese livestreaming platform Huya have extended their streaming partnership to 2022. Team Liquid signed an initial deal in June of 2019 to stream select Team Liquid competitive esports content, some of which was translated to Mandarin in “real-time” for Huya’s audience. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The […]
Team Penske among 50 entries for virtual Le Mans 24 Hours
Team Penske is among the 50 entries for the virtual Le Mans 24 Hours, which will be staged on June 13/14 in place of the postponed real-life race. The race will be run as a collaboration between the World Endurance Championship, Le Mans organisers the Automobile Club de l’Ouest and Motorsport Games. This will mark […]
Secretlab partners with Team Liquid for a StarLeague 5 contest
Secretlab has announced a collaboration with Team Liquid to support the return of StarLeague 5 (TSL5). This announcement comes after the launch of their Team Liquid Edition gaming chair, where proceeds went to charity. Now, Secretlab and Team Liquid will also hold a special contest, giving the winner their special edition gaming chair. They will […]
Team Vitality introduces new roster for LEC Summer Split – Daily Esports
Team Vitality has announced new rosters for the upcoming League of Legends European Champion (LEC) and Ligue Française de League of Legends (LFL) Summer Splits. The French esports organization has gone through an intense selection process with three weeks of tryouts, interviews, and psychological tests as it hopes to bounce back after a disappointing performance […]
NFL Team Uses Animal Crossing: New Horizons To Tease Season Schedule
The explosive sales success of Animal Crossing: New Horizons means we’re seeing it adopted outside the usual video game circles, from well-known figures like actor Danny Trejo and US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Now we can add NFL teams to that list, after the Detroit Lions used the game to tease its upcoming season schedule. The […]
Esports Team Panda Global Announces Five New Full-Time Hires
Fighting game-focused esports organization Panda Global has announced a slate of new hires as part of its ongoing expansion efforts. Long time esports commentator Zak “CONEY” Zeeks, who was previously under contract with Panda Global as a commentator, will now fill the role of creative lead. In addition to hosting and commentating at high profile […]
Valve Honors Team Fortress 2 Voice Actor With In-Game Memorial
Valve is paying tribute to Rick May, the voice actor famous for his portrayal of Soldier in Team Fortress 2. In an update to the game, Valve is letting players grieve the loss of an iconic voice with several tributes. Statues of the Soldier have appeared in the game, which depict the character and read:“Rick May 1940-2020 […]
Team Envy Drops Entire Overwatch Contenders Roster
Some truly sad news came from the world of competitive Overwatch yesterday as Team Envy, one of the biggest names in esports and the organization behind the Dallas Fuel, announced the release of their entire Overwatch Contenders roster. This is just the latest bad news coming from North America Contenders as players and academy teams have […]
Star Fox 64 And Team Fortress 2 Voice Actor Rick May Has Died
Rick May, an actor with a small but illustrious list of video game critics, has died. According to an obituary posted by Rekindle School, where he worked as a teacher until recently, May suffered a stroke in February, and contracted COVID-19 while staying in a nursing home for rehabilitation. He was 79 years old. May […]