The first stage of the Valorant Champions Tour has come to an end as Masters champions across the globe have been crowned. These teams made it through the qualification series, Challengers, and competed against the best in their respective regions. Masters winners also earned 100 circuit points towards the year-end major event, Champions. International competition […]
Ninjas in Pyjamas teams up with WWF for Earth Hour
Today, it was announced that the Swedish esports team, Ninjas in Pyjamas (NIP), and the World Wild Life Foundation (WWF) are teaming up to raise much needed funds through a new campaign, Earth Hour 2021. This collaboration seeks to foster environmental awareness through a virtual streaming series on both WWF’s and NIP’s channels from now […]
Immortals Gaming Club teams up with National MS Society for online fundraising – Daily Esports
In a press release, Immortals Gaming Club (IGC) announced a partnership with the National MS Society, which will expand events like the Stream to End MS into a series of online, charity focused events. The National MS Society funds research and provides services to help those affected by multiple sclerosis, a disease with no cure […]
Brazilian Esports Teams on the Aftermath of Harassment and Sexual Misconduct Allegations
At the beginning of January 2021, a movement led by women who claimed to have suffered abuses by esports personalities took over the Brazilian esports scene. The accusation of rape by one woman against the former League of Legends (LoL) player, coach, and caster Gabriel “MiT” Souza encouraged many others to expose their stories, as […]
Bloober Team’s The Medium Has A Connection To Observer
Bloober Team’s The Medium is one of the most anticipated games of Q1 2021 – with particular interest circling the game’s Dual-Reality. In anticipation of its January 28 release, the developer posted a video composing nine facts about its development, and one suggested that its narrative is set in the same world as Observer. Another fact […]
SAP integrates Microsoft Teams to create the ‘frictionless enterprise’
Microsoft and SAP have announced an extension of their existing partnership, one that will see Microsoft Teams integrated into SAP’s suite of products. The two companies have sought deeper synergies in recent years, combining their respective strengths in the enterprise software sphere. Back in 2017, the duo announced plans to use and sell more of […]
Fortnite Teams Up With 23 Football Clubs For Its New Kickoff Set And The Pele Cup
Epic has teamed up with more than 20 clubs from all over the world and will add their official kits to the in-game store this weekend. Fortnite is the undisputed king of the crossover event in gaming. Marvel, Star Wars, Stranger Things, elements from all of them will live on in the game forever. It has even […]
MOONTON Reveals Teams Participating at In-Person M2 World Championship Singapore Competition
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang developer MOONTON announced the teams that will be flying in to take part in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang M2 World Championship Singapore. MOONTON announced Sunday evening that teams from Japan, Brazil, Russia, and other regions around the world will be flown in early for the competition taking place Jan. 18 – […]
Microsoft Teams passes 115 million daily active users
Microsoft Teams is continuing to ride the remote work and learning wave kicked off by the coronavirus pandemic. During Microsoft’s Q1 2021 earnings call, CEO Satya Nadella shared that Microsoft Teams has passed 115 million daily active users. That’s up 53% from the 75 million daily active users in April. A year ago, Microsoft Teams […]
Teams Praise Ubisoft’s Expanded Rainbow Six Siege Revenue Share Plan
Earlier this week, Ubisoft revealed that its Rainbow Six Siege revenue share program will undergo a significant expansion, implement a three-tier system, and run for at least four more years. The Esports Observer spoke with several teams regarding the announcement and what it means for organizations in the game’s ecosystem. Ubisoft launched its Revenue Share […]