The organizers also announced that the partner hotel had already sold out of available rooms. Spectator registration (tickets for attendees not planning to compete in a tournament) has also reached its 500-person cap. In 2019, CEO reached a total registration of 3.4K. The fighting game community was arguably impacted more than any other esports scene […]
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Esports Tournament Organizer FACEIT Brings on Death Wish Coffee as Sponsor – The Esports Observer
FACEIT, the U.K. based competitive platform for online multiplayer games, has announced that it has partnered with Death Wish Coffee — a brand marketed in the vein of having the “World’s Strongest Coffee.” While the FACEIT gaming platform services many countries, this partnership is exclusively for US-based players. Financial details of the partnership were not […]
Tournament platform Epulze secures £4.7m investment – Esports Insider
Swedish esports tournament platform Epulze has secured an investment of SEK 57m (∼£4,74m) from its latest funding round. According to the release, participants in the funding round included Swedish financial group Svea Ekonomi and Norwegian Carucel Finance. RELATED: Epulze announces long-term partnership with VPgame The funding is expected to help the company enter into a ‘new phase’, […]
Dota 2 Tournament EPIC League Lands Paco Rabanne as Broadcast Partner
EPIC League, an independent Dota 2 tournament organized by ESforce Holding company Epic Esports Events, has announced a partnership with perfume maker Paco Rabanne. The sponsorship will focus on the brand’s Invictus men’s, which will be integrated throughout the broadcast of the tournament’s final stage (which takes place from Dec. 8-13). The campaign was developed […]
Esports Tournament Organizers ESL, Dreamhack Announce Merger
Yesterday, ESL and Dreamhack announced that they would be merging their esports organizations. The companies have been subsidiaries of Modern Times Group (MTG) since 2015 when the group bought both in separate transactions. ESL is the world’s largest esports company and the oldest that is still operational. The newly formed company will be known as […]
The First Fall Guys Tournament Has A $5000 Top Prize
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout is a hugely competitive game, but not one, necessarily, built with esports in mind. Consequently, the first (unofficial) Fall Guys tournament, which is set for next week and will be an event hosted, should be interesting. Esports player and speedrunner “GrandPooBear” has announced Fallmania, a “series” of events that will culminate […]
TeamSpeak launches tournament edition for online, LAN, and virtual esports events
TeamSpeak, which makes online communication services for competitive online gaming, has launched TeamSpeak Tournament Edition (TST), a customized version of TeamSpeak designed for online, local networks, and virtual gaming events. Using a self-hosted option or TeamSpeak’s own TST Platform, the new version enables tournament events to pivot from live, in-person competitions to be all virtual. […]
NBA 2K Players Tournament to air on ESPN
The NBA 2K Players Tournament has been announced by 2K, the NBA, and the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA). The NBA 2K20 event will feature 16 current NBA players, including top seeds Kevin Durant of the Brooklyn Nets and Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks. RELATED: NBA 2K League finds restaurant partner in Panera Bread […]