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3h ago
The trophy at MSI 2023. Image credit: Colin Young-Wolff / Riot Games
Game publisher Riot Games has announced the venue for the upcoming League of Legends Mid Season Invitational (MSI) hosted in Chengdu, China.
MSI Chengdu 2024 will be held at the Chengdu Financial City Performing Arts Centre from May 1st – 9th.
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3h ago
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US-based skins trading platform Tradeit.gg has partnered with sports betting and casino website Chips.gg for the second edition of the Tradeit League FE Masters.
The partnership allows the organiser to offer giveaways for viewers and a higher prize pool of $1,500 (~£1,190) in cash and $1,300 (~£1,030) in skins.
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20h ago
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The museum at the Silverstone circuit, the home of the F1 British Grand Prix, has unveiled a sim racing suite equipped with seven simulator rigs.
The opening of the suite was attended by industry professionals and drivers alike including Sky Sports F1 analyst and Mercedes-AMG Petronas simulator driver Anthony Davidson.
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20h ago
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Bandai Namco-developed fighting game Tekken 8 has become the latest title to join the Esports World Cup (EWC), a Saudi Arabian government-backed multi-title event.
Announced on X (formerly Twitter), Esports World Cup has yet to reveal details such as how the FGC title will be integrated and what the event’s prize pool will be.
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22h ago
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South East Asian tournament organiser Skyesports has cancelled the LAN component of its 2024 Counter-Strike 2 Skyesports Masters event set to start next month.
According to the company, the Indian general elections, which also take place in April, made it difficult for Skyesports to get approval for hosting a large-scale in-person event in Mumbai.
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1d ago
Esports Around The World is a series of profiles outlining the esports ecosystem in various countries globally. For details about ESI Lisbon, Esports Insider’s esports & gaming industry event in Portugal, click here.
The Esports Around The World series profiles major & minor esports nations across the globe.
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Introduction
With a population of roughly 10 million, Portugal sits at the very Westernmost point of continental Europe. Despite sharing the Iberian peninsula with ..read more
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1d ago
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Esports betting services provider Oddin.gg has announced a partnership with sports technology company Sportradar.
The deal will see Oddin.gg provide Sportradar with esports content streams which will then be distributed to the company’s array of partners worldwide.
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1d ago
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Game data platform GRID has appointed Tim Sevenhuysen and Julian Schwartz to senior positions at the company.
Sevenhuysen joins GRID as its Senior Business Data Consultant while Schwartz has been named Vice President of Business Development.
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Best known for founding League of Legends esports statistics website Oracle’s Elixir, Sevenhuysen previously worked at North American esports organisation 100 Th ..read more
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1d ago
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Esports tournament organiser ESL FACEIT Group has announced a new Overwatch 2 open circuit featuring a $170,000 (~£135,000) prize pool.
Called the FACEIT League, the multi-tiered team league will also offer qualification to the Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia this summer.
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2d ago
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Capcom-developed fighting game Street Fighter 6 has been announced as the latest title to join the Esports World Cup, a Saudi Arabian government-backed multi-title esports event.
Despite revealing the title’s inclusion, Esports World Cup’s initial announcement on X (formerly Twitter) provided little information regarding the scale and prize pool of the event.
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