MSI Chengdu 2024 venue announced
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by Dafydd Gwynn
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. Keep Reading MSI 2023 breaks viewership record despite low finals figure Riot Games announces MSI and Worlds 2024 locations, Hall of Fame and format changes VCS temporarily suspends 32 individuals following Spring 2024 integrity concerns This is not the first time that an MSI ..read more
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Tradeit League announces Chips.gg as new partner
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by Lea Maas
3h ago
Image credit: Tradeit.gg 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. Keep Reading Building FIFA’s women’s esports scene, inside and outside the server Getting WIGI With it: Who are Women in Games International? XSET to expand into women’s CS:GO and Fortnite Tradeit League FE Masters is a women’s Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) c ..read more
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Silverstone Museum unveils sim racing suite
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by Dafydd Gwynn
20h ago
Image credit: Silverstone 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. Keep Reading How do esports organisations make money? University of Suffolk to launch esports undergraduate course in 2025 VCS temporarily suspends 32 individuals following Spring 2024 integrity concerns Silverstone Museum’s sim suite plans to ..read more
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Tekken 8 announced for Esports World Cup
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by Lea Maas
20h ago
Image credit: Esports World Cup 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. Keep Reading Riot announces official name, release window for upcoming fighting game Project L Saudi Arabia unveils $120m esports and gaming investment funds at LEAP 2024 Esports lounge company True Gamers expands into Saudi Arabia ..read more
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Skyesports Masters cancels LAN event and moves online
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by Dafydd Gwynn
22h ago
Image credit: Skyesports Masters 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. Keep Reading Skyesports Grand Slam to host diplomatic showmatch between India, Indonesia Skyesports unveils city-based BGMI league in Mumbai Format changes announced for India’s Skyesports Masters 2024 As a ..read more
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Esports Around The World: Portugal
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by Esports Insider
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. Keep Reading Esports Around The World: Spain Esports Around The World: Belgium Esports Around The World: France 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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Esports betting provider Oddin.gg partners with Sportradar
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by Ivan Šimić
1d ago
Image credit: Oddin.gg / Sportradar 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. Keep Reading Oddin.gg joins global betting integrity body IBIA Oddin.gg and PGL announce data rights partnership for Major Copenhagen 2024 ESL FACEIT Group launches $170,000 FACEIT League for Overwatch 2 Sportradar is one of the most-known esports technology companies worldwide. The comp ..read more
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Game data platform GRID appoints Tim Sevenhuysen and Julian Schwartz to senior roles
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by Lee Jones
1d ago
Image credit: GRID 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. Keep Reading GRID and Ubisoft launch Rainbow Six Siege esports Data Portal GRID announces data partnership with KeSPA GRID and DATA.BET extend esports data partnership 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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ESL FACEIT Group launches $170,000 FACEIT League for Overwatch 2
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by Lee Jones
1d ago
Image credit: ESL FACEIT Group 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. Keep Reading Blizzard launches Overwatch Champions Series with ESL FACEIT Group Overwatch League officially over as teams vote for exit Overwatch 2 added to the Esports World Cup Per a release, the newly formed league aims to mirror FACEIT’s successes within its Counter-Strik ..read more
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Street Fighter 6 joins the Esports World Cup
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by Lea Maas
2d ago
Image credit: Esports World Cup 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. Keep Reading Esports World Cup Foundation partners with Level Infinite for PUBG Mobile and Honor of Kings Esports World Cup Foundation launches support programme for esports organisations Saudi Arabia ..read more
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