BLAST enters FIFA esports. Esports tournament organiser BLAST has announced that it has entered the world of FIFA esports following its previous announcement of producing the 2021/22 ePremier League season....
Amazon service Prime Gaming has been announced as an Official Partner of the VALORANT Champions Tour EMEA for the upcoming 2022 season. The partnership will see Prime Gaming integrated into VCT EMEA’s post-match highlights and receive numerous advertising slots as well. The deal expands on the already-existing agreement between Riot Games and Prime Gaming, which was announced last year. Eva Suárez, Riot Games Sr. Manager Business Development and Partnerships, commented: “Prime Gaming has been kitting out our VALORANT community with top tier, exclusive loot since the game’s release nearly two years ago, so it’s fantastic to see them expand their support to VCT EMEA! “We’re excited to have them on board to present the Post-Match Highlights, a core segment where our analysts review and break down each spicy move and clutch play made by our superstar VCT teams across.”
One of Europe’s biggest esports organisations, PGL has announced that it will be hosting the first CS:GO Major of 2022. The premier Counter-Strike tournament is set to be held in Antwerp, Belgium between May 9 and May 22, 2022. The tournament is reported to have a prize pool of US$1 million. he previous ones were held in London, Katowice, Berlin and Stockholm. PGL hopes to bring back the game in front of the audience at the Antwerps Sportpaleis, which can host a total of 18,000 people. This will also be the first time a Major tournament will be held in Belgium with the country’s most notable tournament hosting rights coming at the Charleroi Esports in 2019.
The multi-year partnership will see Cloud9 work with Blockchain.com to educate the esports community about financial literacy and cryptocurrency. The Blockchain.com logo will also be present on the Cloud9 jerseys, with the platform also receiving branding visibility on Cloud9’s digital channels.
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Red Bull announced as an Official Partner for 2022 EMEA season. Energy drink brand Red Bull has been announced as an Official Partner of Riot Games’ VALORANT Champions Tour...
75 tournaments set to benefit from a 7500AXS grant Axie Esports, part of the Sky Mavis operator which runs the popular cryptocurrency game Axie Infinity, has invited applications for a...
The IESF has confirmed the host venue for the 2022 WE Championships Finals. The International Esports Federation (IESF) has announced that the 2022 World Esports (WE) Championships Finals will...
The Finance Minister of India, Mrs. Nirmala Sitharaman, presented the fourth budget of the Modi 2.0 government today. The budget estimated India’s growth at 9.2%—the highest among large economies—with...
The Saudi firm purchases ESL and FACEIT for US$1.5 billion. Swedish esports and gaming organisation Modern Times Group (MTG) has sold ESL to Saudi Arabia-backed firm Savvy Gaming Group...
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