Shopify Rebellion Denied Lucrative Partnership
After being informed by Riot Games that its VALORANT esports partnership had fallen through, Shopify Rebellion came back with someContinue Reading
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Weekly News Show #259: Quest 2 VR Price Hike, Valorant Struggles, Misfits Ditch LEC, TSM FTX GMC, Russian Games, Awful Logitech Accessories, Mall of America Esports Hub
In the latest weekly news and podcast after-show (sponsored by YouGov), we discuss Meta raising the price of Quest 2 VR headsets,Continue Reading
Popular League Of Legends Commentator Is Moving Away From Esports Division
Famous League of Legends commentator Josh “Jatt” Leesman recently announced that he will be stepping away from Riot Games’ esportsContinue Reading
Riot Games Teaming Up With Amazon
It was recently announced that Riot Games was joining forces with Amazon Web services (AWS) to transform and improve Riot’sContinue Reading
Shroud Returning To Competitive Esports
One of the world’s most famous gamers is returning to the world of competitive esports. On July 8th, Michael Grzesiek,Continue Reading
Here Are The Esports Leagues That Have Been Tweeted About The Most This Year
With June in the rearview mirror, Twitter has released data about the most discussed esports teams, games, and leagues onContinue Reading
Riot Games Bringing The Hammer Down On TSM And CEO Andy Dinh
Following an investigation into claims that Dinh bullied TSM content creators and staffers, Riot Games announced that it had sentencedContinue Reading
Star Guardians Is Here For A Magical Summer Event
The Star Guardians event is here, courtesy of Riot Games, who are delivering a host of characters from League ofContinue Reading
Sean Gares Talks VALORANT Esports
Former CS:GO professional Sean Gares attributes his newfound love of VALORANT to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was during the lockdownContinue Reading
Beta Testing Begins For League Of Legends Simulation Game
The management mobile game League of Legends Esports Manager recently began open beta testing in mainland China this month. ThisContinue Reading
Changes Announced For League Of Legends World Championship
The 2022 League of Legends World Championship WILL NOT take place as originally planned. In an article posted by RiotContinue Reading
Business of Esports – Weekly News 411
In this week’s esports business news: a Bored Ape board game, EA CEO Andrew Wilson takes a massive pay cut,Continue Reading
Sources: Riot’s Partnership Program For VALORANT Is Going Well
According to sources that spoke with Dot Esports, over 150 gaming organizations have submitted proposals to Riot Games in anContinue Reading
Riot Wants To Listen To Your VALORANT Chats
The developer of one of the world’s most popular games wants to listen in on your conversations. Riot Games recentlyContinue Reading
Riot Games Announces Major Tournament In Berlin
Riot Games has announced the VCT Game Changers Championship in Berlin, Germany, marking the first ever Game Changers international LANContinue Reading
This Airport Is Getting An Esports Lounge
Riot Games Korea has signed an agreement with the Incheon International Airport Corp. to construct an esports lounge at theContinue Reading
Weekly News #250: TikTok Mobile Games, Free Valorant Franchises, Riot Privacy, Dr Disrespect In Times Square, Sony PC Peripherals, Apple TV Gaming, WoW Hail Mary
In the latest weekly news and podcast after-show (sponsored by YouGov), we discuss ByteDance generating $1 billion in player spending through mobileContinue Reading
A Look At The Newly-Launched League Of Legends Data Hub
Bayes Esports and Riot Games are partnering to launch a competitive League of Legends (LoL) data hub. The LoL EsportsContinue Reading
Blockchain Gaming Site Closes $1.5M Fundraising Round
Haste Arcade has just closed a $1.5 oversubscribed funding round, half a million more than their projected goal. “We wereContinue Reading
Big Titles Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass
Tencent and NetEase are partnering with Microsoft’s gaming department to bring some big titles to Xbox Game Pass. The twoContinue Reading
Office Hours: An Interview With Matthew Archambault
In this episode of Office Hours, with our host William “The Professor” Collis, The Professor is joined by his first-everContinue Reading
Introducing Riot Games’ New Global Head Of Major Esports Titles
Michael Sherman was recently named the new global head of esports at Riot Games for Teamfight Tactics, Legends of Runeterra, andContinue Reading
Riot Has A New European And Latin American Sponsor For League Of Legends
The Spanish banking giant Santander recently agreed to a multi-year deal that will see the organization become the main sponsorContinue Reading
Unified To Offer League Of Legends Competitions To High School Students
Unified announced that the company will begin offering high school competitions for League of Legends starting this summer. This announcementContinue Reading
Riot Unveils Major Game Pass Partnership
Riot Games just announced a huge partnership with Xbox Game Pass. During the Xbox Bethesda Gaming Showcase that took placeContinue Reading
Why Esports Is A Great Investment, Using League Of Legends As An Example
The number of people watching Interpret has been steadily increasing over the previous year, particularly among women under 35. LeagueContinue Reading
Weekly News #244: Call of Duty Price Hike, T-Pain Gaming, Misfits Hikaru, Riot Xbox Game Pass, YouGov NFT Insights, Netflix TV Games
In the latest weekly news and podcast after-show (sponsored by YouGov), we discuss Call of Duty Modern Warfare II costing $10 moreContinue Reading
League Of Legends Returning To High Schools
Riot Games has effectively ended an exclusive partnership with PlayVS, a for-profit start-up that hosts amateur esports competitions. By endingContinue Reading