How Russia Has Managed To Keep Technology Coming Into The Country
Russia’s “parallel import” scheme saw its first payoff in late June when the first shipments of smartphones and gaming consolesContinue Reading
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Powerful Russian Lender To Shut Down Gaming Unit
Russian lender Sberbank announced that it would be closing its gaming unit, SberGames, amidst increasing Western sanctions on businesses inContinue Reading
Russians Forced To Compete As Neutral Athletes After Vote At International Esports Federation World Championships
Esports athletes from Russia have been told they will be allowed to take part in the International Esports Federation (IESF)Continue Reading
PGL Bans Gambit And Virtus.Pro Organizations From Antwerp Major
PGL has prohibited Gambit and Virtus.Pro, two esports organizations linked with the Russian government, to display their brand in theContinue Reading
Natus Vincere CEO Says Team Will Drop Some Russian Players
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, some of the employees of Natus Vincere, aka NAVI, have been spread across Europe.Continue Reading
Riot Games Confirms Mid-Season Invitational 2022 Will Take Place In Busan, South Korea, And Feature A Live Audience
Riot Games has confirmed this year’s Mid-Season International will be held in South Korea. This will be the country’s firstContinue Reading
Ubisoft Removes Team Empire And Virtus.pro Esports Bundles From Rainbow 6 Siege Store
Both Team Empire and Virtus.pro’s bundles have been removed from the Rainbow Six Siege in-game store as a consequence ofContinue Reading
Electronic Arts and Ubisoft Issue Statements On Russian Teams’ Eligibility To Compete
Electronic Arts recently announced that Russian and Belarussian players and teams will be ineligible to participate in the Apex Legends Global Series andContinue Reading
Gambit Allows Team To Play In VALORANT Champions EMEA Tour Under Neutral Banner
Gambit Esports has allowed its players to participate in the VALORANT Champions Tour EMEA (VCT EMEA) under a neutral name. The teamContinue Reading
International Esports Federation To Hold Extraordinary General Assembly To Discuss Russian Athlete Ban
The International Esports Federation (IESF) has confirmed it will hold an Extraordinary General Assembly to decide the participation status ofContinue Reading
Valve Again Postpones Eastern Europe’s Dota Pro Circuit Spring Tour As War In Ukraine Rages On
After Valve announced that Eastern Europe’s DPC Spring Tour would be postponed indefinitely due to the conflict in Ukraine, itContinue Reading
Russian Esports Federation Calls For Action Against Ukrainian Studio, Maincast
The Russian Esports Federation is attempting to make the case that Russian esports athletes have been treated harshly and unfairlyContinue Reading
ESL Suspends Russian Esports Teams And Competitions In Wake Of Ukrainian Invasion
Major esports operator ESL has announced that “organizations with apparent ties to the Russian government, including individuals or organizations underContinue Reading
Elisa Esports Bans Russian-Owned Organizations From Its Tournaments
Elisa Esports has forbidden Russian-owned organizations from taking part in all CS:GO tournaments organized by the company for the foreseeable future. TheContinue Reading
Global Tech And Gaming Industry Begins Halting Sales To Russia
Tech companies around the world have begun suspending deliveries to Russia in compliance with international sanctions over the invasion ofContinue Reading
Natus Vincere Cuts Ties With Russian Esports Organization ESForce
The esports team Natus Vincere, or Navi, has officially cut ties with the Russian esports conglomerate ESForce after the latterContinue Reading
Russian-Based CS:GO Teams Banned From BLAST Premier Events
BLAST Premier, a popular professional CS:GO esports league based in Copenhagen, Denmark, has banned Russian-based teams from attending events for the “foreseeableContinue Reading
Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Calls On Xbox And PlayStation To End Support In Russia
In an open letter published on Twitter, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, called on the platform holders to “blockContinue Reading
Delimobil Becomes Official Broadcast Partner Of “Dota 2” Champions League Season 4
Delimobil, the Russian car-sharing company, was recently named the official broadcast partner of the fourth season of the Dota 2Continue Reading