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Fan Investments: Riot Games  announced details on the Valorant Champions Tour 2025 Season Capsule, a collection of in-ga...
03/02/2025

Fan Investments: Riot Games announced details on the Valorant Champions Tour 2025 Season Capsule, a collection of in-game items to support partnered teams and leagues across the VCT ecosystem.

✍🏼James Fudge

In-game content will help financially support partnered teams and leagues in the VCT ecosystem.

All Roads Lead to Jakarta: Major international Mobile Legends: Bang Bang championship comes to Jakarta, Indonesia, in Ap...
14/01/2025

All Roads Lead to Jakarta: Major international Mobile Legends: Bang Bang championship comes to Jakarta, Indonesia, in April as part of ESL FACEIT Group - EFG's and Qualcomm's Snapdragon Pro Series:

ESL FACEIT Group (EFG) and its partner Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. announced Tuesday that the Mobile Masters championship is coming to Indonesia.

M80 acquires Beastcoast, Esports World Cup begins confirming official titles for 2025, and James talks about 35 business...
06/12/2024

M80 acquires Beastcoast, Esports World Cup begins confirming official titles for 2025, and James talks about 35 business days of radiation. All this and more in the latest newsletter:

Also more musing on an impending cancer treatment plan...

Spending Spree: India-based Nazara Technologies raises tens of millions of dollars to invest in companies such as NODWIN...
03/12/2024

Spending Spree: India-based Nazara Technologies raises tens of millions of dollars to invest in companies such as NODWIN Gaming and Sportskeeda

The board of directors of India-based gaming and sports media firm Nazara Technologies has approved five investments worth approximately ₹1.96B INR ($23.1M).

Locked In: Capcom’s popular fighting game franchise Street Fighter 6 joins Free Fire, Honor of Kings and Call of Duty as...
03/12/2024

Locked In: Capcom’s popular fighting game franchise Street Fighter 6 joins Free Fire, Honor of Kings and Call of Duty as games confirmed for the Esports World Cup competition in 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The Saudi Arabian government-backed, multi-week esports and gaming festival Esports World Cup will include Street Fighter 6 in 2025.

Keep it Moving: Hongyu Chen speaks to TJ Sports VP & Head of VCT CN Eric Feng about the importance of offseason events s...
03/12/2024

Keep it Moving: Hongyu Chen speaks to TJ Sports VP & Head of VCT CN Eric Feng about the importance of offseason events such as the recently concluded Valorant Radiant Asia Invitational (VRAI):

The Esports Advocate spoke to Eric Feng, vice president of TJ Sports and head of Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) CN to discuss the company’s esports plans for VCT CN in 2025 and beyond.

Cash Injection: Chinese sports organization Invictus Gaming -iG announced a restructure and new investments on Saturday....
02/12/2024

Cash Injection: Chinese sports organization Invictus Gaming -iG announced a restructure and new investments on Saturday.

✍🏼Hongyu Chen

Chinese esports organization Invictus Gaming (IG) announced on Saturday that the company has completed a restructuring that includes new investments. The

Black Friday Deals: NODWIN Gaming Gaming acquires Trinity Gaming in a deal valued at $2.83M USD deal:
29/11/2024

Black Friday Deals: NODWIN Gaming Gaming acquires Trinity Gaming in a deal valued at $2.83M USD deal:

The acquisition expands India-based NODWIN’s reach in emerging markets; Trinity founders to join as shareholders.

More, More, More: Riot Games reveals more teams per regional league, an expanded calendar, and other changes to VALORANT...
26/11/2024

More, More, More: Riot Games reveals more teams per regional league, an expanded calendar, and other changes to VALORANT Esports in 2025:

Riot Games announced first details and tentative plans for Valorant esports in 2025 this week.

For the Fans: Team Vitality has launched a new version of its fan engagement mobile app, V.Hive 2.0, along with a new li...
26/11/2024

For the Fans: Team Vitality has launched a new version of its fan engagement mobile app, V.Hive 2.0, along with a new limited edition jersey for the Perfect World Shanghai Major:

France-based esports organization Team Vitality and blockchain platform Tezos commemorate their ongoing two-year partnership.

aiRacing: Microsoft Research and iRacing are partnering to develop AI that bridges physical and virtual worlds to enhanc...
26/11/2024

aiRacing: Microsoft Research and iRacing are partnering to develop AI that bridges physical and virtual worlds to enhance sim racing experiences and create new insights into complex AI applications.

✍️ Tobias Seck

Collaboration Aims to Develop Large Action Models for Enhanced Virtual Racing Experience Microsoft Corp.'s research division is teaming up with iRacing,

Ninjas in Pyjamas Reports First Half of 2024 Results:- Event production revenue increased by 376.5%- Net loss narrowed b...
26/11/2024

Ninjas in Pyjamas Reports First Half of 2024 Results:

- Event production revenue increased by 376.5%

- Net loss narrowed by 59%

- Operating expenses reduced by 49%

NIP Group Inc. (NASDAQ: NIPG) reported robust financial results for the first half of 2024, showcasing significant growth in event production revenue.

They Told You So: The Federal Trade Commissione Commission continues to challenge Microsoft on its acquisition of Activi...
21/11/2024

They Told You So: The Federal Trade Commissione Commission continues to challenge Microsoft on its acquisition of Activision Blizzard in the Appeals Court, with a new filing on Wednesday focusing on the mass layoffs in 2024:

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit in federal court on Wednesday, targeting Microsoft's recent series of post-merger layoffs, as first

Haircut: Twitch has lost a bit of its global market share in the live-streaming game during Q3 2024, according to a new ...
21/11/2024

Haircut: Twitch has lost a bit of its global market share in the live-streaming game during Q3 2024, according to a new report from Stream Hatchet:

Streaming analytics firm Stream Hatchet released key details from its latest report, Live-Streaming Trends Report for Q3 2024 this week.

Winter Home: IESF - International Esports Federation's IESF World Esports Summit is set for December in Busan, South Kor...
21/11/2024

Winter Home: IESF - International Esports Federation's IESF World Esports Summit is set for December in Busan, South Korea, according to announcement on Thursday:

The International Esports Federation (IESF) announced Thursday that its annual event, the IESF World Esports Summit, will take place in December.

Sitting Pretty: ESL FACEIT Group signs a multi-year deal with chair maker Anthros, naming it the official chair partner ...
21/11/2024

Sitting Pretty: ESL FACEIT Group signs a multi-year deal with chair maker Anthros, naming it the official chair partner of its myriad of esports competitions and gaming festivals.

ESL FACEIT Group announced Thursday that it has named chair maker Anthros as the official chair partner for a number of its gaming tournaments and events.

Falling Fortunes: gaming-focused live-streaming platform DouYu International Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: DOYU) realized si...
21/11/2024

Falling Fortunes: gaming-focused live-streaming platform DouYu International Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: DOYU) realized significant drop in its Q3 2024 earnings, reflecting challenges in the live-streaming industry and other challenges.

DouYu International Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: DOYU), a game-centric live-streaming platform, reported a significant drop in its third-quarter earnings.

Roadmap: What will Rainbow Six esports look like in 2025? Here's some first details on the new format, which will be han...
20/11/2024

Roadmap: What will Rainbow Six esports look like in 2025? Here's some first details on the new format, which will be handled by BLAST through its ongoing partnership with Ubisoft:

First details on what Ubisoft and tournament organizer BLAST have planned for Rainbow Six Siege esports in 2025.

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