3 days ago · International esports tournament organizer BLAST announced Thursday that BLAST Premier Rivals is set to take place at Monterrey, Mexico. BLAST Premier Rivals Monterrey represents the very first tier-one Counter-Strike 2 competition hosted within the country to-date.

9 hours ago · The Esports World Cup Foundation announced this week that it has signed a three-year partnership deal with SNK, to bring its popular fighting game franchise, FATAL FURY to its annual multi-week esports competition, the Esports World Cup.For the 2025 Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, SNK will bring FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves, the first entry in the fighting game series in 26 years ...

Jun 11, 2024 · Riot Games announced plans on Monday for a major overhaul to the global ecosystem for League of Legends Esports in 2025.. That overhaul—which a Riot rep. told The Esports Advocate in a media briefing on Thursday–is somewhat informed and inspired by what it has learned from the Valorant esports ecosystem—includes an all-new event at the beginning of the season, a consolidation of the top ...

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Oct 29, 2024 · Riot Games announced changes coming to League of Legends esports in the EMEA region on Tuesday, giving a preview of what the League of Legends EMEA Championship (LEC) region will look like in 2025.. First, Riot announced that the 2025 season will feature a three-split format, with each split offering a unique format. Riot will tweak the split structure for 2025, ending Season Finals, and ...

Apr 19, 2023 · Esports holds long-term financial viability at League of Legends and Valorant developer Riot Games, according to John Needham, President of Esports at Riot. In a blog post published Wednesday, Needham outlined the developer’s esports assets roadmap. While his full blog post, “Building the Future of Sport at Riot Games: Economics,” can be found on Riot’s blog, The Esports Advocate ...

Dec 6, 2024 · The Esports World Cup Foundation and Call of Duty League announced Friday a three year partnership to ensure that Call of Duty Esports will be part of its annual, eight-week summer competition.. Financial terms of this multi-year between Call of Duty League owner Activision Blizzard (a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft) and the foundation backed by the Saudi Arabian-owned Public Investment ...

Sep 24, 2024 · The Esports Awards announced that it will host a second broadcast in November to deliver the remainder of its awards categories for 2024. The first awards were given out at a lavish event at the Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, at the end of August. Those first awards in Saudi Arabia were the beginning of a three year deal between the Esports World Cup Foundation and the Esports ...

Jan 10, 2024 · Riot Games announced Tuesday evening that it has signed an agreement with PC manufacturer HP for its PC gaming brand OMEN by HP and its gaming peripheral brand HyperX to serve as global technology partner across its esports ecosystem. Announced in Las Vegas during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the new deal will see the HP brands working together with League of Legends esports, Valorant ...

Jan 3, 2024 · On Tuesday, Jacob Wolf reported that Riot Games would allow a League of Legends exhibition tournament to be part of the Saudi Arabian government’s Esports World Cup, an eight-week gaming festival and esports competition series featuring multiple titles that takes place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, beginning in July (formerly called Gamers8). Wolf’s reporting is based on a leaked internal email ...