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5 days ago · Epic Games’ Rocket League is the latest game to be named an official competitive title of the Esports World Cup—the Saudi Arabian government-funded, eight-week esports competition taking place in the summer of 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The football-meets-competitive-car-combat game ...
Worlds 2024 Grand Finals Hits Major Viewership Milestone
Nov 4, 2024 · The most popular esports match in history occurred this weekend between Chinese esports organization Bilibili Gaming (BLG) and South Korean organization T1 during the Worlds 2024 Grand Finals in London at the O2 Arena, according to viewership data collected by Esports Charts.. That moment occurred in the final of the best-of-five series of matches between the two finalists, reaching around 6 ...
More Games Added to 2025 Esports World Cup
Dec 24, 2024 · The Esports World Cup Foundation announced that Chess.com, racing game RENNSPORT, battle royale game Crossfire, and battle royale game PUBG: Battlegrounds will be featured at the next Esports World Cup competition in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in summer 2025.. Financial terms of these games being included were not disclosed. These titles joins previously announced titles that will be part of the ...
Overwatch 2 Returns to China - The Esports Advocate
4 days ago · Blizzard Entertainment and NetEase-owned Thunder Fire Group announced this week that Overwatch 2 will officially return to Mainland China on Feb. 19. A China server will start technical tests on Jan. 8., according to an announcement. Overwatch 2 becomes the third Blizzard games title to return to ...
Riot: No Game Changers at Esports World Cup in 2025
Dec 30, 2024 · A Riot Games representative told The Esports Advocate on Monday that Game Changers will not be a part of the Esports World Cup and that the inclusion of other Riot competitive titles in the eight-week event to be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, beginning in early July 2025 are still being negotiated.. The comments from Riot are in response to TEA’s questions to the company about a report from ...
The Esports Awards Reveals 2024 Nominees, Part II
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 ...
Major Changes Planned for League of Legends Esports in 2025
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 ...
Riot Reveals League of Legends Esports Global Power Rankings
Sep 19, 2024 · Riot Games announced Thursday the League of Legends Esports Global Power Rankings in partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS). This new data-driven rankings engine that highlights statistics for tier-1 teams in the LoL esports ecosystem will officially launch with Worlds 2024, the company said Thursday.
Level Infinite Commits $10M to PUBG Mobile Esports in 2025
Dec 9, 2024 · During the PUBG Mobile Global Championship (PMGC) this weekend, Level Infinite (the gaming brand of Chinese conglomerate Tencent Holdings), announced that it plans to invest $10M USD in global esports initiatives in 2025.The announcement was made by James Yang, who currently serves as the senior director of global esports at Level Infinite.
Invictus Gaming Completes Restructuring - The Esports Advocate
Dec 2, 2024 · Chinese esports organization Invictus Gaming (IG) announced on Saturday that the company has completed a restructuring that includes new investments. The strategic investment was led by the Chinese live streaming platform Huya and the multi-channel network (MCN) company Young Sports. Sources close ...