Riot dubs upcoming LoL fighter 2XKO, playtests with FGC in 2024
Riot Games has announced the final name for its upcoming fighting game set in the world of League of Legends. Formerly known as Project...
Team Liquid relaunches fan loyalty program on Sui web3 platform
Esports organization Team Liquid has formed a strategic partnership with Mysten Labs, the web3 infrastructure company and original contributor to blockchain platform Sui, to...
Activision Blizzard slams ‘meritless’ pending $680M CDL monopoly lawsuit
Call of Duty League team owners and members filed a federal lawsuit against Activision Blizzard seeking over $680 million in damages. The lawsuit alleges...
Twitch viewership tops 1.9B in January thanks to esports, Palword | StreamElements
Twitch viewers watched 1.902 billion hours of content in January, according to StreamElements’ latest State of the Stream Report. Per Rainmaker.gg’s data, January’s viewership...
FaZe Clan, Xfinity extend weekly tournaments thru 2024
Esports and lifestyle organization FaZe Clan announced plans to extend its weekly creator-focused tournament series, FaZe Fridays, through 2024. To up the ante, FaZe...
Mountaintop Studios nets Shroud, Zedd and $30M in new funding round
Mountaintop Studios closed a new $30 million funding round for its untitled tactical FPS debut and locked in several creators and celebrity angel investors....
Microsoft lays off most of Activision Blizzard esports organization
Microsoft has laid off most of the internal Activision Blizzard esports organization, according to a source familiar with the matter. The layoffs at the...
Riot cuts key LEC staff in layoffs, scuttles esports streaming platform
As the dust settles from Riot Games’ layoffs earlier this week, the cuts paint a worrying picture for the company’s esports ambitions. While the...
ESL Faceit, Blizzard ally for the next chapter of Overwatch esports
Blizzard Entertainment and ESL Faceit Group are joining forces to operate the next chapter of Overwatch 2 esports: the Overwatch Champions Series. In this...
How a Finnish transplant started Yalla Esports in Dubai
On a bit of a lark, Klaus Kajetski wanted to live somewhere it was warm. He grew up in the cold and dark of...