The Pittsburgh Knights Esports organization announced a partnership with rapper Cameron Jibril “Wiz Khalifa” Thomaz this morning. North American esports organization Pittsburgh Knights announced a partnership with Cameron Jibril “Wiz Khalifa” Thomaz this morning, according to a press release from the organization. Thomaz will join the organization as a strategic partner and provide creative direction, […]
Read moreNorth American esports organisation 100 Thieves has announced the end of Series B funding round where they were able to raise $35 million which is $10 million more than the $25 million raised in October. This time the second round was led by Artist Capital Management, a growth investment firm whose chief investment officer Josh […]
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On the surface, NBA basketball and pro esports don’t have much in common. One couldn’t be a more traditional sport and the other is completely digital. But start peeling back the layers, and it’s apparent these sports share some overlap. Just think about the training required by pros, the huge money and audiences, and how […]
Read moreThis week Faze Clan announced its new partnership deal with Israeli cloud-based cloud-based web development platform Wix as an official website developer and website design partner. As part of the partnership announcement, Wix’s branding will be featured on the official Faze Clan jersey. Wix will also serve as official supporter of Faze’s Fortnite team and […]
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The Overwatch League, in partnership with its franchises, has just announced its plans for 2020, which includes a new homestand series. The Call of Duty League is also headed for a homestand series model during its inaugural season. ESTNN sat down with Chris Overholt, president and CEO of OverActive Media Group, owners of the Toronto […]
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The League of Legends European Championship Spring finals brought in over two million dollars in tourism, and Call of Duty appoints a former NFL executive as its esports commissioner. Missed any of the biggest esports business news last week? The TEO Monday Morning Briefing recaps the top headlines from the last seven days! LEC… […]
Read moreOverwatch player and streamer Nathan “KarQ” Chan sat down with ESTNN and talked about his exposure to esports, going pro and drops some tidbits for younger players for their journey in esports. Overwatch player and Twitch streamer Nathan “KarQ” Chan has once again been elected as Team Canada’s community lead for this year’s Overwatch World […]
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In a precedent-defying limited gameplay stream today, the community got its first look at 2019’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Multiplayer. Twitch streamers CourageJD, TeePee, LEGIQN, and ProSyndicate played 5 iterations of a brand new 2 vs. 2 Multiplayer game mode called “Gunfight”. Today, we got a good look at the game engine, basic mechanics, […]
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Activision will reveal the first live gameplay of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare today at 10:00 AM PST, 1:00 PM EST, 6:00 PM BST. As per a tweet yesterday from the official Infinity Ward account, we will be getting our first look at 2019’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Multiplayer mode today at 10:00 AM […]
Read moreCounterStrike: Global Offensive. Apex Legends. Fortnite. League of Legends. Starcraft. These are all massive games, all of them among the top ten esports today. The companies behind them are usually massive corporations with billions in revenues each year, releasing one “serious” “triple-A” game after another. These publishers, in turn, are not dedicated solely to their […]
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