Hip hop musician DJ Khaled will perform at this weekend’s Overwatch League Grand Finals. The Major Key star will take to the stage to perform a set prior to Saturday’s matches. The first match of Satu…
NBA star Steph Curry among investors in esports organisation TSM
Swift, the parent company of esports organisation Team SoloMid, has raised $37m in a Series A funding round, the company has revealed. Ethan Kurzweil of Bessemer Venture Partners led the group of inve…
Griffin reward players for fantastic start to life in LCK
Even given SK Telecom T1’s fall over the past 12 months, few would have expected the LCK table to look quite the way that it does. As things stand, SKT sit eight, with Afreeca Freecs two players above…
Luminosity Gaming announces partnership with Universal Music
Luminosity Gaming has become the first esports organisation to partner with a record label after announcing a deal with Universal Music’s Canadian division. Together, the two parties will launch “Gami…
Fortnite streamer NICKMERCS reaches 1 million followers on Twitch
Popular streamer Nick “NICKMERCS” Kolcheff has hit a major milestone, reaching the one million follower mark on video game streaming website Twitch after years of live streaming. NICKMERCS…
Ksharp to be inducted into ESL’s Esports Hall of Fame
The Esports Hall of Fame will welcome Kyle “Ksharp” Miller to its ranks in recognition of his contributions to the growth and development of esports. The former professional Counter-Strike player will…
Fortnite teams: These are the organisations set to compete in competitive fortnite
Following Epic Games’ promise to invest $100m into competitive Fortnite over the next 12 months, a number of major esports organisations have moved quickly to put together Fortnite teams capable of co…
Riot Games becomes first Twitch channel to reach one billion views
Riot Games has achieved a huge milestone, having recorded one billion views on video game streaming platform Twitch. In doing so, Riot became the first channel to achieve such a feat. As revealed by s…
Twitter Talk: Stars react as Overwatch League playoff teams confirmed
The six Overwatch League playoff teams have been confirmed, with Philadelphia Fusion joining New York Excelsior, Los Angeles Valiant, Boston Uprising, Los Angeles Gladiators and London Spitfire in the…
PawN omitted from KT Rolster roster for LCK Summer Split
The Korean eSports Association (KeSPA) has unveiled its roster lists for the upcoming League of Legends Champions Korea Summer Split. Despite few surprises, one absent name from the KT Rolster roster …