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WEB5 days ago · September 18, 2024. Esports tournament organizer BLAST announced Wednesday that it has renewed its partnerships for 2025 with instant snack brand Pot Noodle, Knorr and UNOX—all Unilever Nutrition brands—for its Counter-Strike 2 competitive circuit, BLAST Premier. All three partnerships …
Esports Charts: Esports World Cup Enjoys 120M Hours Watched
WEBAug 29, 2024 · Listen to this TEA article 0:00. The Esports World Cup enjoyed 120M hours watched over the entirety of its eight weeks of competition from July 3 – to Aug. 25, according to Esports Charts. The report notes that EWC was the fourth most-watched esports series of 2024 behind MLBB Professional …
Esports World Cup Claims More Than 500M Total Viewers
WEBAug 28, 2024 · The Esports World Cup Foundation claims that the event drew more than 500M viewers who consumed over 250M hours of content across 21 different games, “making it the most-watched tournament of 2024.”. The League of Legends portion of the event saw peak viewership of 3.5M during its grand final, according to organizers.
Under The Hood: IESA’s Gaming Fund - The Esports Advocate
WEB22 hours ago · The IESA Gaming Fund is a trial period in 2024, and partly funded by the Ministry of Sport, with the hope of recognition and support for esports as an official sport. At the end of 2024, an evaluation will take place. From what we understand, the Gaming Fund has seen around 1500 registered players and 25 registered organizers participate.
New Major Event Added to 2025 LoL Esports Calendar
WEBJun 11, 2024 · The new unnamed event will take place in March 2025, and will feature five slots—one per region. Teams from each region will slug it out in Split 1 in January to determine who gets to compete on the global stage. In a media briefing with The Esports Advocate, a Riot representative said that the new event will use “Fearless Mode” in Bo3 or ...
Major Changes Planned for League of Legends Esports in 2025
WEBJun 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 ...
Guild Esports Courts a Buyer in the U.S.
WEBAug 5, 2024 · The Directors of London-based, publicly traded esports organization Guild Esports (LSE: GILD) announced Monday that it has signed a letter of intent with DCB Sports LLC, which would see DCB Sports acquire 100% of the assets of Guild, which would include “all disclosed liabilities.”. In its announcement, Guild cautioned that there is no guarantee that this transaction will be completed and ...
Riot Expands League of Legends Esports Revenue Sharing
WEBMar 14, 2024 · Teams competing in LCS, LEC, LCK, and LPL can expect to generate more revenue from in-game items, Riot announced Thursday. Riot Games made a major announcement on Thursday related to powerful changes in revenue sharing for professional tier-1 teams participating in global League of Legends Esports. The announcement was made via a blog post ...
The Long Shadow of Overwatch League - The Esports Advocate
WEBJul 24, 2023 · It was a weird week for Activision Blizzard, because even as the company posted record revenues in its Q2 2023 financials and managed to be in a better position for its proposed $69B USD acquisition by Microsoft, it laid off a large number of employees and revealed that it is making an offer that could end Overwatch League as we currently know it.
G2 Esports Is Finalizing Version1 Acquisition - The Esports Advocate
WEBNov 20, 2023 · The Esports Advocate has learned that Berlin-based esports organization G2 Esports is in the final stages of acquiring Minnesota-based esports organization Version1 and its Call of Duty League franchise, Minnesota RØKKR.Sources tell us that G2 and V1 management are finalizing paperwork and completing other important steps to take over the company.