Go to Source Author: Tobias Seck Cinema brand Pathé and Amsterdam-based H20 Esports Campus announced that they established a new joint venture, Go!Gaming, to bring a new gaming concept to cinemas. According to a release, Go!Gaming will open its first venues at the 30 locations Pathé operates in the Netherlands in the fall.   Go!Gaming’s leadership was formed by its participants by appointing Pathé […] The post Pathé and H20 join forces to bring gaming to cinemas in the Netherlands first appeared on The Esports Observer.Go to Source Author: Tobias Seck

Go to Source Author: James Fudge Valve Corporation announced Wednesday that The International 10 – Dota 2 Championships will be held this October in Bucharest, Romania. T10 was set to take place in Sweden in August, but Valve announced last month that it would not be hosting the event in the country because the Swedish Sports Federation voted not to accept […] The post The International 10 to take place in Bucharest, Romania in October first appeared on The Esports Observer.Go to Source Author: James Fudge

Go to Source Author: Victor Frascarelli Brazilian esports organization LOUD announced Submarino, one of the biggest and most traditional companies in Brazilian e-commerce, as its newest sponsor. Besides brand exposure on LOUD’s team jerseys and social media, Submarino will also count on five LOUD influencers to be brand ambassadors, an advertising campaign, and a partnered store on the Submarino marketplace to […] The post LOUD announces Brazilian e-commerce Submarino as sponsor first appeared on The Esports Observer.Go to Source Author: Victor Frascarelli

Go to Source Author: Hongyu Chen Chinese esports solution provider VSPN and Tencent jointly announced that the 2021 Peacekeeper Elite World Championship (PEC) would be postponed due to the current global pandemic. The original PEC event will be replaced by Peace Elite Super Cup 2021, a new domestic event that features a ￥2 million ($310,000) and will be sponsored by OPPO. […] The post Tencent Peacekeeper Elite World Championship postponed due to global pandemic first appeared on The Esports Observer.Go to Source Author: Hongyu Chen

Go to Source Author: Trent Murray It was a big weekend for global Counter-Strike: Global Offensive action, with channels topping the charts across multiple tournaments. Also of note, Korea’s League of Legends pro league continues to lead the way in the game’s weekly viewership. Twitch’s Top Channel – Gaules It was a big week for CS:GO (and NBA) streamer Gaules, but […] The post Content Updates, Transitions Drive Viewership for Asmongold – Weekly Twitch Top 10s, June 28 – July 4 first appeared on The Esports Observer.Go to Source Author: Trent Murray

Go to Source Author: James Fudge As FaZe Clan members and influencers such as Youtuber Bryan Quang “RiceGum” Le and Sommer Ray, who were involved in promoting the fake crypto token charity Save The Kids, deal with the fallout from their involvement (Frazier “FaZe Kay” Khattri was removed from the organization on July 1, while three others were suspended), the community […] The post The possible legal peril facing ‘Save The Kids’ endorsers first appeared on The Esports Observer.Go to Source Author: James Fudge

Go to Source Author: Trent Murray Playfly Sports-owned CSL Esports has partnered together with non-profit National Association of Collegiate Esports, esports infrastructure company Nerd Street Gamers, and software company Mainline to launch the largest collegiate esports league in North America: the NACE Starleague. The new entity will feature many participating schools from the established leagues operated by CSL and NACE including […] The post CSL Esports partners with National Association of Collegiate Esports first appeared on The Esports Observer.Go to Source Author: Trent Murray

Go to Source Author: Trent Murray Toronto-Dominion Bank has expanded its partnership with OverActive Media to now cover both of the organization’s Activision Blizzard franchise league teams. TD will now serve as the official bank of both the Toronto Defiant and Toronto Ultra. This expansion adds a second team to the deal which began with TD’s sponsorship of Toronto Defiant last […] The post TD expands OverActive Media partnership to include Toronto Ultra first appeared on The Esports Observer.Go to Source Author: Trent Murray

Go to Source Author: Kevin Hitt On Thursday evening esports organization FaZe Clan announced via social media that it had  cut ties with Frazier “FaZe Kay” Khattri and suspended members Jarvis “FaZe Jarvis” Khattri, Nikan “FaZe Nikan” Nadim, and Jakob “FaZe Teeqo” (last name unknown) “until further notice.” The announcement from FaZe occurred after internet sleuths uncovered transaction details related to […] The post FaZe Clan distances itself from members who participated in Save The Kids crypto charity first appeared on The Esports Observer.Go to Source Author: Kevin Hitt

Go to Source Author: Trent Murray Vindex-owned esports production and tournament company Esports Engine has announced the hire of Janet Shim as Director of Program Operations. Shim will lead strategy and program design across Esports Engine’s various broadcast and tournament operation clients. In 2020, Shim was part of the Riot Games team which received the 2020 Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding […] The post Esports Engine appoints former Riot producer as director of program operations first appeared on The Esports Observer.Go to Source Author: Trent Murray