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Esports team TSM suspends $210M sponsorship deal with FTX
17.11.2022
TSM confirmed that it remains “strong, profitable and stable” despite its decision to suspend the sponsorship with FTX
Gaming Pros Battle Elon Musk's Twitter While Ditching Bankrupt Crypto Sponsor
17.11.2022
In April, crypto exchange FTX paid esports company TSM $210 million to change its name to TSM FTX. On Wednesday, TSM FTX changed its name back to just plain old TSM days after FTX filed for bankruptcy following the biggest crash in crypto history. And it only had to spam Twitter’s save button...
Esports Giant TSM Suspends $210M Partnership with FTX
16.11.2022
It’s the latest sponsorship deal to fall through since the troubled crypto exchange’s surprise bankruptcy filing last week
Team Vitality and Tezos unveil V.Hive, a blockchain-based esports
16.11.2022
Team Vitality is excited to introduce V.Hive, the first mobile app with support-to-earn in blockchain-based esports. This revolutionary app has been built on the most sophisticated blockchain in the world, Tezos. The mobile app has been made accessible on both iOS and Android platforms. V.Hive...
Sony’s NFT Patent References Babe Ruth, Esports, And Pro Streamers
15.11.2022
I look forward to the day when my brain doesn’t have to think about terms like “distributed ledger,” “fungible,” or “jtoken” anymore. But if recent Sony patents are anything to go by, we may not be out of the NFT woods yet (if there are still woods left when crypto burns the planet down). While...
From Mercedes F1 to Miami Heat, Sports Teams Suspend FTX Sponsorships
13.11.2022
A string of organizations competing in various sports are pulling out of sponsorship deals with beleaguered cryptocurrency exchange FTX. The coin trading platform had pledged millions of dollars to building up brand recognition among sports fans before it went bankrupt. FTX Sign Being Dismantled...
FIFA Unveils Range of New Web 3․0 Games Ahead of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™
12.11.2022
PRESS RELEASE. FIFA has unveiled a portfolio of new future-focussed web 3.0 games to entertain and engage a wider group of fans ahead of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™. Gaming and esports are some of the fastest-growing opportunities for FIFA as it continues to expand into new digital spaces, platforms...
A Whole Damn Book On Millennial LAN Parties
9.11.2022
If you are old enough to remember LAN parties in their heyday, you will remember how complex (and amazing) they were. If you are not, you’ve probably heard old people speak about them reverently, in hushed tones, making them seem almost mythical.Read more
Counter-Strike Pro Pulls Off Unbelievable One-Shot Kill In Tourney
4.11.2022
I don’t watch many Counter-Strike: Global Offensive professional matches or tournaments or whatever, but even I find Sergey “Ax1Le” Rykhtorov’s amazing one-shot kill during a recent CS:GO tourney incredible. In fact, even if you’ve never played CS:GO, it’s really something to see…assuming you...
Six Players, Coach Banned From Official NBA 2K League Over Gambling Scandal
28.10.2022
The NBA 2K League, the official esports competition that’s a team effort of both the NBA and NBA 2K publishers Take-Two, has just “indefinitely disqualified” six players and a coach for their role in a betting scandal.Read more
Activision Bans Top Call of Duty Twitch Streamer From $100,000 Tourney Over Marriage Prank
18.10.2022
Activision hosted a Call of Duty tournament this weekend, and the top competitive player was noticeably absent from the lineup. In a now-deleted tweet, Doug “Censor” Martin revealed that the publisher had banned him for competing in Fortune’s Keep, citing that he had “harassed [Nadia Amine].”...
The Entire Call Of Duty Community Just Got Punked
3.10.2022
I am now convinced that “female Call of Duty streamer” is the hardest job in the world. Nadia Amine is one of the fastest growing Call of Duty: Warzone streamers on Twitch, and there’s been a ton of controversy on social media about her meteoric rise. If you search her name on YouTube or Tiktok...
Activision Blizzard Announces New LGBTQ+ Friendly Overwatch 2 Competitive And Shoutcaster Programs
1.10.2022
Today, Activision Blizzard announced three programs coming to Overwatch 2’s competitive and casual scene. These aim to foster a healthy environment, with a focus on its new and returning LGBTQ+ player base. Read more
Andrew Tate Controversy Seemingly Leads Riot To Cut Valorant Esports Team Loose
21.9.2022
One of the top ten esports companies in the world might have just lost its highly coveted franchise spot in Riot Games’ upcoming pro Valorant league because the CEO defended partying with internet misogynist Andrew Tate. Outside reports and comments by some employees certainly make it seem that...
Solitaire, Counter-Strike, Snake: How casual gaming could be a ‘huge’ Bitcoin on-ramp
19.9.2022
Gaming companies Zebedee and Thndr are taking advantage of the Lighting Network, atop Bitcoin, to entertain and onboard gamers into Bitcoin
Pro Gaming CEO Pops Champagne With Misogynist Andrew Tate, Now On Unpaid Leave
18.9.2022
G2 Esports CEO and cofounder, Carlos ‘ocelote’ Rodriguez, was recently caught partying with notorious internet misogynist and general piece of shit, Andrew Tate. The news provoked a huge backlash on social media, and naturally the former League of Legends pro decided to tweet through it. “Nobody...
The Guild of Guardians Collaborates With Esports Powerhouses
16.9.2022
It is a great moment for the Guild of Guardians, as they announce successfully forming a multi-year partnership with eight global bigwig teams in esports. These are Fnatic, Cloud9, NAVI, NRG, Ninjas in Pyjamas, SK Gaming, Team Liquid, and T1. According to their perspective, now is the moment...
Um, Lil Nas X Is Now President Of League Of Legends
15.9.2022
Forgetting it’s not April Fool’s Day, Riot Games just announced that two-time Grammy award-winning artist Lil Nas X is the president of League of Legends.Read more
Gala Games Announces Launch Date for Spider Tanks
30.8.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Jackson, Wyoming (August 29, 2022) – Gala Games, the leading pioneer in web3 entertainment and blockchain gaming, today announced that Spider Tanks, the first Web3 PvP esports brawler, will launch on October 31, 2022 as the debut game on Project GYRI, Gala Games’...
Esports Owner Wanted By Cops After $33 Million Drug Bust
3.8.2022
Bernard “Bren” Chong, a coffee magnate, app entrepreneur and owner of the Bren Esports team, has been accused by Filipino authorities of being part of a P1.87 billion (USD$33 million) drug bust in Manila.Read more