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3 天之前 · Asian gaming lifestyle platform Talon Esports (TALON) and French football powerhouse Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) have announced the conclusion of their long-standing League of Legends partnership. The move comes as both organizations realign their strategic priorities. Originally formed in June 2020 ...
Worlds 2024 Grand Finals Hits Major Viewership Milestone
2024年11月4日 · The most popular esports match in history occurred this weekend between Chinese esports organization Bilibili Gaming (BLG) and South Korean organization T1 during the Worlds 2024 Grand Finals in London at the O2 Arena, according to viewership data collected by Esports Charts.. That moment occurred in the final of the best-of-five series of matches between the two finalists, reaching around 6 ...
Global Esports Federation Cancels Global Esports Games in China
2024年11月8日 · In September, I publicly asked the Global Esports Federation and its president Paul Foster when there would be an official announcement on the venue and other details related to its World Championship event, the Global Esports Games, which was previously announced as taking place in Chengdu, China. On Tuesday, GEF announced that the in-person event had effectively been canceled for 2024 ...
Major Changes Planned for League of Legends Esports in 2025
2024年6月11日 · 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 ...
Riot Reveals League of Legends Esports Global Power Rankings
2024年9月19日 · Riot Games announced Thursday the League of Legends Esports Global Power Rankings in partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS). This new data-driven rankings engine that highlights statistics for tier-1 teams in the LoL esports ecosystem will officially launch with Worlds 2024, the company said Thursday.
The Esports Awards Reveals 2024 Nominees, Part II
2024年9月24日 · The Esports Awards announced that it will host a second broadcast in November to deliver the remainder of its awards categories for 2024. The first awards were given out at a lavish event at the Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, at the end of August. Those first awards in Saudi Arabia were the beginning of a three year deal between the Esports World Cup Foundation and the Esports ...
The Future of Esports at Riot Games: A New Approach to Business
2023年4月19日 · Esports holds long-term financial viability at League of Legends and Valorant developer Riot Games, according to John Needham, President of Esports at Riot. In a blog post published Wednesday, Needham outlined the developer’s esports assets roadmap. While his full blog post, “Building the Future of Sport at Riot Games: Economics,” can be found on Riot’s blog, The Esports Advocate ...
Riot Confirms Talks With Esports World Cup - The ... - The Esports …
2024年1月3日 · On Tuesday, Jacob Wolf reported that Riot Games would allow a League of Legends exhibition tournament to be part of the Saudi Arabian government’s Esports World Cup, an eight-week gaming festival and esports competition series featuring multiple titles that takes place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, beginning in July (formerly called Gamers8). Wolf’s reporting is based on a leaked internal email ...
SOOP Live Streaming Platform Launches - The Esports Advocate
2024年6月13日 · International live streaming platform SOOP (a property backed by the people behind South Korea-based live streaming company AfreecaTV) officially launched this week on web and mobile apps with esports broadcasts, original content, and a new monetization program.. Through a deal with Riot Games, SOOP will broadcast Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) Pacific and Valorant Challengers Thailand, as well ...
A Web of Relationships and the Olympic Esports Series
2023年3月18日 · On March 4, The Esports Advocate reported that two of the games selected for the Olympic Esports Series—Virtual Taekwondo and Tic Tac Bow—were developed by Refract Technologies, a Singapore-based development studio with direct ties to the Global Esports Federation.Tic Tac Bow, a “pay-to-win” mobile game was only recently released, but somehow managed to be the official game to ...