How Italy’s esports scene uses gaming events to attract fans
By looking at the packed crowd of a semi-professional League of Legends tournament in Lucca,…
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What is the esports winter — and how to navigate the cold?
The news is spreading: the esports winter is upon us. Yet despite being discussed rigorously by…
On the rocks: Where do alcohol partnerships belong in esports?
Amid the so-called esports winter and a global economic slowdown, many organisations are on the…
League of Legends’ salary cap: Why does it matter?
On September 28th, Riot Games announced that it would be introducing its ‘Sporting Financial Regulations’…
G2 Esports joins VCT Americas: How did it happen?
On September 23rd, European esports organisation G2 Esports announced that it joined VCT Americas for…
The Story Mob and UKIE report analyses UK esports audiences and growth
It is notoriously difficult to build a picture of what esports audiences actually look like. …
How publishers use in-game drops to drive esports viewership
Very few innovations in the esports world have motivated hardcore games to convert to esports…
OPINION: Valve’s Counter-Strike ‘open ecosystem’ changes come with dangers
Valve, in quintessential Valve fashion, announced changes that will fundamentally overhaul how Counter-Strike is structured…
How stakeholders reacted to upcoming Counter-Strike esports changes
On August 3rd, game developer Valve imposed significant new requirements for tournament organisers hosting events in its eminent esports title, Counter-Strike. The new rules state that tournament organisers can “no…
What happened to Semper Fortis Esports? The history of an ill-fated journey through esports
Publicly listed UK esports organisation Semper Fortis Esports is set to undergo a reverse takeover, according to a financial filing on the Aquis Stock Exchange — a move that would…
Valve set to overhaul Counter-Strike esports ecosystem with major tournament rule changes
Game developer Valve has announced the introduction of stringent new requirements for holding Counter-Strike esports events, set to take effect in 2025. The new rules stipulate that tournament organisers cannot…
‘The globe as a playing field’: Introducing GeoGuessr esports
What is an esport? If it is ‘competition in video games’, like Cambridge Dictionary, Oxford Dictionary and Dictionary.com say, then it leaves a very wide margin for interpretation. We are…
VALORANT has launched in China. What does it mean for the industry?
VALORANT, Riot Games’ first person shooter, officially launched in China on July 12th, bringing the developer’s polished mix of hero-based mechanics and strategic gunplay to esports’ largest market. VALORANT launched…
Rocket League Players Association launched by stakeholders
Prominent stakeholders in Rocket League’s esports scene have launched the Rocket League Players Association (RLPA), an organisation that seeks to improve communication with developer Psyonix and advocate on behalf of…
