Esports Arena & Gaming Lounge set to open at University of Washington this spring
The University of Washington has confirmed plans to add an Esports Arena & Gaming Lounge to its Husky Union Building (HUB). The project is due to open this spring.
Called the HUB...
LEC enters partnership with energy company Shell
Riot Games' League of Legends European Championship (LEC) has found a new partner in the form of Royal Dutch Shell, more commonly referred to as Shell.
This is the British-Dutch oil and...
KFC Gaming & Call of Duty UK announce KFCRoyale
KFC Gaming has announced that it will sponsor a Call of Duty event in the UK called the KFCRoyale, in partnership with Call of Duty UK. The event will be played on Call...
Top tier Dota 2 is headed to India with ESL One Mumbai revealed for...
Top tier Dota 2 competition is headed to India for the first time with the announcement of ESL One Mumbai, powered by Intel on April 19-21st 2019.
ESL has teamed up with NODWIN...
What’s on this week? – LEC’s be ‘avin you – January 14th – 21st
“What’s on this week?” is ESI’s weekly feature letting you know just what’s going on in the wonderful world of esports in the next seven days. Each week, ESI picks a selection of...
TCL’s Espor Sahnesi arena prepares to open its doors
Turkish Champions League (TCL) - Riot Games' professional League of Legends competition based in Turkey - is gearing up for its 2019 Winter Season, and it'll take all place in a...
WSOE enters Rocket League for fourth event in its series
The World Showdown of Esports (WSOE) is gearing up for its fourth event, and this time it's entering the world of Psyonix's Rocket League.
Six professional teams will be invited to compete...
Call of Duty World League brings back TCL as TV sponsor
Activision Blizzard's Call of Duty World League has appointed TCL as its Official TV for the 2019 season of the competition, continuing on from the partnership that was forged in 2018.
TCL...
Virtuix announce HTC Vive & HP as Omniverse ESPORTS sponsor
Virtuix, maker of the Omni virtual reality treadmill and VR ARENA esports league has announced that HTC and HP have become sponsors of its VR esports efforts. The pair will offer...
20th Century Fox and Overwolf team for Fortnite competition
20th Century Fox has teamed up with Overwolf to launch a Fortnite competition in promotion of its upcoming movie The Kid Who Would Be King.
The competition's prizes include 1,000 V-Bucks -...
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This week in esports: Shell, Puma, Mercedes-Benz, Panini
This week in esports has proven that the industry still has pulling power when it comes to bringing in major non-endemic companies. Energy company...
