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Image credit: Esports World Cup Following the announcement that chess will be a big part of the 2025 Esports World Cup (EWC), several esports organisations are expanding into the strategy game by signing the world’s best players. Chess was unveiled as a tournament at the multi-title event in Decemb...

Image Credit: OG/Level Infinite European esports organisation OG Esports has officially announced its entrance in the Honor of Kings (HoK) ecosystem as a Western Europe partner, establishing its first mobile team for 2025. Through an announcement by OG Esports co-founder Johan ‘N0tail‘ Sundstein on...

Thai residents have been presented with a major hurdle by the latest draft regulations for legalized casino gambling in the country.  Under the latest proposals, Thai nationals will need to have at least 50 million THB – about $1.5million – in fixed deposits for at least six months before they are ...

Image Credit: ESL The Snapdragon Pro Series (SPS) Season 6 APAC Mobile Challenge recorded over 1m peak viewership, breaking the competition’s previous viewership record. Taking place at the Persada Johor International Convention Centre in Johor, Malaysia, the Grand Finals between ONIC (Indonesia) a...

Image Credit: Hi-Rez Studios Hi-Rez Studios has undergone massive layoffs that appear to have negatively impacted the Smite 2 esports scene. Hi-Rez is the American developer behind popular titles like Smite, Paladins, and Rogue Company. The workforce reduction extended to its subsidiaries, includin...

Image Credit: Riot Games While the qualified teams for Masters Bangkok 2025 are still being determined, Twitch and YouTube drops for the event have been leaked ahead of the tournament. Like events past, fans can earn drops simply by tuning into the official livestream on VALORANT Esports’ Twitch an...

Image credit: Free Fire Game developer Garena has revealed its Free Fire 2025 esports roadmap, featuring a new format and naming Indonesia as the World Series Global Finals host. In addition, the company announced its new Global Talent Developer programme to support local communities and the esport...

Image credit: Riot Games Riot Games has announced it is introducing Twitch subscriptions across several channels broadcasting League of Legends esports. The initiative aims to provide fans with better viewing experiences in addition to supporting the leagues and the teams participating in them. Sub...

China-based electronics company Huawei has announced that its Android application store Huawei AppGallery has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Emirates Esports Federation (EESF). According to a release, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government-backed esports federation will colla...

Following the conclusion of Mobile Legends Bang Bang’s M6 tournament, there are officially no large-scale esports events left in 2024. Looking back, several major events caught the eyes of esports fans across the globe.  From regional leagues such as South Korea’s LCK to mammoth spectacles across th...

The Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024, Counter-Strike’s first-ever Major in China, has recorded solid viewership numbers but suffered due to time zones. The Major peaked at 1.3m viewers, making it the seventh-most viewed Major in Counter-Strike history, according to data platform Esports Charts. It ...

Swedish esports organisation Ninjas in Pyjamas (NIP) has announced a partnership with Italian football club Juventus. As part of this partnership, NIP’s FC 25 esports player Olle ‘Ollelito’ Arbin will represent Juventus in a series of competitions and activations. This deal is similar to the partner...