T1, home to the most successful League of Legends team of all time, and Red Bull today announced their long-term partnership. The partnership will span all of T1’s powerhouse rosters, competing in League of Legends, VALORANT, Fortnite, Super Smash Bros., PUBG MOBILE and more. The deal further expands Red Bull’s long history in esports and gaming, which encompasses its own events, pro players, content creators and teams around the globe.
Emerging esports organization Team 33 made its first signing announcement on the afternoon of December 3, 2020. Joseph "33 Gosu" Deen, an eight-year-old Fortnite player, has signed a contract with Team 33 that includes a $5,000 gaming PC setup and a $33,000 signing bonus.
Today, October 20, at 3:00pm PT, Sacha Baren Cohen will stream on Twitch for the first time. The creator and star of 'Borat' will be appearing on a stream with Benjamin "DrLupo" Lupo as the eponymous character from the 2006 mockumentary film.
Ninja announced Chase the Spark via Twitter on Friday afternoon as the next step in his partnership with Adidas, which began in August 2019.
Global esports organization Gen.G kicks off its Mystic Map Mayhem presented by SAMSUNG on Sept. 26. Featuring 14 days of Fortnite mayhem, challenges, and content, the fortnight of games will feature four custom built Fortnite Creative maps.
Professional streamer and gaming superstar Tyler “Ninja” Blevins announced he is coming back to Twitch with a multi-year deal to livestream exclusively at www.twitch.com/Ninja. He celebrates his return with his first live stream today, September 10th at 12:00 p.m. PT / 3:00 p.m. ET.
Epic Games, the massively popular studio behind Fortnite, have publically entered into a legal dispute with Apple for removing Fortnite from its app store. Apple is blocking updates from Fortnite via the App Store, essentially blocking Fortnite from "a billion devices" worldwide. Read more on the story here:
Professional streamer and former competitive gamer, Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek, announced he is returning back to his roots with a deal to livestream exclusively on Twitch at www.twitch.com/Shroud. Shroud celebrates his homecoming and will be kicking off his first stream very soon. Fans can follow his Twitter for the exact date and time.
US President, Donald Trump, signed an executive order banning transactions to Tencent Holdings Ltd., who own Riot Games, and part of Epic Games, Blizzard, Supercell, and others, causing a massive shakeup in the gaming and esports industry. Read more here:
Tyler "Ninja" Blevins is back streaming on Twitch — at least for now. At the time of writing, Ninja's stream is pulling a viewership of over 62K. He started with a Fortnite stream together with
United States-based artist Andrew Ferris won the Fortnite Spray Contest with a Meowscles-inspired spray that is now available in game. Ferris spoke to Inven Global's Nick Geracie about winning the Fortnite Spray Contest, his artistic background, and to give advice to fellow artists creating for video games.
Ninja just held his first stream since his departure from Mixer on YouTube, peaking at 167,000 viewers and eclipsing his peak Twitch viewership from his last weeks on the platform one year ago. This was Ninja's first ever YouTube stream, averaging around 100,000 throughout his hour and a half long live on the platform. Read more on his stream here:
Ninja and Michael "Shroud" Grzesiek were the only two Mixer streamers who were not part of Microsoft's deal with Facebook Gaming, instead getting paid out in full to explore their options.
'The Device' began at 11:00am PT on Monday, June 15, but some players have had trouble with the Epic Games launcher successfully launching . This has not only happened to Fortnite players looking to participate in the event, but also to gamers attempting to play any titles via the Epic Games launcher.
Schick Xtreme is partnering with a couple of Twitch streamers to aid in the fight against childhood cancer with a new mobile game that allows players to raise money for the cause just by playing. Shave the Day, the free-to-play game that lets players pilot XtremeMan, the bald-headed superhero in his never-ending battle to shave as many heads as possible using his razor as a hoverboard, is available to download in the App Store and Google Play Store for both Apple and Android users. Launched on May 19, Schick Xtreme plans on turning all player's in-game points into real donations to St. Baldrick's Foundation, up to $250,000.
Evil Geniuses announced a return back to their roots, revising the crest to "pay homage to the org's history and look ahead to the future." Additionally, Evil Geniuses is also announcing a partnership with LG UltraGear, one of LG's newest gaming monitors. Read more on their brand update here:
The following was sent to Inven Global as a press release. London: Friday 1st May, 2020: Leading British esports organisation, Excel Esports is excited to welcome Fortnite superstar Jaden "Wolfiez" As
Verizon will expand Pay It Forward Live, the weekly streaming entertainment series that includes music, gaming, comedy and more in support of small businesses affected by COVID-19, with its first gaming event on Tuesday, March 31. Marshmello and FaZe Clan’s Nate Hill will go head to head in Fortnite during the 45-minute event which will stream live at 8:00 p.m. EST/5 p.m. PST on Twitch, Twitter, Yahoo Entertainment and on Fios Channel 501.
Leading gaming creator and live streamer Imane “Pokimane” Anys has signed a multi-year deal to continue to stream exclusively on Twitch. The deal was brokered by Pokimane’s representatives at UTA.
FaZe Clan released a statement Saturday announcing their indefinite suspension of Dubs for the use of racial slurs. Dubs signed with FaZe last year to play Fortnite for the org. Read more on the story here:
