Inven Global's Esports Investment Summit is back in 2021 in a new virtual networking format. On February 25th, we are bringing together investor networks from Irvine, Orange County, and Santa Monica for a full day of esports industry networking, panels, our 2021 Esports Market Update. This is a valuable chance for the esports industry to meet and learn from the people most interested in the exciting growth potential the new year has to offer.
With mask-wearing becoming part of the new norm, Razer is turning up their facemask game to 11 with Project Hazel. Announced as part of the Consumer Electronics Show this week, Project Hazel is the introduction of the first-ever smart mask. According to Razer, this is the world’s smartest and most socially friendly mask.
According to a report by independent content creator Travis Gafford, multiple members of esports organization Dignitas have tested positive for COVID-19.
TommyInnit has been on the rise as one of the top Minecraft speedrunners in the world, but recently, the Minecraft streamer ran into a unique problem on his own YouTube channel. One of TommyInnit's recent videos was flagged on YouTube as 18+ content, and because TommyInnit is a minor, he is now unable to watch the video he created on his own YouTube channel.
On Jan. 13, the 2021 League of Legends Champions Korea Spring Split started. In the first match, Gen.G destroyed kt Rolster in a quick 2-0 sweep, and in the second match, T1 featured a young roster
Roughly a week before the LCS 2021 Lock-In, Counter Logic Gaming had multiple members on its professional League team catch COVID. CLG is also experiencing visa slowdowns. They've signed two temporary subs, here is their new roster:
After yesterday's small teaser announcement via Twitter, Activision Blizzard is bringing the Kanezaka Challenge to Overwatch. The two-week event will give OW players many opportunities to earn limited-time rewards, including an epic skin for Hanzo.
At the end of October of last year, the Legends of Runeterra development team summoned the Riot Games' musical group, K/DA, for an in-game event called K/DA ALL OUT. During the event, players were abl
League of Legends European Championship (LEC) Color Commentator Indiana "Froskurinn" Black announced to be leaving the talent team for the 2021 season, after two years of being a core member for the English broadcasts.
YourPrincess was one of the Twitch Rivals captains that drafted a team for the upcoming event, but shortly after the draft multiple players selected for her team dropped out of the tournament. Read up more on the story here:
Riot is thrilled to confirm that leading gaming PC and accessories brand Alienware returns again as the official PC and Monitor partner for the LEC 2021 season, providing the league with some of the finest gaming hardware available. Read more on their partnership here:
At CES 2021, HyperX revealed their new suite of new PC and console accessories.
On Monday Jan 11, Spanish Fortnite streamer, Grefg, started up a Twitch live stream to officially reveal his Fortnite skin getting added by Epic Games. And as his stream continued, he peaked at 2.5 million viewers. Read about his story here:
The partnership will offer avid TSM and esports fans alike access to exclusive streaming events, custom video and social media content, and experiential events and activations at the brand new, state-of-the-art TSM Performance Center.
A neural mouse interface is exactly what it sounds like — the interface allows the user wearing it to control their mouse cursor with their mind.
Dragonest, the makers of Dota Auto Chess in 2019, have recently announced their plans to create a mobile MOBA using the same characters you know and love from their auto battler, and one that may seem a little familiar. Read more on their plans here:
Just after the dawn of the new year, VALORANT has released yet another agent, bringing Yoru to the game as the 14th playable character in the five vs five tactical shooter. Read more about Yoru's abilities and gameplay here:
Team Liquid has released their newest collection, $project: LVTH-N. Designed for the shooter teams under the TL banner, the drop is tech-inspired with a futuristic lean. While you can check out the entirety of the five-piece collection on Team Liquid’s store, in this article we’ll run through a couple of our favorite looks with you.
Shortly after the start of League of Legends Season 11, Riot Games published an update on the development of Dr. Mundo's VGU. This was the second update on Dr. Mundo's VGU since its development was announced in June 2020, the first occurring in September 2020.
One week before the official start of the 2021 NA season, Riot announced the groups for the LCS Lock In, the tournament that will kick off the season on Friday, Jan 15. Check the groups and read more about the lock in here:
