On Sep. 28, in the Hangzhou Asian Games, the South Korean League of Legends team defeated China in the semifinals and advanced to the finals. The highly anticipated match ended in a 2-0 win for the So
New laws have come into place for Chinese influencers, including regulations that require any influencer giving advice on technical subjects like medicine, healthcare, or finance to first demonstrate they are qualified to do so.
The battle for control of the streaming ecosystem goes on in the West, but when it comes to China, the government is very much in control of the situation.
Only two days after being removed from Apple's App Store and the Google Play Store in India, their government has officially banned 54 Chinese-owned apps, including Garena Free Fire, one of the most popular titles in the world, according to an ANI report.
After months of learning the ins and outs of Teamfight Tactics' Set 6, weeks of preparation for the Reckoning World Championship, and days of narrowing down the field of competitors in the event, China's Huanmie stood atop the rest.
On Sept. 9, Hong Kong's media South China Morning Post reported that China's regulators will hold the approvals for new online games.
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For the first time in Hearthstone's nearly seven-year history, a community created card back will be entering the game as part of a recent competition.
They were Worlds favorites from the very start, and they lived up to the hype. DAMWON Gaming blew through the entire World Championship, only losing three games from start to finish. See thier press conference here:
The off-season moves are already buzzing, with reports of Liquid signingAlphari, Bjergsen's retirement, and so many more. The free agency period technically doesn't start until a few weeks from now, but here are the best players that teams should look to sign:
Suning Gaming has defeated the giants, Top Esports, who took them down in the LPL semifinals the last time they met. They won the rematch; they knocked out the Worlds favorites. Now they meet DAMWON in the Finals. Read the press conference here:
Worlds always brings the best of the best players to one stage for the sake of entertaining the masses and crowning a king, and 2020 is no different, but SofM was far and away the most influential for a few reasons. Read about his importance here:
Top Esports just made Worlds history by completing the first-ever reverse sweep since the event's inception a decade ago. After their victory, Karsa spoke with Jeesun on the Korean broadcast for a post-game interview to break down the series. Read the interview here:
In what was considered an upset by many, Suning Gaming took down JD Gaming in the League World Championship quarterfinals. This was Suning's first series victory against JDG in almost 800 days: See the press conference here:
In a press release leading up to Worlds, Riot announced that they'd attempt to host guests for the big title match, and later in the tournament, they confirmed that they'd invite just over 6,000 guests to attend the grand finale.
6,312 fans will be allowed to attend the 2020 League of Legends World Championship grand finals at Pudong Stadium on Oct. 31, Riot China confirmed Saturday through their social media. The company made
