One of the most storied franchises in the Overwatch League made a huge announcement regarding the future of their roster and staff moving forward. The Los Angeles Valiant, who is a beloved franchise since the inception of the Overwatch League, announced they released their players and staff due to COVID-related visa issues with no further information.
As first reported by Bloomberg, Immortals Gaming Club, who owns the Los Angeles Valiant of the Overwatch League is seeking to sell its spot in OWL. According to the report, this is one of the possible options for the future of the organization. This move comes off the heels for the Valiant as they finished 8th in the regular season and 5th-6th in the North American playoffs in the 2020 season.
After the Homestands for March and April are canceled in the Overwatch League, the league announced they will move to online matches during those months. League officials just put out an official statement following California's statewide "Stay at home" order to postpone this weekend's games.
The LA Valiant will trade out its green and yellow jerseys for a new Southern California inspired blue and gold thread.
The ULT X Hall of Fame collaboration is another landmark moment for esports authentically entering the cultural milieu of street fashion.
If the Valiant is unable to win one of its two matches against the Los Angeles Gladiators and San Francisco Shock at KitKat Rivalry Weekend, the team will fail to quality for Playoffs.
Kroenke Sports & Entertainment has secured a spot in Activision-Blizzard's upcoming Call of Duty Franchise League. Due to Immortals Gaming Club also owning a CoD franchise, the rivalry established between the Los Angeles Valiant and Los Angeles Gladiators in the Overwatch League will have a chance to expand into an entirely different esport.
The Los Angeles Valiant went from a winless Stage 1 to the Stage 3 playoffs. They had a tough opponent against the Hangzhou Spark where they won against all odds. Shax spoke with Inven Global about the game-winning D.Va play and thoughts on his first playoff game.
The Los Angeles Valiant started 0-7 and last place in the Overwatch League. Since that time, they are 8-6 heading into the Stage 3 playoffs. KSF spoke with Inven Global his growth in the Overwatch League, how the Valiant is turning losses into wins, and thoughts on his potential.
The debut episode of Inven Global's podcast, Ranked Chat, features 100 Thieves League of Legends Team Manager Sabrina Wong. The show, co-hosted by Mandie Roman and Inven Global Director of Strategic Content Nick D'Orazio, is now available on the Inven Global Soundcloud.
This is the full text of Immortals Gaming Club's June 12th, 2019 press release. LOS ANGELES (June 12, 2019) -- Immortals Gaming Club (IGC) announced today the acquisition of Infinite Esports & Ent
Agilities spoke with Inven Global about having to adapt to a non-DPS role, what changes are needed to the meta, and his relationship with fellow teammate Young-seo "KariV" Park.
Chang-hoon "rOar" Gye spoke with Inven Global about what this match meant to him experiencing it for the first time, what this win means moving forward, and if he has a message to the other teams.
Inven Global spoke with Jonas "Shaz" Suovaara about what made the Gladiators unstoppable so far in Stage 2, and if he has any words for the Valiant on their match on Sunday.
LA Valiant's tank, Fate, about getting the first win of the season, what the team is improving on each week, and also has something to say to their cross-town rivals, Los Angeles Gladiators.
With a new meta in place, teams look to catch up to the Titans and taking them down.
The legitimization of alternative forms of competition to conventional sports communities is an important step in the growth of North American esports, and the LA Valiant continue to put themselves at the frontier of the conversation.
On May 19th, an all women purpose event was opened called 'Be Valiant' to address a lot of the issues that women have in the gaming industry. Working alongside Microsoft, LA Valiant and Noah Whinston
