Summoners War: World Arena Championship 2019 will have a US$210,000 prize pool The World Finals will be held in Paris this October. The thirdSummoners War global esports tournamentstarted up late last week. Unlike the previous year, the 2019 prize pool has doubled to US$210,000 and kicks-off with newly introduced group stages. Top-ranked players on the Summoners War leaderboards from Season 8 and 9 will be invited to compete in the preliminaries....

T1 Esports just put together its Apex Legends team SK Telecom and Comcast Spectacor have partnered up to form new pro teams to compete on the global stage. South Korea’s SK Telecom is partnering with American company Comcast Spectator and will be joining the global esports ring asT1 Entertainment & Sports. T1 Esports is looking to get a head start by establishing its Apex Legends team early and having them compete in current circuits like the UMG Legends Series,reported ESPN....

T1 x Nerd Street Gamers are hosting the first Valorant Ignition Series tournament Will Brax and the rest of T1 be able to keep up their win streak? T1 Entertainment and Sports (T1) and Nerd Street Gamers will host the first North American Valorant Ignition Series Showdown from June 26 to 28. Presented by globalesports organization T1and powered byNerd Street Gamers, the Valorant competition will provide an opportunity for amateurs and aspiring professional gamers to compete against some of the biggest names in gaming for a $50,000 total prize pool....

Team Envy’s Victor tests positive for COVID-19 at Valorant Champions Team Envy will play on December 4. Team Envy’s Victor “Victor” Wong has tested positive for COVID-19 two days before the North American squad is set to compete atValorant Champions 2021. “A member of Team Envy produced a positive result from a PCR test,” Riot Games announced via Twitter. Team Envy’s Victor tests positive for COVID-19 Riot Games’ Global Head of Competitive Operations, Alex Francois, announced that Team Envy had a member who produced a positive result during the tournament organizer’s frequent mandatory testing protocol....

Team Liquid is also selling branded face masks The logo face mask is already sold out! Team Liquidhas revealed a newHeritageapparel collection, featuring the iconic Team Liquid logo and classic colors to celebrate 20 years of excellence. The collection includes four hoodies and three t-shirts in various styles and fabrics, each with a distinctive integration of Team Liquid’s signature horse design and colors with original cuts. Similar toG2 Esportsrecently revealed branded face masks, the collection also includes two reversible face masks, one designed with the TL horse’s mane and the other with their slogan....

The biggest winners and losers of Legends of Runeterra patch 1.3 The Season of Plunder will be ending soon on June 23. Legends of Runeterra cleans up shop in its 1.3 patch and gets players ready for the trading card game’s first-ever ranked reset. Losers: Ranked players Competitive ranked players will experience a substantial demotion at the end of The Season of Plunder. With the ranked season-ending at 9 a....

The Finals reaches massive player count in first two weeks Not a bad start at all! The Finalshas only been out for two weeks, having launched on December 7, but it’s already brought in a ridiculous number of players. The brand-new IP has accumulated a total player count of over 10 million, according to a thank-you note from the companyposted on X (formerly Twitter). The Finals player count has skyrocketed since its launch As the first major title from the studio, this is an incredibly impressive feat and also showcases just how good the game is at launch....

The first-ever RazerCon will feature Cloakzy, CourageJD, and metal band Sabaton It’s taking place on October 10. Razer has just announced the first-ever RazerCon, a full-day online fan event that will be held on October 10. The event will kick off at 9 a.m. (GMT+8) with a keynote opening from Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan. The event will be livestreamed across Razer’s social media channels, and will include product announcements and exclusive content showcases from developers like Romero Games and Perfect World Entertainment, known for its MMORPG titles....

The Fortnite World Cup duos champs have already split up Talk about quitting while you’re ahead. The first-ever Fortnite World Cup duo competition champions, David “aqua” W. and Emil “nyhrox” Pederson, are officially going their separate ways. It’s been barely a week since the European pair won US$1.5 million each from their duos grand final victory. nyhrox announced that he will not be resigning with COOLER Esport, the team that he and aqua represented during the Fortnite World Cup....

The Montreal Rebellion will be the Toronto Defiant’s Overwatch Contenders academy team The new team will field a diverse squad consisting of players from Canada, the United States, Europe, Mexico, and Brazil. The Canadian team of the Overwatch League, the Toronto Defiant, has revealed that their official academy team that will be competing in the Overwatch Contenders will be called the Montreal Rebellion. The Toronto Defiant partnered with OverActive Media and Quebec-based Mirage Sport Électronique (MSE) to reveal the new organization’s branding earlier today....

The ONE Esports Singapore Major will be the last Major of the 2019/2020 DPC The ONE Esports Singapore Major will take place on June 20-28. ONE Esports announced the ONE Esports Singapore Major today at the Media Day for the ongoingONE Esports Dota 2 Singapore World Pro Invitational. The Singapore Major will be the last Major on the 2019/2020 Dota Pro Circuit and will take place on June 20-28 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium....

The Starcraft II War Chest: Blizzcon 2019 adds new skins, sprays, emojis, and more Each race has its own chest for US$10, or you’re able to buy all three for US$25. With BlizzCon fast approaching, Blizzard has released theStarcraft II Warchest: Blizzcon 2019. There are actually three separate war chests, one each for Terrans, Protoss, and Zerg, each priced at US$10. Alternatively, you’re able to buy all three in a bundle for US$25....

There are more than 1 billion female game enthusiasts, says Newzoo report Most of these women play games on mobile. The data doesn’t lie — there are plenty of women playing games around the world. More than 46% of game enthusiasts are women, according to thelatest Newzoo report. The report, which covers 30 key markets, also highlighted that most of these women play games when they have time to do so, and mostly play mobile games....