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网页September 10, 2024. Publicly traded esports and gaming company GameSquare Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: GAME) announced Tuesday that it closed new contracts in August valued at over $14M USD. These new contracts represent “a record month of new business development for GameSquare,” the company...
Riot Reveals LoL Esports APAC League for 2025
网页2024年6月11日 · A total of eight teams will be part of the 2025 APAC League. Riot said that in future seasons, a promotion/relegation league model will be put in place to give “guest teams” the opportunity to get promoted from “their respective domestic leagues.”. According to an organizational league chart shown to The Esports Advocate during a recent ...
Riot Games Reveals Plans for Valorant Champions Tour in 2025
网页2024年8月22日 · Looking ahead to 2025, Riot said it will bring its global events to three locations. The first Masters of the year in February 2025 heads to Southeast Asia. or more specifically Bangkok, Thailand. In June Toronto, Ontario, Canada, will host the second Masters, and VCT Champions will close out the season in Paris, France.
Riot Details Tier-1, Tier-2 Format for Americas League
网页6 天之前 · The Americas Tier 2 system will support two conferences (each with two leagues)” North (NACL & LRN) and South (CBLOL Academy & LRS). Tier 2 leagues will use a two-split format that runs in tandem with Tier 1 teams’ Split 2 and Split 3. Tier-2 teams will be able to qualify “through performance, with promotion and relegation,” according ...
Riot Names Mark Zimmerman LCS Commissioner - The Esports …
网页2023年12月12日 · Riot Games announced Wednesday that it has named Mark “MarkZ” Zimmerman as the new League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) commissioner for 2024. Zimmerman replaces Jackie Felling—who left the role in April—and will report directly to Riot’s Head of League of Legends Esports – Americas, Carlos Antunes. Attunes is …
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Inside Tencent’s Peace Elite League Summer Split Final in Shanghai
网页2023年8月24日 · On Aug. 20, Changsha-based Peacekeeper Elite team TEC won the Peace Elite League (PEL) Summer Split Final championship at Shanghai Oriental Sports Center and took home ￥5M RMB ($687K USD) in prize money, the lion’s share of a ￥11.24M ($1.54M) total prize pool. The event was hosted by China’s largest game publisher, Tencent, in conjunction with Chinese esports tournament organizer VSPO.
Major Changes Planned for League of Legends Esports in 2025
网页2024年6月11日 · Riot Games announced plans on Monday for a major overhaul to the global ecosystem for League of Legends Esports in 2025.. That overhaul—which a Riot rep. told The Esports Advocate in a media briefing on Thursday–is somewhat informed and inspired by what it has learned from the Valorant esports ecosystem—includes an all-new event at the beginning of the season, a consolidation of the top ...
The Future of Esports at Riot Games: A New Approach to Business
网页2023年4月19日 · Esports holds long-term financial viability at League of Legends and Valorant developer Riot Games, according to John Needham, President of Esports at Riot. In a blog post published Wednesday, Needham outlined the developer’s esports assets roadmap. While his full blog post, “Building the Future of Sport at Riot Games: Economics,” can be found on Riot’s blog, The Esports Advocate ...
Riot Games' LoL, TFT Join the Esports World Cup - The Esports …
网页2024年3月30日 · Riot Games announced Saturday that Teamfight Tactics and League of Legends Esports teams will be allowed to participate at the Esports World Cup this summer in Riyadh Saudi Arabia. —the multi-week gaming and esports festival being run by the Saudi Arabian government.. In a statement issued to TEA by a Riot representative, the company laid out its reasoning for the decision, noting that this ...