Kevin Hitt

Mastercard will expand its long-standing esports sponsorship with Riot Games to now include global events on the Valorant Champions Tour (VCT). The payments brand had previously extended its sponsorship around Riot’s League of Legends esports scene in the October 2022. Mastercard and Riot will make...

Celtics Gaming and Wizards District Gaming will compete in the Corridor Cup, the first ever NBA 2K League game with a prize purse outside of existing league tournaments and playoffs. The Corridor Cup, named after the Northeast Corridor rail line that runs between Boston and Washington D.C., will be...

The Call of Duty League’s Royal Ravens will be moving away from their London home with its eyes set on Charlotte, NC., sources close to the league tell SBJ. One of the inaugural 12 teams to start the league, the Royal Ravens have struggled to find a solid fan...

OverActive Media, the parent company of the Toronto Defiant, announced that “outstanding entry fees” for the Overwatch League are to be waived entirely, and provisions for the parties to further change the OWL business plan are now in place as part of a larger agreement. SBJ sources can confirm...

OverActive Media, the parent company of the Toronto Defiant, announced that “outstanding entry fees” for the Overwatch League are to be waived entirely, and provisions for the parties to further change the OWL business plan are now in place as part of a larger agreement. SBJ sources...

The League of Legends Players’ Association (LCSPA) is set to have a meeting tonight with Riot Games to discuss issues that could result in a work stoppage by the players in North America, LCSPA Exec Dir Phillip Aram tells SBJ. Over the weekend, LCS players...

FaZe Clan and CEO Lee Trink have had discussions on a potential exit, with the terms and timing of that exit still to be determined, multiple sources told SBJ. The development comes less than a week after L.A.-based FaZe laid off approximately 50% of its workforce (after...

The historic Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major in Paris last week -- the final one before a long-anticipated switch to the new version of the game -- ranked among the most-streamed events in CS:GO history. But it also had a black eye with game publisher Valve's notable absence activating on...