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Team Liquid Partners With Wildcard
Team Liquid has entered into a strategic partnership with Wildcard Alliance, the developer of the player-versus-player collectible card game and multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) title, Wildcard.
- Team Liquid has entered a partnership with Wildcard Alliance to support the development and competitive refinement of its PVP-focused collectible card MOBA, Wildcard.
- Team Liquid members Lourlo and bobqin will promote the game through streaming and by attending in-person events to help build the title's esports presence.
- The collaboration focuses on leveraging Team Liquid's professional expertise to fine-tune the game's mechanics and competitive balance ahead of its public release.
Jakarta to Serve as Host City of Mobile Masters MLBB 2025
The ESL FACEIT Group (EFG) and Qualcomm Technologies have announced that Jakarta, Indonesia, will host the 2025 Mobile Masters championship for Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB).
- The ESL FACEIT Group (EFG) and Qualcomm Technologies will host the Mobile Masters Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) championship at the Tennis Indoor Stadium Senayan in Jakarta, Indonesia, from April 11–13, 2025.
- The tournament features a $200,000 USD prize pool and serves as the inaugural global Snapdragon Pro Series MLBB title event.
- The competition will include 12 international teams, with 10 qualifying through Season 6 of the Snapdragon Pro Series, one from a Chinese MLBB qualifier, and one host-nation spot reserved for Team Liquid ID.
Dota 2 Confirmed for the Esports World Cup 2025
The Esports World Cup Foundation has officially confirmed that Valve’s multiplayer online battle arena title, Dota 2, will return to the Esports World Cup in 2025.
- Valve’s Dota 2 has been officially confirmed as a competitive title for the 2025 Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- The 2024 edition of the Dota 2 competition at the Esports World Cup featured a total prize pool of $5 million, with the winning team, Gaimin Gladiators, receiving $1.5 million.
- The Esports World Cup is an eight-week event funded by the Saudi government’s Public Investment Fund and is tentatively scheduled for the summer of 2025.
Shikenso Analytics Partners With MOONTON Games
MOONTON Games, the publisher of the mobile MOBA title Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, has entered into a strategic partnership with the German analytics firm Shikenso Analytics.
- MOONTON Games has partnered with German firm Shikenso Analytics to measure and value sponsorship performance for the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) ecosystem.
- The partnership focuses specifically on the M6 World Championship, which is taking place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from November 21 to December 15, 2024.
- Shikenso Analytics will provide data-driven insights on brand exposure across livestreams and social media to help MOONTON optimize its sponsorship propositions and identify high-performing channels.
League of Legends Championship of The Americas: 2025 Format and Teams
Riot Games has unveiled the structure and participating organizations for the 2025 League of Legends Championship of The Americas (LTA), a unified competitive ecosystem that replaces the previous LCS, LLA, and CBLoL leagues.
- Riot Games is consolidating the LCS, LLA, and CBLoL into the new League of Legends Championship of The Americas (LTA), split into North and South Conferences starting January 25, 2025.
- The LTA North Conference features eight teams, including six legacy LCS organizations (Cloud9, Dignitas, FlyQuest, Shopify Rebellion, Team Liquid Honda) and Lyon Gaming as the LATAM partner.
- The LTA South Conference includes seven partner teams: Fluxo, FURIA, LOUD, paiN Gaming, RED Canids, Vivo Keyd Stars, and Leviatán.
Esports World Cup: 120M Hours Watched
The Esports World Cup, held from July 3 to August 25, 2024, generated 120 million hours of watch time over its eight-week duration.
- The Esports World Cup (EWC) recorded 120 million hours watched over its eight-week competition period from July 3 to August 25, 2024.
- The EWC ranked as the fourth most-watched esports series of 2024, trailing the MLBB Professional League, LCK, and Valorant Champions Tour.
- League of Legends and Counter-Strike 2 accounted for more than 64% of the total 120 million hours watched.
Valve Shuts Down In-Game Advertisements Ahead of The International Copenhagen
Valve has announced the removal of all in-game advertisements and sponsorships for The International 2024, the premier Dota 2 tournament held in Copenhagen.
- Valve has banned all in-game advertisements, including team banners, base logos, and player name tags, for The International 2024 to minimize distractions.
- The policy change was implemented without advance warning to participating teams, drawing public criticism from organizations like Gaimin Gladiators.
- The removal of in-game inventory threatens the sponsorship value for professional teams, with industry insiders expressing concern that it will decrease future brand interest in Dota 2.
Esports World Cup Claims More Than 500M Total Viewers
The Esports World Cup Foundation reported significant engagement metrics following the conclusion of its inaugural eight-week tournament held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from July 2 to August 24, 2024.
- The Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, reported over 500 million total viewers and 2 million in-person attendees during its eight-week run from July 2 to August 24, 2024.
- The event featured competition across 21 different games and generated over 250 million hours of total content consumption.
- The Esports World Cup Foundation awarded more than $60 million in total prize money, with $20 million allocated specifically to the Club Championship.
New Global Sport Conference: Speaker Line-up 2024
The Esports World Cup Foundation has announced the speaker lineup for the second annual New Global Sport Conference, scheduled for August 24–25, 2024, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- The 2024 New Global Sport Conference will take place over two days, featuring approximately 48 speakers from the esports, gaming, sports, entertainment, and finance sectors.
- The event coincides with the Esports Awards in Riyadh and is expected to provide updates on major Saudi-backed initiatives, including the Esports Olympic Games, the Qiddiya City Club Program, and the Esports World Cup Foundation Club Support Program.
- Confirmed participating organizations include major industry players such as the Saudi Esports Federation, Esports World Cup Foundation, ESL FACEIT Group, Savvy Games Group, Fnatic, T1, Gen.G, Team Liquid, and aXiomatic Gaming.
Honda Partners With Twitch Rivals
Honda has entered into a strategic partnership with Amazon-owned streaming platform Twitch to become the official automotive partner of the Twitch Rivals tournament series.
- Honda has become the official automotive partner of the Amazon-owned streaming platform Twitch Rivals, though the financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
- The partnership centers on promoting the 2025 Civic hybrid sedan through an interactive, multi-episode content series titled 'Chat’s Civic Mods' that allows the community to customize the vehicle in-stream.
- A crowdsourced, custom-designed 2025 Civic hybrid will be unveiled at TwitchCon in San Diego, scheduled for September 20–22, 2024, where it will be awarded to a member of the Twitch community.
Riot on Third-Party LoL Esports Events in 2025
Riot Games is adjusting its 2025 League of Legends global esports calendar to accommodate third-party tournament organizers.
- Riot Games will create a window in the 2025 League of Legends esports calendar in August, following the Mid-Season Invitational, to accommodate third-party events.
- While Riot has not confirmed participation in specific events, this scheduling adjustment provides space for teams to compete in third-party tournaments, such as the Saudi Arabian government-backed Esports World Cup.
- Riot maintains a hands-off organizational approach to third-party events but likely collects licensing fees for competitions run by outside entities.
G2 Esports Renews Partnership With Shikenso Analytics
G2 Esports has extended its partnership with the German analytics firm Shikenso Analytics through 2025.
- G2 Esports has extended its partnership with German analytics firm Shikenso Analytics through 2025.
- The partnership focuses on using Shikenso’s AI-driven technology to evaluate the effectiveness and exposure of G2 Esports' sponsorships across broadcast and social media channels.
- Financial terms of the contract renewal between G2 Esports and Shikenso Analytics were not disclosed.