League of Legends
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State of the Stream: Call of Duty: Warzone
The April 2025 streaming landscape, as analyzed through data provided by Rainmaker.gg, reflects a period of seasonal stagnation for Twitch, characterized by a plateau in overall hours watched.
- Call of Duty: Warzone experienced a 146% surge in viewership on Twitch in April 2025, driven by the release of an updated version of the Verdansk map.
- Twitch experienced a seasonal plateau in April 2025 due to a lack of major game releases, though viewership is expected to rise in May with upcoming titles from the Doom and Elden Ring franchises.
- Caedrel was the top-ranked streamer on Twitch for the third time in 2025, maintaining his lead while 2024 top-streamer KaiCenat reduced his overall broadcast hours.
Riot Games Wins Sports Emmy for Valorant Champions 2024 Grand Final
Riot Games received the Sports Emmy for Outstanding Esports Championship Coverage at the 46th Annual Sports Emmy Awards held in May 2025.
- Riot Games won the 2025 Sports Emmy for Outstanding Esports Championship Coverage for its production of the Valorant Champions 2024 Grand Final.
- The award-winning broadcast featured the championship match between Edward Gaming and Team Heretics.
- Riot Games secured the win over several major industry competitors, including the Call of Duty League, PGL for The International 2024, ESL FACEIT Group for the IEM Cologne 2024 Finals, and its own League of Legends Worlds 2024 Final coverage.
Uzi Inducted into the League of Legends Hall of Legends
Riot Games has officially named professional League of Legends player Jian “Uzi” Zihao as the second inductee into the League of Legends Hall of Legends.
- Riot Games has inducted professional League of Legends player Jian “Uzi” Zihao as the second member of the Hall of Legends, following the inaugural induction of Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok.
- An official induction ceremony for Uzi will take place in Shanghai, China, on June 6, 2025.
- A dedicated in-game event for Uzi begins on June 11, 2025, featuring an event pass and exclusive cosmetic items created in collaboration with the player.
Honda Drops Team Liquid Partnership
Honda has officially terminated its six-year partnership with the international esports organization Team Liquid.
- Honda has terminated its six-year partnership with esports organization Team Liquid following a controversial social media post by a professional player.
- On May 13, 2025, Team Liquid Rainbow Six Siege player Lucas Dias posted a GIF of a nuclear mushroom cloud directed at Japanese organization CAG Osaka after a tournament loss.
- Team Liquid has fined Dias four months of pay and mandated re-training for all players and coaches across every game title to prevent future incidents.
Fnatic Renews Partnership With Shikenso Analytics
UK-based esports organization FNATIC has renewed its partnership with Germany-based Shikenso Analytics for an additional year.
- UK-based esports organization FNATIC has renewed its partnership with Germany-based Shikenso Analytics for an additional year.
- Shikenso Analytics will continue to provide AI-driven media valuation and sponsorship tracking tools to help FNATIC evaluate the performance of its brand deals.
- The data provided by Shikenso will be used to monitor sponsorship performance across FNATIC's competitive rosters, including Valorant, Apex Legends, Counter-Strike 2, and League of Legends.
Freaks 4U Gaming Partners With gamescom 2025 for the Pro Arena
Berlin-based esports and gaming firm Freaks 4U Gaming has entered into a partnership with the organizers of gamescom 2025 to develop and operate the Pro Arena.
- Freaks 4U Gaming has partnered with gamescom 2025 to launch the 'Pro Arena,' a 2,500 m² (approx. 26,909 sq. ft.) centralized hub for esports and community events.
- The Pro Arena will be located at the gamescom festival in Cologne, Germany, scheduled for August 20–24, 2025.
- SK Gaming is the first organization confirmed to participate, occupying a 700 m² (approx. 7,534 sq. ft.) dedicated entertainment space within the arena.
Ninjas in Pyjamas Partners With Socios.com
Ninjas in Pyjamas (NIP) has entered into a strategic partnership with Socios.com, a web3 sports application and wallet owned by the Chiliz Group.
- Ninjas in Pyjamas (NIP) has entered a partnership with the Chiliz Group-owned web3 sports platform Socios.com to integrate blockchain-based tools into its fan loyalty program, The Dojo.
- The collaboration will focus on developing a specific fan token and providing a blockchain-powered wallet to enhance fan engagement and reward systems.
- Financial terms of the partnership agreement between NIP and Socios.com were not disclosed.
Riot Games Partners With Coinbase for LoL, Valorant Esports
Riot Games has entered into a multi-year partnership with the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, designating the firm as the exclusive cryptocurrency and blockchain technology partner for its premier esports properties, League of Legends (LoL) Esports and the Valorant Champions Tour (VCT).
- Riot Games has named Coinbase the exclusive cryptocurrency exchange and blockchain technology partner for its League of Legends (LoL) Esports and Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) circuits.
- The partnership will debut on June 7, 2025, at the Valorant Champions Tour Masters Toronto event.
- Coinbase will collaborate with Riot Games to integrate fan-facing enhancements, including custom segments, event activations, hospitality promotions, and giveaways.
China’s First Asian Champions League Signs Key Partners
Hero Esports, formerly known as VSPO, has secured a diverse roster of corporate partners for the inaugural Asian Champions League (ACL) and the concurrent DreamHack Shanghai event.
- Hero Esports is launching China’s first Asian Champions League (ACL), a multi-title tournament featuring a total prize pool of ¥15 million RMB ($2.04 million USD).
- The ACL will host competitions across nine titles: Dota 2, Counter-Strike 2, Teamfight Tactics, CrossFire, Honor of Kings, Delta Force, League of Legends, Valorant, and Street Fighter 6.
- The event will take place across three major Shanghai venues: the Shanghai SPD Bank Oriental Sports Center, the Shanghai Jing’An Sports Center, and the Shanghai National Exhibition and Convention Center.
Team Vitality Launches RushBee
Paris-based esports organization Team Vitality has officially launched a new marketing agency division, RushBee.
- Paris-based esports organization Team Vitality has launched a new marketing agency division named RushBee to help brands engage with gaming and esports audiences.
- RushBee aims to assist both endemic and non-endemic brands in reaching a global audience of over 3.3 billion Gen Z and Alpha gamers who prioritize social media and content platforms over traditional media.
- The agency is led by François-Xavier Roux, who previously served as Team Vitality’s Head of Content & Activations for nearly six years and spent 14 years at Viacom Networks France.
We're Not Even Halfway Through, but I Already Know My Game of the Year
This analysis examines significant leadership transitions and industry developments within the global gaming sector as of April 2025.
- NetEase head of global investments and partnerships Simon Zhu has departed, while Humam Sakhnini, formerly of Activision Blizzard, has replaced Jason Citron as CEO of Discord.
- Major industry leadership transitions are being driven by a broader corporate strategy focused on cost-cutting and strategic scaling to meet shifting market demands.
- The indie game Blue Prince, developed by Tonda Ros over an eight-year period, has achieved critical success by prioritizing personal creative vision over traditional funding models.
Riot Games Reveals Legends Ascend South Asia
Riot Games has announced the launch of Legends Ascend South Asia, an amateur League of Legends tournament designed to foster grassroots competitive growth across the region.
- Riot Games is launching 'Legends Ascend South Asia,' an amateur League of Legends tournament series, in partnership with Aftermath Ventures.
- The competition features a total prize pool of INR 10,00,000 (approximately $11,695 USD).
- The tournament winner earns a qualification spot in the League of Legends Championship Pacific (LCP) Wildcard Playoffs, providing a path to the LCP promotion and relegation tournament.
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