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Team Vitality Enters the Realm of Competitive Street Fighter
Paris-based esports organization Team Vitality has officially entered the competitive Street Fighter 6 scene by signing two professional players, Sayff and Valmaster.
- Paris-based esports organization Team Vitality has officially entered the Street Fighter 6 competitive scene by signing professional players Sayff and Valmaster.
- The new roster will make their debut representing Team Vitality at DreamHack Dallas, scheduled for May 31 – June 2, 2024.
- The expansion is partially funded by Team Vitality's participation in the Esports World Cup Club Support Program, which incentivizes organizations to secure rosters for games featured in the upcoming Esports World Cup.
ESL FACEIT Group Teams With Rolling Stone for Rolling Stone Gaming
Rolling Stone has launched a new gaming vertical, Rolling Stone Gaming, under the ownership of Penske Media Corporation.
- Rolling Stone has launched a new gaming vertical, 'Rolling Stone Gaming,' which will be led by Christopher Cruz, the publication's current executive producer for branded content.
- The new vertical is funded by the Saudi Arabian government through a partnership with the ESL FACEIT Group.
- ESL FACEIT Group is a subsidiary of Savvy Games Group, which is owned by the Saudi Arabian government's Public Investment Fund (PIF).
Kings League Santander Proves Live-streaming Football Popularity in America
The Kings League, a hybrid sports-entertainment property, has successfully expanded its footprint from Spain to the American market.
- The inaugural Kings League America Santander tournament achieved 10.1M hours watched, averaging 70% of the viewership volume seen in the established Kings League Spain.
- Kings League America demonstrated strong initial traction, with its semi-finals and finals generating 1.4M hours watched, representing 89% of the viewership for the equivalent Spanish league matches.
- Co-streaming remains a critical driver of engagement, accounting for 49% of total viewership for Kings League Spain and 32% for the debut Kings League America season.
100 Thieves Explains its Participation in the Esports World Cup
100 Thieves President Jacob Toft-Andersen has clarified the organization’s involvement with the Esports World Cup, a major tournament series backed by the Saudi Arabian government.
- 100 Thieves has joined the Esports World Cup (EWC) Club Support program, which provides financial incentives to organizations for building new rosters and promoting the Saudi-backed event.
- Despite joining the support program, 100 Thieves President Jacob Toft-Andersen confirmed the organization will not be fielding any teams to compete in the EWC this year.
- The organization intends to use the EWC funding to support its goal of re-entering competitive titles such as CS2, Apex Legends, and Fortnite.
30 Teams Selected for the Esports World Cup Club Support Program
The Esports World Cup Foundation has finalized the selection of 30 professional esports organizations for its inaugural Club Support Program.
- The Esports World Cup Foundation has selected 30 esports clubs for its Club Support Program, expanding the original allocation of 28 slots due to the high quality of over 150 applications.
- Selected organizations include major global entities such as 100 Thieves, Cloud9, FaZe Clan, Fnatic, G2 Esports, Gen.G, Team Liquid, T1, TSM, and Team Vitality.
- The program provides six-figure funding to help organizations enter new gaming titles, expand into international markets, and develop new content verticals to improve infrastructure.
Berlin International Gaming Jumps Into Fortnite
Berlin International Gaming (BIG) has officially entered the competitive Fortnite landscape, marking a strategic expansion of its global esports footprint.
- German esports organization Berlin International Gaming (BIG) has entered the Fortnite competitive scene by signing professional players Lycian “Kiduoo” Kubelt and Troy “Kiro” Alexis.
- The primary objective for the new roster is to compete in the Esports World Cup held this summer in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- BIG plans to expand its Fortnite division by signing at least two additional players to eventually support 4v4 competitive formats.
Esports World Cup Offers $60M Prize Pool
The Esports World Cup Foundation has announced a record-breaking prize pool exceeding $60 million for its inaugural multi-title tournament, scheduled to begin in July 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- The inaugural Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, will feature a total prize pool exceeding $60 million, marking the largest prize pool in the history of multi-title esports tournaments.
- The $60 million prize pool represents a significant increase from the $45 million awarded during the 2023 Gamers8 tournament, which served as the event's predecessor.
- The tournament will utilize an 'innovative cross-game' Club Championship format, which will distribute $20 million of the total prize pool to the top 16 performing clubs.
Apex Legends Joins the Esports World Cup
Electronic Arts’ battle royale title, Apex Legends, has been confirmed as an official participant in the 2024 Esports World Cup, a multi-week gaming festival held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- Electronic Arts has added Apex Legends to the official title list for the Saudi Arabian government-backed Esports World Cup, scheduled to take place in Riyadh this summer.
- The Esports World Cup is funded by the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund and facilitated by the ESL FACEIT Group, a subsidiary of the state-owned Savvy Games Group.
- While financial terms of the inclusion remain undisclosed, the Esports World Cup Foundation is providing direct financial incentives to professional teams that sign rosters for games featured in the tournament.
ESL FACEIT Group Reveals ‘ESL Featuring Fortnite’
The ESL FACEIT Group (EFG) has announced the development of a new competitive gaming initiative titled ESL Featuring Fortnite.
- ESL FACEIT Group (EFG) is partnering with development studio 404 Creative to launch 'ESL Featuring Fortnite,' a new competitive gaming experience built within Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN).
- The platform will feature 4vs4 team-based gameplay with classic FPS modes such as Capture the Flag, Hardpoint, and Shrinking Zone, hosted on EFG’s proprietary FACEIT platform.
- The initiative is not officially endorsed by Epic Games, the owner of Fortnite, and operates independently of the official competitive scenes currently managed by BLAST.
Sky Broadband, Guild Team Up for Women’s Esports
Guild Esports, a publicly traded organization, has partnered with long-time collaborator Sky Broadband to launch a series of competitive gaming initiatives aimed at increasing female representation in the United Kingdom’s esports sector.
- Guild Esports and Sky Broadband have launched a new initiative featuring a series of tournaments designed to increase female representation in professional esports.
- The initiative cites data indicating that while women make up 47% of the gaming population, they represent only 5% of professional esports players.
- The program includes the 'Sky Broadband RACERS ESERIES' beginning April 26 and a forthcoming 'Sky Broadband SOCCER ESERIES,' both of which feed into a final Women’s Esports Finals event.
Snapdragon Pro Series Year 3 Roadmap
The ESL FACEIT Group, in partnership with Qualcomm Technologies, has unveiled the roadmap for Year 3 of the Snapdragon Pro Series, an international mobile esports circuit.
- ESL FACEIT Group and Qualcomm have announced a $4.4 million prize pool for Seasons 5 and 6 of the Snapdragon Pro Series, the largest in the circuit's history.
- The Year 3 circuit features seven mobile titles: Brawl Stars, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB), Free Fire, Clash of Clans, Call of Duty Mobile, Battlegrounds Mobile India, and Asphalt 9 Legends.
- The Snapdragon Mobile Masters 2024 event is scheduled for April 12–14 in São Paulo, Brazil, featuring $200,000 prize pools for both Call of Duty Mobile and Free Fire.
Honor of Kings India Planned
Tencent’s mobile MOBA title, Honor of Kings, is slated for a localized release in India, as indicated by an official announcement from the Clash of Titans social media account.
- Tencent plans to launch a localized version of its MOBA title, Honor of Kings, in India under the name 'Honor of Kings India'.
- The release is part of a broader 2024 global expansion strategy led by Tencent’s gaming brand, Level Infinite.
- Honor of Kings is a major mobile franchise with 100 million daily active players and generated an estimated $248 million in global revenue across Apple and Google app stores in February 2024.