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09/22/22: VCT formalized its 30 partnered teams

Thursday September 22, 2022 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports brief. With three new VALORANT International Leagues on deck that will each feature 10 partnered teams, Riot Games identified the 30 teams who will occupy those slots next year. The publisher noted that final selections were based on three […]

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09/15/22: Riot Games set the stage for a franchised VALORANT Champions Tour run

Thursday September 15, 2022 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports brief. Bolstered by partnered teams for the first time, Riot announced 2023 plans for the VALORANT Champions Tour that will kick off in February and feature all 30 teams from the international leagues. Franchises teams will be divided into […]

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09/08/22: Fandom’s Deep Dive

Thursday September 8, 2022 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports brief. Fandom is releasing its State of Gaming study this month, which spotlights macro-level patterns and trends in gaming based on a global survey of its millions of Fandom users, covering: Subscriptions & bundling; Metaverse/Web3; NFTs in gaming; and […]

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09/01/22: FaZe Clan inked a renewal of their deal with McDonald’s

Thursday September 1, 2022 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports brief. FaZe Clan locked in a renewal of its partnership with McDonald’s USA. The partnership kicked off last year and will continue to focus on “innovative ways to connect with the next generation of gamers and will advance successful […]

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08/18/22: VALORANT pushes building blocks; RLCS roars to records; Tony the Tiger feels the Twitch

Thursday August 18, 2022 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports brief. Competitive VALORANT locked in plans for the next five years as Riot Games unveiled structures and how competition will work as the title prepares to launch its new partnered league. Teams who don’t make it into the partnership […]

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08/11/22: EA & NFL go long on MCS

Thursday August 11, 2022 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports brief. Electronic Arts and the NFL secured a new multi-year partnership renewal for the EA SPORTS Madden NFL Championship Series, following the series’ best season in history. This year’s slate will wrap up with the Ultimate Madden NFL 23 […]

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08/04/22: Valve released the schedule for the Dota Pro Circuit’s 2023 slate

Thursday August 4, 2022 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports brief. Valve revealed its scheduling slate for the Dota Pro Circuit 2022/2023, with the slate now seeing separation between divisions in regional leagues in addition to shortened leagues. The Winter Tour begins play with open qualifiers on Dec. 11-13 […]

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07/28/22: Burberry’s Esports Entry

Thursday July 28, 2022 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports brief. Burberry made a big move into esports, inking a deal with Gen.G to launch a four-part educational content series to champion women and the importance of inclusivity within gaming as part of Gen.G’s “NetWORK: Inspire” program. The partnership […]

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07/21/22: Nike and Rocket League are aligning

Thursday July 21, 2022 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports brief. Psyonix and Nike gassed up a team-up, and will bring the new Nike Air Zoom Mercurial football boot into Rocket League. With the partnership, a Nike Air Zoom Mercurial Invitational tournament will now run on July 22, hosted […]

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07/14/22: Capcom is upping the hype for Street Fighter at Evo

Thursday July 14, 2022 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports brief. As EVO prepares to make its live return to Las Vegas, event organizers announced the addition of Capcom’s Street Fighter 6 to the festivities from Aug. 5-7 in Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino. In […]

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