Tomi "lurppis" Kovanen today posted an excerpt from a Washington Post article highlighting disturbing reports related to the past behavior of the new ownership group of ESL.
The Savvy Gaming Group just bought ESL for $1bn, but who are the new owners of esports' biggest TOs? We look at their background, other investments, and what the deal could mean for esports.
Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) has purchased $3.3 billion worth of stock in three massive game developers: Activision Blizzard, Electronic Arts, and Take-Two Interactive.
After two weeks and overwhelming pressure from the community, BLAST and Neom have reportedly ended their partnership. The "unique" deal with Neom made BLAST "excited," it did not inspire that in the community. Read more about the partnership cancellation here:
Management at Riot Games who were responsible for the controversial deal between the League of Legends European Champions (LEC) and Saudi Arabia smart-city NEOM have been "reassured they did nothing wrong except maybe the communication process".
Following a week of controversy regarding the leagues’ most recent partnership with NEOM, teams have united to showcase solidarity by displaying pride flags on their broadcasts.
Multiple members of the LEC recently tweeted out their internal response to the LEC's now-reversed partnership with Neom announced yesterday. The LEC broadcast team had threatened to strike the show, refusing to participate until the sponsorship deal was revoked. Read more here:
Earlier today the LEC announced a new partnership with Neom. After an immense amount of backlash and criticism from both Riot employees and the community, Riot Games has ended the partnership with the Saudi Arabia city.
This article aims to explain why the uproar against this deal was so loud and so widespread. What is Neom? Who’s building it, how, and why does it lay on "blood and bones"?
The League Championship Series and Riot Games had a tumultuous Wednesday, after announcing a highly controversial partnership with Saudi Arabian city-company, Neom. Fourteen hours after the partnershi
As the news of LEC's new partner, Neom, spread, League community members and Rioters around the world began condemning the LEC for their announcement to stand in solidarity with the LEC broadcast. See their words here:
The League of Legends European Championship (LEC) announced Tuesday that it has added Saudi Arabia city Neom as its main partner for the 2020 Summer Season. Neom, which joins the likes of Kia, Alienware, and KitKat will be sponsoring the Oracle Lens segment during live broadcasts.
