latin america

South Korea’s 8LJaywalking wins the TFT Fates World Championship

Source Node: https://www.dailyesports.gg/south-koreas-8ljaywalking-wins-the-tft-fates-world-championship/
Time Stamp: April 9, 2021 2:45 PM - Modified On: April 9, 2021 - Published By:
Source Cluster:
Republished By Plato

When it comes to esports, especially those made by Riot Games, South Korea has been historically dominant. However, for the past two years, the KR region hasn’t been able to live up to the hype when it comes to global competition in Teamfight Tactics. At the second ever TFT World Championship, 8LJaywalking and South Korea put the world on notice once again. Despite being an afterthought, South Korea’s 8LJaywalking was able to fend off the most feared players in the world. He went on to capture the TFT Fates Championship

Latin artist Ozuna partners with XSET

Source Node: https://esportsinsider.com/2021/04/latin-artist-ozuna-partners-with-xset/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=latin-artist-ozuna-partners-with-xset
Time Stamp: April 8, 2021 5:30 AM - Modified On: April 8, 2021 - Published By:
Source Cluster:
Republished By Plato

Lifestyle gaming organisation XSET has announced a partnership with multi-award-winning Puerto Rican singer/songwriter Ozuna. The partnership sees Ozuna become a managing partner of the organisation, making him the first-ever Latin artist esports team owner. Photo credit: XSET RELATED: XSET names HyperX official peripheral and memory partner Ozuna and XSET will embark on several significant business initiatives, not only gaming and content creation, but merchandise drops and the currently popular blockchain NFT’s. According to the release, the partnership is due of XSET’s commitment to diversity and equity in gaming and business.

PUBG Mobile introduces seven new Pro League regions and more

Source Node: https://www.dailyesports.gg/pubg-mobile-introduces-seven-new-pro-league-regions-and-more/
Time Stamp: April 7, 2021 7:37 PM - Modified On: April 7, 2021 - Published By:
Source Cluster:
Republished By Plato

PUBG Mobile has introduced seven regions to its Pro League circuit and teased a new world-class tournament. The new participating regions include North America, Arabia, Brazil, the Commonwealth of Independent States, Western Europe, Latin America and Turkey. PUBG Mobile Pro League expands its reach “With the introduction of seven new leagues to the PMPL in 2021, PUBG MOBILE cements its position as one of the most diverse and largest mobile esports programs in the world,” the announcement stated. In terms of what’s at stake, the PUBG Mobile program for esports

Daily Crunch: Apple Arcade expands with classic games

Source Node: https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/02/daily-crunch-apple-arcade-expands-with-classic-games/
Time Stamp: April 2, 2021 6:10 PM - Modified On: April 2, 2021 - Published By:
Source Cluster:
Republished By Plato

Apple adds classic titles to Apple Arcade, Microsoft experiences an outage and Coinbase is going public. This is your Daily Crunch for April 2, 2021. The big story: Apple Arcade expands with classic games Until now, Apple’s game subscription service was limited to exclusive new titles, but today it’s introducing two new categories: App Store Greats (popular iPhone games like Monument Valley+, Fruit Ninja Classic+, Cut the Rope Remastered and Badland+) and Timeless Classics (board games and puzzle games, such as Backgammon+ and Chess Play and Learn+). This is a

Turquoise: Branding strategies for esports leagues

Source Node: https://esportsinsider.com/2021/04/turquoise-branding-esports-leagues/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=turquoise-branding-esports-leagues
Time Stamp: April 1, 2021 12:13 PM - Modified On: April 1, 2021 - Published By:
Source Cluster:
Republished By Plato

We continue our article series with London-based agency Turquoise Branding centred around branding in esports. Turquoise has helped with the branding of projects such as UEFA’s Europa League, game developer MY.GAMES’s consolidatory rebrand, and Channel 4’s reality-show hit The Circle. Collectively, the agency has over 30 years’ experience in sport, motion and design, and entertainment media. Esports Insider sat down with Gareth Mapp, Creative Partner of Turquoise Branding to apply his expertise in developing brands to esports. In January, our conversations revolved around the core principles of branding applied to

Esports movers and shakers in March 2021

Source Node: https://esportsinsider.com/2021/04/esports-movers-shakers-march-2021/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=esports-movers-shakers-march-2021
Time Stamp: April 1, 2021 5:31 AM - Modified On: April 1, 2021 - Published By:
Source Cluster:
Republished By Plato

Each month, Esports Insider curates a list of the industry’s key personnel changes. Here we have compiled March’s most notable movers and shakers. To read more about a story, click the corresponding link in the title. Spotlighted story: Victoria Horsley on her new role at Riot Games Image credit: Victoria Horsley / Riot Games The worlds of collegiate and professional esports continue to collide, as evidenced by the appointment of Victoria Horsley — who has been working with Esports Insider’s events team this year — to League Operations, Global Competitive

TikTok Partners With Brazilian Valorant Tournament

Source Node: https://esportsobserver.com/tiktok-brazil-valorant-tournament/
Time Stamp: March 30, 2021 1:01 PM - Modified On: March 30, 2021 - Published By:
Source Cluster:
Republished By Plato

Esports promotion company Esportsmaker announced the second edition of its Spike Series Valorant tournament in Brazil. The competition will feature the main Valorant teams of the Brazilian scene and  three sponsors: gaming chair manufacturer MaxRacer, supplements brand Whiz, and the TV channel Loading. TikTok also joins the event as a partner. The first edition of the Spike Series was held in October 2020 and also counted on TikTok’s partnership for promoting the event on the short-form video platform. This is the latest step by TikTok to approach esports in the