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G2 Esports League of Legends Staff Update

Two LEC Championships. An MSI Trophy. A Worlds Final appearance. After such a fantastic season, we’re ready to get back on the grind and ensure we raise the Summoner’s Cup this year. As such, we’re bolstering our support staff to ensure the team has everything they need to become World Champions.First, we’re pleased to announce the return of Fabian ‘GrabbZ’ Lohmann and Christopher ‘Duffman’ Duff as our head coach and head analyst for the 2020 season, respectively. Both have been integral not only in our incredible success in 2019, but

G2 Esports Forms New Academy Team: G2 Arctic

We are beyond excited to announce our academy team G2 Arctic – sponsored by Chips Ahoy! G2 Arctic will compete in the Spanish Superliga Orange as our official academy team and will represent G2 in other national tournaments throughout 2020 and beyond. Principally managed by Arctic Gaming in Spain, G2 Arctic will bring a cool and refreshing new touch to the Spanish region. Backed by G2’s established brand and memes, we’ll ensure that fans of both organisations are entertained and thrilled with our success to come. In addition to a slick new

G2 Esports To Participate In BLAST PREMIER

We are excited to officially announce that we will become a partner team in the inaugural line-up of BLAST Premier, an innovative new global tournament series in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. In 2020, we’ll compete alongside 11 other top-tier CS:GO teams in two seasons for our chance to claim the title of Global champions and $1 Million. The season will start in January with a studio series in central London featuring a unique setup which will allow us to showcase our skills on the server and get closer than ever to the

G2 and Mastercard Partner to Bring Priceless Moments

At G2 Esports, our first goal is always to entertain and make truly special moments for our fans. Now, we’re ready to make these moments priceless. G2 Esports and Mastercard are pleased to announce a strategic partnership to bring entertaining experiences, exclusive access, and fan engagement activations to the League of Legends community. We’re proud to work alongside one of the first global non-endemic brands to invest in esports. G2 and Mastercard will collaborate together to bring fans and our organisations even closer together through priceless moments and experiences. With

The internet changed gaming forever. How’s player support keeping up?

“Gaming has changed,” I thought to myself as I slowly maneuvered past the young cosplayers crowding the halls at Gamescom, the largest gaming conference in Europe for players and industry professionals.I thought back to my childhood, and the games I grew up with. Mario and Sonic were still present, I could still find Street Fighter and Fallout merchandise, and FIFA 20 was, somewhat expectedly, huge. But that was pretty much it — the gaming universe I used to know, tucked in between massive displays of games I’ve never heard of.

Some Seriously Great News. No, Seriously …

Exactly six years ago today I received an email from my friend Ynon Kreiz introducing me to Andrew Stalbow and Petri Järvilehto. Ynon had been the CEO of Maker Studios and I trust his opinion a great deal so of course I took the meeting.Andrew and Petri had left game developer Rovio (of Angry Birds fame) and were creating a new games company called Seriously that would combine compelling intellectual property (characters), great narratives, and fun game play in a mobile-first application. Their initial release would be a product called

P.S.: I love you. When gamers break up with you.

Quick disclaimer: I am not a gamer.But there was this one time, a few years ago, when I came home to find a borrowed PlayStation with a Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas case right next to it in the living room. It was my girlfriend who had left it there.She had been playing it all afternoon and as soon as I got home she told me all about her plan. The idea was for us to spend a different kind of weekend together, just the two of us, playing GTA.Little