Image credit: 343 Industries Halo Infinite developer 343 Industries has unveiled its Halo Championship Series (HCS) roadmap for 2024. The new HCS season will include more Majors and events organised by teams, as well as Halo Infinite’s first Major in Europe. Keep Reading Halo World Championship 2023 becomes title’s second most-watched event Halo Championship Series…
Read moreWhat would an ideal esports tier list look like?
Just like sports fans arguing if Rugby or American football is tougher, everybody in esports has a different opinion on which title is the best. This has led to fans making their own tier lists where they rank major esports — however one thing these usually have in common is bias. Whether subconscious or not,…
Read moreHalo World Championship 2023 becomes title’s second most-watched event
Image credit: Halo The Halo World Championship 2023 became the second most-watched Halo event in Halo Championship Series (HCS) history. The season-ending tournament saw 16 teams compete for a share of its $1m (~£822,325) prize pool. Keep Reading Complexity becomes latest Halo Championship Series partner team Abios extends coverage to Halo Infinite Halo Invitational and…
Read moreHow publishers use in-game drops to drive esports viewership
Image credit: Valve Very few innovations in the esports world have motivated hardcore games to convert to esports viewers quite like in-game item rewards, colloquially referred to as ‘drops’. Almost all major competitions have them: in League of Legends, VALORANT, Counter Strike, Rainbow Six, Overwatch, Rocket League, even Halo. Drops work by rewarding players with…
Read moreQuadrant secures creator-focused partnership with JBL Quantum
Image credit: Quadrant Lando Norris-founded esports organisation Quadrant has secured a partnership with gaming audio equipment brand JBL Quantum. As the official headset partner, JBL Quantum will provide its range of headphones to the organisation’s content creators. According to a release, other activations between both entities are being worked on, but specific details have not…
Read moreMLG Co-founder Mike Sepso discusses the ‘esports bubble’ and Vindex’s success
Mike Sepso — ESI Class of 2020 Hall of Fame inductee Mike Sepso — is an esports legend. The man that, along with Sundance DiGiovanni, founded Major League Gaming (MLG) is currently the CEO of Vindex — a company he also co-founded, again with DiGiovanni. Credit: Vindex. Pictured: company CEO Mike Sepso RELATED: Vindex to Join…
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