Team Liquid made a few changes to both their LCS and Academy squads this off-season, sending former Academy Bot Laner Tactical to the LCS squad to replace the winningest LCS player of all time, Doublelift. Listen to Tactical's experience and plans for the future here:
A portal has been spotted near the Clock Tower, in the training grounds.
North American teams have attempted to acquire players from the previous Vancouver Titans roster, but after facing several issues regarding immigration, the processes had come to a halt. Esports Immigration Lawyer Genie Doi explains our current immigration situation.
The current global pandemic has affected many people, with most now working from home and, at times, struggling to stay connected with family and friends. HyperX came together with Pokimane, Vakyrae, Fuslie, and basketball star, Gordon Hayward, to share how their families are staying connected amidst the chaos.
Sam "Kobe" Hartman-Kenzler walks through various stories from his past that helped lead him to his current passion, casting esports. Listen to Kobe's story, how he navigated hardship and worked through the early days of casting. Hear him talk about the pain during the death of his idol this Spring, but his resilience. And hear how his connection to the community drives him.
Riot Games announced their first global TFT tournament, the TFT: Galaxies Championship. However, it left off a few of the main League of Legends regions, including Oceania. But now they're here, uniting with NA for a chance to represent their region in the Grand Finals of the TFT: Galaxies Championship. Read more on their inclusion and the tournament's changes here:
Leena Xu, President of esports organization TSM, faces controversy after screenshots from the team's Discord were used in a video by Duncan "Thorin" Shields. In one screenshot, Xu claims to have attempted to approach many players from Europe on behalf of TSM, and that the players she approached were under contract at the time of her reaching out. Inven Global has confirmed with a source close to the situation that organizations across the globe often go unpunished for the ways in which they circumnavigate certain rules when seeking to sign a player.
Huni has been dropped from Dignitas in Riot Games' Global Contract Database meaning he is no longer with the team. Grig was also dropped from the database last week. See what this means for both Dignitas and the players, Huni and Grig, here:
Today's panel, 'Oversaturated Content Market', will be hosted by Inven Global Director of Corporate Strategy Nick D'Orazio and will focus on the saturation of certain types of content in the esports and gaming spaces.
This week's installment of 'Nick's Esports Talks' centers around four specific traits that all enduring esports have in common. Any game that has stood the test of time as a competitive title has checked off the four boxes that this week's lecture will center around.
Blaber is your 2020 League of Legends Championship Series Spring Split Most Valuable Player. All five members of Cloud9 were All Pro first team. Top three came down to Blaber, Nisqy, and Zven with Blaber being crowned MVP. Read more on his acheivements here.
According to a tweet made by Travis Gafford, Team Liquid has placed Doublelift's contract is up for trade. Doublelift had an underwhelming split thsi Spring after winning his fifth title in a row last year from Summer 2017 to Summer 2019. He tweeted his lack of motivation and loss of trust from his teammates earlier this year. Read more on his potential trade here:
SK Telecom's esports brand T1 has signed a sponsor partnership contract with the BMW group on the 16th. This is the first sponsorship that BMW signed with a Korean sports team. T1 is a brand
This week's installment of 'Nick's Esports Talks' centers around the countless approaches, mediums, and stories under the umbrella of esports content, as well as which of these types of content are best and worst in the context of the esports industry.
Three core pillars — competitive integrity, accessibility, and authenticity — will guide the growth of the esport to ensure aspiring pro players will have a fair shot to reach the highest level of play through merit-based competition.
The full video of the IGEC 2020 Women In Esports digital panel is available on twitch.tv/invenglobal. Inven Global will continue to host panels, lectures, podcasts, and other forms of live-streamed content on this twitch channel.
The "NA Deft and Mata" duo were reunited this Spring after spending a couple years apart. Deftly started his LCS career a couple years ago with Matt as his first LCS support. Now that they're reunited, they're taking over the LCS Academy scene. Hear from the duo themselves here:
Inven Global now has a channel on Twitch, and the team has started to utilize the channel for streaming panels that were going to be part of the 2020 Inven Global Esports Conference before the statewide lockdown in California.
Excel Esports extends official peripherals partnership with HyperX
Our second panel of many more to come is the unavoidable topic everyone must face: "Esports & Well-being: Burnout, Fatigue, & Mental Health." This panel discussion will address the everpresent importance of awareness regarding mental wellness in esports and gaming, which is one that has been emphasized in the lockdown-like state of society following the COVID-19 outbreak.
