Image credit: FaZe Clan FaZe Clan has unveiled its Halo roster ahead of the Kaysan Showdown kick-off tournament. The North American esports organisation is one of seven teams participating in the Halo Championship Series (HCS) partner team program. Keep Reading G FUEL and FaZe Clan announce multi-year partnership FaZe Clan and SteelSeries peripherals lineup launches…
Read moreHalo esports in 2025: HCS roadmap and Major locations revealed
Image credit: Halo Championship Series The Halo Championship Series (HCS) has revealed its esports roadmap for the 2025 season, which includes the locations for its Major tournaments. In addition to the three Majors, the roadmap confirms that the Halo World Championship will once again take place in Seattle, Washington. Keep Reading Quadrant shifts away from…
Read moreQuadrant shifts away from esports, departs Halo scene
Image credit: Quadrant British esports organisation Quadrant has announced via a statement on social media that it will no longer participate in the Halo Championship Series, Halo’s top-flight esports league. The company will also shift its overall focus away from competitive esports to angle itself more towards fashion, content and motorsport in the future. Keep…
Read moreHalo World Championship 2024 breaks 100,000 peak viewers
Image credit: Halo The Halo World Championship 2024 became the 10th most-watched Halo esports event in the game’s franchise. The season-ending Halo Championship Series (HCS) tournament featured 16 teams from across the world competing for a share of its $1m (~£762,785) prize pool. Keep Reading Halo World Championship 2023 becomes title’s second most-watched event ACEND…
Read moreFaZe Clan to host Halo Championship Major Atlanta 2024
Image credit: FaZe Clan North American esports organisation FaZe Clan has announced it will host the 2024 Halo Championship Series (HCS) Atlanta Major. The third Major of the 2024 HCS season will take place July 26th-28th in the Gateway Center Arena at Atlanta’s College Park. Keep Reading GameSquare launches FaZe Media, secures $11m in investment…
Read moreHalo Championship Series to host more Majors in 2024
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…
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