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G2 Esports will compete in the League of Legends competition at the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice event. The top team in the EU LCS will be replacing Cloud9, who dropped out of the competition over fears that some staff may not be allowed back into the US due to current …
Read More »G2 nabs the new French CS:GO super team, EnVyUs takes the rest of the players
It has been a known quantity for months, but the major French shuffle in CS:GO has finally happened and G2 Esports has come out with the best of the lot. G2 Esports new CS:GO roster sees Richard "shox" Papillon and Alexandre "bodyy" Pianaro stay with the organisation and former EnVyUs …
Read More »G2 Esports to start streaming on Facebook Live
G2 Esports has announced that it intends to start streaming on Facebook Live from next month. The move is an attempt to “grow its global audience, unlock new sponsorship opportunities, and elevate engagement with its brand to new levels,” according to a statement from the organisation. This does not mean …
Read More »Kinguin drops G2 sponsorship to avoid conflict of interest
Kinguin, an online game reseller that has invested heavily in eSports, has announced that it will no longer sponsor G2 Esports. The move is to prevent any conflict of interests and stay within Riot’s rules for the LCS. This issue has arisen as a team that Kinguin has the naming …
Read More »Evolved Talent Agency signs up Mithy, JDM, Quas and tarik
A group of industry pros including video game and eSports lawyer Ryan Morrison, head of Multi-Channel-Network Paragon Sebastien Delvaux, executive man Trevor Snowden, eSports agent Barry Lee, and law firm partner Jason Greenglass has created the Evolved Talent Agency and aims to represent eSports stars. The agency will, according to …
Read More »G2 Esports turn down invitation to IEM Gyeonggi
With IEM Oakland now over and done with all eyes in the LoL scene are turning to the final big event before the new LCS season kicks off, IEM Gyeonggi. While a number of teams have already been confirmed for the event, such as ROX Tigers and Royal Never Give …
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