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OverActive Media Reveals Toronto Esports Venue
OverActive Media, owner of the Toronto Defiant and Toronto Ultra, announced yesterday that they have updates for its upcoming Toronto esports venue designs. We’ve secured approval from @ExhibitionPlace for our new performance venue and hotel! We’re one step closer to providing a new home for the biggest music and entertainment acts of the world and […]
Business 
FLASHPOINT Introduces a New Format for CS:GO With Big Backers
In a London press conference, esports tastemakers made lofty promises for the future of CS:GO. “B Site” has officially become FLASHPOINT, a new series of CS:GO tournaments that will begin in March. With a $2,000,000 prize pool in 2020, the tournament series is prepared to compete with the biggest events in CS:GO. The league will […]
League of Legends 
Splyce to be rebranded as MAD Lions for LEC 2020
Splyce’s League of Legends European Championship team will be no more this coming year. Their parent company, OverActive Media, has shut down their New York-based office which Splyce has run since 2015. The new headquarters is underway to move to Toronto, Canada. During this move, many key employees have been let go. The move is […]
Activision-Bizzard locks in 12 teams for Call of Duty League
Activision-Blizzard has announced new information regarding their new format for the Call of Duty League. The league will cap out at 12 teams for their inaugural 2020 season, and the season will start in the home team’s markets in the early stages of 2020. It’s a ????at 12. https://t.co/RYSccWQgl8 — Xav de Matos (@Xav) September […]
Parent company OverActive Media to shut down Splyce
The Splyce brand has been a key contributor in esports for years. They’re based in New York and have teams competing in all branches of esports from Call of Duty and Overwatch to League of Legends and Starcraft 2. They’ll also be shut down by their parent company OverActive Media come December, according to Richard […]
