Counter-Strike 2 comes with free matchmaking from Valve, yet hundreds of thousands of players a day queue somewhere else. They play on FACEIT, a third-party platform founded in London in 2012 by ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mike Stubbs covers esports, competitive games and the creator economy. FACEIT, the online competitive gaming platform, has ...

A year and a half ago, Savvy Games Group formed and acquired esports platforms ESL and Faceit in hopes of creating an esports powerhouse. Then Savvy, owned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. PUBG players on PC can now enjoy region-locked, custom-server ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FaceIt, a U.K.-based startup that runs an online multiplayer game platform, has raised $15 million in venture-capital funding and ...

FACEIT has announced Human Input Detection, a machine-learning layer added to its Anti-Cheat system that identifies cheaters by the physical characteristics of how they play — not by scanning for ...

Blizzard Entertainment and ESL Faceit Group are joining forces to operate the next chapter of Overwatch 2 esports: the Overwatch Champions Series. In this multi-year agreement, the OWCS will overhaul ...

The pro PUBG scene is about to see significant changes. Starting in 2019, regional leagues supported by PUBG Corp look set to become the main competition for the best teams in the world. Three stages ...

YouTube Gaming has announced a new partnership with FaceIt, a competitive gaming platform for players. Earlier this year, YouTube partnered with the MLB to stream the World Series. It was a major step ...

Two of the biggest companies in esports, ESL and FACEIT, have been acquired by the Savvy Gaming Group this week in a $1.5 billion deal. The SGG is known in the space for its ties to Saudi Arabia, as ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. PUBG announced its partnership with FACEIT earlier this week, and ...