A magazine about esports.
Esports Observer covers the esports market: teams, competition, business, the people and the ecosystem around them. It is published by the .esports registry, so the whole scene can read it for free. Nothing in it is for sale.
Your name in esports. Then .esports
Esports Observer is published by esports.name, the official registry of .esports, and powered by .esports, the onchain namespace of competitive gaming. A player, a team, a league or an event takes one name under it, and keeps it.
- Paid
- Once
- Renewal
- None, ever
- Held
- In your own wallet
- Registry
- esports.name
The handle stays
Teams change, games change. One name that is yours, whichever jersey you wear next.
One name to sign with
The name of the organization, held by the organization, the same on every announcement.
The event, by name
A name for the competition itself, season after season.
One name to point to
The voice of the broadcast, under a name people can check is yours.
One prize. Every name paid.
Prize money, a salary, a signing bonus, a sponsor's payment: a name can carry a wallet address, so the money goes to a name instead of a long string of characters. On Shaka, one payment is split between every name on the roster, in the same transaction.
Split a prize on Shaka →The last name of everyone in esports.
Behind the name
- The registry
- esports.nameThe official registry of .esports, the last name of everyone in esports. It publishes this magazine.
- Visit the registry →
- The magazine
- Esports ObserverPublished by the .esports registry, so the whole scene can read its news for free. Powered by .esports.
- Read the magazine →
- The payments
- ShakaThe payment router where a name gets paid and a prize is split between every name.
- Split a prize →
- Business
- Hush PartnersA trademark, a name that is already registered, a partnership: everything business goes through Hush Partners.
- Contact Hush Partners →
The name is yours to keep, and yours to look after
It lives in your own wallet: only you can move it, and nobody can restore it if you lose access to that wallet. Its holder is public, so anyone can check that a name is really yours.
Five desks
One desk per section. An article is signed by the desk that covers its subject, and the magazine answers for all of them.
How we work →The .esports registry
esports.name is the official registry of .esports. It publishes Esports Observer and keeps it free: one name for a player, a team, a tournament or a league.
- Players
- Teams
- Tournaments
- Leagues
How this magazine is run
Nothing here is for sale
No ads, no sponsored stories, no paid placements. Being featured is free, and it always will be. Have something worth a story? Tell us.
No cookies, no trackers
The site sets no cookies and loads no third-party trackers. There is no banner to dismiss because there is nothing to consent to.
Your story, your say
If an article names you, you have the last word on it. Add to it, correct it, or ask us to take it down. How it works.