Introducing the Esports Hub social platform

We're taking our first major step towards becoming more than just a Discord server.

We're building a new social and professional networking platform for basically anything esports-related. Think of it as a combination of LinkedIn and Twitter, but built specifically for the esports industry.

Whether you're a player, creator, designer, organization owner or just someone looking to get involved in esports, we want to bring everything together in one place. Here's what that looks like.

A feed for esports

Home is where it all comes together. For you shows posts from across the platform, and Following shows the people you follow. You can also add a feed for any topic you care about, like Valorant, and save up to eight of them.

Posts can carry images, videos, GIFs, polls and tags. You choose who can reply: everyone, people you follow, only accounts you mention, or nobody. Save a post as a draft, or schedule it to go out later.

Profiles worth a look sit beside the feed, and if a post doesn't make sense to you, our AI Agent can explain it.

Profiles that show what you do

This is the LinkedIn side of it. Your profile has your name, photo, banner, bio and primary role, whether you're a player, coach, manager or something else. You can bring your photo and banner straight over from Discord.

Your posts, replies and media each get their own tab, and you can pin a post to the top.

Verified accounts carry a badge, so you can tell who's who.

Looking-for and networking

Better looking-for and networking tools are a big part of why we're building this. Every profile can show your availability: open to opportunities, open to collaborations or not looking. That way a team manager or brand can see who's available without having to ask around, and Opportunities has its own place in the main menu.

Search covers people and posts, and follow suggestions help you find others in your part of the industry. Hover over a name to see their profile at a glance and follow them from there.

For content creators and designers

The platform will have dedicated features for content creators and designers, and it's built to show your work. Post your clips and videos, or your designs as images, and the Media tab on your profile keeps them together.

Your posts come with analytics, so you can see their impressions, engagements and the profile visits they bring in. When you want more people to see a post, you can boost it in the For you feed with a one-time payment.

Messages, notifications and bookmarks

Direct messages sort into Primary, General and Requests, so message requests keep to their own folder. You can start group chats with their own invite links, add attachments, and send a post straight into a chat.

Notifications can be filtered by All, Priority, Mentions and Verified, and you can turn on alerts for a profile's new posts. Bookmarks sort into folders, so the posts you save stay easy to find.

You stay in control

You can make your account private, so only followers you approve can see your posts. You can also mute, restrict or block anyone, and report a post or profile if something's wrong.

Tournaments too

Tournaments will be integrated into the platform as well. We've already introduced Esports Hub Tournaments, with Fortnite first and a target of at least one event a week.

When you can try it

The beta will open within the next week, with the full public release expected within a couple of weeks. Some details may change along the way.