Australian Esports Organization ORDER Appoints New Chief Development Officer
Former Team Liquid staffer Ryan Nejmanowski has joined Australian esports organization ORDER as its new Chief Development Officer. Nejmanowski will oversee the company’s media and content vertical,...
View ArticlePizza Hut returns to streaming as Twitch Rivals partner
Pizza Hut will return to Amazon’s streaming platform as an official partner of Twitch Rivals North America. The brand will be the official pizza of Twitch’s competition property and will bring back...
View ArticleSequoia Capital China venture partner Cao Xi on seizing new investment...
Cao Xi, venture partner of Sequoia Capital China, shared his insights on investing in the esports industry by means of his firm’s portfolio, including short-film company Kuaishou, live streaming...
View ArticleeFuse CEO Matt Benson on deploying Pipeline, a system to facilitate a ‘path...
Esports and gaming discoverability platform eFuse has launched a new program called Pipeline, a ranking system that showcases the top 100 college-eligible players. Pipeline currently supports League of...
View ArticleAndbox enters the Call of Duty Mobile esports fray with NYSL Mayhem
New York-based esports organization Andbox announced Thursday that it will compete in Call of Duty Mobile through a new partnership with an existing team, Trovo Mayhem. This is the fourth competitive...
View ArticleNewzoo partners with LATAM organization Isurus
Seeking to improve its intelligence on the Latin American esports market, gaming data and insights company Newzoo signed a partnership deal with Isurus, one of the main organizations in the region. The...
View ArticleHow Gree’s ongoing patent battles with Supercelll could affect mobile esports...
In May, a jury in a Texas federal court found that Finnish mobile game developer Supercell infringed on six patents held by gaming-focused Japanese internet media company Gree. The jury in the Eastern...
View ArticleeFuse promotes Halina Malik to director of content
After only three months at esports and gaming discoverability company eFuse, Halina Malik has promoted to the role of director of content. Malik made the news official on social media: “eFuse has given...
View ArticleKrafton invests in Indian live streaming platform Loco as part of a $9...
Mumbai-based gaming live streaming platform startup Loco Interactive raised a $9 million USD seed financing round led by South Korean game developer holding company Krafton. Further investors that...
View ArticleSuper League Gaming partners with Trovo for Mobcrush integration
Super League Gaming announced Monday that it has partnered with Tencent-owned streaming service Trovo to integrate Mobcrush’s multicasting software solution into the platform. Financial terms of the...
View ArticleFreaks 4U Gaming acquires ProGaming Italia
German esports and gaming marketing agency Freaks 4U Gaming announced the strategic acquisition of ProGaming Italia, an esports and gaming event organizer in Italy and Switzerland, from Game.Fin for an...
View ArticleNRG Esports reveals first activation plans for The General NRG
NRG Esports announced Tuesday the first in a series of activations related to its naming rights deal with insurance company The General, its Rocket League team, and The General’s popular spokesperson,...
View ArticleSchalke officially sells LEC slot to Team BDS for $32.6 million
Schalke 04 has officially announced the sale of its LEC slot to Swiss soccer club Team BDS for €26.5 million ($32.6 million USD). Riot Games has accepted the sale, putting out its own statement...
View ArticleOpera GX teams with tournament platform Repeat.gg
Tournament platform Repeat.gg has partnered with multi-platform web browser Opera GX (a gaming-focused version of the popular Opera browser) for Call of Duty Warzone and League of Legends...
View ArticleFord Models to participate in Esports Fashion Week
Esports Fashion Group announced that talent agency Ford Models will be a part of Esports Fashion Week, set to launch sometime in the third quarter of this year. For its part, Ford Models will produce...
View ArticleDignitas names Zytara Labs as NFT partner
HBSE-owned esports organization Dignitas has signed a multiyear partnership deal with Zytara Labs to develop a series of NFT (non-fungible token) collections and digital player cards. The companies...
View ArticleShaq on The General NRG naming rights deal, investing in esports
NRG Esports announced earlier this week the first in a series of activations related to its naming rights deal with insurance company The General, its Rocket League team, and The General’s popular...
View ArticleGlobo changes strategy on esports, launches new company in Brazil
The Brazilian communications conglomerate Globo has founded a new company to manage its esports initiatives. The Player1 Gaming Group is an investment by Globo Ventures to integrate its platform of the...
View ArticleEnvy Gaming adds three new members to board of directors
Texas-based esports organization Envy Gaming has announced the addition of two directors and the filling of an empty seat on its board of directors. Former Tribune Broadcasting CRO Angela Betasso was...
View ArticleAstralis teams with Nordic retailer POWER
Danish esports organization Astralis has announced a new commercial partnership with electronics retailer POWER. The deal will bring Astralis into POWER retail locations across the Nordics. According...
View ArticleCredit Karma activating on Valorant deal
Credit Karma today rolled out plans for its first activation around Valorant after quietly signing a deal with game publisher Riot Games last month. San Francisco-based Credit Karma will focus on...
View ArticleComplexity announces revamped broadcast for upcoming Race to World First
Complexity will once again bring together its partner World of Warcraft guild Limit to defend its crown in the upcoming Race to World First. The event will begin on July 13 with 18 Complexity-Limit...
View ArticleEXCEL ESPORTS raises $23.4 million financing round
British esports organization EXCEL ESPORTS announced that it has completed a £17 million GBP ($23.4 million USD) financing round led by investment firm JRJ Group, which first acquired a majority...
View ArticleESL Gaming names Coinbase official crypto partner
Tournament organizer ESL Gaming announced a partnership Monday with global cryptocurrency platform Coinbase. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Under the terms of the deal, Coinbase will...
View ArticleFormer Evil Geniuses exec Greg Kim appointed head of CLG
Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. has appointed Greg Kim to the position of Head of CLG effective immediately. Kim will oversee all business operations for the esports organization, working alongside...
View ArticleLoupedeck raises $2.36 million investment from Razer
Helsinki-based startup Loupedeck announced that it has raised a €2 million EUR ($2.36 million USD) investment from zVentures, the corporate venture arm of Razer. The startup, which was founded in 2016...
View ArticleEsports Engine appoints former Riot producer as director of program operations
Vindex-owned esports production and tournament company Esports Engine has announced the hire of Janet Shim as Director of Program Operations. Shim will lead strategy and program design across Esports...
View ArticleTD expands OverActive Media partnership to include Toronto Ultra
Toronto-Dominion Bank has expanded its partnership with OverActive Media to now cover both of the organization’s Activision Blizzard franchise league teams. TD will now serve as the official bank of...
View ArticlePathé and H20 join forces to bring gaming to cinemas in the Netherlands
Cinema brand Pathé and Amsterdam-based H20 Esports Campus announced that they established a new joint venture, Go!Gaming, to bring a new gaming concept to cinemas. According to a release, Go!Gaming...
View ArticleAndbox signs USAA as New York Subliners partner
New York-based esports organization Andbox has secured a deal that will make USAA the official insurance and military appreciation partner of its Call of Duty League team New York Subliners. The...
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