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The International 2024 peak viewership remains steady compared to 2023 The International 2024, Dota 2’s biggest tournament of the year, saw a slight drop in viewers when compared to its 2023 edition. The 2024 edition, which took place at Copenhagen’s…
16 September 2024 | Ivan Šimić
RLCS 2024 World Championship records steady viewership The RLCS 2024 World Championship, Rocket League’s biggest event of the year, has recorded a peak viewership of 426,833. The event, which took place at the Dickies Arena in Texas, United…
16 September 2024 | Davide Xu
AESF and AIPS Asia aim to elevate esports journalism in Asia The Asian Electronic Sports Federation (AESF) has announced a partnership with the Asian portion of the International Sports Press Association (AIPS Asia). The partnership focuses on the development and promotion…
16 September 2024 | Dafydd Gwynn
Rocket League announces new RLCS format for 2025 Psyonix, the developer of car football title Rocket League, has unveiled a new format for the 2025 Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) season. The RLCS in 2025 will feature two…
16 September 2024 | Jonno Nicholson
GeoGuessr World Cup 2024 records impressive viewership The GeoGuessr World Cup 2024, the biggest esports event for geography-based guessing game GeoGuessr, has attracted more than 250,000 viewers. This year’s GeoGuessr World Cup, held in Sweden, recorded a…
16 September 2024 | Ivan Šimić
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AESF and AIPS Asia aim to elevate esports journalism in Asia The Asian Electronic Sports Federation (AESF) has announced a partnership with the Asian portion of the International Sports Press Association (AIPS Asia). The partnership focuses on the development and promotion…
16 September 2024 | Dafydd Gwynn
Florida International University and Alienware launch esports lounge Florida International University (FIU) has launched a dedicated esports lounge in collaboration with gaming PC brand Alienware. The Alienware FIU Esports Lounge is part of the university’s strategy to foster…
13 September 2024 | Jonno Nicholson
PUBG Mobile Esports partners with Guild Esports PUBG Mobile Esports, the esports circuit of battle royale title PUBG Mobile, has announced a partnership with UK-based esports organisation Guild Esports. As a result, the organisation will compete in…
13 September 2024 | Jonno Nicholson
Stray Kids and Twenty One Pilots featured on Arcane Season 2 soundtrack Game developer Riot Games has unveiled the musical artists that will be featured on the official soundtrack for the second season of animated League of Legends TV show Arcane.  The…
12 September 2024 | Tom Daniels
GameSquare records $14m in new contracts for August 2024 Esports and gaming company GameSquare has claimed that it closed deals valued at over $14m (~£10.69m) in August 2024, representing a new record for the business. According to a release, the…
11 September 2024 | Davide Xu
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GameSquare records $14m in new contracts for August 2024 Esports and gaming company GameSquare has claimed that it closed deals valued at over $14m (~£10.69m) in August 2024, representing a new record for the business. According to a release, the…
11 September 2024 | Davide Xu
Who are the highest-earning esports players of all time? In the past, esports was seen by many outside of the community as a way to ‘earn money by playing games’. While that is mostly an exaggeration, several players have…
29 August 2024 | Ivan Šimić
OverActive Media announces increased revenues for Q2 2024 Esports holding company OverActive Media has reported increased revenues for Q2 2024, up by CAD $2.76m (~£1.55m) compared to the same period last year. The company highlighted its acquisitions of…
28 August 2024 | Lee Jones
the*gamehers secures investment from Dunhill Ventures Women-focused gaming and esports community platform the*gamehers has received an undisclosed investment from investment firm Dunhill Ventures. The investment will allow the*gamehers to accelerate its growth by elevating its app,…
22 August 2024 | Lea Maas
Exploring the Portuguese esports ecosystem Despite being a relatively small country with a population of roughly 10m, Portugal has slowly shown signs of becoming a potential esports hub in Europe — akin to the likes…
22 August 2024 | Lea Maas
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Florida International University and Alienware launch esports lounge Florida International University (FIU) has launched a dedicated esports lounge in collaboration with gaming PC brand Alienware. The Alienware FIU Esports Lounge is part of the university’s strategy to foster…
13 September 2024 | Jonno Nicholson
Gen.G expands with new hub in Saudi Arabia Korean esports organisation Gen.G have announced plans to create a new hub in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The announcement came earlier this month during the Esports World Cup. This marks the…
27 August 2024 | Davide Xu
Exploring the Portuguese esports ecosystem Despite being a relatively small country with a population of roughly 10m, Portugal has slowly shown signs of becoming a potential esports hub in Europe — akin to the likes…
22 August 2024 | Lea Maas
Changing Seasons: Lessons from the Esports Winter Ahead of ESI Events’ flagship conference ESI Lisbon (September 23rd-25th), Esports Insider takes a look at the topics behind some of the event’s biggest panels. This article looks into one…
22 August 2024 | Esports Insider
Looking at Lisbon: ESG Gaming — Breaking the esports age and loneliness stigma Ahead of ESI Events’ flagship conference ESI Lisbon (September 23rd-25th), ‘Looking at Lisbon’ breaks down the topic behind the sessions. This article discusses how gaming and esports can help tackle…
21 August 2024 | Esports Insider
Metafy launches three new products, announces prizes for creators Esports and gaming coaching platform Metafy has expanded its suite of opportunities for creators through the launch of several new digital products. According to a release, the products — headlined…
20 August 2024 | Ivan Šimić
NSE strikes SteelSeries university partnership  UK university esports body National Student Esports (NSE) has signed a partnership with peripherals brand SteelSeries. As the official peripherals brand of the British University Esports Championship, Steelseries will provide…
12 August 2024 | Tom Daniels
Asian Electronic Sports Federation partners with Shinhan University The Asian Electronic Sports Federation (AESF) has announced a partnership with Shinhan University. The deal will see Shinhan University compete in esports events organised by AESF. Meanwhile, students will have…
9 August 2024 | Jonno Nicholson
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PUBG Mobile Esports partners with Guild Esports PUBG Mobile Esports, the esports circuit of battle royale title PUBG Mobile, has announced a partnership with UK-based esports organisation Guild Esports. As a result, the organisation will compete in…
13 September 2024 | Jonno Nicholson
Esports events calendar 2024: Major leagues and tournaments Esports, similar to traditional sports, is made up of multiple ecosystems that span across a variety of games. As such, esports fans are treated to major tournaments and events throughout…
11 September 2024 | Tom Daniels
Brawl Stars, Clash of Clans and Clash Royale world finals to take place at SuperFest Finnish game developer Supercell has announced that the largest yearly competitions of its mobile titles Brawl Stars, Clash of Clans and Clash Royale will culminate at SuperFest. The inaugural edition…
30 August 2024 | Lea Maas
Esports organisation Team Flash merges with agency Redd+E  Singapore-based esports marketing agency Redd+E has merged with Southeast Asian (SEA) esports organisation Team Flash. As part of the announcement, it was also revealed that Team Flash has also acquired…
30 August 2024 | Tom Daniels
Who are the highest-earning esports players of all time? In the past, esports was seen by many outside of the community as a way to ‘earn money by playing games’. While that is mostly an exaggeration, several players have…
29 August 2024 | Ivan Šimić
Was the Esports World Cup 2024 a viewership success? The Esports World Cup (EWC), the world’s largest multi-title esports event, has concluded. EWC 2024 took place over two months and featured more than 20 tournaments, hundreds of players and…
27 August 2024 | Ivan Šimić
JD Sports partners with MLBB Esports for Up Your Game campaign Clothing retailer JD Sports has partnered with MOONTON Games, the creators of mobile MOBA game Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) for a promotional campaign, event partnerships and activations. The deal…
27 August 2024 | Ivan Šimić
T-esports Championship announced for CEE region with €100,000 prize pool Esports agency and events company Good Game Global and Deutsche Telekom have announced the new edition of the T-esports Championship (TEC), a regional esports event for the CEE region. The…
27 August 2024 | Ivan Šimić
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Thunderpick World Championship 2024 unveils format and finals location The Thunderpick World Championship, a global Counter-Strike 2 circuit operated by cryptocurrency betting platform Thunderpick, has unveiled the format and location for its 2024 finals. The tournament will conclude with…
11 September 2024 | Jonno Nicholson
GRID extends partnership with betting provider BETER Gaming data platform GRID has extended its partnership with betting and data provider BETER to bolster data visualisations for its platform. According to a release, GRID will continue to provide widgets…
6 September 2024 | Davide Xu
Faze Clan announces new multi-year Rollbit deal North American esports organisation FaZe Clan has secured a new multi-year deal with cryptocurrency casino and trading platform Rollbit. FaZe Clan first signed with Rollbit in January 2024 with a…
29 August 2024 | Tom Daniels
No in-game advertisements to appear at The International 2024 Valve, the developer of MOBA game Dota 2, has announced details about in-game advertisements at the upcoming 2024 edition of The International, the game’s biggest event. The developer announced that…
28 August 2024 | Ivan Šimić
VBET partners with Zinchenko-owned organisation Passion UA Betting company VBET has announced a partnership with Passion UA, an esports organisation created by Arsenal footballer Oleksandr Zinchenko. The bookmaker will become the general partner for Passion UA and…
27 August 2024 | Ivan Šimić
Bayes Esports and Genius Sports announce major data partnership  Esports data company Bayes Esports has secured a significant partnership with sports data and technology company Genius Sports. According to a release, the partnership will see Bayes Esports support Genius…
22 August 2024 | Tom Daniels
BIG and Mousesports Co-founder launches iGaming solution SavageTech Esports and iGaming entrepreneur Tom Lemke has revealed his latest project SavageTech, a new iGaming solution that aims to engage bettors through gamification. Designed to layer over online gambling platforms,…
19 August 2024 | Davide Xu
PandaScore acquires Colorado betting licence Esports data and statistics provider PandaScore has expanded into the North American market by acquiring a betting licence for the state of Colorado. Obtained earlier in July, the licence allows…
31 July 2024 | Lea Maas
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Can Football Manager be an esport? Simulation game Football Manager has been a fan favourite for many football fanatics over the years. As the spiritual successor to Championship Manager in the 90’s, Football Manager has engrossed…
6 September 2024 | Tom Daniels

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