The legal considerations of esports NFTs — Sheppard Mullin
This piece, detailing legal considerations for companies wishing to release esports NFTs, was written by James Gatto, partner in the Intellectual Property Practice Group in the Washington, D.C. office of law...
Making esports data beautiful — GRID
To a data company, ‘esports’ is about as useful a category as ‘European’ or ‘African’ is a nationality. Esports titles share some likenesses — they are all digital, chiefly — but...
Esports Movers and Shakers in May 2021
Each month, ESI, in collaboration with Omnicoach, compiles the period's most significant esports movers and shakers (personnel changes).
Omnicoach is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that connects esports teams and their sponsors with...
University of Portsmouth and IFoEC announce Esports Coaching & Performance degree
IFoEC, the education partner of The International Federation of Esports Coaches, and the University of Portsmouth have announced the Esports Coaching & Performance BSc undergraduate degree. The programme will be delivered...
Key esports sponsorships and partnerships, May 2021
As usual there were a ton of esports sponsorships and partnerships announced last month. OverActive Media and Red Bull; NRG Esports and CMG.ASIA; KitKat and most of the top regional LoL...
Esports investment report, May 2021: Fnatic, Enthusiast, Beastcoast
Esports investment in May was led by Fnatic raising $17m. There were various mergers and acquisitions, including Enthusiast Gaming's acquisition of both Icy Veins and Tabwire, as well as two Letters...
How We Are Nations is augmenting esports merchandise distribution
We Are Nations just released a replica of G2 Esports’s pro jersey. It costs €55 — €25 cheaper than G2’s official pro kit kersey. This adds a rung to the merch-distribution...
What’s next for generic esports degrees?
This piece was written by Patrick Walker, postgraduate student studying Journalism at City University, London.
The UK’s first-ever esports degree attracted widespread attention when it was rushed into the limelight, at Staffordshire...
Galaxy hops and evil plots: Behind the predestined Evil Geniuses and Elysian Brewing partnership
In this piece — which is part one of ESI's 'Esports 'n' Beer' series — we explore the fated partnership between North American org Evil Geniuses and renowned brewery Elysian Brewing,...
Esports viewership breakdown with Esports Charts: April 2021
Every month, ESI, in collaboration with Esports Charts, delves into the world of esports viewership to highlight what audiences are currently watching, along with other emerging trends in the industry.
April’s viewership...