WePlay Academy League postponed until Russian invasion of Ukraine ends
Ukrainian esports production company and tournament organiser WePlay has announced that it will postpone the…
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Faze Clan records $53.2m loss for 2022 as financial troubles continue
North American esports organisation FaZe Clan has announced a net loss of $53.2m (~£43m) for…
PGL renews commercial rights partnership with IMG until 2025
Esports tournament organiser PGL has renewed its partnership with sports, events and talent management company…
BLAST Paris Major could break all-time CS:GO viewership records
Danish tournament organiser and production company BLAST has revealed a global media distribution plan for…
Heroic secures vital $1m investment, avoids closure
Norwegian esports company Heroic Group has secured a funding round of NOK 10m (~£780,000) with…
BLAST and unikrn strike multi-year global partnership
Esports tournament organiser BLAST has signed a multi-year global partnership with esports betting platform unikrn.…
PGL announces Counter-Strike 2 Major Copenhagen 2024
Tournament organiser PGL has announced that it will host the first-ever Counter-Strike 2 Major taking…
Viperio and Luckbox partner ahead of CS:GO Major RMR
British esports organisation Viperio has partnered with betting company Luckbox for the team’s upcoming appearance…
ESL Pro League Finals records 518,000 viewers thanks to Counter-Strike 2 showmatch, Intel Grand Slam
The ESL Pro League Season 17 Finals, which concluded on March 26th, recorded an average viewership of 139,000 and a peak viewership figure of 518,000, according to Esports Charts. The…
Source 2 confirmed: Counter-Strike 2 officially announced by Valve
UPDATE 23/03/23: This article has been updated to include a statement from the ESL Pro League. Game developer Valve has officially announced Counter-Strike 2, the highly anticipated update to its…
Russian esports organisation Virtus.pro reintegrated into BLAST and ESL tournaments
Russian esports organisation Virtus.pro will be reintegrated into BLAST and ESL tournaments after meeting requirements set by the organisers. Last year, Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine saw various sanctions placed…
Best of British: A guide to UK esports teams
As the UK esports scene has grown, so too has the number of teams from amateur, to semi-pro to those battling it out on stages in front of audiences worldwide.…
FURIA expands to Europe; opens Malta facility
Brazilian esports and gaming organisation FURIA has expanded into Europe after announcing a new base of operations in the Mediterranean island country Malta. The new venue, which is expected to…
Abios: A decade in esports data
Abios’ Marketing Manager, Kristina Skogvard, writes for Esports Insider to showcase the esports data platform’s ten-year anniversary — from its origins to the present day. In recent years, companies ranging…
