Pole Position: Accelerating esports racing in the Middle East
From our sponsor: Pole Position
Esports, and especially online racing, is a booming global phenomenon that witnessed rapid growth during the past year.
As such, motorsports event and consultancy agency Pole Position is...
Esports Movers and Shakers: August 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 fans...
Key esports sponsorships and partnerships, August 2021
August was a busy month in terms of partnerships within the esports industry. As usual, Esports Insider, in collaboration with YouGov — a data and analytics company that provides global consumer opinion...
World of Warcraft esports in 2021: Does it have a future?
Seventeen years after its release, World of Warcraft is still one of the most popular massive-multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG) in the world.
However, World of Warcraft esports is still relatively small...
The convergence of music and gaming — Sheppard Mullin
From our sponsor: Sheppard Mullin
Sheppard Mullin’s Esports and Games Team Leader Sidney Fohrman and its Esports and Games Team Member and Associate Hayley Silvertown discuss the growing relationship between esports, games...
Esports viewership breakdown with Esports Charts: July 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.
July’s viewership...
Modelling Counter-Strike with Bayesian updating
From our sponsor: Bayes Esports
In this piece, Darina Goldin, Director of Data Science at Bayes Esports, details how Bayes analyses CS:GO odds automatically using the Bayesian Updating method.
Esports analytics has gained...
N2: Behind the new frontier in esports fashion
As fashion continues to increase its ever-expanding presence within the world of esports, you’d be forgiven for forgetting the days when pros meandered around stages in clashing baggy jeans, rugged tracksuits...
Key esports sponsorships and partnerships, July 2021
July 2021 brought high temperatures and a soaring amount of esports partnerships.
Last month, we saw such collaborations as an esports debit card, custom microbrew, veteran outreach programme, a Lexus content house,...
Esports Movers and Shakers: July 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...