Middle East

Egyptian esports organisation Anubis Gaming has secured $300,000 (~£234,297) in its latest round of seed funding. A regional ecommerce group is the source of the investment, which comes after a separate seed round last...

French game developer Ubisoft has unveiled its plans to produce the Rainbow Six World Cup, an international, country-based tournament. The event, slated for Summer 2021, will feature national teams from 45 countries and...

The third and most recent edition of Esports Insider’s The Clutch competition concluded with Anzu, an immersive, programmatic advertising company, being crowned as the latest victor on the last day of...

Formula 1 has announced the launch of its second esports championship, this time the competition is dedicated to mobile racers. The F1 Mobile Racing Esports Series begins on September 7th, with qualification leagues running...

Each week, ESI Digest breaks down the weekly happenings in the esports industry, making sense of things so you don’t have to. As well as being housed on YouTube, ESI Digest is available...

Dubai-based esports organisation Galaxy Racer Esports (GXR) has recruited former Disney and Oriental Dreamworks products expert, Guenther Hake. Hake will work in an advisory role, assisting GXR with its brand partnerships, consumer products, apparel and merchandising...

ESL and Acer announced that the Predator League, named after Acer’s line of gaming peripherals, will expand into the EMEA region later this year. The Predator League, which was first launched in the...

Berlin-based esports venue developer VERITAS Entertainment has entered a partnership with in-game advertising platform Anzu. The deal will see them collaborate to offer enhanced brand integration to advertisers looking to promote their products within...

Tournament organisers DreamHack and ESL have awarded DMAX Turkey the Turkish media rights to the ESL Pro Tour. The Turkish television channel has acquired the rights to four Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournaments...

Each week, ESI Digest breaks down the weekly happenings in the esports industry, making sense of things so you don’t have to. As well as being housed on YouTube, ESI Digest is available...