Oceania

Disclosed esports investment in January was considerable — albeit lopsided. According to Esports Insider's calculations, around $61.6m (~£44.84m) of disclosed investment was committed in January 2021 — most of which came from...

New Zealand-based esports tournament organiser and broadcasting media company LetsPlay.Live (LPL) has partnered with Riot Games to become the broadcast partner for 2021's VALORANT competitive season in Oceania. Oceanic VALORANT players in the region will...

An ongoing investigation conducted by the Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) has identified an additional 35 individuals guilty of betting-related infractions concerning official matches played on Counter-Strike matchmaking platform ESEA. RELATED: ESI Gambling...

Nations Ventures, a venture capital fund majority-owned by We Are Nations, has invested in Australian based influencer merchandise and media company Hypr Carry. Details of the amount invested in Hypr Carry have...

ESL Gaming has partnered with Guinevere Capital to reintroduce a top-tier Oceanic League of Legends league in 2021. RELATED: Riot Games dissolves Oceanic Pro League Earlier this year, LoL publisher Riot Games pulled the...

Esports tournament organiser BLAST has announced plans for the 2021 BLAST Premier Championship, a Counter Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) event, including a total prize pool of $2,475,000 (£1,832,936). RELATED: TV2 renews broadcast deal...

Esports talent agency Prodigy Agency has announced it has received €1m (£912,470) from esports venture capital fund Trust Esport. The funding will be used to support its global expansion, recruit new team members, and...

Esports data company Bayes Esports has published its second industry whitepaper, in collaboration with Sportradar, titled: 'How to maximize your esports tournament experience'. RELATED: Bayes Esports: Why esports needs lateral entrants With the publication,...

As always, there were plenty of notable deals made in the esports industry last month. Tokidoki and Team Liquid; Casio and FaZe Clan; ESforce and Skillbox; and many more. To keep...

Riot Games has named Chilean technology company Barracks as an official partner for the publisher's esports competitions worldwide.  Barracks provides player statistics for use during esports broadcasts, with the aim of deepening audience engagement. The...