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M80 raises $3m in seed round North American esports organisation M80 has raised $3m (~£2.43m) in a seed investment round. The funds will be used to ‘expand [M80’s] footprint across esports, content creation and consumer products’,…
31 May 2023 | Billy Studholme
GODSENT extends Samsung Odyssey partnership Nordic esports organisation GODSENT has extended its long-standing partnership with Samsung Odyssey, the gaming monitor arm of electronics manufacturer Samsung. The partnership will last throughout 2023 and Samsung will continue…
31 May 2023 | Ivan Šimić
San Francisco Shock finds new home in Academy of Art University campus Overwatch League (OWL) franchise San Francisco Shock has announced a partnership with Academy of Art University for the 2023 OWL season. Academy of Arts’ San Francisco campus will be the…
31 May 2023 | Billy Studholme
DMCC predicts massive revenue growth for MENA gaming by 2027 In its latest ‘FUTURE OF TRADE’ report, the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) has predicted that gaming revenues in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region are expected to…
31 May 2023 | Hisham Almadani
ONE Esports launches mobile app for Samsung Galaxy Esports media platform ONE Esports has officially launched a mobile app in collaboration with electronic manufacturer Samsung. The newly-launched app is exclusive to Samsung Galaxy smartphone users in Southeast Asia,…
31 May 2023 | Radina Koutsafti
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M80 raises $3m in seed round North American esports organisation M80 has raised $3m (~£2.43m) in a seed investment round. The funds will be used to ‘expand [M80’s] footprint across esports, content creation and consumer products’,…
31 May 2023 | Billy Studholme
Disguised Toast esports venture projects $1m loss for 2023 Popular content creator Jeremy ‘Disguised Toast’ Wang has unorthodoxly revealed the 2023 budget for his own esports organisation, Disguised. The team is on track to lose $1m (~£806,000) by the…
30 May 2023 | Tom Daniels
Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff invests in Revenant Esports Indian esports organisation Revenant Esports has announced that Indian actor Jai Hemant Shroff (Tiger Shroff) has invested in the company. The invested amount was not disclosed, but the organisation noted…
30 May 2023 | Ivan Šimić
List of publicly traded esports teams Running a top-flight esports organisation is an expensive business. Player salaries in esports can be extremely high, as are the costs of staff, travel, bootcamping, and the general running costs…
26 May 2023 | Jake Nordland
Influencers who own notable esports organisations The relationship between esports organisations and online influencers has grown increasingly symbiotic.  Most, if not all, large teams in esports now boast rosters of streamers to boost brand engagement, ignite…
24 May 2023 | Patrick Walker
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Rivalry announces record revenues and decreased net loss for Q1 2023 Esports and sports bookmaker Rivalry has announced record revenues and an all-time high gross profit during its Q1 2023 financial results. For the quarter, which ended March 31st 2023, Rivalry…
24 May 2023 | Tom Daniels
CSGORoll banned in Australia following ACMA investigation CS:GO skin gambling and trading site CSGORoll has been withdrawn in Australia following an investigation by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA). CSGORoll’s withdrawal from the Australian market comes…
18 May 2023 | Tom Daniels
Abios to offer round-by-round CS:GO betting with new odds product Esports data company Abios has announced the launch of its new odds product for CS:GO, featuring a wide range of betting offers. According to the company, sportsbooks can leverage a…
17 May 2023 | Radina Koutsafti
Inspired Entertainment launches CS:GO betting product with GRID Gaming technology company Inspired Entertainment has teamed up with game data platform GRID to launch a betting-focused CS:GO product called Re-Play eSports. Re-Play eSports aims to utilise footage taken exclusively…
15 May 2023 | Tom Daniels
Team Vitality V.Hive app launches prediction mini-game French esports organisation Team Vitality has teamed up with betting company GG.BET to launch a prediction game for its V.Hive fan app. The mini-game, developed together with the betting company,…
15 May 2023 | Ivan Šimić
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How branding principles work in esports — Turquoise Esports organisations have morphed from scrappy startups into ambitious enterprises as the industry, despite its short life cycle, has gone through much iteration. To keep up with the changes, updated…
30 May 2023 | Esports Insider
BLAST pushed its own viewership platform heavily at the Paris Major. Was it a success? In September last year, tournament organiser BLAST launched BLAST.tv, its own viewing platform. Designed as a hub to offer a more engaging viewing experience for committed fans, the platform had…
26 May 2023 | Jake Nordland
Parabellum Esports appears to shut down as CEO leaves, all rosters released Canadian esports organisation Parabellum Esports, owned by publicly-traded esports and iGaming company React Gaming Group, has seemingly shuttered. Chris Lama, co-founder and CEO of Parabellum Esports, announced he had stepped…
26 May 2023 | Jake Nordland
Levelling the playing field: How to embrace disability in esports In spite of its widespread appeal, the esports industry has failed to meaningfully embrace one particular demographic: disabled people. In the second of two pieces on disabled people in esports,…
25 May 2023 | Patrick Walker
XSET partners with Breakaway Music Festival North American esports organisation XSET has announced a partnership with the Breakaway Music Festival. The partnership will see the two brands collaborate on numerous activations during the Breakaway festival in…
18 May 2023 | Ivan Šimić
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Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff invests in Revenant Esports Indian esports organisation Revenant Esports has announced that Indian actor Jai Hemant Shroff (Tiger Shroff) has invested in the company. The invested amount was not disclosed, but the organisation noted…
30 May 2023 | Ivan Šimić
Parabellum Esports appears to shut down as CEO leaves, all rosters released Canadian esports organisation Parabellum Esports, owned by publicly-traded esports and iGaming company React Gaming Group, has seemingly shuttered. Chris Lama, co-founder and CEO of Parabellum Esports, announced he had stepped…
26 May 2023 | Jake Nordland
FURIA unveils new Head of Partnerships and Customer Success Brazilian esports organisation FURIA has appointed Marcos Pereira as its new Head of Partnerships and Customer Success. Pereira joins the organisation after a one-year tenure at Google where he worked…
24 May 2023 | Jonno Nicholson
FaZe Clan Head of Esports appointed as President North American esports organisation FaZe Clan has appointed Erik Anderson as its President. Anderson will move from his current role as Head of Esports to take a greater leadership role…
18 May 2023 | Jonno Nicholson
Glytch appoints LuvSeats CEO Darcy Silver as Chief Investment Officer Darcy Silver, the Co-Founder and CEO of ticket resale marketplace LuvSeats, has been appointed as the new Chief Investment Officer for esports stadium and venue company Glytch. Silver’s primary focus…
17 May 2023 | Radina Koutsafti
EStars announces Ed Woodward and Gavin Petken as board members Esports education company EStars has announced Gavin Petken and Ed Woodward, formally of football club Manchester United, as the latest members of its Board of Directors. The two new team…
16 May 2023 | Ivan Šimić
Riot Games CEO Nicolo Laurent to step down, be replaced by President Long-time Riot Games CEO Nicolo Laurent has announced that he will step down from his role later this year, and is set to be replaced by the current President of…
12 May 2023 | Ivan Šimić
Drug case against Bren Esports CEO Bernard Chong dismissed The Court of Appeals in Manilla, Philippines, has dismissed the drug smuggling case against Bernard Chong, the CEO of Philippine esports organisation Bren Esports. In a court ruling seen by…
9 May 2023 | Ivan Šimić
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Influencers who own notable esports organisations The relationship between esports organisations and online influencers has grown increasingly symbiotic.  Most, if not all, large teams in esports now boast rosters of streamers to boost brand engagement, ignite…
24 May 2023 | Patrick Walker
State of the Ecosystem: Mobile Legends: Bang Bang esports (2023 overview) State of the Ecosystem is a series overviewing the contemporary esports scene in several major esports titles, with a primary focus on the industry side. Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB)…
19 May 2023 | Tom Daniels
BGMI returns to India; Indian esports stakeholders react KRAFTON, the developer of battle royale game PUBG: Battlegrounds and its India-focused version, Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI), has announced the game’s imminent return to the Indian market. According to the…
19 May 2023 | Ivan Šimić
Indian streaming platform Rooter raises $16m Indian esports and gaming content platform Rooter has announced a new round of financing today, valued at $16m (£12.9m) and led by venture capital company Lightbox. The finance round is…
18 May 2023 | Ivan Šimić
SEA Games 2023 MLBB Women’s tournament smashes viewership records The 2023 Southeast Asian Games has broken the record for the highest-viewed female esports event ever, recording 1.37m peak viewers during its Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) women’s tournament. According…
15 May 2023 | Tom Daniels
Riot Games CEO Nicolo Laurent to step down, be replaced by President Long-time Riot Games CEO Nicolo Laurent has announced that he will step down from his role later this year, and is set to be replaced by the current President of…
12 May 2023 | Ivan Šimić
MPL Philippines sees increase in peak, decrease in average viewers for 11th season The Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Pro League Philippines (MPL Philippines), one of the most popular regional esports leagues in the world, has concluded its 11th season. The league saw an…
10 May 2023 | Ivan Šimić
China Esports Blast: April 2023 Each month, sports digital agency Mailman shares the biggest industry news and insights from China’s esports scene, along with analysis on why it matters. Over the past month, the esports industry in…
9 May 2023 | Esports Insider
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Yesports partners with NFT strategy game Planet IX Web3 esports platform Yesports has announced a partnership with the online NFT-based strategy game Planet IX. The two companies said the partnership will leverage Yesports’ expertise in fan engagement to…
12 May 2023 | Ivan Šimić
ESL partners with crypto market gamification tool Runiverse Metaverse platform Runiverse has announced a collaboration with esports tournament organiser ESL Gaming. As a result, Runiverse will launch its app on the ESL platform to bolster its esports ambitions,…
2 May 2023 | Patrick Walker
British esports organisation Horizon Union partners with Sorare British esports organisation Horizon Union has partnered with blockchain fantasy sports company Sorare. The partnership will be based on Horizon Union’s FIFA esports players and team, with its creators delivering…
4 April 2023 | Ivan Šimić
Semper Fortis Board member steps down Semper Fortis Esports‘ COO Jassem Osseiran has stepped down from the UK esports organisation’s Board of Directors, the company announced. It is unclear whether Osseiran is still the company’s Chief…
23 March 2023 | Billy Studholme
Team Queso partners with NFT trading card game Foxtrot Command Spanish esports organisation Team Queso has announced a partnership with trading card game Foxtrot Command. As a result of the collaboration, Team Queso will create exclusive content, tournaments and team-branded…
15 March 2023 | Tom Daniels
Checkmate.live partners with Tencent Cloud Chess and broadcasting platform Checkmate.live has announced a partnership with Tencent Cloud, the cloud service owned by Chinese technology company Tencent. The partnership will see Tencent Cloud services incorporated into…
14 March 2023 | Ivan Šimić
TSM partners with blockchain company Avalanche North American esports organisation TSM has secured a partnership with blockchain platform Avalanche for TSM’s competitive gaming platform Blitz. The major partnership will see Blitz use Core, Avalanche’s payment system,…
7 March 2023 | Ivan Šimić
Amazon University Esports launches ‘metaverse’ to connect esports and education sectors Global collegiate esports league Amazon University Esports has launched an online virtual world to connect the esports and education sectors. Amazon, one of the league’s founders, said in a release…
22 February 2023 | Jake Nordland
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